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Associated Press:
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move ‘now’ to prosecute enemies  —  Prosecutors earlier said they couldn't establish probable cause to charge Comey  —  FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight Committee …
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New York Times:
Grand Jury Indicts Longtime Trump Target, Former F.B.I. Director James Comey  —  The move came after the president intensified his pressure campaign on the Justice Department in recent days, publicly demanding that top officials prosecute Mr. Comey.  —  A federal grand jury …
Politico:
'Let's have a trial': Comey proclaims innocence as Trump revels in grand jury indictment he demanded … Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia the Trump administration installed Monday, described the charges as grave because of Comey's alleged effort to mislead Congress.
NBC News:
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted following pressure from Trump  —  The president recently suggested the attorney general should prosecute Comey and other prominent critics.  Comey was charged with making a false statement and obstruction.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday …
New York Times:
Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process  —  A prosecutor's drive to indict James Comey trampled over the Justice Department's long tradition of keeping a distance from politics and the White House, and raised the prospect of more arbitrary charges.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Comey Indicted After Pressure From President  —  A grand jury has indicted a longtime Trump target, the former F.B.I. director James Comey.  —  A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, a culmination …
ABC News:
Prosecutors' memo to new US attorney found no probable cause to charge James Comey: Sources  —  Lindsey Halligan nevertheless plans to ask a grand jury to indict, sources say.  —  In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing …
Discussion: CNN, Reuters, Vox, Townhall, Axios and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Former FBI director James Comey indicted amid Trump push to prosecute foes  —  Comey, who has denied wrongdoing, is charged in connection with allegations he lied to Congress.  —  just now  —  Former FBI director James B. Comey was indicted Thursday on allegations he lied to Congress following …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
4 Takeaways From Trump's Securing of an Indictment Against Comey
Discussion: Associated Press
Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on 2 counts
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
James Comey indicted on federal obstruction, perjury charges
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Orders Broad Effort to Root Out Groups He Says Organize Political Violence
Associated Press:
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation
Financial Times:
Donald Trump announces 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical products  —  The US president also unveiled levies on heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities  —  Donald Trump has announced tariffs of 100 per cent on medicines and pharmaceutical goods imported into the US in a sudden escalation of his global trade war.
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence  —  NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following:
James Laporta / CBS News:
Archives released too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to ally of her opponent in N.J. governor's race  —  Washington — A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill's military records to Nicholas De Gregorio …
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Sherrill didn't walk with her graduating class in wake of Navy Academy cheating scandal
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Jeffries backs criminal investigation into ‘illegal’ release of Mikie Sherrill's records
Discussion: savejersey.com
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Epstein estate turns over new documents … This tranche of materials is the third set of documents from the Epstein estate.  Already, it has turned over the so-called birthday book that allegedly included a message for Epstein written by President Donald Trump.
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Kadia Goba / Washington Post:
House receives new records from Epstein estate
Discussion: The Independent
Politico:
How Russ Vought's ‘trademark chaos’ is shaking up the shutdown fight … With the layoffs threat Wednesday, Vought has cast himself as a main character in the shutdown standoff ahead of the Tuesday midnight funding deadline.  It's a role he is no doubt comfortable playing …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill, CBS News, The Bulwark and NOTUS
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Punchbowl News:   9/26/25 ☀️ AM: … And with just four days until government funding runs out …
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS  —  Charles Zuffante was a passenger in his girlfriend's car, driving on Hawaii's Big Island in late 2021, when the police stopped them for expired registration.  During the traffic stop, police saw a glass pipe …
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Six States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced the filing of federal lawsuits against six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache in shocking broadcast: ‘It had a wild effect on women’  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said he was conducting a “social experiment” by sporting a mustache in the style of Adolf Hitler — and claimed that it made him more attractive to women.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Eric Cortellessa / Time:
Bruce Springsteen's Long Journey Home  —  Bruce Springsteen at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J. on Sept. 3, 2025.Photograph by Andreas Laszlo Konrath for TIME  —  No one notices Bruce Springsteen.  —  He makes no effort to hide—black T-shirt, blue jeans, Wayfarer sunglasses …
Washington Post:
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals  —  The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia.  Even top generals and their staffs don't know the reason for the meeting.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a video posted to social media Thursday evening.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Lawmakers are scared and ready to spend $1 billion to stay safe … The debate over how much money lawmakers are willing to spend on their own safety will come to a head as appropriators rush to finalize the legislative branch spending bill for fiscal 2026, which funds the operations of Congress and member security.
Lucy White / Bloomberg:
Farage Would Win UK Election If Held Tomorrow, YouGov Poll Finds  —  Nigel Farage would be in pole position to become the UK's next prime minister if an election were held tomorrow, according to new polling which shows his upstart Reform party would wipe out Labour's overwhelming majority from 2024.
Discussion: HuffPost and New Statesman
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Former Fed Chairs Urge Supreme Court to Protect Fed Independence  —  Leading U.S. economic policymakers over the last 35 years, including every living former chair of the Federal Reserve, urged the Supreme Court to allow Fed governor Lisa Cook to remain in her job as she challenges President Trump's attempt to fire her.
 
 
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Etan Nechin / Haaretz:
Support for Israel in U.S. Drops Sharply, Netanyahu Unpopular, New Poll Shows
Discussion: Associated Press and Fox News
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
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Clint Combs / UNICORN RIOT:
A Chaplain Trapped Between Trump's Deportation System and Egypt's Autocratic Regime
Discussion: The Guardian
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Secures Historic $2.5 Billion Settlement Against Amazon
 Earlier Items: 
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Breitbart
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Nominee Quietly Deletes Post Calling for Liberal's Execution
Discussion: Salon and Raw Story
The Intellectualist:
Florida First Lady Suggests Horse Dewormer as Possible Cancer Treatment
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Amy Coney Barrett explains why she won't explain her recusals
Discussion: SCOTUSblog, Raw Story and The Hill
Associated Press:
Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma's top public schools official to lead conservative educators' group
Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Bondi fires a third federal prosecutor in Miami office, linked to anti-Trump posts
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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