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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Not Worried About Xi Calling Off Summit  —  President Donald Trump said he is not worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping will cancel a highly anticipated visit later this month.  —  “No, I'm not worried about that,” Trump told reporters as he attended the Irish Open in Doonbeg on Sunday.
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Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
For Trump, a Golf Trip to Ireland Tees Up a Reunification Controversy
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Will Eliminate US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
Bloomberg:
Trump Defends His Support for Irish Unity Despite UK Uproar
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tech companies must be primarily responsible for AI safety, Mike Johnson says  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he would support talks with tech leaders on artificial intelligence, but insisted that developers — not Congress — are responsible for ensuring their products are safe.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   Trump's $5,000 checks require Congress to approve, Johnson says
NBC News:
Speaker Johnson says Congress would work to deliver $5,000 checks Trump promised to Americans
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll finds Trump motivating both sides, Democrats have edge in seats in fight for House  —  Here's something Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: They both see the midterms as being about President Trump, albeit for different reasons.
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Democratic voters driven more by opposition to Trump than party platform in fight for the House, poll finds
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Hill
Robert Draper / New York Times:   For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show  —  Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump's name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.  —  Summary
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Matthew Schmitz / New York Times:
Ella Langley.  ‘Landman.’ The Rural Vibe Shift Is Real.  —  There is a paradox at the heart of American pop culture.  The United States, in recent years, has never had a higher share of foreign-born residents, and it has never been more racially and ethnically diverse.
Natalie Korach / Status:
ESPN's Cruz Control … Jimmy Kimmel made an unusual announcement last week: He had an interview with a buzzy political candidate, but would not air it on his ABC late-night show.  Instead, his staff posted that interview with Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico to YouTube …
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Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Pushed His College Sports Bill on ESPN—and Was Booed Mercilessly
Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
Pardon brokers offer to “put pressure on the president” — at sky-high costs  —  It was mid-August at the bar inside the plush Ritz-Carlton hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside Washington, and Jack Burkman and his business partner Jacob Wohl were making their latest sales pitch.
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post  —  Prominent Texas Republicans are denouncing Bo French, a Republican nominee to join the state's railroad commission, after he made a xenophobic post describing a group of Asian American students attending a University of Texas football game as a “problem.”
Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania woman died from complications of probable measles case, coroner says  —  The coroner said the unvaccinated 40-year-old woman exhibited many common symptoms of measles, such as a fever, cough, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.  —  Summary
Reuters:
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply  —  Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.
Washington Post:
Trump resists AI slowdown as the political tide turns  —  Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration's hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation as midterms approach.  —  Summary  —  DUBLIN — President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to dismiss calls …
Ryan King / New York Post:
NY Dem House candidate modeled for XXX-rated BDSM ads while serving in National Guard  —  This New York pol has a secret BDSM past.  —  Chris Gallant, 37, the Democratic nominee running against Long Island Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) was previously involved in a very different kind of campaign …
Tim Zadorozhnyy / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says  —  A territorial dispute remains unresolved in efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, but Kyiv is not prepared to make concessions, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said on Sept. 11.
Jack Morphet / Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Governor Candidate Swims to Safety After Plane Ditches in Lake  —  Republican nominee Tom Tiffany and the pilot suffered minor injuries  —  The Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Rep. Tom Tiffany, survived an emergency water landing and swam to safety after his plane lost power approaching …
Washington Post:
National Security Agency launches historic restructuring  —  Gen. Joshua M. Rudd is retooling the massive spy agency to focus on priorities including AI, China and cybersecurity.  —  Summary  —  The National Security Agency is set to undergo its most extensive internal restructuring in at least a decade …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
abc7NY:
Yankee Stadium tower among 10 ordered cleaned as Bronx Legionnaires' cases rise  —  Stream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7  —  SOUTH BRONX (WABC) — New cases have been identified in a growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx, and city health officials …
Telegraph:
Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom  —  Pro-independence first ministers will sign ‘memorandum of understanding’ at Cardiff summit and demand referendums  —  The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed …
David French / New York Times:
The Fix Was Almost In  —  It's only September, and America just barely averted the first constitutional crisis of this year's midterm elections.  —  Hang with me here because this gets a bit complicated.  Last September, the Missouri Legislature passed a redistricting bill called H.B. 1.
 
 
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Alastair Gale / Bloomberg:
Takaichi Ally Wins Okinawa Vote, Aiding Military Build-Up Plans
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
Chip Roy is leaving Congress — but not before warning his colleagues about AI
Discussion: Associated Press
Miranda Davis / Bloomberg:
Chicago's Mayor to Seek Reelection in Test of Progressive Clout
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and Politico
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Mississippi's mail ballot receipt deadline affirmed by federal appeals court after pivotal Supreme Court ruling
CBS News:
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says government needs to “protect the public” on AI
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
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Wall Street Journal:
How Your Mail Carrier Ended Up at the Center of the Midterms Battle
Discussion: Democracy Docket and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Shawn Pogatchnik / Politico:
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Is Florida Ready for Angie Nixon?
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement's glaring limitations are now showing
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
This candidate won a stunning upset. His life before that is even less likely.
Neil Irwin / Axios:
The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge
Wall Street Journal:
The Latest Spot for a Trump Tower: An Ex-Soviet Republic Moving Closer to Russia
Washington Post:
The new threat election officials fear: Trump's federal government
Discussion: Election Law Blog