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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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Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  Until now, Natalie Harp was known only to Washington insiders and people weird enough to read insidery books about the administration.
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes, The New World and Newsweek
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 …
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Trump Honors a Teenage Lifeguard and Takes Aim at a CNN Reporter  —  President Trump told a journalist to “be quiet” at a White House event for a California lifeguard and a boy he saved.  —  President Trump hosted a teenage lifeguard and a boy he had saved at the White House on Monday …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Jon Ossoff touches a nerve at the White House with reference to Natalie Harp
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Former Fauci aide admits hiding emails to thwart pandemic inquiry  —  David M. Morens, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, said he was trying to protect his boss.  Fauci was not accused of wrongdoing in the case.  —  Summary  —  A former top adviser …
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Politico:
Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to dodging federal public records laws  —  David Morens, a longtime aide to former top government infectious disease official Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to evade federal public record laws in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants.
Discussion: STAT
NBC News:
Disney and ABC sue FCC, seeking to stop early license renewal process  —  In April, the FCC ordered Disney's eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule.  —  The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday sued the Federal Communications Commission …
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Owen Dahlkamp / Politico:
ABC sues over Brendan Carr's review of its Disney broadcast licenses
Associated Press:
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial  —  Minnesota's attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying …
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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 …
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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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 …
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says  —  A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
DeSantis Appointee Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Charges  —  Mike Caruso, appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the Palm Beach County clerk of courts, was arrested Tuesday morning for child sexual abuse charges.  —  The alleged victim was one of his grandchildren, a boy under 12 years old.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:
DeSantis Ally In Florida Arrested On Child Sex-Abuse Charges
Discussion: TMZ.com and Daily Kos
Miami Herald:
DeSantis suspends Palm Beach clerk accused of sexually molesting young child
Discussion: The Independent
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
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
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New York Times:
Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.
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 …
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.
Discussion: MS NOW
NBC News:
DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas in dueling Dan Sullivans' Republican Senate saga  —  Federal investigators in Alaska are probing whether Dan J. Sullivan, a former teacher, entered the race to confuse voters and steal votes away from the incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.
Discussion: The Hill
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Svetlana Shkolnikova / Stars & Stripes:
Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement  —  Max D. Lederer Jr., the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a three-decade career at the organization amid Pentagon efforts to expand oversight over its operations and content.
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
New York Times:
Trump's Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week  —  Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.  —  With the fate of his ballroom tied up in court, President Trump is racing against the clock.
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 …
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 …
NBC News:
Trump appears to repeatedly contradict his own top advisers on the Iran war  —  Trump has made several comments in the last few days that differ from those made by Vice President JD Vance and others. … President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly contradict some of his top advisers …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Reuters:
US sanctions International Criminal Court president, Treasury Department website shows  —  The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who is president of the International Criminal Court, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Comer threatens contempt as Black faces more Epstein probe heat  —  House Oversight Chair James Comer on Tuesday wrote a blistering letter to the lawyers of Leon Black threatening to hold the billionaire Apollo Global Management founder in contempt of Congress.
 
 
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