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12:25 PM ET, September 27, 2025

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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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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Comey Perjury Count the Grand Jury Refused to Charge
Politico:
Why the case against James Comey may end in humiliation for Trump's DOJ
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 …
Willamette Week:
Federal Agents Amass in Portland, Local Officials Say
Discussion: New York Times and Oregonian
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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ABC News:
FBI fires agents who kneeled at protest after George Floyd's death: Sources  —  The firings involve as many as 20 agents, according to sources.  —  The FBI has fired a group of agents who took part in a civil rights-related protest in Washington, D.C., in the wake of George Floyd's death in 2020 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: RedState and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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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
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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in ‘pocket rescission’
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 …
Discussion: 77 WABC, GovExec.com and Fox News
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Shutdown hostage taking
Discussion: Politico, CNN, RealClearPolitics and Axios
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:
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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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
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
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
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 and 77 WABC
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Post
US Department of Justice:
Federal Grand Jury Charges Three Women with Following ICE Agent Home from Work and Livestreaming His Home Address on Instagram  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging three women …
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.
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump administration official physically assaulted at UNGA by ‘deranged leftist,’ White House says
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
An Ugly American berates the United Nations — and shames the rest of us
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Jobs crisis in plain sight
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Vox:
The real cost of Trump's $100,000 visas
Denis Campbell / The Guardian:
'Don't trust Trump': how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump's fuzzy math
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
LA car wash owner sues for $50m after being slammed and detained in Ice raid
Discussion: WTOP News and WAGA-TV
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Trump Displays Little Interest in Fostering Unity Amid Political Violence
NBC News:
Economic anxiety grows under Trump, creating a new political liability for the GOP
Seth Stern / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Americans rallied for Jimmy Kimmel. Do the same for Mario Guevara
Discussion: Scripps News
Till Eckert / ProPublica:
I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway
AJ Dellinger / Gizmodo:
Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say
Discussion: New York Post
Axios:
Scoop: Congressional trips cancelled ahead of potential shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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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

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”
 
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