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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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The Borowitz Report, Oregonian, NPR, Newsweek, Portland.gov, The Guardian, twitchy.com, Oregon Capital Chronicle, RedState, Mediaite, Willamette Week, CBS News and WTOP News
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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.
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,” …
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Politico:
Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland
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The Guardian, Oregonian, Raw Story, New York Post, KOMO, Al Jazeera, New York Sun, Los Angeles Times and Mediaite
NBC News:
Trump to meet with top congressional leaders as a government shutdown looms — The gathering at the White House on Monday comes after Trump canceled an earlier meeting with Democratic leaders. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders …
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CNN, The Independent, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Mediaite and Fox News
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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.
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Associated Press, Fortune, The Hill, Newsweek and Bloomberg
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.
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Democratic Leader … and Breitbart
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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Raw Story, DCReport.org, All Rise News, Wall Street Journal, American Thinker, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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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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New York Times and RedState
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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Raw Story, Persuasion, CNN and New York Times
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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Raw Story, The Independent, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Forbes and twitchy.com
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
FBI's Patel clarifies role of hundreds of agents on Jan 6, says Wray lied to Congress — Current FBI Director Kash Patel said the agents were sent to the US Capitol for ‘crowd control’ after it had been declared a riot — EXCLUSIVE: The FBI responded on Saturday to a report …
NBC News:
FBI fires at least 15 agents over conduct during George Floyd protests
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Washington Post, UPI, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit and ABC News
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
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Breitbart, Associated Press, Salon, Fox News, Not the Bee, NPR, New York Sun, Mediaite and The Hill
Tiffany Walden / The TRiiBE:
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility — The co-founder of Chicago independent media outlet Unraveled Press was detained this evening while covering the ongoing protests outside of the Broadview ICE facility.
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Chicago Sun Times, FOX 32 Chicago and NewsMax.com
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
State Department revokes Colombian president's visa
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The Hill, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and Washington Post
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
‘The cases swung, not me’: Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court — In the decades I have covered the Supreme Court, I have read lots of books written by justices, and with a couple of notable exceptions, they are...sigh, pretty boring. — Retired Supreme Court Justice …
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 …
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 — × — !
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NewsNation, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, The Wrap and Los Angeles Times
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.
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Blaze Media
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Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Trump's war on Tylenol is also very much a war on women
Trump's war on Tylenol is also very much a war on women
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Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Election Law Blog, New York Post, The Hill and New York Times
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 …
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The Hill, NewsMax.com, The Gateway Pundit, Democratic Leader … and twitchy.com
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.
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Salt Lake Tribune and New York Times

