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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Who is Natalie Harp? Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight — The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term. — Natalie Harp, a relatively little-known White House aide, has been thrust into the public eye this month …
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Politico:
Ossoff just went viral again. That was probably the point. — Some battleground candidates are going viral for shooting from the hip. Jon Ossoff is doing it from a carefully controlled script. … It was part of a larger prepared speech that hammered Trump over the war in Iran …
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Fox News:
White House tears into Ossoff with brutal takedown after jab at key Trump aide: ‘Lightweight loser’ — Trump officials and GOP lawmakers demand an apology after the Georgia senator's remarks about the bone cancer survivor — Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is facing backlash from White House officials …
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Jon Ossoff touches a nerve at the White House with reference to Natalie Harp — “They're not telling him what he needs to hear; they're telling him what he wants to hear,” the Georgia senator said of Trump's White House staff. — There was quite a bit of discussion last week …
Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
South Korea's Lee Pushes for Nuclear Sub Deal After Trump Rebuke — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for swift progress in consultations with the US on the country's plan to acquire its first nuclear-powered submarine after President Donald Trump ordered curbs on joint military drills …
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Raphael Rashid / The Guardian:
South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills
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Jose Lev Alvarez / Washington Examiner:
If South Korea won't defend Hormuz, Trump should pull the nuclear umbrella
If South Korea won't defend Hormuz, Trump should pull the nuclear umbrella
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Nathan Taylor Pemberton / Politico:
James Fishback Is Probably About to Lose. His Politics Might Be Winning. … On a Saturday afternoon in early August, James Fishback paced across a sun-stained library parking lot in south Tampa. The steamy day marked the beginning of early voting in Florida's closed primaries and Fishback …
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Primary Underscores State's New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Short-fused Trump puts 10-year-old on the spot as he berates ‘very disrespectful’ female CNN reporter — President has history of losing his temper when questioned by female journalists who are not sufficiently sycophantic — President Donald Trump berated a female CNN reporter …
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Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Trump Honors a Teenage Lifeguard and Takes Aim at a CNN Reporter
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Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Virginia Giuffre's case files finally to be unsealed — Miami Herald set a landmark legal and journalistic precedent in its fight to unseal the civil lawsuit. What it means — Julie k Brown — ∙ Paid — Success, finally. — Last week, a federal court in Manhattan ordered …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC, Claiming Trump Administration “Retaliatory Campaign” Against Its Free Speech — ABC filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration …
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Owen Dahlkamp / Politico:
ABC sues over Brendan Carr's review of its Disney broadcast licenses
ABC sues over Brendan Carr's review of its Disney broadcast licenses
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The Guardian:
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more — Health data appears to be most affected by administration's attempt to wipe findings that don't align with its priorities, tracker shows — A database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records.
Xander Elliards / The National:
Scottish Tory peer Nigel Biggar pens essay defending use of N-word — A SCOTTISH Tory peer has spoken out in defence of using the N-word. — Nigel Biggar, a priest and theology academic who was given a seat in the House of Lords by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in 2025, argued in a blogpost that it is …
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Bombing Threats Have a Golf Course Problem — His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he's promising to send in the US military. — On Monday morning, President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to America's erstwhile ally: “If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them.”
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall — The move to send 1,000 poll monitors is likely the largest number under a Republican president, a DOJ official said. — Summary — The Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🔎 Subscribe to PN 🔎 — When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty Was Fine Until It Became Personal — Another Trump supporter is outraged after getting what he voted for. … Join — 1. Shameful. Joyous. — What is it we say about bad things happening to bad people? — Meet Brent Jindra, a California tech salesman who voted …
Reuters:
Eight Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase, no casualties, state TV reports — Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Moves to Make It Easier for Convicted Felons to Get Guns … President Trump is making it easier for convicted felons to regain their gun rights. — Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new regulation Monday that allows convicted felons to apply to restore their access to guns.
Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to confirm he won't send U.S. troops to polling places during November's midterm elections, as Democrats have raised concerns …
Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
He Cursed at a Public Meeting. Then He Was Arrested. — Police charged Fort Worth resident E. J. Carrion with disrupting a meeting, a Class B misdemeanor, after his public comments. He says that won't stop his activism. — Digital subscribers can listen to this article.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico — Add CBS News on Google — The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to different countries in Central America despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return …
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Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Appeals court rules Nevada's top federal prosecutor illegally holds office over lack of Senate confirmation — A federal appeals court unanimously ruled on Monday that Nevada's acting U.S. attorney, Sigal Chattah, is serving in the position unlawfully. — Judges previously ruled in September …
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Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
The Sex Criminals and Child Abusers of ICE and CBP — Rape. Domestic violence. Epstein friendship. It's all tolerated by our valiant homeland-security apparatus. PLUS: COINTELPRO 2026 — THERE'S A CRIMINAL culture tolerated within the Department of Homeland Security …
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Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Russians pull billions from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war — Russians are withdrawing billions, causing liquidity problems for banks and undermining the Kremlin's ability to issue bonds to finance the fight in Ukraine. — Summary — Russians are pulling billions …
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro set to order new limits on data center development — The governor plans to block such projects in the state unless they meet new limits on electricity and water usage, a reversal of past policies, and gain local approval. — Summary
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Justice Department asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — Add CBS News on Google — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported …
Politico:
Trump is weighing whether to grant Canada a tariff reprieve — A deal between the U.S. and Canada to stave off new tariffs on Canadian goods is now on President Donald Trump's desk, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were granted anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks.
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Family Member Warns USS Spruance Sailors May Be Left Behind — The destroyer could remain deployed for months after the USS Abraham Lincoln returns, a claim not publicly confirmed by the Navy. — Add us on — A family member of a sailor aboard the USS Spruance says the destroyer …
Politico:
A vacant House seat and a grudge match — GRUDGE MATCH — Today's special election for an East Bay congressional seat has devolved into a grudge match between Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chair of California's Democratic congressional delegation, and Aisha Wahab, a candidate with a reputation for bucking party powerbrokers.
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests — The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country. — The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan …
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Jack Healy / New York Times:
A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier — The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado. — Two months after her early release from prison …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
North Carolina auditor held two-hour meeting with conservative election activists amid oversight push — Republican Auditor Dave Boliek, who is staking out a bigger role in North Carolina's elections, told them not to tell the press about it, one activist said.
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