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6:15 AM ET, September 29, 2025

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Chicago Sun Times:
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’  —  Dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
New York Times:
Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City  —  Mayor Adams's campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he will abandon his foundering campaign …
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Marcia Kramer / CBS News:
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayor's race, ending his bid for reelection
Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams
Discussion: New York Sun
New York Post:
Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race amid increasing pressure: ‘I know I cannot continue my campaign’
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Eric Adams Slips Out the Side Door
Discussion: New York Times and Gothamist
Associated Press:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams abandons his reelection campaign
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Oregon, Prompts Frustration  —  President Trump has made Oregon's largest city a frequent target of both his rhetoric and his policies.  Many residents are rolling their eyes.  —  President Trump's declaration on Saturday that he had authorized …
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland  —  Oregon's Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday that the state has filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland, a day after Trump authorized federal troops to protect what he dubbed “War ravaged Portland.”
Washington Post:
Oregon sues Trump administration over order to deploy troops in Portland
New York Post:
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID'd as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 2 and setting it ablaze  —  The deranged madman who killed at least two people and wounded eight others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church is a 40-year-old Iraq War veteran who served in the US Marines, The Post can confirm.
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Associated Press:
Multiple people shot at Mormon church in Michigan and shooter is down, police say  —  Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday.  The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc …
ABC News:
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police
Associated Press:
Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Lawmakers dig in heels as shutdown deadline looms  —  Lawmakers from both parties dug in their heels Sunday over government funding demands ahead of a meeting between President Trump and congressional leaders aimed at averting a shutdown this week.  —  During various interviews …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Van Hollen says Democrats ‘not going to write a blank check’ to avert shutdown
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he “would think” the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray  —  President Trump suggested Sunday evening that the Department of Justice may be investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray. … - Trump's comments build on those he wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post during …
Discussion: Mediaite and NewsMax.com
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NBC News:
Trump says he ‘would think’ DOJ is investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Swim until you sink
Discussion: Robert Reich, Meidas+ and The Verge
Ethan Bronner / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu to Meet Trump as US Intensifies Gaza Truce Push  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a crucial White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday amid assertions from Washington that an ambitious plan to end the war in Gaza is nearly complete.
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed?  Blame Government Shutdowns  —  The Federal Aviation Administration doesn't have enough air traffic controllers to control the nation's air traffic.  It's a big problem.  Airlines have been forced to delay, reschedule or cancel thousands of flights …
New York Times:
Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing  —  One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.  —  One year after Hurricane Helene, people …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Going After His Foes, Trump Sets a Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies  —  President Trump's retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.  —  The indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded …
Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Where tariffs are hiding, and how to tell if you're paying one  —  Instead of putting “tariff” on the tag, some retailers are slipping costs into shipping, fees or relabels. … Those costs are starting to be passed to consumers. … - Vague charges like “processing” or “import fees” are appearing more often at checkout.
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Trump says he'll attend Pete Hegseth's gathering of generals to tell them 'how well we're doing militarily'  —  In an interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the meeting and what he'll tell the military leaders: “You know the expression ‘esprit de corps’?  That's all it's about.”
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
What Is the ‘Med Bed’ Conspiracy Theory Trump Promoted?  —  Believers in the “med bed” theory think a miracle technology exists that can heal any disease, reverse aging, and regrow limbs  —  Donald Trump posted a clip promoting new “med bed” hospitals.  These hospitals, an apparently AI version …
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
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CBS News:
Transcript: Ty Cobb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 28, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Ty Cobb, who served as White House Special Counsel during President Trump's first term, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 28, 2025.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 28, 2025
Discussion: NewsMax.com
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat  —  Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump's plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican majority in next year's congressional election.
 
 
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A brief example of James Comey's dishonesty
Discussion: Townhall
David Smith / The Guardian:
The week in Trump absurdities: from Turkey's ‘rigged elections’ to ‘your countries are going to hell’
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
With Scant Information, Federal Workers Brace for Possible Shutdown
Seth Masket / Tusk:
When the right broke, according to the right
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 Earlier Items: 
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What the Trump regime doesn't want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts
Discussion: Washington Post
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Discussion: On Data and Democracy and Unfogged
 

 
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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

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed
 
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