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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Trump says he'll 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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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary — The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent. — Just now — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, Oregon …
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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.
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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,” …
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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Axios:
“The first domino”: Comey indictment sets MAGA retribution in motion — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey has delivered President Trump and the MAGA movement their first real taste of legal retribution — and likely not their last. … - To Trump's base, the indictment is vindication …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Predicts More Indictments After Comey and Claims It's Not Revenge — President Trump has made clear that he expects the Justice Department to mete out punishment to his perceived enemies. — President Trump on Friday celebrated the indictment of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director …
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New York Times:
Justice Department Seeks Information on Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump
Justice Department Seeks Information on Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump
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Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Judge who reviewed James Comey's indictment was confused by prosecutor's handling of case, transcript shows
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey
Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey
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Cristian Farias / New York Magazine:
John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip to Indict Comey
John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip to Indict Comey
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump's Repeated Attacks May Undercut Case Against Comey
Trump's Repeated Attacks May Undercut Case Against Comey
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Comey Perjury Count the Grand Jury Refused to Charge
The Comey Perjury Count the Grand Jury Refused to Charge
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
CNN:
'I'm absolutely terrified': Federal workers brace for potential government shutdown, mass layoffs — Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they're “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown that the Trump White House …
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Shutdown hostage taking
Shutdown hostage taking
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in ‘pocket rescission’ — Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. — Justices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers
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CNN:
ICE arrests superintendent of Iowa's largest school district — The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools — Iowa's largest school district - was detained Friday morning by immigration agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said the educator was in the country illegally …
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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 …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Epstein calendar released by Democrats mentions Elon Musk, who denies visiting his island — A calendar entry said that Musk was tentatively expected to visit Epstein's island in 2014. Musk has said that he declined repeated invitations to visit the island owned by the convicted sex offender.
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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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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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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Ultra-Conservative GOP Rep Busted for Child Porn — A former South Carolina state lawmaker used a “Joe Biden” screen name to spread horrific child abuse content online. — PARTNER UPDATE — A STEP ABOVE — From hikes to hangouts, Merrell has got you covered every step of the way.
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 …
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Jobs crisis in plain sight … Starting with our interview last spring with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, where he foresaw a white-collar bloodbath, we've been warning of a jobs crisis unfolding in plain sight across America. — Last week, Mike Allen and I talked privately with 20 different CEOs of a wide range of companies.
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