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New York Times:
Hegseth to Campaign for a Republican House Candidate  —  What We're Covering Today  — Justice Department: The Justice Department said that it had created a $1.8 billion fund to compensate supporters of President Trump who felt they had been mistreated by Democratic administrations.
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’  —  Brian Morrissey, the department's general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund.  —  The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down on Monday in the wake …
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund  —  For Immediate Release  —  Part of settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service  —  The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Read Trump's “settlement” with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls  —  Senior officials in the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service on Monday signed off of the “settlement agreement” that ended President Donald Trump's collusive lawsuit …
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies  —  The arrangement was denounced by critics as a slush fund for supporters of President Trump, possibly including Jan. 6 rioters.  —  The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Golden Age Has Arrived—It's a Golden Age of Grift  —  HIS CROWNING SHAME  —  The president has been robbing our country blind, in plain sight, and in ways no one else would dare to attempt.  —  OPINION  —  The golden age our president promised us has arrived.
Julie Watson / Associated Press:
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves  —  Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said.  The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated …
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KGTV-TV:
Two suspects dead in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont  —  Just after 1 p.m., San Diego police said the threat was “neutralized.”  —  SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Two suspects in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead, the Associated Press said Monday afternoon.
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Trump Is Pressuring John Thune to Fire the Parliamentarian Over Ballroom Funding  —  The nonpartisan Senate adviser determined that the ballroom funding, as written, could not be included in the party-line budget bill.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune …
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, Deseret News and CNBC
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Semafor:
Exclusive / Trump privately fumes over imperiled ballroom security money  —  THE SCOOP  —  President Donald Trump aired his displeasure with the Senate rules referee during a Monday call with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, criticizing her decision to block a filibuster-proof vote …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Tillis pops up against GOP's new reconciliation bill
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor's visit  —  Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor's presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’  —  Greenland's government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump's special envoy …
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
Discussion: Mediaite
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Defense Watchdog Will Probe US Attacks on Boats in the Caribbean  —  The Pentagon's internal watchdog will investigate whether US boat strikes in the Caribbean followed targeting guidelines, amid claims from outside groups that the attacks were illegal.  —  “The scope of this evaluation includes …
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NBC News:
Pentagon's internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota  —  The agent is the second federal officer to face felony charges in Minnesota stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.  —  State prosecutors on Monday charged a U.S. Immigration …
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Associated Press:
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says he's postponing ‘scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow’ at Middle East leaders' request … President Donald Trump said Monday he is calling off a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday after the heads of three regional powers in the Middle East asked him to “hold off.”
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Mark Fuhrman, Flawed Witness in O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at 74  —  A Los Angeles police detective, he was discredited during Mr. Simpson's 1995 murder trial by defense lawyers who pointed to his past use of racist language.  —  Mark Fuhrman, a Los Angeles police detective who in the 1995 murder trial …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump U.S. Attorney Pick Darin Smith Accused Of Misconduct Ahead Of Senate Vote  —  Federal judges tossed charges against nine criminal defendants over Smith's “deeply concerning” efforts to taint the jury as acting U.S. attorney.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are making a last-ditch push …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mica Rosenberg / ProPublica:
More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates  —  Since the Trump administration doesn't track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica's reporting.
Discussion: The Guardian, Brookings and The Hill
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New York Times:
Over 100,000 Family Separations in Deportation Push, Report Estimates
Discussion: UPI and New Republic
New York Times:
Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees  —  The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million.  —  President Trump moved ahead on Monday with plans …
Discussion: CNN, CBS News and NewsMax.com
Christian Flores / WJLA-TV:
7News cameras capture brawl, chairs thrown inside Navy Yard Chipotle  —  WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News' cameras were rolling as an all-out brawl took place inside the Navy Yard Chipotle on Saturday night, with chairs being thrown and used as weapons.  —  According to the Metropolitan Police Department …
Ben Johansen / Politico:
The anti-war crack in MAGA's youth base … None seemed particularly enthused at the prospect of Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading a post-Trump GOP.  Some described growing interest among younger conservatives in figures like Tucker Carlson …
Discussion: Raw Story
Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Senate confirms Stevan Pearce to lead Bureau of Land Management  —  The Senate confirmed Stevan Pearce on Monday to lead the Bureau of Land Management amid strong opposition from environmentalists and Democrats who criticized his views on selling off public land.
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Desire to Leave  —  A woman from the cruise ship with an outbreak of the deadly disease has been ordered to remain in an Omaha facility for two more weeks.  She says she tested negative.  —  Angela Perryman, an American passenger exposed …
Washington Post:
EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water  —  If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.  —  Summary
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump official helped secure US visa for fugitive Polish minister  —  U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau instructed senior State Department officials to facilitate and approve a visa for a fugitive former Polish cabinet minister, allowing him to flee to the United States …
Darius Tahir / KFF Health News:
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs  —  President Donald Trump earlier this year bought as much as $680,000 in stock of Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster obesity drugs, as the agencies he oversees undertook an agenda that largely benefited the company.
Discussion: Staff Stories and STAT
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Oversight interviews Epstein prison guard  —  Tova Noel, the prison guard on duty the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death, is the latest witness to give testimony as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into the late convicted sex offender.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi endorses fellow progressive Connie Chan in high-profile race to succeed her  —  Chan's competition includes state Sen. Scott Weiner and wealthy former tech executive Saikat Chakrabarti, a co-founder of the progressive group Justice Democrats.  —  After months of resisting endorsing …
 
 
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Bill revamping college athletics is again pulled from House agenda
NBC News:
After primary loss, Sen. Bill Cassidy defends his 2021 vote to convict Trump
Mike Wendling / Byline Times:
The Jan 6th Rioters Who Were Pardoned by Trump Only to Offend Again
Discussion: MS NOW and CBS News
Eric H. Holder Jr / New York Times:
This Redistricting Chaos Must End
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
At least 4 Virginia Democratic House candidates drop out after courts toss new map
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An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
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US Department of Justice:
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