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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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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  —  Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday: the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals.
Discussion: CBS News, IJR News and Mediaite
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 …
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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
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
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 …
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Politico:
Canada grinds Trump's Greer
Discussion: Heartland Signal and The Guardian
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: Axios, Reuters and MS NOW
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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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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism bill  —  House Democrats are grumbling that Republicans are setting one last political trap for them before November by attaching language touting their marquee voter ID legislation to a resolution denouncing socialism.
Discussion: Fox News, NewsMax.com and The Hill
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 …
Noah Baustin / Politico:
California lawmakers take their big swing on data centers  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers are rushing to rein in data centers, passing seven bills in the final week of the state's legislative session to put stricter rules on an industry whose rapid buildout has sparked backlash across the country.
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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 …
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.
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Historic Oil Agreement to Secure American Energy Dominance and Drive Venezuela's Economic Recovery
Frank Kendall / New York Times:
The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump  —  I attended a military retirement ceremony last month at which Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the presiding officer and featured speaker.  It was eerily, even alarmingly normal.
Discussion: Alternet.org
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.”
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
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 and TODAY.com
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.
Kinnia Cheuk / Politico:
‘An imperfect solution’ gains traction in data center fight  —  Democratic governors have a new message for data center developers amid community backlash: Cut a deal.  —  Community benefit agreements are increasingly appearing in state strategies for handling the data center boom.
Discussion: NOTUS
Aoife Walsh / Washington Post:
Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again  —  As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple's No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.  —  Summary  —  MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
CNBC:
10-year yield hits highest since January 2025 as higher oil prices stoke inflation worries  —  U.S. Treasury yields increased on Tuesday, as renewed tensions in the Middle East drove global government borrowing costs to their highest point going back to early last year.
Politico:
‘Eisenhower would be spinning in his grave’: Many Republicans are over Trump's Iran bluster  —  President Donald Trump threatens in one moment to slowly asphyxiate Iran's economy and, in the next, to quickly bomb them into submission.  —  Republicans who disagree which option is correct …
Discussion: Vox
 
 
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
ICE is leaving hospitals with millions in unpaid bills
CNN:
In 2020 forum, James Talarico said Texas oil was ‘not gonna last,’ called capitalism ‘oppressive’
Discussion: New York Post
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Why a candidate leading in North Carolina is running like he is behind
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
A $140 Million Ponzi Fraud Is Haunting Georgia GOP Ahead of Midterms
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Abortion rights group launches $250K campaign against Susan Collins
Discussion: The 19th
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump has denounced so-called fake polls at least 39 times since returning to the White House
Milena Wälde / Politico:
EU's Kallas says Hormuz diplomacy has produced ‘no results’
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Democrats Need to Embrace Big-Tent Populism
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
Dozens of federal judges describe intensifying threats in new report
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Sophia Cai / Politico:
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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

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

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