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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 …
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 …
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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.
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 …
Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
Republicans Jump at the Chance to Advertise on Trump's $5,000 Checks
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MeidasTouch, MS NOW and Mediaite
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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CNN:
Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires — A key oil pipeline system in Saudi Arabia was struck by projectiles on Thursday, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. — An early analysis found that pump stations, which are located next to the pipeline itself …
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New York Times:
Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline — Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. — The world's most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut.
Politico:
Iran-backed Houthis seize Red Sea port, putting another key trade route at risk
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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 …
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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Politico:
Political unity permeates 25th anniversary of 9/11 — NEW YORK — At Friday's 25th anniversary commemoration of Sept. 11, there were no arguments. There were no boycotts. And no first responders turned their backs in protest. — The energy at ground zero was quite the opposite.
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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 …
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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Reuters, NewsNation, Townhall, MS NOW, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, The Independent and KTVZ-TV
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport — The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. … - That's up 60% from a year earlier.
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Financial Times, Newsweek, KTVZ-TV, Scripps News and Politico
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 …
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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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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.
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 …
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Roque Planas / The Guardian:
Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree — Police have arrested Jacques Ratliff and ruled the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, as a homocide — Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune …
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 …
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The Texas Tribune, Axios, The Daily Wire, Joe.My.God., Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Washington Post, The Hill and The Nation
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.
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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.
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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.
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Lone Star Left, MS NOW and Mother Jones
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing — The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it's appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump's attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies.
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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.
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