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ProPublica:
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way — In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. — For the first time in her two-decade Senate career …
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Republican support for Trump's handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll
Republican support for Trump's handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll
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The Washington Sun:
Trump Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran at the U.N.
Trump Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran at the U.N.
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Breitbart, Legal Insurrection and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
U.N. Live Updates: Trump Says He Faces Choice to Make a Deal or ‘Annihilate’ Iran
U.N. Live Updates: Trump Says He Faces Choice to Make a Deal or ‘Annihilate’ Iran
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Washington Post, MS NOW, Reuters, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Jewish Insider, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Mediaite, France 24 and NewsMax.com
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump, dragged down by Iran war, hits lowest approval ever on foreign affairs in new poll
Trump, dragged down by Iran war, hits lowest approval ever on foreign affairs in new poll
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Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, The Hill, New Republic and Mediaite
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump is checking out of his presidency
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Susan Collins Was Target of Federal Bribery Case ... Until Trump Gutted the FBI
Susan Collins Was Target of Federal Bribery Case ... Until Trump Gutted the FBI
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Newsweek and Adam Kinzinger
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud — Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force concluded that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program. — Summary — Vice President JD Vance and administration officials on Tuesday announced …
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Wall Street Journal:
Vance-Led Task Force Set to Remove 760,000 Allegedly Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments — Trump administration to impose stricter eligibility requirements for ACA subsidies as part of antifraud campaign — WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is set to remove hundreds …
New York Times:
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud — Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion. — The Trump administration has ejected more than 750,000 enrollees from the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
“You Should Not Be Here Covering Me”: Trump Surprised By Presence Of Kaitlan Collins After CNN Gets Credentialed By UN Despite White House Ban — Services to share this page. … The CNN anchor and correspondent was there via a UN credential, despite the president's ban on the network from the White House and the TV pool.
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Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Drive Them Into Hell’: Trump Makes Wild Threats in Chaotic UN Speech
‘Drive Them Into Hell’: Trump Makes Wild Threats in Chaotic UN Speech
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New York Times:
Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live
Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live
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Daily Mail, New Republic, The Guardian, Variety, One America News Network, Truthout, Deadline, MeidasTouch and PoliticusUSA, more at Mediagazer »
Augusta Saraiva / Bloomberg:
Lula Warns Against Election Meddling at UN as Trump Looms Over Vote
Lula Warns Against Election Meddling at UN as Trump Looms Over Vote
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Reuters:
Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech
Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech
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Simon Lewis / Reuters:
Trump vows ‘unmatched military might’ as he rallies regional anti-cartel allies
Trump vows ‘unmatched military might’ as he rallies regional anti-cartel allies
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, The White House and NewsMax.com
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Republicans' Cash Blitz Meets a $5-Gas Election … Republican polling has so deteriorated this month that the only uncertainty remaining ahead of the midterms is the depth of the party's losses. With early or mail ballot voting beginning in nearly half the country this week …
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American Prospect, New York Times, Washington Monthly, NewsMax.com, The Daily Wire, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
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Politico:
Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they're playing defense in red states.
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OutsideTheBeltway, MS NOW, Fox News, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times and The Hill
Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms
'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms
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Politico
Jacob Sullum / Reason:
3 Leading News Outlets Say Their Sudden Banishment From the White House Is Unconstitutional — On Friday, President Donald Trump said he was “proud to announce” that, “effective immediately,” he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico “from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ [of] FAKE NEWS!”
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The Hill, Deadline, NewsMax.com, National Review, MeidasTouch, Blaze Media, MS NOW and One First
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Politico:
Appeals court's Capitol steps ruling may signal trouble for Trump on media ban — A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday on demonstrators' access to the steps of the Capitol could bode poorly for President Donald Trump's attempt to ban three media organizations from the White House.
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Roll Call, Rolling Stone, The Hill and Mediaite
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn't Wearing a Body Cam — The officer who shot a Venezuelan man was hired last year from another federal law-enforcement agency. — The ice officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wearing his body camera …
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CBS News, FOX 7 Austin, The Independent and The Guardian
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Jorge Fitz-Gibbon / New York Post:
Lip reader reveals Trump's surprising offer to Mamdani after their NYC meeting — President Trump invited lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani to visit him at the White House to “see how I work” after a meeting at Gracie Mansion Monday, a lip reader revealed. — “What I will say, we'll look after you …
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Mediaite, Fox News and NewsMax.com
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees — A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. — A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data …
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Reuters, RedState, The Register and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Claire Heddles / Miami Herald:
Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website — Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds launched an updated campaign website this week stripping away numerous prominent references to his endorsement from Donald Trump as the president's approval ratings hit new lows.
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NBC News, The Guardian and Florida Politics
Marist Poll:
2026 Midterm Elections in Iowa, September 2026 — Democrats Up in Iowa... Elections Underscored by Negative Views of Trump — In the contest for U.S. Senate in Iowa, eight points separate Democrat Josh Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson among registered voters statewide.
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth announces new Pentagon battlefield test for promotions to general — The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across the senior ranks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday.
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Fox News, NewsMax.com, Stars & Stripes, RedState, Washington Examiner and Human Events
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here's What She Said. — In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run. — TIMES EXCLUSIVE
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New York Post, CNN, Townhall, Fox News, The Hill, Boston.com, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Newsweek, Reason, Lawyers, Guns & Money, NewsMax.com, The Independent and Mediaite
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Jeffries Abruptly Cancels Fundraiser With Fox News's Favorite Dem — A nightmare on K Street … A fundraising event that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had been set to attend was abruptly canceled Tuesday, following reporting from The Bulwark about the planned participation …
Reuters:
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says — The Venezuelan man who spent Sunday night in an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back after being shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, has been taken back to a hospital …
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Washington Post, CBS News, WTOP News, FOX 7 Austin, The Texas Tribune, The Hill, MS NOW, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, Fox News, El País, Los Angeles Times and Truthout
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Ohio stations ignore Max Miller's legal threat, run Democratic challenger's ad — Ohio television stations are so far choosing to ignore a legal threat from GOP Rep. Max Miller and broadcast an ad from his Democratic challenger centered on the allegations of domestic abuse Miller faces from his ex-wife.
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Townhall and NewsMax.com
Callie Patteson / Washington Examiner:
California sues Trump over deal to cancel offshore wind projects — The state of California is suing the Trump administration over a deal struck earlier this summer to cancel an offshore wind project in exchange for tens of millions of dollars and a promise to invest in fossil fuels.
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State of California, Associated Press, KEYT-TV, NewsMax.com and Courthouse News Service
New York Times:
An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content — Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.
Heather Knight / New York Times:
San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump's Truth Social Posts — The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors. — San Francisco has filed a lawsuit to try …
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