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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment — The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment. — House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Impeach Them. All of Them. — Hegseth is only the beginning. — 1. Hegseth — Yesterday Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. There are eight charges. The first three are for waging war in contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
NBC News:
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections — House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won't return to Washington until Nov. 9. — House lawmakers will leave Washington on Wednesday night for the last time before …
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
7 Republicans break with Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war powers — The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to direct President Trump to end hostilities with Iran, as seven Republicans broke with the White House to call for a stop to the conflict without congressional approval.
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Mike Johnson cancels another House session day
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Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
The House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned
The House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Here's the latest. — Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise rates in the face of persistently strong inflation and bond market anxiety. — Here's the latest. — The Federal Reserve is on the cusp of a momentous decision. The central bank is widely expected on Wednesday …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump offers fiery response to Federal Reserve rate hike — President Trump offered a fiery response to the Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates on Wednesday, demanding instead that rates be drastically lowered quickly. — “Interest Rates in the United States should be 1% …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump demands 1% or lower interest rate after first Fed hike since 2023 … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — CNBC Councils — Join the CNBC Panel — News Tips — Got a confidential news tip?
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Reese Gorman / The Washington Sun:
House Republican Meeting Turns Into Shouting Match — A late-night meeting in House Speaker Mike Johnson's office went off the rails Tuesday, with multiple sources describing the session as one of the most contentious this year. — “Everyone was fired up,” one source said.
CBS News:
Trump threatens to stop Kennedy Center renovation if his name isn't added back to building — President Trump threatened to stop the planned renovation of the Kennedy Center if a judge's ruling barring his name from being added to the building again isn't overturned.
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Lawmaker requests emergency hearing as Kennedy Center remains closed
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Show Notes:
The Midwestern Führerbunker Driving the Right Off the Cliff — Editor's Note: I've worked on this for weeks. Yes, it is long. I beg you to read it all. I've kept it as easy to understand as I can. Please read it. You guys always ask me to “name names.” Challenge accepted.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End — The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem. — This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation. And the problem has been getting worse. — Consider a few of the people staffing the Trump administration.
CNBC:
Dow falls 700 points as losses accelerate after the Fed hikes rates, Warsh highlights inflation risk: Live updates — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years and central bank Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted persistent inflation.
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Delivers First Rate Hike in Years With Unanimous Vote — Most officials penciled in one more increase this year. An energy shock and a surge of AI investment have reshaped the inflation outlook. — Click for Sound — WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say — While acknowledging the project's “adverse effects” on dozens of sites, the administration is asking local preservationists to sign on to an agreement by Monday. — Summary — Federal officials acknowledge …
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Top Democrat puts hold on Trump's $2.8B weapons sale to Israel — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the rare step Wednesday of publicly announcing a hold on the Trump administration's $2.8 billion plan to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel.
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Tim Ross / Politico:
Left on brink of victory in Swedish election — Defeat looms for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his allies on the far right. — Social Democrat Leader Magdalena Andersson is on course to become Sweden's next prime minister as her left-wing bloc holds an unassailable lead over the right …
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Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
The Trump Justice Department Is Way Too Comfortable Violating Court Orders — Judges have tools for responding to noncompliance. They just have to use them. — At age 16, Kilmar Abrego Garcia fled gang violence in his native country of El Salvador. When he arrived in the United States in 2012 …
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Judge Scolds ICE Over Investigation of a New York Man's Critical Email — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement likely violated a New York man's freedom of speech when it threatened to criminally prosecute him after he sent a scathing email to the agency's former top leader, a federal judge in Washington ruled.
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Ingrid Jacques / USA Today:
The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad — Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike. But the real issue isn't the ad - it's that she's a registered Republican. — Sydney Sweeney is hot. — The 29-year-old actress knows it.
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Reuters:
US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say — U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast …
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Iowa's Republican Senate candidate not attending JD Vance event — A spokesperson for Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is campaigning on bipartisanship, cited previously scheduled events but declined to say what they are. — Rep. Ashley Hinson, Iowa's Republican Senate candidate …
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Daniel Lewis / New York Times:
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81 … Annie Dillard in 1974, the year she published “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” which established her as a major voice in American letters.Jill Krementz all rights reserved — Annie Dillard, who as a young American writer walked …
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Kelsey Ables / The Atlantic:
The Next Change Trump Has Planned for the Smithsonian — A letter from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed new details about warning signs the White House will install near the American-history museum. — Donald Trump has not forgotten his midsummer promise to publicly shame the Smithsonian.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Paramount Sets California Exit Plans Over Antitrust Battle With Blue States & Stymied $111B WBD Merger — Services to share this page. … And now it looks like the ball really is in play. — Paramount brass have told key officials and stakeholders the company is “deadly serious” …
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Kelsey Reichmann / Courthouse News Service:
Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball — WASHINGTON (CN) — With the midterm election on the horizon, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday discouraged Democrats from engaging in the same political gamesmanship over Supreme Court nominees as their Republican colleagues …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
House Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas — The billionaire investor had refused to appear for a deposition and turn over documents to a key panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein. — The House on Wednesday unanimously agreed to hold the billionaire investor Leon Black …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House votes to curb AI data center costs — The House passed the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act on Wednesday, marking Congress' most significant step yet to shield consumers from the soaring infrastructure costs of the AI boom. … - The bipartisan bill, which passed 417-3 …
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New York Times:
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. — The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump's brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America's closest friends.
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House passes Russia sanctions bill — The House passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill Thursday, sending the long-awaited legislation to President Trump's desk. … - It would also target Russia's “shadow fleet,” the network of aging tankers used to evade Western sanctions while exporting Russian oil.
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Arthur Jones II / ABC News:
‘Should be removed’: Democratic senators ramp up calls to impeach Education Secretary Linda McMahon — She says she's following Trump's mandate to dismantle her department. — Senate Democrats are ramping up calls to impeach Education Secretary Linda McMahon and for an inspector general's investigation …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Squeezed by costs, frustrated voters turn to the Democrats — Pocketbook stress and broad pessimism create a midterm electorate unhappy with the status quo — Roughly three-quarters of voters have rated economic conditions negatively for the past year …
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
US Postal Service chief told associates he wants to quit, sources say — The head of the U.S. Postal Service has told confidants that he is deeply discouraged by his job and wants to resign, according to four people familiar with his thinking, as the agency comes under scrutiny over financial losses …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT — The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 - 0 vote: — The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4 to 4 percent …
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Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claims — The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life …
Joyce Beatty / CourtListener:
District Court, District of Columbia — Add Note Search this PDF Download PDF — Emergency MOTION for Hearing Regarding Shutdown by JOYCE BEATTY. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Zelinsky, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/16/2026) — PDF — Case 1:25-cv-04480-CRC Document 84 Filed 09/16/26 Page 1 of 4
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New York Times:
U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis — Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia. — U.S. intelligence officers …
Wall Street Journal:
States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children's Immunization Program — CDC hasn't opened up ordering process, raising concerns about delays as vaccination programs kick off — States haven't yet been able to obtain Covid-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
