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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 …
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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.
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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 …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
US prosecutors to seek indictment of former FBI Director Comey in Virginia
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The Gateway Pundit, MSNBC, Not the Bee and The Post Millennial
Mother Jones:
The Wildly Unqualified Lawyer Trump Just Named to Prosecute His Enemies
The Wildly Unqualified Lawyer Trump Just Named to Prosecute His Enemies
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Telegraph and The Independent
Washington Post:
Va. federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with matter say
Va. federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with matter say
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NBC News:
Justice Department weighing whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey, sources say
Justice Department weighing whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey, sources say
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The Daily Caller, Blaze Media, HotAir and New York Times
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.
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Politico, Washington Times, Axios and The Hill
Politico:
Republicans' shutdown blame game is fracturing
Republicans' shutdown blame game is fracturing
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Eyes New Round of Mass Layoffs if Government Shuts Down
White House Eyes New Round of Mass Layoffs if Government Shuts Down
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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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Washington Examiner and Ballotpedia
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Schumer becomes a campaign trail punching bag for some Democrats
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Politico
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
Live updates: 1 dead, 2 in critical condition after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
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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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Daily Kos, New York Times, Washington Examiner, FOX 32 Chicago, Washington Times, The Hill, Daily Mail, Raw Story and Associated Press
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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 …
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Washington Post, The Independent, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Newsweek
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 …
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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 …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump calls for ‘triple sabotage’ investigation over UN escalator, teleprompter, audio issues — President Trump on Wednesday called on the United Nations to investigate what he deemed was “triple sabotage” after he dealt with an escalator mishap, a teleprompter glitch and audio issues during …
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Alejandra Jaramillo / CNN:
Trump demands investigation into alleged ‘triple sabotage’ at the United Nations
Trump demands investigation into alleged ‘triple sabotage’ at the United Nations
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 …
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Atlanta Black Star, The Independent, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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.
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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New York Times, Semafor, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Signal, New York Sun, IJR, Newsweek, Deseret News, The Daily Beast and Axios
Axios:
Exclusive: Russian officials must end war or find bomb shelters, Zelensky says … And he said that if Ukraine gets additional long-range weaponry from the U.S., “we will use it.” … - Zelensky said he would name the system once the cameras were off, adding that Trump told him: “We will work on it.”
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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.
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New Republic, Raw Story, New York Sun, ABC News, WTOP News, Washington Examiner, The Independent, Daily Kos, Democracy Docket, Talking Points Memo and Boston.com
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 …
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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 …
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