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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
After mechanical challenges, UN says Trump's team to blame for nonworking escalator and teleprompter  —  President Trump's visit to the U.N. got off to a shaky start when an escalator stopped right after he got on it.  A U.N. official said the U.N. understands someone from the president's party ran ahead …
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Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
Trump's U.N. speech was mortifying for America  —  The president's address to the United Nations put the dire state of our democracy in a terrible new light.  —  In President Donald Trump's first speech to the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, he casually threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea.
The Atlantic:
Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now  —  The president made clear that he's done “standing up for the world.”  —  The world laughed at Donald Trump.  —  Seven years ago, Trump was just a few sentences into his annual United Nations General Assembly address when most of the gathered leaders …
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
LIVE UPDATES |  Dallas ICE Shooting: Sniper dead after shooting 3 ICE detainees  — A sniper reportedly shot three ICE detainees in Dallas early Wednesday morning.  At least one of those victims has died.  — The shooting happened just after 6:30 a.m. at the Dallas ICE facility on North Stemmons Freeway.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: One Dead and Two Wounded in Dallas ICE Facility Shooting  —  Federal authorities said detainees were among the victims and no federal agents had been shot.  —  Here's the latest.  —  One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a U.S. Immigration …
Associated Press:
3 people shot at immigration detention facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead, official says  —  Three people have been shot at an Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency's director said.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Rounds found near Dallas ICE shooting suspect had ‘anti-ICE’ messaging, FBI says
CNN:
1 dead, 2 others hospitalized after shooting at Dallas ICE facility, police say
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Dem's Victory Sets the Stage for Trump's Epstein Files Nightmare  —  WINTER IS COMING  —  Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva won her late father's seat in the House of Representatives.  —  A Democrat easily won a special election for an open House seat in Arizona, giving a bipartisan group …
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Politico:
Playbook: Jimmy Kimmel hits back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  LAST NIGHT'S TV: An unbowed Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Donald Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr last night in a blistering, emotional return to ABC.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
A Federal Shutdown May Be Imminent. How Would It Affect the Economy?
Discussion: CNN
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
The World's Brittlest Ego Meets the Globe's Biggest Stage
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
No President Should Have This Kind of Power  —  Somewhere mingled in the foam and debris of the Caribbean Sea are the remains of at least 17 people who were killed this month by U.S. military forces on the orders of President Trump.  They were aboard three speedboats that the Trump administration …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Breitbart
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Daniel Maurer / Just Security:   US Servicemembers' Exposure to Criminal Liability for Lethal Strikes on Narcoterrorists
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   The Trump Murder Policy
Bloomberg:
US Readies $20 Billion Rescue to Help Milei Win in Argentina  —  The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country's foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain investor confidence and stem a run on the peso.
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STAT:
Trump's ‘tough it out’ to pregnant women meets wave of opposition by medical experts  —  Doctors explain the medical consensus on autism, leucavorin, and Tylenol for fever  —  Federal health officials are telling Americans no, they shouldn't take Tylenol during pregnancy for fear of autism and yes …
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New York Times:
Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits
Discussion: Forbes and The Times
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump slams Kimmel's return: “We're going to test ABC out on this”  —  President Trump claimed Tuesday night that ABC told White House officials that Jimmy Kimmel's show had been canceled over his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. … Let's see how we do.
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James Gallagher / BBC:
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time  —  One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases - Huntington's - has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.  —  The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia …
Discussion: Daily Mail
New York Times:
Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump's Commerce Dept.  —  In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration's coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”  —  Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals …
New York Times:
Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year … Earlier this month, Julie Morringello, an artist in rural Maine, received a notice that her health care premiums could nearly double next year.  —  She now pays $460 a month for her Obamacare plan, but that amount is contingent on government subsidies …
Discussion: Politico and Fortune
Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal:
Peter Thiel Wants Everyone to Think More About the Antichrist  —  During appearances, the billionaire has offered his analysis on technology, government and a biblical perspective on the end times  —  Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor in data, AI, defense and weapons development technology companies …
Associated Press:
Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE  —  Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.  The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
After Meeting With Alex Jones, Top DOJ Official Threatens Sandy Hook First Responder With Criminal Probe  —  Ed Martin, the head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) vague weaponization task force, in a recent letter threatened to open a criminal investigation into a now-retired FBI special agent …
Eric Vilas-Boas / Vulture:
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule  —  The latest series debut from Apple TV+ has been put on ice.  The Savant, a buzzy new Jessica Chastain-led thriller which features themes and storylines that echo recent politically sensitive real-life events, was originally set to premiere this Friday …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
“Own goal”: How Gabbard damaged the Trump admin's probe into ex-spy chief  —  The Justice Department's criminal probe of ex-spy chief John Brennan hit a big roadblock after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withdrew the security clearances of potential witnesses who could have testified …
Discussion: The Independent
Paul Krugman:
Is the Jimmy Kimmel Saga a Sign that the Tide is Turning?  —  Why we may not be Russia or Hungary  —  It's irrefutable now: Trump is nakedly following the playbook of autocrats like Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban.  As his poll numbers fall, he is rushing to lock in permanent power …
Steady:
Onward.  Forward.  Steady.  —  Things have really changed.  Now I need your help. … This is it.  With this post, I'm re-launching Democracy Americana at a new platform, away from Substack.  And I need your help as I am launching my new career as a full-time independent writer.
Jessica Nix / Bloomberg:
US Measles Cases Hit 1,514 on Fresh Outbreaks in Utah, Arizona  —  Measles infections in the US have reached 1,514 this year, as outbreaks continue to spread and routine childhood vaccinations fall.  —  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported infections in 41 states.
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Rebecca Ritzel / Washingtonian:
Log Cabin Republicans Disrupted Yasmin Williams's Kennedy Center Performance  —  Staffers say center president Ric Grenell's office set aside passes for the group, which booed and heckled the musician.  —  Kennedy Center staffers called security last week after DC's Log Cabin Republicans chapter disrupted …
Discussion: Washington Post and Advocate
Andrew Howard / Politico:
‘They assassinated Charlie Kirk’: New campaign ads reference the Turning Point leader's killing … “They took a shot at President Trump.  They assassinated Charlie Kirk, and they crushed working families with inflation,” said an ad for Gino Bulso, a candidate for the upcoming special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
Politico:
FBI says it found classified documents in John Bolton's DC office … FBI agents also carried out a search warrant the same morning at Bolton's Bethesda, Maryland, home.  The inventory from that search contained no outward indication that classified information was located.
Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Civility Is a Fantasy  —  After encouraging podcast listeners of the recently deceased Charlie Kirk to become online vigilantes in search of anyone “celebrating” Mr. Kirk's death, Vice President JD Vance said last week: “We don't believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility.
 
 
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
10 (More) Questions With Zohran Mamdani
Washington Post:
Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands removed from National Mall
CNN:
‘Are Mom and Dad not coming home?’: American kids left stranded when ICE takes their parents
Discussion: Raw Story
Henry Farrell / Programmable Mutter:
The Village and the Sewer  —  Behind the “Blueskyism” debate  —  Back when the kids were small …
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Democrats Bid to Become the Party of Cheap Energy
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Trump's Slumlord Administration Is Gutting the Fair Housing Act
Discussion: The Guardian
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Two Days Ago, the ICE Detachment in Dallas Detained a ‘Beloved Muslim Community Leader’
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Ukrainians Are Grateful but Skeptical After Trump's Turnabout on the War
Eli Cahan / ProPublica:
Georgia's Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Elena Schneider / Politico:
'It's embarrassing': Democrats seethe at Harris' campaign book
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The Pentagon, the Press and the Fight to Control National Security Coverage
Discussion: FAIR
Oliver Darcy / Status:
You Don't Know Jack … Posobiec, of course, was no ordinary grieving ally …
Richard D. Kahlenberg / Washington Monthly:
The College Board Capitulates to Trump
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed
 
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