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10:45 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 …
Politico:
Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland … The president, his aides and allies have been increasingly focused on Portland over the last several weeks, repeatedly referring to the city in apocalyptic terms that call back to the summer of 2020, when protesters gathered against police violence for more than 170 days.
Kit Maher / CNN:
Trump says he's sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities
Jacob Grier / Slate:
It's Called America's “Weirdest” City. But Just Wait Until You Hear What's Going On in Its Coffee Shops.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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 …
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Reuters:
Trump to meet top Congressional leaders on Monday, White House official says  —  U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with the top Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress on Monday to discuss government funding ahead of a September 30 deadline to keep the government open, a White House official said on Saturday.
Politico:
Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday on shutdown … Democrats are pressing for an extension of health insurance subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, among other concessions. … All Democratic senators except Pennsylvania's John Fetterman voted to block the continuing resolution earlier this month.
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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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.
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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
Axios:
Colombian president accuses Trump of violating UN principles after visa revoked  —  Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused President Trump on Saturday of violating “founding principles” of the United Nations after the U.S. State Department announced it will revoke the Colombian president's visa.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
State Department revokes Colombian president's visa
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  —  ×  —  !
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 …
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 …
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: UPI and Fox News
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
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 …
Ken Klippenstein:
Trump's NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”  —  With the mainstream media distracted by the made-for-TV drama of James Comey's indictment, Trump has signed a little-noticed national security directive identifying “anti-Christian” and “anti-American” views as indicators of radical left violence.
Discussion: CBS News and The White House
MSNBC:
'I'm not going to be intimidated by the likes of Donald Trump': Fmr. CIA Director on being targeted  —  President Trump has promised more indictments are coming after indicting former FBI Director James Comey this week.  Trump's long list of enemies includes former CIA Director John Brennan …
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 …
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: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
 
 
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Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Disapproval Rating Among Republicans is Now in Double Digits
Susan Edelman / New York Post:
Educator targeted for ‘white toxicity’ during anti-bias training can sue NYC for ‘racial harassment’
Discussion: HotAir and HR Dive
New York Times:
Give In or Fight Back? Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump.
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
Alligator Alcatraz Is A New Kind Of Immigration Jail — And It's Multiplying
Discussion: Raw Story
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in ‘pocket rescission’
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
You cannot trust the federal government
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
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