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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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Maine Wire and The Hill
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, Forbes, Palm Beach Post, KEYT-TV, New Republic, Mediaite, Newsweek, The Independent and The Guardian
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Politico:
Sen. Jon Husted: Iran war ‘needs to come to an end as quickly as possible’ — Sen. Jon Husted became the latest battleground Republican this week to call for a quick end to the Iran war, as panic grows over how high gas prices and President Donald Trump's agenda could imperil the party's chances in November.
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MeidasTouch, The Statehouse News Bureau, Semafor, Detroit Free Press and NewsMax.com
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump backs ban on diesel exports
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The Hill, The Washington Sun, Washington Post, Grist, Washington Examiner, Financial Times, NewsMax.com, Radio Iowa, Bloomberg, CBS News, Reason and KEYT-TV
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump
GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump
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The Washington Sun and The Hill
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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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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Associated Press, Daily Kos, Fox News and City & State Pennsylvania
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 …
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 and The Independent
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Washington Post:
Man shot and detained by ICE hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says — Wilber Garcés Pérez was transferred to a hospital after his condition worsened, according to his attorney. He was shot and wounded by an ICE officer in Texas. — Summary
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Guardian and The Washington Sun
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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Associated Press, El País, FOX 7 Austin, twitchy.com, The Hill, The Texas Tribune, CBS News, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth and 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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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Wrap, NewsMax.com, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, RedState, Breitbart, Reuters, The Independent, Mediaite, Newsweek, The Gateway Pundit, PoliticusUSA, Tangle, CNN and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Drive Them Into Hell’: Trump Makes Wild Threats in Chaotic UN Speech
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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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The Hill, MS NOW, Bloomberg, Reuters, Associated Press, Jewish Insider, Washington Post, Futurism, Al Jazeera, Deseret News, CBS News, KSTP-TV, Mediaite, France 24 and NewsMax.com, more at Techmeme »
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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Associated Press, Breitbart, Reuters, NewsMax.com, New Republic, The Washington Sun and WTOP News
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately
Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately
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CBS News, Semafor, FOREVER WARS, Politico, Breitbart, France 24 and The Gateway Pundit
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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Politico, The Washington Sun, Reuters, The Register, The Parnas Perspective, GovExec.com, RedState, TechCrunch and NewsMax.com, more at Techmeme »
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.
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YouGov, CNN, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Daily Kos, Mediaite, The Independent and MS NOW
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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 …
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 …
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Bloomberg and Ace of Spades HQ
NBC News:
Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness’ — The Justice Department has been seeking to highlight its efforts to promote “election integrity” ahead of the midterms, when the GOP faces a rough electoral picture. — WASHINGTON — An overwhelmed U.S …
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NewsMax.com
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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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New York Times, Semafor, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Hill, New York Magazine, ABC News, Mediaite and Newsweek
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Associated Press:
GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch
GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch
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The Hill, Deseret News, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, CBS News, The Daily Caller, Scripps News, Salt Lake Tribune, MS NOW, The Independent, Mother Jones, Daily Mail, Fox News, NewsMax.com, NBC News, Bloomberg, The Washington Sun, Washington Post, Axios, KEYT-TV, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic and Washington Examiner
Politico:
GOP Armed Services chair blasts White House welcome of Chinese leader — Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker lambasted the White House decision to invite Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state dinner this week, calling the foreign head of state “a brutal, unelected and oppressive dictator” who cannot be trusted.
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Bloomberg
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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CNN, Townhall, The Guardian, New York Post, Newsweek, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Boston.com, The Independent, Fox News, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Reason and NewsMax.com
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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Rolling Stone, Mercury News, NewsMax.com and Courthouse News Service, more at Mediagazer »
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
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New Yorker, Reason, The Hill, The Washington Sun, NBC News, The Guardian and The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »
Will Steakin / Politico:
Firm behind Trump social accounts sues ex-partner alleging he embezzled millions — The political consulting firm that runs several of President Donald Trump's top social media accounts is suing one of its co-founders, accusing him of embezzling and gambling away millions of dollars …
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The Washington Sun, The Hill and The Independent
Vivian Salama / The Atlantic:
America's Allies Are No Longer Waiting for Trump to Leave — They now figure isolationism and protectionism will be U.S. foreign policy for a long time to come. — In 1917, as canadian troops fought at Vimy Ridge in northern France, Lieutenant Leslie Miller collected acorns from the battlefield and carried them home to Ontario.
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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Media Matters for America
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump TV is live. Here's what it's actually showing — As President Trump fights the press over coverage, the White House launched its own 24/7 streaming channel — Trump TV. … - So far, Trump TV resembles a round-the-clock presidential highlight reel more than a news network.
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.
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Paul: ICE hasn't shared information about Minneapolis shooting probes — The Department of Homeland Security still has not shared the findings from its investigations into the January killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, despite continued requests from the top Republican …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’ — Carr was a member of the group in his teens and 20s. There is no evidence Trump's powerful FCC chair participated in any inappropriate conduct — Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission …
Discussion:
HotAir
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, Stars & Stripes, RedState, NewsMax.com, Human Events and Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
If Poland Gets a US Base It'll Be Called Fort Trump, Nawrocki Says — President Karol Nawrocki said he hopes the US will finalize plans to establish a permanent military base in Poland and, if it does, the compound will be christened ‘Fort Trump.’ — Speaking in an interview …

