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Politico:
Trump's Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration … Still, Trump's address from the White House Monday, full as it was with errors and overstatements, is causing headaches for his advisers.  They are uneasy with Trump's willingness to raise women's alarm when the evidence is mixed …
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David Cox / Wired:
Trump's Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn  —  Experts fear that Donald Trump's anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don't trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.
Max Rego / The Hill:
GOP senator on Trump linking autism, Tylenol: ‘Not the case’  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a licensed doctor, pushed back on President Trump advising pregnant women not to take acetaminophen due to an alleged link to autism in children.  —  “The preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case …
Jonathan Lambert / NPR:
World health officials reject Trump's claims that Tylenol is linked to autism
Washington Post:
‘Based on what I feel’: Trump escalates attack on childhood vaccines
Discussion: MSNBC and STAT
Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
Dr. Oz Completely Walks Back Trump's 'Don't Take Tylenol' Comments
Discussion: Axios and PolitiFact
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly  —  President Trump's speech, filled with grievances and false claims, comes as the United States has withdrawn funding and support for U.N. programs.  Speaking before him, the U.N.'s secretary general warned …
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Axios:
In extraordinary shift, Trump says Ukraine can win war with Russia
Bloomberg:
Trump Blasts UN Over Immigration, Climate in Combative Speech
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
In major shift, Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia
Adam Kredo / The Washington Free Beacon:
Trump to UN: Stop Propping up Iran and Hamas, Stop Your Members From Buying Russian Oil, and Fix Your Damn Escalators
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel's Return to Late Night  —  Together, the two TV station groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, control more than 20 percent of ABC's local affiliates.  —  Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show is returning to ABC on Tuesday night after a tense standoff from remarks …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Rages Over Jimmy Kimmel's Return—and Reveals a Big Trump Weakness  —  Now that Disney and ABC have bucked President Trump's authoritarian censorship regime and reinstated comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show, MAGA personalities are in a seething fury.  They're claiming the move insults Charlie Kirk's memory …
Discussion: Politico
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to his late-night show after ABC lifts suspension
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners over pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
For Ted Cruz, the Real Wager Isn't Kimmel — It's Conservatism
Discussion: Deseret News, The Bulwark and HuffPost
Randi Kaye / CNN:
Would-be Trump assassin tries to stab himself after guilty verdict  —  Fort Pierce, Florida —  Ryan Routh, the 59-year-old accused of attempting to kill Donald Trump as the former and future president played a round of golf on his Florida course last year - the second attempt …
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NBC News:
Ryan Routh found guilty in Trump golf course assassination attempt  —  Routh started stabbing himself in the neck with a pen in the courtroom after the verdict was read.  —  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The trial of Ryan Wesley Routh came to a dramatic end Tuesday when he started stabbing himself …
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse  —  Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found.  Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.  —  12 MIN READ  —  ABOUT OUR REPORTING
Politico:
Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries … Trump decided to cancel the meeting after House GOP leadership relayed their concerns about it to the White House, according to two people granted anonymity to describe private conversations.  —  Earlier Tuesday, Jeffries and Schumer …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Trump Cancels Meeting With Top Democrats Ahead Of Government Shutdown
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Scott Jennings Forwards Alleged Threat From Well-Known Commentator To FBI  —  The conservative CNN pundit reacted to terse words from the former MSNBC host.  —  CNN conservative foil Scott Jennings alerted FBI Director Kash Patel to a perceived threat from fellow media figure Keith Olbermann on Monday.
Wired:
‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague.  A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say  —  The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area.  Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says  —  The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside …
Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
Drones shut major airport in ‘serious attack’ as U.S. allies weigh tougher Russia action  —  Authorities did not immediately assign blame Tuesday for the two to three large drones that shut Copenhagen Airport.  —  Mysterious drones that forced the closure of a major European airport were part of a …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump: NATO countries should shoot down Russian planes if they enter airspace
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Can Liberalism Be Saved?  —  The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.  —  For several decades, Cass Sunstein has been one of the most prominent and prolific legal scholars in the United States.  A onetime faculty member at the University …
The Atlantic:
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise  —  No matter how hard ideologues try to exclusively blame their political foes for acts of political violence, the truth is that violent extremists today emerge from across the political spectrum.  We have studied this problem and believe that our data …
Discussion: IJR and The Post Millennial
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Arizona voters are set to put Mike Johnson in a corner … Grijalva — who is heavily favored to succeed her late father, Raúl Grijalva, in a district Trump lost by 22 points — said she will be pleased to force the issue.  She would be eligible to sign immediately after she is sworn in, likely early next month.
Discussion: New Republic, Esquire and KQCA-TV
Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Jeffrey Epstein ‘threatened to destroy’ Sarah Ferguson before her apology  —  Duchess's then spokesperson recalls disgraced financier's ‘Hannibal Lecter-style’ phone call after she disowned him  —  The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein …
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Rid me of this meddlesome priest, Pam!  —  How mob boss Trump sped through all of Watergate in just a single weekend. … We are watching a Watergate-level presidential scandal unfold basically every day — and they're happening so quickly and so blatantly it's nearly impossible to process.
Reuters:
‘Guess what?’  Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade  —  Even presidents are subject to the annoyances of New York City traffic, as French President Emmanuel Macron learned late on Monday, when a New York City police officer stopped him crossing the street because of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade.
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands placed on National Mall  —  The work is the latest installation in Washington by an anonymous group of artists critical of the president.  —  A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” that depicts President Trump …
Eric Vilas-Boas / Vulture:
Disney Sure Picked a Great Week for a Big Streaming Price Hike  —  The last time Disney raised prices on almost every streaming plan it had was just over a year ago, so guess what time it is!  Hot on the heels of a uniquely messy PR week given the company's ongoing Jimmy Kimmel saga …
Wall Street Journal:
Group Organizing America's 250th Birthday Fires Executive Director  —  Bipartisan commission terminated Ariel Abergel after Instagram post related to Charlie Kirk, he says  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, the bipartisan organization overseeing the nation's 250th birthday celebration …
Discussion: KYMA-TV, New York Times and UPI
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
This Greenland Is Red  —  The small island nation has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world.  What? … NUUK, GREENLAND - One of the odder initiatives of Donald Trump's second term has been his fixation on the idea of annexing Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump posts his Watergate tapes  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌊🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊🌊  —  One of the biggest lessons we can take from the Trump era is that Richard Nixon thought way too small.  —  Watergate?  Pffft.
Discussion: Washington Post and Techdirt
Dekleptocracy / The Dekleptocracy Substack:
Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security  —  When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem.  When that payment arrives just weeks after Trump visits the UAE and announces …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The most unprecedented presidency in 250 years  —  Not since America's founding 250 years ago has a U.S. president expanded power — and punished critics — in more unprecedented ways than Donald J. Trump. … But Trump has veered, often suddenly, proudly and loudly …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Oklahoma's Ryan Walters announces plan to establish Turning Point chapters at all state high schools  —  Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters on Tuesday announced a plan to establish chapters of the conservative organization Turning Point USA at all state high schools.
 
 
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
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Discussion: Reuters
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide
Jonathan Rauch / The UnPopulist:
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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Texas Officially Walks Back Justification For Redistricting, Throws DOJ Under Bus
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hit by Devastating Polls on Issues That Won Him the Election
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
YouTube reinstating creators banned for COVID-19, election content
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump's mathematically impossible promise to cut drug prices by ‘1,000%’
MSNBC:
Kamala Harris' book ‘107 Days’ gets the reason she lost all wrong
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America's accelerating exit from itself