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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.
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: Vox, CNN, Reuters, 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 …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
James Comey indicted on federal obstruction, perjury charges
Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on 2 counts
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Comey Indicted After Pressure From President
Associated Press:
James Comey's son-in-law quits Justice Department after former FBI director's indictment
Associated Press:
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe
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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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Jeffries backs criminal investigation into ‘illegal’ release of Mikie Sherrill's records
Discussion: savejersey.com
Politico:   House Democrats call for investigation into release of Mikie Sherrill's military records
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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:
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 …
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
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Background.  The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act") (Public Law 118-50, Div.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump signs order advancing TikTok deal, in boost to corporate allies
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
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump: “Bad things happen” when Democrats provoke the right  —  President Trump warned “bad things” happen when Democrats provoke the right, tying the Wednesday shooting at a Dallas ICE facility to “radical left” rhetoric. … - “I'll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left,” he said.
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Amber Kite / FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
Dallas ICE shooter Joshua Jahn wanted to ‘cause terror,’ according to handwritten notes
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 …
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.
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
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: New Statesman
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
 
 
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Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World
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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
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
New renderings show more details of White House ballroom under construction
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Lower Than Cowards  —  The surrender of America's elites  —  “We have to speak …
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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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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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