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1:30 PM ET, September 14, 2026

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ProPublica:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  —  The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island.  He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife says Russian oligarch hosted post-wedding festivities as a “gift”
Discussion: Bloomberg and Newsweek
NBC News:
DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general's report.
Discussion: The Washington Sun and Mediaite
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New York Times:
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says  —  The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.  —  A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades failed …
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, MeidasTouch and Forbes
Christopher Mathias / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville.  Now He's Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.  —  The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives marched alongside neo-Nazis at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a new Talking Points Memo investigation can reveal.
CNN:
Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump's top foes  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Congressional news January 6th  —  The Justice Department's push to pursue a sweeping conspiracy probe into former officials behind investigations targeting …
Discussion: emptywheel
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Politico:
Prosecutor details ongoing ‘grand conspiracy’ probe into Trump's enemies  —  Federal prosecutors are still pursuing multiple grand jury investigations into President Donald Trump's perceived enemies — including a “far-reaching” probe into purported violations of Trump's civil rights …
Eric Mack / Fox News:
Former CIA Director Brennan subpoenaed to testify in federal Trump conspiracy case
Discussion: Associated Press and MS NOW
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption  —  Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.  —  in the summer of 2025, the government of Brazil suddenly found itself in a deep crisis.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
Jared Kushner's Dollar Diplomacy
Discussion: Politico
David Dayen / American Prospect:
PAC Spending Reveals: Republicans Are Screwed in the Midterms  —  Polling has taken a beating this year, but you don't need to look at a single poll to get a sense of how the parties are feeling about this midterm election.  All you have to do is study where the leading outside campaign groups are spending money.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:   The New Majority Makers  —  This article appears in the October 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine.
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:   He's called himself ‘Trump before Donald Trump.’ Now he could replace a House centrist.
Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates  —  Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president's ire  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Stubbornly high inflation has set Donald Trump …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Bloomberg and Reuters
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
New York City leads lawsuit against Trump's ‘public charge’ immigration rule  —  NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and mayors around the country announced a joint lawsuit Monday seeking to stop President Donald Trump from making it harder for lawful immigrants to receive green cards or visas.
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs  —  President Trump lashed out at calls for new AI guardrails and protections, arguing AI only needs a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)  PRESIDENT” and that AI critics should “BEWARE!” … PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Untroubled Watters: Fox host still hasn't told the truth about Reflecting Pool “vandals”  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool provides a useful case study in how the network's MAGA stars respond to the collapse of their narratives.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Maria Curi / Axios:
Bernie and Bannon unite for “pro-human” AI  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event on Tuesday to push for human-controlled AI. … The nonprofit advocacy group is behind “The Pro-Human AI Declaration,” …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp*
Politico:
Illegal deportations spike under Trump's ICE push  —  Jose Ojeda Duarte's wife sensed something had gone terribly wrong.  She had just searched his name in ICE's detainee locator and discovered he had disappeared.  —  Hours earlier, at 3 a.m., Ojeda told POLITICO, ICE officers had roused him abruptly.
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?  —  President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to cash out the digital “tokens” created by the family's cryptocurrency firm, intensifying concerns from ethics experts about potential conflicts of interest.
Discussion: New Republic
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
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants  —  Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.  —  The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit …
Brian Faler / Politico:
Corporate tax payments plunge as AI feasts on new incentives  —  Corporate tax payments are plummeting even as profits soar.  —  A big reason: all that AI spending.  —  The tech world is pouring oceans of money into chips, data centers, power supplies and other components of the artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda  —  Critics say segment about airman's rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump's unpopular war  —  A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Don't Believe the Hype About James Talarico  —  The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.  —  When Vice President JD Vance told the midterm convention audience that he had absolutely no desire to see James Talarico's browser history, it got a good laugh.
Discussion: TheGrio
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
In Hegseth's Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil  —  Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.  —  For decades, secretaries of defense have largely sought to insulate …
Associated Press:
GOP congressman from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing in lake  —  Rep. Tom Tiffany said he and the pilot, Leonard Boltz, remained on top of the plane in Lake Wausau until it began sinking before deciding to try and swim to shore.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
How Republicans secretly got Fetterman for their convention  —  The biggest surprise of last week's Republican midterm convention began with an audacious request from the organizers to GOP Sen. Dave McCormick: Could he get Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a fellow Pennsylvanian, to make an appearance?
Max Tani / Semafor:
Exclusive / Inside the US Treasury secretary's tense relationship with financial media  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last September, Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait got a call from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.  —  The secretary had been a regular on Bloomberg's TV programming …
 
 
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Allison Detzel / MS NOW:
Retired conservative judge warns U.S. is ‘sleepwalking’ toward another Jan. 6
Discussion: New Republic
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Ukraine says it's open to halting attacks on Russian energy after Trump's claims of deal
New York Post:
Bill Clinton reveals why the CIA told him not to take out bin Laden before 9/11
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
ICE has no plans to ‘sweep polling locations’ for noncitizens, Homan says
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Mediaite
Katha Kalia / Reuters:
Elmet Group wins $2 billion US tungsten stockpile contract
Jose Lev Alvarez / Washington Examiner:
The radical Left is coming for the nuclear football. Trump must lock the codes now
 Earlier Items: 
Robert Spencer / PJ Media:
What Happens When We Elect People Who Hate America to Congress? This.
ABC News:
As ICE deports service members' families, the Pentagon turns to immigrant communities to fill military ranks
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
Katie Westwood / Politico:
Russia wanted to cow Ukraine allies with railway drone attack, says top EU diplomat
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
With 50 Days to the Midterms, It All Might Come Down to One Thing
MS NOW:
Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with U.S. Supreme Court poised to weigh in
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Paid brokers tout ties to Trump's orbit to lobby for presidential pardons
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Paramount and Netflix end their 2023 animated film agreement; Skydance's Swapped is one of Netflix's most-watched movies of all-time with 144.9M global views

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic confirms Matt Mullenweg has returned to his position as chairman and CEO “with full support of the board”, after an attempted ouster this week

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Q&A with US Prime Video head Jay Marine on sports rights being “uniquely valuable” and “uniquely expensive”, its growth, $3.8B annual sports spend, and more

 
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