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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo  —  Jon Husted's campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director.  —  Summary  —  A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Husted Fires Political Director Over Past Nazi Posts  —  The former staffer had posted profile photos featuring Nazi officers and wore the attire in a group photo in 2018.  — Copy  —  Sen. Jon Husted fired his campaign's political director Friday after discovering the staffer …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Reflecting Pool contractor admits faulty repairs, not vandalism, caused damage  —  The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents first reviewed by The New York Times.
Steve Benen / MS NOW:   Trump's Reflecting Pool contractor acknowledges reality, discredits ‘vandals’ claim
NBC News:
Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn't rely on taxpayer funds  —  A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them.  Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. … President Donald Trump's promised $5,000 “dividend” …
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
How Trump's $5,000 check promise is supposed to work  —  The White House is doubling down on President Trump's promise to deliver $5,000 checks to American adults, arguing his record shows he can pull it off.  —  Why it matters: The Trump administration is teasing these massive checks …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
The Numbers Don't Lie: Trump's Convention Speech Was a Total Flop … Republicans spent more than $40 million to produce their unprecedented midterm convention—but even that enormous investment couldn't convince the American public to tune in.  —  Donald Trump spoke at the Dallas event …
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Midterm Convention’ Tried to Reach Die-Hard Republican Voters, but Lacked Oomph
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Out of Gas.  Out of Ideas.  Out of Time.  —  Today marks twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks.
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
'You Know What Happens if You Don't Vote': 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Convention
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Politico:
Iran-backed Houthis seize Red Sea port, putting another key trade route at risk
Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to White House Before Sept. 11  —  The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.  —  Tucked at the end of a Sept. 10, 1998, intelligence report sent …
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CIA:
CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11  —  Agency makes public more than 70 intelligence products in historic release  —  Today, Director John Ratcliffe declassified 71 President's Daily Brief (PDB) products in commemoration of the 25th anniversary …
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Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms  —  The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.  —  A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting the midterms …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County's Ballot Over Spacing Issue  —  A Florida county's mail-in ballot envelope design was almost rejected by the U.S. Postal Service for less than two-hundredths of an inch.  —  Leon County, Florida's mail ballot envelope design placed the words …
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Condoleezza Rice apologizes to families for failing to prevent 9/11  —  Condoleezza Rice admitted she carries “deep personal remorse” for not doing enough to prevent 9/11, offering her apologies on Friday during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon.  —  “Those of us in authority …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court  —  Nazira Haji Zada conceded being an “alien terrorist” in a case heard by a secretive court established three decades ago but which held its first hearing this year.  —  Summary  —  A woman with lawful-permanent …
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US Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Mark Alfred / The Washington Sun:
Sen. Jim Justice Failed to Properly Disclose His Massive Wealth  —  Sen. Jim Justice failed to properly submit an annual report detailing his billion-dollar personal fortune, blowing past a legal deadline despite requesting and receiving two extensions, The Washington Sun found.
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump, Hegseth push Iran war at Pentagon 9/11 memorial  —  President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday used remarks commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to draw a parallel between the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and the ongoing U.S. war with Iran.
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Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships  —  Anthropic says it disrupted the plot, which was included in its report on adversaries using AI to develop weapons and track dissidents  —  Iran used American-developed artificial-intelligence models to try …
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Republicans just opened the floodgates on spending for Ken Paxton  —  DALLAS — Texas Republican Ken Paxton is getting a major infusion of financial help in his Senate battle with Democrat James Talarico.  —  A new super PAC linked to Senate Republican leadership has purchased at least $32 million …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump asks convention crowd to pledge to him they will vote, ‘cheat like hell’  —  At the midterm event, the president had audience members raise their hands and repeat after him.  —  Closing out the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, President Donald Trump asked those in the audience to raise their right hands.
Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say  —  Ahmed Soliman, a 30-year-old gay immigrant from Egypt who had lived in Arizona since he was a child, was arrested by police in Equatorial Guinea Friday, days after speaking to reporters about police abuse, his lawyers said.
Discussion: Reuters
Marlow Stern / Variety:
Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’  —  The visionary filmmaker behind ‘The Matrix’ opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
Discussion: Blaze Media, LGBTQ Nation and Advocate
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings  —  A letter is circulating among House members urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring back the House “immediately” and keep it in session until Congress passes AI safeguards, Axios has learned.
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Joe diGenova resigns abruptly from DOJ job investigating Trump foes, calling out ‘ethical’ problems on way out  —  Counselor to the Attorney General Joe diGenova abruptly resigned Thursday from a sprawling probe into former officials in the Obama administration, The Post has learned.
Nick Arama / RedState:
New Info Just Revealed About Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Shocks Liberal Media Host  —  We've been hearing from some of the 11 jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case who wanted to acquit her by reason of insanity.  We've heard from three women on camera, one man, and the youngest female juror.
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Misconduct Inquiry Gives N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill Another Headache  —  Months after a voter roll fallout, allegations about Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell bring more political trouble for her administration  —  New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a rising star in the Democratic Party …
Cameron Peters / Vox:
25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim  —  The GOP wants America to fear Muslims. … Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11.  In New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania, survivors, families, and politicians are gathering to grieve and commemorate the attacks.
Discussion: MS NOW, Lone Star Left and Mother Jones
 
 
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing
Discussion: Mediaite
Ben Johansen / Politico:
A federal health program for 9/11 responders is still short-staffed
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history
Torrie Herrington / The Washington Sun:
George W. Bush Paints the Moment He Was Told About 9/11
Owen Dahlkamp / Politico:
Senate AI safety bill's path forward remains unclear
Discussion: Nextgov/FCW and Semafor
Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor:
Treasury yields soar to almost 5% on inflation fears
Discussion: CoinDesk and Bloomberg
 Earlier Items: 
Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
Discussion: NextDraft and New Republic
Mark Miller / New York Times:
The Social Security COLA for 2027 Is Estimated at 3.6%
Discussion: CBS News and Joe.My.God.
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
What Does FBI Director Kash Patel Actually Do?
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
GOP Congressional Candidate Backs Away From His 2020 ‘Stolen Election’ Claims
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Florida Politics
 

 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against him

David Friend / Vanity Fair:
How 9/11 spawned the digital media era, as the attacks altered an already image-saturated media ecosystem

Joe Sonka / Louisville Public Media:
McClatchy enacts deep, nationwide layoffs, including at the Lexington Herald-Leader, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer, and Idaho Statesman
 
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