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10:40 AM ET, September 11, 2026

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New York Times:
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War  —  Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.  —  Leer en español阅 …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump's Convention  —  The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful.  —  Republicans descended on Dallas this week with the ostensible aim …
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:   Out of Gas.  Out of Ideas.  Out of Time.  —  Today marks twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance appears more like Trump's heir-apparent at GOP convention
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Vance Assails Democrats in Fiery Speech at G.O.P. Convention
New York Times:
Some in G.O.P. Balk at Trump's $5,000 Offer: 'We're $40 Trillion in Debt'  —  The president's call to send a $5,000 “dividend” to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms disturbed some members of his party.  —  Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump leads convention in pledge: ‘You go to h—’ if you don't vote  —  President Trump closed out the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday by urging attendees to pledge to go out and vote in November's midterm elections.  —  “Please raise your right hand,” …
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump tells Republicans to vote or ‘go to hell’  —  He's promising to pay you $5,000.  He's asking you to swear an oath.  He's telling you you'll “go to hell” if you don't vote November 3.  President Donald Trump spent the last two days in Dallas trying every which way to convince …
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Trump keeps telling voters he doesn't care much about affordability
Discussion: Politico and Business Insider
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Veena Ali-Khan / Bloomberg:
Houthi Attacks: How They Threaten Red Sea Shipping and Saudi Oil  —  By threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz and attacking the energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors, Iran has imposed economic costs on the US for the war it launched at the end of February.
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Politico:
Iran-backed Houthis seize Red Sea port, putting another key trade route at risk  —  Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the Red Sea port of Mokha and captured the nearby Perim island on Friday, tightening their grip around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait while the U.S.-Iran war chokes another …
Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane  —  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world's vital shipping routes …
Bloomberg:
Gulf States Weigh Rare Meeting With Iran Next Week on Hormuz
Discussion: Al Jazeera
ABC News:
Joe diGenova, loyalist tapped by Trump to oversee controversial DOJ probe targeting his foes, resigns: Sources  —  DiGenova had been probing officials involved in past investigations of Trump.  —  Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Luke Barr  —  A Trump loyalist who had been tapped …
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC  —  Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television “threatened” the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas …
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
White House Melts Down Over Jimmy Kimmel Accusation
Angela Fu / Poynter:
McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years  —  At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters  —  McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failure  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  When it comes to 9/11, Donald Trump has always had a problem with the truth.  Now that he's increasingly detached …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Stephen Witt / New York Times:
This Is Really Bad  —  The biggest vibe shift in artificial intelligence since the release of ChatGPT is currently underway.  Researchers in Silicon Valley — and around the world — are beginning to recognize that A.I. may no longer be entirely within human control.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms  —  The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, five people said.  —  Summary  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint  —  Six staffers for one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken deficit hawks traveled by private jet as part of a bipartisan congressional investigation into the attempted assassination …
Alex Cuadros / ProPublica:
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that'll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas.
Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
Architect of Ohio Higher Ed Overhaul Calls Shared Governance ‘Garbage’  —  Jerry Cirino, former chair of the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee, successfully passed a sweeping, controversial law in his state.  He's an example of state lawmakers getting more involved in colleges and universities.
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Merz Determined to Cling On in Germany and Defy Party Rebellion  —  Chancellor Friedrich Merz is determined to hold on to power in Germany in defiance of the growing numbers within his party seeking to push him out of office, according to people familiar with his thinking.
Discussion: First Things
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress gripped by AI panic after doomsday warnings  —  Anthropic insiders' warnings this week that AI could end humanity in the next decade have members of Congress frantically seeking answers and trying to cobble together some kind of response. … - Some rank-and-file members in both parties …
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Al Franken, other Jewish Americans endorse El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race  —  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in the Michigan Senate race, has faced a backlash from some Jewish Democrats for his intense criticism of Israel.  —  Former senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
The post-9/11 national security apparatus is still evolving  —  Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, some lessons remain deeply ingrained in the national security apparatus — while others have faded.  —  The big picture: A vast majority of Americans say the attacks forever changed the country.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman's GOP convention appearance raises questions about his political future  —  Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Pa.) surprise video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) first-ever midterm convention is roiling Democrats in Washington, who are growing exasperated …
 
 
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Nathaniel Weixel / NewsNation:
Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments
Discussion: Bloomberg
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
These congressmen went to war after 9/11. It changed them in different ways.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The 3 Mistakes That Doomed the Department of Homeland Security
Discussion: Lawfare
The Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: How Democrats Remember 9/11
The Washington Sun:
A Republican Candidate? In D.C.??
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Inside the RNC's legal fight over “election integrity”
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
ECB's Nagel ‘Concerned’ About Rise of Far-Right Parties
Discussion: Reuters
Philip Bobbitt / New York Times:
The Next Terrorist Attack Is Predictable
Discussion: NewsMax.com and abc7NY
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Rebels Leak ‘Colonel Vodka’ Hegseth's ‘Weird Conduct’
Washington Post:
Trump team expands midterms spending to $57 million so far
Discussion: Bloomberg
Mike Konczal:
Why Are Women Over 100% of Jobs Gained Under Trump's Second Term?
Discussion: Breitbart
The Guardian:
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
 

 
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