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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct  —  In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein's victims.  —  House Democrats on Wednesday released emails …
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House Oversight Committee Releases Jeffrey Epstein Email Correspondence, Raising Questions About White House Coverup of Epstein Files  —  This Tranche of Correspondence Raises Questions About Trump and Epstein's Relationship, Trump's Knowledge of Epstein's Crimes and Relationship to Victims
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Epstein Files Live Updates: G.O.P. Lawmakers Release Thousands of Files  —  Shortly after Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 additional documents.  —  Here's the latest.
Associated Press:
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had …
New York Times:
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote  —  Representative Lauren Boebert, one of the Republicans pressing for more Epstein disclosures, was summoned for a meeting in the White House Situation Room.  —  President Trump and his administration on Wednesday ramped …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Epstein mentioned Trump multiple times in private emails, new release shows  —  Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide has spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew, mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in private correspondence …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Shocking Brawl With Laura Ingraham on Fox Exposes His Weakness … MAGA influencers are in a rage over President Trump's appearance on Fox News, in which he told host Laura Ingraham that the country needs skilled foreign workers.  The surprisingly antagonistic dustup came …
Politico:
Here's how the House battle over the Epstein files will play out … The completion of the discharge petition, a rarely used mechanism to sidestep the majority party leadership, will trigger a countdown for the bill to hit the House floor.  It will still take seven legislative days for the petition to ripen …
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump not weighing pardon for Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell  —  President Trump has no plans to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the central figure in the Jeffrey Epstein case and convicted sex offender serving a 20-year prison sentence, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.
Washington Post:
House Democrats release Epstein emails that mention Trump  —  One email said President Donald Trump had ‘spent hours’ at the home of the disgraced financier with a sex-trafficking victim.  The White House called the release of the emails slander.  —  House Democrats released several emails …
Adam Kinzinger:
You Can't “Protect Children” While Defending a Predator
Discussion: Esquire and The Independent
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is a Lamer Duck Than Ever
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Globe
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Epstein is not going away  —  The issue is Trump's Achilles heel — and the US president knows it
Politico:
House Republicans push vote to reverse provision allowing senators to sue over phone records  —  Several House GOP hard-liners are pushing to kill a provision contained in the shutdown-ending funding package that would allow senators to sue the government if their electronic records …
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Matt Glassman / Matt's Five Points:
Twenty-Eight Shutdown Thoughts
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
October jobs data may never be released, White House says … “Democrats may have permanently damaged the federal statistical system with October CPI and jobs reports likely never being released,” Leavitt told reporters.  “All of that economic data released will be permanently impaired …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and The Hill
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Rob Davis / ProPublica:
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops  —  When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he'd started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, he said it was because of something he saw on television.
Washington Post:
U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says  —  The Trump administration lawyers said that U.S. military personnel engaged in lethal action in Latin America would not be exposed to future prosecution, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
Arrival of U.S.'s Largest Warship Ratchets Up Pressure on Venezuela
Maya King / New York Times:
Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy Heir, to Seek Nadler's N.Y. Congressional Seat  —  Mr. Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy, said the Democratic Party needed someone who could stand up to President Trump and his allies.  —  Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy …
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge.  Scott Bessent Used It Anyway. … It was an easy and, by all accounts, legal way to avoid paying thousands, and potentially millions, in federal taxes.  —  Just set up an investment firm with the right legal structure, and the self-employment taxes …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Associated Press:
US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy.
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
US Mint to strike last penny as Trump's phaseout rattles retailers
Discussion: Associated Press and masslive.com
Associated Press:
What Americans think about Trump's management of the government, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government …
Discussion: Axios, al.com, The Mahablog and Newsweek
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook  —  “Watch your step sir, keep moving,” a police officer with a vest that reads ICE and a patch that reads “POICE” says to a Latino-appearing man wearing a Walmart employee vest.  He leads him toward a bus that reads “IMMIGRATION AND CERS.”
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
A 50-Year Mortgage Is a Bad Deal  —  Trump seems to have bought Bill Pulte's high-risk brainstorm.  —  The Democratic rout in last week's elections has President Trump hunting for ideas to reduce costs, but he's looking in all the wrong places.  Behold his latest gambit: A 50-year mortgage.
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
CNN:
WLS: Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown  —  A federal judge ordered the release of more than 600 people arrested as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS, dealing a blow to federal efforts …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democratic wins in redistricting war offset GOP gains  —  Democrats have racked up a number of key victories in the redistricting battle in recent days, giving the party hope it can cancel out GOP gains in next year's midterms.  —  The party's latest win came late Monday …
 
 
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