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4:25 PM ET, September 22, 2026

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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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New York Times:
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins  —  The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor's account, according to current and former officials.  —  The F.B.I. in 2025 shut down an inquiry into allegations …
Discussion: The Hill
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump threatens Iran in UNGA speech
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Susan Collins's Luck May Be Running Out
Discussion: Vox and The Portland Press Herald
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately
Discussion: Breitbart and France 24
New York Times:
Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live
Reuters:
Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech
Jasmine Fernández / The Independent:
Vance defends Trump over press ban and removal of ‘propaganda’ from the White House  —  The vice president pushed back against free speech concerns, claiming the banned outlets retain full ability to cover the executive branch from outside White House grounds
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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!”
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
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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Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms
Discussion: Politico
Popular Information:
The lie dominating Musk's 2026 political ads
Discussion: Daily Kos and Advocate
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Trump is checking out of his presidency
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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New York Times:
Videos Reveal New Details About ICE Shooting in Austin
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 …
Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit ‘American-linked’ oil infrastructure  —  The strikes were “probably not” deliberate, Rubio told Fox News in an interview.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged that U.S.-linked oil infrastructure has been targeted in recent weeks by Ukraine amid …
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MS NOW:
At U.N. General Assembly, Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran if it does not make a deal
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.
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.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Republican Senator Calls for Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.  —  Sen. John Curtis wants president's son to answer questions following wedding afterparty controversy  —  WASHINGTON—A Republican senator called for an investigation of Donald Trump Jr., following the disclosure …
 
 
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Vivian Salama / The Atlantic:
America's Allies Are No Longer Waiting for Trump to Leave
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Speech at the United Nations
Alex Nguyen / The Texas Tribune:
Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton criticizes Trump's Kennedy Center renaming battle: 'It's hard to make up'
Discussion: ABC News, LGBTQ Nation and The Hill
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Private Schools Are Bad for Society
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ close to recruiting 1,000 election monitors for midterms, Harmeet Dhillon says
 Earlier Items: 
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The National Book Awards Are No Longer National
New York Times:
An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Trump says he's renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’
Daniel Donner / The Downballot:
Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate
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The art and science we deserve?
 

 
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Paramount must offer a free streaming TV service “like Pluto TV” and “maintain its current service and quality”, as part of its settlement with California's AG

Casey Loving / The Wrap:
The White House launches Trump TV, a 24/7 YouTube livestream of the administration's “top past moments”, after press pool ban; critics call it “state-run media”

Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
After Piers Morgan threatened to sue, Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer apologizes for saying Morgan was behind the publication of intrusive Diana photos
 
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