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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon  —  A federal judge Sunday night issued a new broader order barring any National Guard members from being relocated from any state for federal service in the state of Oregon.
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Robert Reich:
The Mad King's Television  —  How Trump is making potentially lethal decisions  —  When over the weekend federal Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) blocked Trump from deploying Oregon's National Guard to Portland, Trump said she “should be ashamed of herself” because “Portland is burning to the ground.”
Politico:
Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland for second time … A federal judge has, for the second time in two days, blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Oregon, ruling that the administration appeared to defy her Saturday order that Trump lacked …
Politico:
'Tonight the rule of law said 'hell no"  —  JUDICIAL CLAPBACK — Gavin Newsom took a victory lap Sunday night after a federal judge once again blocked President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Oregon — including 300 California troops he deployed over the weekend.
Discussion: Davis Vanguard and CBS News
Dakin Andone / CNN:
Illinois and Chicago sue Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
Associated Press:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
Axios:
California, Oregon suing Trump in bid to stop troop deployment to Portland
New York Times:
Live Updates: Illinois Sues Trump Over Guard Deployments, Expanding Multistate Fight
Miranda Jeyaretnam / Time:
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze  —  The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats.  —  State law enforcement is investigating the house fire on Edisto Beach which began …
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and New Republic
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Provided / Post and Courier:
SLED investigating fire at SC circuit judge's Edisto home, 3 injured
Discussion: FITSNews
Jenn Wood / FITSNews:
SLED Investigating Alleged Arson Incident At S.C. Judge's Home
Lauren Acton-Taylor / Daily Mail:
Top judge's $1.5M beachfront home is burned to the ground as her ex-senator husband is rushed to hospital
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens  —  Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.  After they arrived at 7500 S. South Shore Drive, agents from Border Patrol …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times, HuffPost and The.Ink
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Paul Krugman:
State Terror, American Style  —  Over the weekend I talked to a couple of people, people who generally try to keep abreast of the news, about the Chicago apartment raid last Tuesday — and discovered that they hadn't heard about it.  And that's extremely worrying.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her criminal conviction  —  Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's challenge …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell  —  The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Buys Bari Weiss's the Free Press for $150 Million  —  Weiss to take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for ‘news that reflects reality’  —  Can Bari Weiss reinvent CBS News?  —  That is what Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison is betting on with a $150 million deal …
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Bari Weiss / The Free Press:
The Future of The Free Press  —  We've sent more than 4,000 emails since we started The Free Press five years ago.  This one is different.  —  We're a news organization, so I'll get right to it: This morning, The Free Press is joining Paramount.  —  This move is a testament to many things …
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency … Last year, in the months before the 2024 presidential election, the magazine surveyed 50 members of what might be called the Washington legal establishment about their expectations for the Justice Department and the rule of law if Donald Trump were re-elected.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Emily Peck / Axios:
Social Security chief to be IRS CEO  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Frank Bisignano, who runs the Social Security Administration, to also head up the Internal Revenue Service as its first ever chief executive officer … - The IRS and SSA are facing staffing challenges this year …
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Associated Press:
French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos  —  France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say  —  Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth  —  On Tuesday, a Christian legal group …
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton  —  Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.
Politico:
Mike Johnson rebuffs Hakeem Jeffries' request for a live shutdown debate  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a floor debate on the government shutdown Monday as agencies remained closed into a second workweek.  “Given the urgency of the moment …
Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
Next Up: Letitia James  —  It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.  —  Meet The Authors … New York Attorney General Letitia James may be next in the line of President Trump's political enemies to be prosecuted by the Justice Department.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Washington Post economics columnist moves to The Bulwark  —  The News  —  A high-profile columnist who left The Washington Post amid the paper's ongoing editorial upheaval is joining a growing anti-Trump digital news startup.  —  Former Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell …
Alexander Saeedy / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Gambles Billions in Memphis to Catch Up on AI  —  xAI aims to win tech arms race with ‘Colossus’ data centers, thrown up at lightning speed; city divided over massive power and water demands  —  | Photography and Video by Kevin Wurm for WSJ  —  MEMPHIS—For Elon Musk …
ABC News:
Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources  —  As special counsel, Durham investigated the origins of the FBI's Russia probe.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Michigan's Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza … “I'm not accepting AIPAC support,” McMorrow told the questioner.  “I'm not seeking their endorsement.  I've never accepted their support.  And what we are seeing in the Middle East is a moral abomination.”
Politico:
Democrats see a path to flipping the crime debate … Voters also reported preferring Republicans to Democrats with preventing and reducing crime and cracking down on violent crime — gaps that grew among swing voters.  —  But, in a hint of hope for the party looking to neutralize …
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot and Raw Story
Craig DeLuz / The Hill:
Trump's DC takeover is working — in fact, it has already worked  —  President Trump's action this summer asserting federal control of the District of Columbia police force was a bold and necessary step toward confronting the rampant crime that has plagued our nation's capital for years.
Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
America is now one big bet on AI  —  It's seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy … Despite mounting threats to the US economy — from high tariffs to collapsing immigration, eroding institutions, rising debt and sticky inflation — large companies and investors seem unfazed.
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
The Supreme Court will evaluate Trump's expansive claims of presidential power in its new term  —  The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power.  Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda.
Ely Brown / ABC News:
Judge denies government's request to delay Abrego Gargia's legal proceedings  —  The government had requested a delay due to the government shutdown.  —  In this Aug. 25, 2025, file photo, Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration …
Discussion: Bloomberg, NewsMax.com and The Guardian
Jeff Nesbit / The Contrarian:
The end of federal funding for NPR stations cuts deep in Trump country  —  It's beyond bizarre that the federal funding cuts are going to devastate stations in places that put Trump back in office.  —  In the winding mountain roads of Pocahontas County, W.Va., a reliable cell signal is a myth …
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Libraries Can't Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump's Tariffs  —  The Trump administration's tariff regime and the elimination of fee exemptions for items under $800 is limiting resource sharing between university libraries, trapping some books in foreign countries, and reversing long-held standards in academic cooperation.
 
 
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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
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Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
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Rob Crilly / Telegraph:
Ted Cruz lays groundwork for presidential run
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C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Texas and Florida Have Become National Models for Using the Police State To Wage Culture War Battles
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Ex-mayor raises $1.2M to oust 77-year-old House Democrat
Discussion: Hartford Courant
Punchbowl News:
Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and PoliticusUSA
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Will the Democrats Become the Party of Free Trade?
Discussion: Politico
Elena Schneider / Politico:
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