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Wall Street Journal:
Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth  —  WASHINGTON—Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the direction of the service and the ouster of numerous senior Army officers.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Hegseth's Pentagon Lurches off the Rails  —  The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department.  —  Making Pete Hegseth the secretary of defense was always a huge gamble.  A television host with little background in national-security …
The Atlantic:
Dan Driscoll's Parting Shot  —  The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.  —  During a white house meeting last week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the Army under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly …
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
US Army Secretary Driscoll tenders resignation, source says
Discussion: Newsweek, IJR News and Mediaite
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail  —  A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.  —  A U.S. Postal Service official …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could ‘derail’ midterms  —  The U.S. Postal Service could “derail” the midterm election if it continues rushing out “untested” technology as part of President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns.
Discussion: IJR News
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power …
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Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Chief justice dissents on ballroom construction: ‘No victory for separation of powers’
Washington Post:
New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data  —  The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).  —  Summary  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania …
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Anniek Bao / CNBC:
Tehran urges return to June deal, oil prices rise as Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ … Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as traders mulled the threat of escalation, following the resumption of U.S.-Iran military strikes and more turmoil on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran urges US to comply with interim deal after Trump threatens further strikes
Washington Post:
Russian finance minister, invited by Trump, draws objections at G-20 meeting  —  As Moscow pounds Ukraine, the appearance by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was “quite troubling,” said one attendee.  U.S. officials cited a need for “dialogue.”  —  Summary
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
The secret history of Trump's Venezuelan oil baron  —  President Trump's historic Venezuelan oil deal revolves around a colorful and controversial man from Caracas with a long history of supporting U.S. interests — including the operation to remove former strongman Nicolas Maduro.
Discussion: Reuters, NewsMax.com and WPLG-TV
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Milena Wälde / Politico:
Kallas says Hormuz diplomacy has produced ‘no results’  —  Her comments come after U.S. forces struck Iranian positions near Larak Island on Sunday.  —  EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Tuesday that diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz had produced “no results at the moment.”
Discussion: Politico, MishTalk and Associated Press
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Talarico Sounds Alarm as Texas Plans to Close Dozens of Polling Sites  —  Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations.  —  The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
CBS' El-Sayed Scandal … At 8:18 a.m. on Monday morning, CBS News published a post on X that immediately drew an avalanche of criticism: “As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001,” the post said, “Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan …
Discussion: Mediaite and Newsbusters
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump calls for federal tax incentives to benefit TV and movie industry  —  The proposal was quickly embraced by Democrats, particularly in California, who have otherwise been critical of the president.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan tax incentives to help …
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls for Federal Film and Television Tax Incentive
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report  —  The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is coming under question again.  —  This month, the bureau's parent agency, the Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning …
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Nessel urges Jewish Dems to place world's needs above self interest  —  LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel suggested in a private speech to Jewish Democrats on Aug. 30 that they should sacrifice their own safety and comfort in exchange for what she described as “the opportunity to save the rest of humanity.”
Politico:
Lindsey Graham's legacy bill is poised to get shuffled aside in the House  —  Less than a month ago, a huge bipartisan Senate majority voted to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and pass legislation he pushed aimed at sanctioning Russia's trading partners.  —  Now the bill is at serious risk …
Discussion: The Hill, UPI and Associated Press
Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump approval dips to new low as Iran war weighs on support: Poll  —  President Trump's approval rating sank to a new low in a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst poll as the Iran war drags on.  —  Just 32 percent of 1,000 respondents to the national survey, which the university …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Steps Up Immigration Crackdown on Truck Drivers  —  Officials are closing trucking schools, detaining immigrant drivers and demanding driver data from states  —  Trump administration officials are escalating an immigration crackdown on commercial truck drivers, setting off a new clash with Democratic-led states.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump has denounced so-called fake polls at least 39 times since returning to the White House  —  The president's poll obsession isn't just laughable — it's dangerous  —  President Donald Trump's public demand on Sunday for the Federal Communications Commission to punish journalists over …
Camden New Journal:
Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer to step down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras  —  Former PM thanks local Labour supporters and says he is proud of what he delivered in 11 years in the House of Commons … SIR Keir Starmer - the former UK prime minister and Labour Party leader …
Discussion: RTÉ, Politico, HuffPost and Metro.co.uk
Bloomberg:
Xi Begins Busiest Travel Month Since 2019 Before Trump Talks  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping is setting off on what's shaping up as his busiest travel schedule in more than seven years, partly in a bid to convince nations that Beijing offers better global leadership than the US.
Discussion: New York Times, Semafor and CNBC
Jacob Weisberg / New Yorker:
George W. Bush's Code of Silence  —  He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics.  Why won't he talk about Donald Trump?  —  In 2015, when Donald Trump descended a golden escalator to announce his campaign for President …
 
 
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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
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Michael Martina / Reuters:
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Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
The Leaks from Hegseth's ‘Book’ Are a Warning
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
Dozens of federal judges describe intensifying threats in new report
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Terri Langford / The Texas Tribune:
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Reuters:
Trump says he is reviewing US position on Falkland Islands
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Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds
Sophia Cai / Politico:
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