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9:15 AM ET, September 25, 2025

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Lawfare:
The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition  —  Any way you play, you lose.  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Sunday pondered the removal of the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Bulwark
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Former special counsel Jack Smith warns that rule of law is ‘under attack’  —  The federal prosecutor who built two criminal cases against President Trump is sounding the alarm about dire threats to the legal system.  —  In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice Department …
New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey  —  It remains to be seen whether a career prosecutor would be willing to present a case to a grand jury or whether jurors would bring an indictment.  —  President Trump's handpicked federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia …
Mother Jones:
The Wildly Unqualified Lawyer Trump Just Named to Prosecute His Enemies
Discussion: Telegraph and The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Officials Race to Charge James Comey as Deadline Looms
Discussion: IJR
MSNBC:
Former FBI Director James Comey expected to be indicted soon
NBC News:
Justice Department weighing whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey, sources say
Sophia Cai / Politico:
White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for a potential shutdown … The move marks a significant break from how shutdowns have been handled in recent decades, when most furloughs were temporary and employees were brought back once Congress voted to reopen government and funding was restored.
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CNN:
White House budget office threatens mass firings if government shuts down  —  The White House budget office is telling federal agencies to prepare plans for mass firings in the event of a government shutdown, with instructions to target programs they are not legally required to continue.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   September 24, 2025  —  Hours after delivering his delusional and offensive speech …
NOTUS:   Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable
Politico:
Russ Vought dares Dems to shut it down
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: The ICE Shooter's Politics  —  We publish what mainstream media won't.  For updates and to support our work, please subscribe  —  The deadly sniper attack on a Dallas ICE facility this morning seemed straightforward, with “ANTI-ICE” engraved on unspent shell casings recovered from the scene, per the FBI.
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New York Times:
Dallas ICE Facility Shooting Leaves One Detainee Dead and Two Injured  —  The shooter, who killed himself, also wounded two detainees in an attack that raised new fears about political violence in the United States.  —  A sniper perched on a nearby rooftop fired at a U.S. Immigration …
NBC News:
Live updates: 1 dead, 2 in critical condition after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
New York Post:
Anti-ICE gunman who killed 2 in Dallas facility shooting identified as Joshua Jahn
Juliann Ventura / Politico:
Vance blasts ‘Democrats like Gavin Newsom’ for immigration rhetoric following shooting at Dallas ICE center
New York Post:
Vance tears into Democrats, calls out Gavin Newsom after Dallas ICE shooting: ‘You can go straight to hell’
NBC News:
Democratic anger at their own party fuels 2026 primaries  —  With the party's image at record lows and declining even among Democratic voters, candidates for Senate see an opening to win by positioning themselves against leaders.  —  When Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow decided in February …
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:   Schumer becomes a campaign trail punching bag for some Democrats
Nick Reisman / Politico:   Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan launches PAC to boost ‘patriotic’ candidates
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the White House Struggle to Tame the Epstein Crisis  —  Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump advisers made the problem worse; ‘Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?’  —  President Trump had reached his limit.  —  It was mid-July, and some of his longtime allies …
Paul Krugman:
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina?  —  In its dealings with other countries, Donald Trump's administration is following a clear agenda of undermining liberal values, fomenting discord and withdrawing critical financial support.  One of the administration's first acts was to drastically cut funding …
Wired:
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers  —  WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.  —  In August, months after Elon Musk left the federal government …
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New York Times:   Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans' Data
Juliette Jabkhiro / Reuters:
French court to deliver verdict in Sarkozy corruption trial  — Former French president had denied charges, claims political motivation  — Sarkozy remains influential in France despite legal issues  —  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will soon be imprisoned after he was sentenced …
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Miller's Wife Drops Cringe-Inducing Sexual Brag  —  ¡OLÉ!  —  Katie Miller joked about her husband being a “sexual matador” in an interview with Jesse Watters.  —  Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller and former Elon Musk devotee, made an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime …
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Investigator Taped Admitting Trump ‘Covered Up’ Files  —  VERITAS  —  A career federal official says the president is “protecting a lot of people.”  —  A senior Justice Department investigator who says he interviewed victims in the government's Jeffrey Epstein case was caught …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump's Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal  —  Ethics experts say Tom Homan's participation could violate rules meant to ensure impartiality.  The White House says he has not crossed that line.  —  Earlier this year, as a surge in arrests pushed immigration …
Addison Kliewer / KOCO:
Ryan Walters to resign as Oklahoma state superintendent for private sector job  —  State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday that he will resign from office and take a job in the private sector.  —  State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday that he will resign from office and take a job in the private sector.
New York Times:
Trump, Vance, the Economy: 11 Voters Discuss  —  Over the summer, some pollsters found declining support for President Trump among young people.  —  In a Pew survey in August, for instance, 69 percent of Trump voters under 35 said they approved of his performance.
CNN:
Trump DOJ retracts letter that implied Sandy Hook FBI agent was under investigation  —  A top Justice Department official has retracted a letter he sent to an FBI agent who responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that suggested the agent was being investigated in relation to a defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones.
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA's leader could not be reached  —  The Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.  —  On a Friday morning in July …
Discussion: CBS News
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
FCC's Brendan Carr fails to cancel Kimmel  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡 📺 Subscribe to PN 📺 📡  —  On Tuesday, Jimmy Kimmel was back on air after a weeklong suspension.  In his heartfelt opening monologue …
Tyler Falk / Current:
WNYC offers free programs to stations affected by funding cuts  —  WNYC in New York announced Wednesday that it will provide its nationally distributed programs at no cost to stations affected by federal funding cuts to public media.  —  The Station-to-Station Programming Project …
Discussion: Radio World
 
 
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
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