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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  —  Sen. Jon Husted fired his campaign's political director Friday after discovering the staffer had posted Nazi imagery on social media and made playlists of songs celebrating Rhodesia, an unrecognized south African state often touted by white supremacists.
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists  —  Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were.  Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
Discussion: MS NOW and NPR
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Politico:
Republicans assess Trump's convention with a shrug  —  DALLAS - Republicans breathed a sigh of relief that the GOP midterm convention didn't go poorly.  But many aren't convinced it will help in November.  —  On flights out of Dallas Friday morning, Republicans were grateful that the novel concept …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump asks convention crowd to pledge to him they will vote, ‘cheat like hell’
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
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.
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CNN:
Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires
Padraic Halpin / Reuters:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see Ireland unify with British-run Northern Ireland and that it would happen eventually.  —  “Well, I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you …
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Bloomberg:
Irish Leaders Downplay Tensions as Trump Arrives for Visit
Discussion: TheJournal.ie
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops  —  Finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships  —  Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July …
Discussion: New York Post
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
How Trump's $5,000 check promise is supposed to work
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Inflation Complicates Trump's Midterms Pitch to Voters  —  Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president's midterm appeal.  —  With less than two months until the midterm elections, President Trump commenced a final push …
Discussion: MS NOW
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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
New York Times:
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across …
Washington Post:
These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November  —  Democrats hope to retake control of the House, and to use that power to probe Trump's business ventures, legal maneuvers and policies.  —  Summary  —  House Democrats are eagerly preparing to wield a power they do not yet have.
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.
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 …
Zoe Williams / The Guardian:
Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect.  It turns you into a supremacist’  —  She's tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires.  She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
Cameron Peters / Vox:
25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim  —  This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day.  Subscribe here.  —  Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11.
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.
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Markwayne Mullin calls for Americans to reject politicization of DHS on 9/11 anniversary  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin used his address on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to call attention to the importance of the Department of Homeland Security in protecting the nation from terrorists.
 
 
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
A federal health program for 9/11 responders is still short-staffed
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Misconduct Inquiry Gives N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill Another Headache
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Torrie Herrington / The Washington Sun:
George W. Bush Paints the Moment He Was Told About 9/11
Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor:
Treasury yields soar to almost 5% on inflation fears
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The Washington Sun:
Inside Trump's Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
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 Earlier Items: 
Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
Discussion: NextDraft and New Republic
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
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Condoleezza Rice apologizes to families for failing to prevent 9/11
Discussion: Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say
Discussion: Reuters
 

 
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NetChoice sues Illinois to block taxes on large social media companies and on companies with over $1M in gross receipts from digital ad services
 
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