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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 …
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 …
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: Forbes, The New World and Newsweek
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 …
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 …
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
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
How America Ends Up Alone
Discussion: The Bulwark on YouTube and CNN
Jose Lev Alvarez / Washington Examiner:
If South Korea won't defend Hormuz, Trump should pull the nuclear umbrella
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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Evan Reynolds / New York Times:
Florida's Polling Picture Is Limited Other Than One Key Race
Discussion: El País and Bloomberg
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 …
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 …
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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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department to Conduct Election Monitoring in Florida and Wyoming Primary Elections
Discussion: NOTUS, The Hill and Bloomberg
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.
Susan Montoya Bryan / Associated Press:
Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests  —  The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.
Discussion: NOTUS and Washington Examiner
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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 …
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
DOJ asks court to reinstate Abrego Garcia charges
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 …
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 …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Minnesota AG sues Texas Gov to force the state to extradite ICE agent  —  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday to force the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with assault in connection with a non-fatal shooting during an enforcement operation.
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
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 …
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: RedState
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance plans a hometown speech in Ohio as his midterm travel ramps up  —  The vice president will speak Friday at a steel plant where his late grandfather once worked.  —  Vice President JD Vance will return to his hometown Friday for a speech to kick off what is expected to be a packed travel schedule …
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Allows Limited Testing in Trump Plan to Paint Eisenhower Building White  —  A federal judge ruled that initial preparatory steps, including testing out paints on the building's gray granite exterior, could proceed for now.  —  A judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration …
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:
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.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and NBC News
 
 
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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
The 69-Year-Old Rookie  —  I was a fifty-year newspaper veteran and a journalism professor.
Washington Examiner:
RFK Jr. unlocks federal funds to help parents battling addiction keep children out of foster care
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Reuters:
US sanctions International Criminal Court president, Treasury Department website shows
Politico:
A vacant House seat and a grudge match
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
North Carolina auditor held two-hour meeting with conservative election activists amid oversight push
Discussion: Democracy Docket
 Earlier Items: 
Hannah Fry / Los Angeles Times:
‘That was fun.’ As L.A. burned, online gamblers bet on how much the fires would destroy
Washington Post:
Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends
Discussion: Reason and NewsMax.com
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Democrats enter their thirst trap era
Discussion: RedState
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Bombing Threats Have a Golf Course Problem
 

 
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Cinemark joins AMC Theatres and Regal in supporting Paramount's acquisition of WBD; lobbying group Cinema United remains opposed to a WBD sale for now

Associated Press:
Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil, after the country's data protection authority ordered it last week, saying Discord failed to protect children and teens

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump lashed out at CNN reporter Kristen Holmes, telling her to “be quiet” after her questions; CNN says White House's personal attacks are “beneath the office”
 
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