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9:05 AM ET, September 17, 2026

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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed's Senate Bid  —  The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state's Democratic Senate nominee.  —  A group of Jewish voters in Michigan is urging support for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Michigan 2026 Poll: El-Sayed and Rogers Locked in Close Election  —  Jocelyn Benson Takes Significant Lead Over John James in Governor Race  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media Michigan poll finds 48% of Michigan voters support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and 46% support Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate.
Discussion: NewsNation and The Hill
Washington Post:
Poll finds close Michigan Senate race.  Here's how El-Sayed lags his party.  —  A Post-Schar School finds 53 percent of Michigan's likely voters say they want Democrats to control the Senate, but 48 percent support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Senate race.  —  Summary
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
Colby Smith / New York Times:
The Fed, After Raising Rates, Grapples With What Comes Next  —  Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, on Wednesday left open-ended how much more interest rates may have to rise to tame inflation.  —  After four months of talking tough about inflation, Kevin M. Warsh finally followed through.
Discussion: CNN, NewsMax.com, The Independent and Quartz
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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% …
CNBC:
Trump says he told Warsh to vote for hike with the rest of Fed board: 'It's not going to matter'
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Delivers First Rate Hike in Years With Unanimous Vote
Bloomberg:
Trump Backs Warsh, Faults ‘Hostile’ Fed Board for Rate Hike
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.
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:   Judge Warns Blanche of Possible Contempt Charges Over Epstein Files
Emmy Martin / New York Times:
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior  —  The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.  —  OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes …
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Carney says Canada will decide its own partnerships after Trump calls EU proposal ‘laughable’ … Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed the European Union's ambition to make Ottawa an associate member of the 27-nation bloc and said Canadian lawmakers would ultimately vote on the final structure of the alliance.
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Reuters:
EU And Canada Are Stronger Together, Mark Carney Says After Trump Derides Alliance
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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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Rand Paul kills Kennedy's AI ‘kill switch’ bill
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Johnson-Massie feud boils over: “Why are we taking days off our calendar?” … - “We had the Epstein recess last year. … - Massie's impeachment resolution has dim prospects in the GOP-controlled House, but it would have forced members to go on the record on Hegseth just weeks before the midterms.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Impeach Them. All of Them.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Voting for a Texas Democrat  —  Bo French's bigoted tweet after a football game is part of a long and ugly pattern.  —  It was a moment every student in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will remember for life.  Forty-one seconds into the final quarter on Saturday …
Micah Lee / micahflee:
Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials  —  This morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera.  404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it.
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Global Economy Is Running Out of Wiggle Room
Discussion: Semafor
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Lawmaker requests emergency hearing as Kennedy Center remains closed  —  Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), a Kennedy Center trustee, filed a motion requesting an emergency hearing so center officials can explain the closure despite a federal judge's instructions hours earlier that he needed to approve it.
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New York Times:
Who Will Win the Midterms?  Republicans Are Reeling. … The political environment has worsened for Republicans as they try to defend control of Congress, though the party has a big cash advantage over Democrats.  Alex Kent/The New York Times  —  In Georgia, Republican strategists …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Hasan Piker on “The Axios Show”: America worse than al-Qaeda “pound for pound”  —  OPEN EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM CDN.JWPLAYER.COM … - “Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes,” Piker said in an exclusive interview for a new episode of “The Axios Show.”
Discussion: New York Post, RedState and Mediaite
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Trump won by latching on to popular issues.  He's doing the opposite on AI.  —  In today's edition ... Trump takes an L at the Fed ... We ask you about Ed Sheeran ... but first ...  Trump latches on to an unpopular issue  —  Donald Trump's political career could be defined by his ability …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Democrats Hope Voting Rights Decision Will Drive Black Turnout in South  —  Black Democratic candidates for governor, the Senate and the House are hoping that attacks on Black representation will bring out Black voters in November.  —  Across the South, from the Mississippi Delta to Georgia's suburbs …
Discussion: WTOP News and TheGrio
Washington Post:
RFK Jr. to give keynote speech at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded  —  Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary, he has made clear he wants to overhaul the nation's immunization system.  —  Summary  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to give …
Discussion: The Guardian, Reuters and Rolling Stone
Ishaan Tharoor / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order  —  Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery.  —  Among Washington's think tankers and its ranks of retired diplomats …
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 …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
These Democrats won over working-class voters.  Here's their advice for candidates.  —  Throughout the Trump era, Democrats have wrung their hands about how they can win over working-class voters.  —  Why not ask the Democrats who've actually done it?  —  That's what Robin Johnson …
Discussion: The Nation and UnHerd
David Gilbert / Wired:
Hundreds of Election Deniers Will Be on the Ballot This November  —  197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states.  Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.  —  On November 3 …
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Retire in peace  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🏛️ Subscribe to PN 🏛️  —  Mitch McConnell is unfit to serve in the US Senate and should resign immediately — that is, presuming he's lucid enough to wittingly make that decision.
Chris Sommerfeldt / Politico:
JD Vance faces test in White House meeting with Israel-backing radio host  —  NEW YORK — Vice President JD Vance will hit a key hurdle in his fence-mending effort with Jewish Republicans on Thursday when he hosts a popular conservative radio host at the White House.
Discussion: Politico
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears  —  Their plans are heavier on rhetoric than specifics so far.  But it's a shift for many in the party who have been slow to address the fast-changing technology.  —  Summary  —  Democrats with an eye on the presidency …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
House holds Leon Black in contempt over Epstein testimony after lawsuit  —  The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a motion to hold business magnate Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he declined to comply with subpoenas related to Jeffrey Epstein issued by one of the lower chamber's most powerful committees.
 
 
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Trump's Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
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Catrin Einhorn / New York Times:
Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Democrats keep pressure on Hakeem Jeffries to punish rogue members
Discussion: The Washington Sun
Washington Post:
Trump emphasizes crime in midterm push in North Carolina
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn't invite them
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Squeezed by costs, frustrated voters turn to the Democrats
Discussion: Mediaite and HuffPost
Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Judge Scolds ICE Over Investigation of a New York Man's Critical Email
Kelsey Reichmann / Courthouse News Service:
Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
The Trump Justice Department Is Way Too Comfortable Violating Court Orders
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
US Postal Service chief told associates he wants to quit, sources say
Discussion: New Republic
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Show Notes:
The Midwestern Führerbunker Driving the Right Off the Cliff