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4:20 PM ET, September 11, 2026

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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Out of Gas.  Out of Ideas.  Out of Time.  —  Today marks twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks.  In many ways, it feels like another age—and the pre-9/11 era even more so.  But the pain lingers, especially for those who lost someone that day.  They're in our thoughts today.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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 …
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.
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Midterm Convention’ Tried to Reach Die-Hard Republican Voters, but Lacked Oomph
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
'You Know What Happens if You Don't Vote': 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Convention
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 …
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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 …
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.
New York Times:
Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure  —  The contractor said the pool's new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.  —  The contractor that renovated …
Discussion: Axios
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:   Trump's Reflecting Pool contractor acknowledges reality, discredits ‘vandals’ claim
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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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Condoleezza Rice apologizes to families for failing to prevent 9/11
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Avery Lotz / Axios:
9/11 widow blasts Saudi Arabia during annual ceremony  —  A widow of a 9/11 victim used the annual reading of the names of those killed to plead with the Trump administration about Saudi Arabian officials' alleged ties to the terror attack, which the kingdom has dismissed.
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Associated Press:
Trump commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
New York Times:
Facing Islamophobia, Mamdani Keeps Focus on 9/11 Victims  —  In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public's attention toward the victims, and away from himself.  —  Three days before the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Firm Inflation Reading Pushes Fed Closer to a Rate Increase  —  The inflation rate held steady at 3.4% in August, matching analyst expectations  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Consumer-price index, change from a year earlierSource: Labor DepartmentNote: Data for October 2025 are unavailable.
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Allison Schrager / Bloomberg:
Fed Rate Hikes Won't Be Enough to Get Inflation to 2%
New York Times:
Despite Pledges From Musk, Child Sexual Abuse Material Persists on X  —  Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.  —  Elon Musk has long vowed to remove child sexual abuse material …
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 …
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 …
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.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress gripped by AI panic after doomsday warnings
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
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.
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
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 …
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.
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
Casey He / Politico:
'I don't have any': Trump brushes aside concerns over AI's existential risks  —  President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about the catastrophic risks of artificial intelligence raised this week by some AI researchers, saying late Thursday he was focused instead on the U.S. losing its edge in the tech arms race.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
JD Vance echoed one of Tucker Carlson's most notorious comments at the GOP midterm convention  —  Vice President JD Vance used his keynote address to the GOP's midterm convention to echo one of Tucker Carlson's most infamous statements, just one week after publicly refusing to distance himself from the right-wing podcaster.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Indiana Supreme Court rules for state senator over Trump-backed candidate in GOP primary recount  —  The incumbent state senator was among a group of Republicans that voted against a redrawn congressional map in Indiana pushed by Trump.  —  Indiana's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
House sets vote on Russia sanctions bill  —  House lawmakers are set to vote on the sweeping Russia sanctions bill that senators overwhelmingly voted to approve in August, but now faces a tough test in the House where Democrats fear the bill will give President Donald Trump too much tariff power.
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) …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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
 
 
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Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
How 9/11 changed Howard Lutnick
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Mark Miller / New York Times:
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The 3 Mistakes That Doomed the Department of Homeland Security
Discussion: Lawfare
Alex Cuadros / ProPublica:
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint
Discussion: New Republic
Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC