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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.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Loses It Over Jimmy Kimmel's Return In Unhinged New Rant, Then Threatens ABC  —  The president warned of legal action against the network for allowing the host back on TV.  —  President Donald Trump threw a fit on social media on Tuesday night as late night TV nemesis Jimmy Kimmel headed back to the airwaves.
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.
The Hill:
GOP hopes to make potential shutdown as painful for Dems as possible
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Semafor and Deseret News
Jordain Carney / Politico:
The top Senate leaders aren't talking. That's a bad sign for a shutdown.
Discussion: Wake Up To Politics, IJR and Raw Story
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:   Schumer's leadership is increasingly toxic among Senate candidates
Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for her late father's House seat in Arizona
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners over pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show
New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC
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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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 …
Politico:
Trump promises Arab leaders he won't let Israel annex the West Bank … Trump told reporters ahead of his sit-down with eight Arab countries at the United Nations headquarters that it was his “most important” of the day, but he left without speaking to reporters and the participants have yet …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Turns Out Trump's Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter
New Republic:
Trump's Angry, Unhinged Tirades at U.N. Rattle Experts: “Really Crazy”
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
LIVE UPDATES |  Dallas ICE Shooting: 2 victims dead, 1 injured; shooter deceased  — Two ICE detainees have died, and a third is in critical condition after being shot by a sniper in Dallas early Wednesday morning.  — The shooting happened just after 6:30 a.m. at the Dallas ICE Facility on North Stemmons Freeway.
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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.
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, MSNBC and The Daily Caller
CNN:
1 dead, 2 others hospitalized after shooting at Dallas ICE facility, police say
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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 …
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 …
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Politico:   Johnson and Thune's new dilemma: A GOP fight over abortion
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes and The Independent
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 …
Joe Concha / Washington Examiner:
Say bye to 2028: Kamala Harris's horrible, terrible, no good, very bad revenge tour  —  In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America.  Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture.
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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 …
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: STAT and Plain Dealer
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
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase  —  The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky … A quick one for you-  —  Monday night, just after sending out the latest edition of The Handbasket, I got a big scoop that I published on Bluesky: Disney was set …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
You Don't Know Jack … Posobiec, of course, was no ordinary grieving ally—he has spent years spreading misinformation, promoting conspiracy theories, and inciting harassment against journalists.  —  So it was jarring, to say the least, to see him appear on CNN's air.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Trump Murder Policy  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌎 Subscribe to PN 🌎  —  During his unhinged rant to the United Nations yesterday, Donald Trump tried to turn his lawless attacks on purported “drug boats” in the southern Caribbean into a punchline of sorts.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Charlie Kirk's death has begun to show up in GOP campaign ads … “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.
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 …
 
 
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Margaret Coker / ProPublica:
Georgia's Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
The S.E.C. Dropped a Complaint Against Its Chairman's Former Client
J.B. Shurk / American Thinker:
Antifa Must Be Destroyed
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:
Trump administration eyes USAID money to advance America First goals
Punchbowl News:
Kansas Republicans prepare to move on redistricting
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook  —  The core constitutional claim behind President …
Discussion: The Nation and Washington Examiner
Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:
The Texas A&M Purge Takes a Page From Authoritarian Playbooks
Richard D. Kahlenberg / Washington Monthly:
The College Board Capitulates to Trump
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.:
Nexstar ABC Affiliates To Continue Preempting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump wants piece of company in charge of America's biggest lithium mine
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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

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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

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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