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7:40 PM ET, September 27, 2025

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Associated Press:
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland … The White House and the Defense Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Washington Post:
Trump calls for troops in Portland, escalating use of military inside U.S.  —  The president authorized the use of “Full Force, if necessary,” in a campaign to use the military against Americans that has little modern precedent.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday …
Kit Maher / CNN:
Trump says he's sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities  —  President Donald Trump said in a social media post Saturday he is directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “provide all necessary troops” to Portland, Oregon, a city he described as “war ravaged,” …
Jacob Grier / Slate:
It's Called America's “Weirdest” City.  But Just Wait Until You Hear What's Going On in Its Coffee Shops.  —  President Trump keeps saying Portland is an anarchic hellscape in need of the National Guard.  With the help of my bike and a serious caffeine addiction, I set out to discover the truth.
Politico:
Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland
New York Times:
Inside the Trump Administration's Push to Prosecute James Comey … The first few days in any new job are always hard, but Thursday was especially tough for Lindsey Halligan, the newly installed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.  —  She had to navigate an unfamiliar courthouse …
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Cristian Farias / New York Magazine:
John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip to Indict Comey  —  The Justice Department's political targets can thank the chief justice.  —  The criminal indictment against former FBI director James Comey will be parsed on the law, the facts, and the question of whether the Trump administration's decision …
Politico:
Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence … In reality, the inspector general of the Justice Department revealed 10 months ago that “hundreds” of FBI agents went to the Capitol to assist at the request of the beleaguered Capitol Police.
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests  —  Agents group says the latest dismissals are part of a “dangerous pattern” of weakening the nation's top law enforcement agency.  —  Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, fired roughly 20 agents on Friday …
Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Trump's war on Tylenol is also very much a war on women  —  A concern for women's health is absolutely not at the heart of it - rather, this is yet another way to control women  —  Trust-fund-Trump wants women to “tough it out”  —  Donald Trump is a man with no medical training.
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and The Gateway Pundit
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Crisis at Tylenol  —  The CEO behind Tylenol thought he'd found a way to work with the Trump administration.  Then everything went off the rails.  —  The chief executive of the company that makes Tylenol got a text message earlier this month that contained nothing but a single link to a Substack post.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Comey Perjury Count the Grand Jury Refused to Charge  —  This morning, we published my column arguing that the perjury and obstruction case against former FBI Director James Comey should be dismissed because there is no factual basis for the allegation that Comey lied when he denied authorizing …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey
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Axios:
Colombian president accuses Trump of violating UN principles after visa revoked
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
State Department revokes Colombian president's visa
Washington Post:
National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches  —  Staffing cuts under the Trump administration mean forecasters are struggling to maintain normal operations.  —  Just now  —  Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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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The Texas Tribune:
Texas Tech chancellor limits academic mentions of transgender and nonbinary identities at five universities
Discussion: them. and The Concho Observer
Aaron Gilchrist / NBC News:
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100  —  Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.  —  Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen …
Discussion: Fox News
William Hughes / The A.V. Club:
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival  —  Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many “You can't say anything anymore!” comedians have signed on.  —  AUX NEWS RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL  —  ×  —  !
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Government shutdowns high on drama, but low on long-term political impact  —  Veterans of previous funding battles caution against making assumptions about who “wins” or “loses” in a shutdown.  —  Just now  —  Steve Israel's phone was ringing off the hook in early October 2013.
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Justice Department issues subpoena for Fani Willis travel records  —  Willis is a district attorney in Georgia who charged Donald Trump in an election interference case.  —  The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena for records related to the travel history of Fani Willis …
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.
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.
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
You cannot trust the federal government  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✍️ Subscribe to PN ✍️  —  After a gunman opened fire at a ICE facility in Dallas on Wednesday morning …
Discussion: Fox News
Kathryn Palmer / Inside Higher Ed:
Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing  —  Despite the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on colleges and universities, American confidence in higher education is growing.  —  According to a poll the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy published Thursday …
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Is America ready for a gay president?  —  Kamala Harris and a subscriber have questions about Mayor Pete, and I have annoyingly nuanced answers.  —  ∙ Paid  —  In her new campaign memoir, Kamala Harris wrote that Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary and mayor of South Bend …
 
 
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Susan Edelman / New York Post:
Educator targeted for ‘white toxicity’ during anti-bias training can sue NYC for ‘racial harassment’
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New York Times:
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Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
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