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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 …
Axios:
Why Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned
Discussion: IJR News and Mediaite
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
US Army Secretary Driscoll tenders resignation, source says
Discussion: Newsweek
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump's Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms  —  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.
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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: The Maine Wire and IJR News
Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz  —  The increase in shipping attacks comes after a period of relative calm in the war  —  Two oil tankers shuttling oil out of the Gulf were hit on Monday night amid a rise in attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz …
Discussion: Reuters
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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
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Hard-liners threaten to freeze floor — again  —  The House has been back in town for a few hours, but GOP leaders may already be forced to send members home early.  A handful of House Republicans are threatening to shut down floor business Tuesday over frustrations …
Politico:
Canada grinds Trump's Greer
Discussion: Heartland Signal and The Guardian
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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New York Times:
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania's Report of Two Measles Deaths  —  Questioning a state's investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.  —  The new director of the Centers …
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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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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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS  —  Pierre Damas Bel's family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor.  —  Summary
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
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 …
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 …
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.”
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 …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History  —  After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers.  We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.  —  In early 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly of a heart attack …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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 …
Politico:
A “sleeper issue” in red states this fall: Diesel prices  —  Republicans have been facing a problem with voters over high gasoline prices for months — but the economic pain from near-record diesel fuel prices looks set to hit at the worst possible time for them.
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.
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
You're Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing … For Americans, it's been a real tough summer for figuring out what foods are safe to eat.  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced 26 notices for food products this August alone (not including pet food).
Discussion: The Hill, Quartz, USA Today and TODAY.com
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
Michael Mann / The Guardian:
Nepal's glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster  —  The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires.  We must take action now  —  For millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement …
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 …
 
 
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Abortion rights group launches $250K campaign against Susan Collins
Discussion: The 19th
Politico:
‘Eisenhower would be spinning in his grave’: Many Republicans are over Trump's Iran bluster
Milena Wälde / Politico:
EU's Kallas says Hormuz diplomacy has produced ‘no results’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and MishTalk
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Jacob Weisberg / New Yorker:
George W. Bush's Code of Silence
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Daron Acemoglu / New York Times:
Democrats Need to Embrace Big-Tent Populism
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
Dozens of federal judges describe intensifying threats in new report
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump calls for federal tax incentives to benefit TV and movie industry
Terri Langford / The Texas Tribune:
Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday
Sophia Cai / Politico:
White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
In a Truth Social post, Trump endorses a US tax incentive for film and TV production; the MPA has worked with Jon Voight to push for a 20% credit on labor costs

About Amazon:
Amazon says the FTC's complaint over Sponsored Ads cites no evidence of consumer price increases or advertiser harm, and misunderstands how advertisers operate

Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
California lawmakers approved a bill to create tax credits for local news organizations based on journalist headcount, sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk
 
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