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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: Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
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 …
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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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
Matt Gertz / MS NOW:
Fox News stars are going to new lengths to avoid bad news for Trump  —  Fox News' MAGA stars have spent Donald Trump's second term lavishing praise on the president and his purported accomplishments, denouncing his opponents in vitriolic terms and telling their viewers which culture war enemies to hate.
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump threatens Iran in UNGA speech
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
New York Times:
U.N. Live Updates: Trump Says He Faces Choice to Make a Deal or ‘Annihilate’ Iran
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: Daily Kos and Politico
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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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 …
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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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 …
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.
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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Associated Press:
GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch
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
Annalisa Quinn / The Boston Globe:
A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks.  When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose.  —  Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community.  They got a firestorm instead.  —  The August 31 Instagram post from Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue, a lesbian bar in Greenfield …
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Trump to divert $2.5B to shutter USAID, let other cash expire next week, Democrats warn  —  Top Democrats are slamming the Trump administration for redirecting billions of dollars in foreign aid in the final days of the fiscal year and letting millions more expire.
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 …
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.
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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