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11:00 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 …
ABC News:
Newly appointed US Attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources  —  Trump demanded the DOJ prosecute the former FBI director.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Washington D.C., June 8, 2017.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Watergate, Every Day
Discussion: HuffPost, Breitbart and The Hill
Associated Press:
Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Officials Race to Charge James Comey as Deadline Looms
Discussion: New Republic
Mother Jones:
The Wildly Unqualified Lawyer Trump Just Named to Prosecute His Enemies
Discussion: Telegraph and The Independent
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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Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
White House begins plan for mass firings if there's a government shutdown  —  Funding will run out next week if Congress doesn't act.  —  President Donald Trump's administration instructed federal agencies Wednesday night to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down Oct. 1, after federal funding runs out.
Politico:
Republicans' shutdown blame game is fracturing … And then there's President Donald Trump, who delved even deeper into the culture wars Tuesday when he accused the other party of seeking to “force Taxpayers to fund Transgender surgery for minors” as part of the negotiations …
Punchbowl News:   No pushback from DoD yet as shutdown looms
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
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
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Politico
Nick Reisman / Politico:   Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan launches PAC to boost ‘patriotic’ candidates
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 …
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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.
NBC News:
Live updates: 1 dead, 2 in critical condition after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
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 …
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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Wall Street Journal:
Sarkozy Gets Five-Year Prison Sentence in Gadhafi Funding Case
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
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Lower Than Cowards  —  The surrender of America's elites  —  “We have to speak out against this bully,” Jimmy Kimmel said in an emotional monologue after returning to ABC on Tuesday.  The network had suspended him, under pressure from the Trump administration, for remarks last week …
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 …
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.
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 …
CNN:
‘We either win or die’: Trump State Dept. nominee tried to erase thousands of tweets, many inflammatory  —  Jeremy Carl, a top Trump State Department nominee, deleted thousands of social media posts, many demonstrating a history of inflammatory commentary— including incendiary posts about race …
CNN:
Top GOP and White House allies working behind the scenes to prevent Epstein vote on House floor  —  Top congressional Republicans and White House allies are working behind the scenes to prevent a politically charged floor vote to release the government's Jeffrey Epstein case files next month …
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 Republic:
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Wrecks MAGA's Dumb New Jimmy Kimmel Lie … Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.  I'm your host, Greg Sargent.  —  After Jimmy Kimmel reappeared on his show and spoke movingly and defiantly …
Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:
4chan troll campaign tried to block Indians from flying to the US amid Trump's H-1B change  —  The campaign spread widely among the far-right on multiple platforms  —  Users on the far-right message board site 4chan seemingly launched a campaign on September 20 to prevent Indians from traveling …
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: MSNBC and CBS News
 
 
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RFK Jr. launches FDA review of abortion pill
Tyler Falk / Current:
WNYC offers free programs to stations affected by funding cuts
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Investigator Taped Admitting Trump ‘Covered Up’ Files
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
FCC's Brendan Carr fails to cancel Kimmel
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 Earlier Items: 
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A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
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WHO rejects Trump's claims of link between Tylenol and autism
Bloomberg:
Trump's Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal
Bloomberg:
South Korea Warns US Projects Remain in Limbo Without Visa Fix
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump calls for ‘triple sabotage’ investigation over UN escalator, teleprompter, audio issues
CNN:
Trump DOJ retracts letter that implied Sandy Hook FBI agent was under investigation
 

 
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