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New York Times:
Trump's Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules  —  A federal judge told center officials at a hearing that he would not approve a plan to inscribe President Trump's name on the building.  —  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 …
Discussion: MS NOW, Axios and abc7NY
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Donald Trump's Name Cannot Be Added to Kennedy Center, Judge Rules Again … Judge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on an emergency motion seeking to block the board of the Kennedy Center — which is comprised of Trump loyalists …
Discussion: Politico and Forbes
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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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 …
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]  —  By RICK HASEN  —  You can find the ruling at this link.  —  The Supreme Court, with the noted dissents of Justices Alito and Thomas …
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran War  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced a resolution Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran. … - It's a dramatic escalation in the retiring …
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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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   JD Vance will never escape the albatross of the Iran War
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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Irie Sentner / Politico:   Dems vow not to mail it in on election security
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump rips own Supreme Court picks after justices block mail-in ballot rules: ‘These are not the people I interviewed’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump railed Tuesday against his three nominees to the Supreme Court after each of them voted to block new rules governing mail-in ballots from taking effect ahead of the November midterms.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail Ballot Ruling
John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms
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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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 …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’  —  It's not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just “trying to understand” a recent change in policy regarding bestiality.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Independent Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 Billion  —  The Congressional Budget Office said its analysis had been limited by the fact that the Defense Department did not respond to requests for information on the costs of the conflict.  —  The war in Iran cost …
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NBC News:
Pentagon watchdog says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall
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 …
Discussion: MS NOW, WTOP News, Politico and Mediaite
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
Axios:
McConnell returns to Capitol after 3-month absence  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell voted at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months after being hospitalized in June. … - McConnell arrived in a wheelchair and spoke briefly to reporters, joking that after years of avoiding their questions …
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 …
Jordan Green / The Commercial Appeal:
Latest approval poll shows Trump underwater in Tennessee for first time … President Donald Trump's approval rating in Tennessee has officially dipped into the negatives, according to recent Civiqs polling.  —  According to Civiqs, an organization that surveys thousands of Americans daily …
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Johnson plays down AI warnings: 'You're not all going to be dead in 10 years'  —  Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed fears of civilizational wipeout from artificial intelligence, comparing the recent alarms from inside AI labs to what he characterized as overblown warnings on the political left over climate change.
Matthew Lee / The Washington Sun:
U.S. Strips Millions in Military Aid From Europe and Mideast  —  The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump's planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years  —  The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets up a potential litmus test for Democrats.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration …
Discussion: Reuters
Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space  —  Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth's orbit  —  The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn …
Konstantin Toropin / The Washington Sun:
U.S. Military Says It Destroyed Two Small Iranian Boats  —  A CENTCOM spokesperson said the boats “attempted to take possession of a U.S. unmanned surface vessel.”  — Copy  —  The U.S. military said Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran.
Dan Watson / New York Times:
How the Postal Service Became Central to U.S. Elections  —  The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar.  On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump's effort to give it a new role in elections.
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Newsweek
The Guardian:
Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women  —  ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025.  Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving basic prenatal care and screenings
Discussion: Forbes
Matt Phillips / Axios:
Trump's postings may still move the needle  —  President Trump's claim that Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on Russian energy targets coincided with a pullback in oil prices and Treasury yields Monday. … - Russia has long been one of the world's largest exporters of diesel …
 
 
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ICE is quietly firing new hires. For one recruit, it was devastating.
Yash Roy / Bloomberg:
Bessent Says He's Supportive of $5,000 Checks for Americans
Reuters:
South Korean workers challenging Trump administration over Georgia raid, CNN reports
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Kaivan Shroff / Zeteo:
Ed Sheeran Isn't Staying Out of Politics - He Is Letting a Pro-Israel Billionaire Choose His Politics for Him
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Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Former elections official accuses Missouri secretary of state of altering results, misleading judge
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Shock Report Says Kushner Raised $5 Billion For His Fund While Negotiating With Iran On Behalf of US
Associated Press:
2 US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini
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