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9:45 AM ET, September 9, 2026

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New York Times:
Trump's Super PAC Is Tied to Mystery Group Spending $25 Million on Midterms  —  The recently created Republican group is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races, with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in New Hampshire and Alaska.  —  President Trump's political operation …
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Midterms Strategy Will Test Trump's Political Power as Polling Sags  —  The president, who is grappling with low approval ratings, will be at the center of this week's midterm convention in Texas.  —  DALLAS—Republicans are putting an unpopular president at the center of their campaign to keep control of Congress.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump makes GOP midterm convention about himself, much to Democrats' delight.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Secretive Vance-aligned donor network draws GOP power players in Dallas
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS News
Politico:   Will Schumer go long for college sports?
Axios:
Trump's summer of sabotage
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Associated Press:
US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada  —  The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates.
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Susan Collins says the White House has ‘underestimated’ impact of Canada tariffs  —  WINDSOR, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins says the White House doesn't understand how its trade war with Canada is affecting Maine.  —  The five-term GOP incumbent told POLITICO she has spoken with Vice President JD Vance …
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Trump hits back at Canada with import bans, more tariff hikes  —  President Donald Trump responded to new tariffs on U.S. exports Tuesday by announcing bans on U.S. imports of Canadian motorcycles, dairy products and alcohol, and directed officials to restrict Canadian access to U.S. procurement programs.
Rachel Lerman / Washington Post:   U.S. announces bans on Canadian imports including alcohol, motorcycles
CBS News:
What Canada's retaliatory tariffs could mean for U.S. consumers as Trump threatens escalation
Washington Post:
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides  —  Financial disclosures released by the administration show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp …
Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure  —  The Iranian government is taking an increasingly aggressive approach as it confronts a growing economic threat and worries that its grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping, analysts say.
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Reuters:
Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk  —  Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war.
Aruni Soni / New York Times:
Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle East
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran's Attacks on Navy Ships
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
New Hampshire Senate race set between Chris Pappas and John Sununu after projected primary wins  —  Washington — Former GOP Sen. John Sununu and Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, CBS News projects.
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New York Times:
Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri's Congressional Races in Chaos  —  After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.  —  Conflicting court orders issued on the same …
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The Hill:
Kavanaugh won't revive Missouri's GOP-friendly congressional map for midterms
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Louisiana's abortion pill case could wipe out access in blue states  —  The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access?  —  Louisiana will argue before a federal appeals court …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Yanqi Xu / New York Times:
As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska Governor Employs Undocumented Workers  —  Gov. Jim Pillen and his family own about 100 hog farms in Nebraska.  As Pillen aids ICE's sweep on undocumented immigrants, his business has drawn little scrutiny for its own migrant work force.  —  Yanqi Xu
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Associated Press:
Mistrust of US government information is rising across major issues, new poll shows  —  Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics …
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Musk's PAC goes big on trans attack ads  —  Elon Musk's super PAC has entered the midterm campaign fray with a heavy dose of anti-trans messaging.  —  Why it matters: America PAC isn't running a traditional persuasion campaign.  It's undertaking a massive get-out-the-vote operation …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and NewsMax.com
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Trump's oil investments have gained millions during Iran war as his accounts keep trading … As President Donald Trump's wartime directives in Iran repeatedly jolted global markets, his personal energy portfolio surged.  —  Throughout the first six months of fighting …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements  —  The Trump administration did not oppose a UK-led initiative to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, U.S. officials and Western diplomats say. … - The UK also announced a ban on imported goods from the Israeli settlements.
ProPublica:
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled.  It's Worse in States With Abortion Bans.  —  The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found.  The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response.
Discussion: Ms. Magazine and Daily Kos
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump is remodeling the White House.  The group set up to protect it has stayed quiet.  —  The White House Historical Association, a nonprofit set up by Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve the building's character, has declined to criticize the president's changes.  —  Summary
Bloomberg:
Bessent Dares Traders to Bet Against Yen: ‘I Am the House Now’  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to counter his efforts to strengthen Japan's currency, saying when he makes market calls these days he's effectively doing so with inside information.
Wired:
A US Census Report on Noncitizen Voting Used Bad Data to Reach Faulty Conclusions  —  Trump has touted a recent Census report.  WIRED found grave flaws in its analysis and the process behind it, and confirmed the identity of several of its authors—among them a one-time DOGE affiliate.
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Sen. Roger Marshall's challenger in Kansas criticizes him for suing patients  —  Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, is facing an uphill battle against Marshall.  No Democrat has won a Senate race in the state since 1932.  —  Adam Hamilton, a Democrat challenging Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) …
 
 
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New York Times:
California, an Environmental Bastion, Warms to Nuclear Energy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
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Vox:
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 Earlier Items: 
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Supreme Court declines to intervene in New York religious vaccine exemption case
Discussion: Washington Post and Joe.My.God.
Olivia George / Washington Post:
Authorities decline to prosecute woman who made false report against Buttigieg
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
CNN:
NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero
GOV.UK:
Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Palestine
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Why House Republicans are pulling money from a key swing seat
Discussion: The Downballot
 

 
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JD Knapp / The Wrap:
Former 60 Minutes managing editor Guy Campanile says he and his fired colleagues “refused to be accomplices in the destruction” of the news program

New York Times:
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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