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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Let's Unpack Sam Alito's Unhinged Dissent In the Supreme Court Mail In Voting Case — For Alito and Thomas, there is no greater injustice than Donald Trump not getting what he wants, when he wants it. — For months, President Donald Trump has been coping with his myriad failures …
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Goes Postal On Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett — Last night, I wrote a post titled, “Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule.” In candor, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and for Trump to go postal on SCOTUS. It came this morning. The Truth Social entry is long:
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
250. What We Learned from USPS v. California — By now, you've probably seen the headlines—that the Supreme Court on Monday night denied the Trump administration's application for a stay in U.S. Postal Service v. California, thereby leaving intact district court injunctions that will effectively prevent …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now Updated with Analysis]
Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now Updated with Analysis]
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No”
The Supreme Court's Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No”
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New York Times:
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center — President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge's ban was not overturned. — A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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NBC News:
Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to close venue for renovations — The board made the move after finding the center is “unsafe” and “hazardous” — President Donald Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center …
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Washington Post:
Kennedy Center board votes to close venue as judge bars adding Trump's name — Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again halted an effort to recognize Trump on the center's exterior. — Summary — Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Tuesday to close the venue …
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CNN:
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump
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Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to shutter building
Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to shutter building
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Donald Trump's Name Cannot Be Added to Kennedy Center, Judge Rules Again
Donald Trump's Name Cannot Be Added to Kennedy Center, Judge Rules Again
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll — A slight majority of registered voters describe President Trump as corrupt and dangerous, a recent poll found, while just 14% say he isn't divisive. … - Those words were followed by “out-of-touch” (47%), “cruel” (46%) and “bold” (45%).
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New York Times:
Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds — Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump's economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway. — With fewer than 50 days until the midterms …
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New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate — Results of a New York Times/Siena poll conducted among 1,503 voters from Sept. 8 to 13, 2026. — ‹ › — Do you think the United States is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction? — GENDER
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Dems vow not to mail it in on election security
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Are You Ready to Shut Up?!”: Kash Patel Hearing Goes off the Rails — Senator Chuck Grassley had an explosive outburst at Senator Cory Booker Tuesday, after the Democratic lawmaker grilled FBI Director Kash Patel over his incompetence. — Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing …
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Patel defends lowering hiring standards related to prostitution, bestiality
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Kash Patel Won't Rule Out Sending Armed Federal Agents to the Polls
Kash Patel Won't Rule Out Sending Armed Federal Agents to the Polls
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New York Post:
Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth — President Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was born without making a sound on Sept. 20, 2003, a trait that would follow him right up to the end of his short life …
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Casey He / Politico:
Trump says Wray should ‘pay a price’ for Butler probe — President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused former FBI Director Christopher Wray of mishandling the investigation into the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania. — In a post on social media, Trump alleged without providing evidence …
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry — The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump's personal investments in crypto. — A sweeping bill that would create business-friendly rules …
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Senate cloture vote on Clarity Act fails, dealing regulatory blow to crypto industry
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto bill collapses on Senate floor
Crypto bill collapses on Senate floor
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The Hill:
Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday launched an effort to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, citing the Pentagon's military actions against Iran. — Massie, a frequent critic of President Trump, accused Hegseth of launching an illegal war that was not approved by Congress.
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Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Seeks Fit Troops for Upcoming Hegseth Speech
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump admin argues Lindsey Halligan should return to US attorney post — The Trump administration on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to revive the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, arguing that Lindsey Halligan …
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
DOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissals
DOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissals
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The Wrap:
Refurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings Drop — The CBS newsmagazine's audience fell 33% in the key 25-to-54 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data — The refurbished “60 Minutes” suffered double-digit ratings declines with its Season 59 premiere.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason Obama's Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving — Barack Obama has a private warning for Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence, and quick. “I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation …
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Politico:
DOJ seeking reporter's LinkedIn records in secretive First Amendment court fight — A secret, months-long battle between tech titans and the Justice Department — over prosecutors' effort to obtain details on a journalist's LinkedIn interactions for use in a national security leak probe …
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump's Arctic Adviser — For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the frigid and dynamic far north, from the environment to military security.
Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate Over Beef With Local News Anchor — Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers will not attend a debate held by a local television station Tuesday over suspicions that the event's moderator has “bias and favoritism” toward his Democratic opponent …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Bo French's Tweet and the Tempest in Texas — Plus, Trump says there's no need for AI guardrails as long as he is in the White House, and why Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is roiling oil markets — Good morning. Bo French, a candidate for Texas' railroad commissioner …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Baal out: Top diplomat's worry about pagan god elicits eye rolls — The second-most powerful man at the State Department put the brakes on a U.S. international exhibit featuring a bull statue because he worried it might look like Baal, a pagan god some associate with Satanic child sacrifice.
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster gives GOP a data center survival guide — President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use.
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ partially confirms DHS whistleblower allegations in new notice to federal court — The Department of Justice (DOJ) informed a federal court that Homeland Security agents have used Social Security data in the Trump administration's expansive search for voting fraud ahead of the midterm elections.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show — IRS sent 10 agents and three analysts to national effort to police “anti-capitalism” and “extremism on migration, race, and gender” — The FBI has tapped employees from across federal law enforcement to crack down on dissent …


