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New York Times:
Justice Department Seeks Information on Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump — Federal investigators have subpoenaed records related to travel they believe Fani Willis took around the time of last year's election, but it was not immediately clear why. — The Department of Justice has issued …
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Judge who reviewed James Comey's indictment was confused by prosecutor's handling of case, transcript shows — U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey
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Axios:
“The first domino”: Comey indictment sets MAGA retribution in motion
“The first domino”: Comey indictment sets MAGA retribution in motion
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CNN:
False statement charge against Comey appears to center on Hillary Clinton email probe
False statement charge against Comey appears to center on Hillary Clinton email probe
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New York Times:
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order … For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational terrorists, sex traffickers and the Aryan brotherhood. — She became the acting U.S. attorney …
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CNN:
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back before the justices for the second time this year.
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Associated Press:
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship — President Donald Trump 's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers — The conservative supermajority's lawless shadow docket decision let the president unilaterally cancel $4 billion in foreign aid. … The Supreme Court upended the constitutional separation of powers …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash Foreign Aid
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding
Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding
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Reuters:
US to revoke Colombian president's visa over comments at pro-Palestinian gathering — Colombia leader calls on US soldiers to disobey Trump — Petro, Trump have clashed over Gaza, deportations, drug policy — Petro calls for global force to liberate Palestinians
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
State Department revokes visa for Colombian President Gustavo Petro — The State Department accused Petro of urging U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence, after his remarks at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York. — The U.S. State Department said late Friday it had revoked …
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ICE:
ICE arrests criminal alien serving as Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent; prior weapons charges and in possession of loaded handgun at time of arrest — Guyana National tried to evade arrest, Officers discovered his abandoned vehicle in a wooded area — DES MOINES, Iowa — Today …
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Washington Post:
New details emerge on Hegseth's unusual mass gathering of top brass — The defense secretary is expected to lecture about the “warrior ethos” for less than an hour, according to multiple people familiar with the event. But top generals are bracing for possible firings or demotions. — just now
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Eugene R. Fidell / Just Security:
FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth's Quantico Meeting
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders — The university system said faculty must comply with President Trump's order recognizing only two genders, possibly a first for a major public institution of higher education. — The Texas Tech University system …
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Shutdown hostage taking — Nice government you've got there. Shame if anything were to happen to it. Maybe some more federal employees disappear. I don't want to do it. You are forcing my hand. But you know I've done it before. — This, in a nutshell, is the White House negotiation strategy over the government shutdown.
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Wpengine / Sinclair, Inc:
Sinclair Statement on the Return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Sinclair today announced that it will end its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the show will return, this evening, on Sinclair's ABC affiliates. — Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway
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CBS News:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic, federal judge rules — MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, an ally of President Trump, defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Musk, Thiel, Bannon named in partially redacted Epstein documents released by Democrats … Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon are among those who appeared in partially redacted files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that were released …
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Epstein calendar released by Democrats mentions Elon Musk, who denies visiting his island
Epstein calendar released by Democrats mentions Elon Musk, who denies visiting his island
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Tax on Being a Girl — President Trump's cuts to humanitarian assistance abroad have hurt all kinds of people. But from what I see on the ground, those suffering the most are women and girls — and that will leave all of us, including men and boys, worse off.
New York Times:
Trump's Targeting of Soros Foundations Sparks Fear and Defiance on Left — Facing a nascent administration investigation, Alex Soros privately pledged that the Open Society Foundations would back down only “over my dead body.” — During a panel discussion featuring world leaders …
Till Eckert / ProPublica:
I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has taken …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 26, 2025 — Today Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that twenty men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre would keep their medals, despite more than a century of controversy over them.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Money manager Howard Rubin detained in sex trafficking case after feds cite hitman threat … Famed money manager Howard Rubin and his former personal assistant were arrested Friday morning on charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over the course of a decade.
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Axios:
Scoop: Congressional trips cancelled ahead of potential shutdown — Several official congressional trips that were scheduled for next week have been cancelled due to the possibility of a government shutdown, Axios has learned. … - Federal funding is set to run out at midnight …
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New York Times:
Jared Kushner's Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts — Mr. Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Silver Lake to buy out the video game giant. — Jared Kushner's private equity firm …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Giuliani settles $1.3 billion Dominion defamation lawsuit — President Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani settled his $1.3 billion lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over disseminating a false theory about the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.
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