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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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Bloomberg:
Trump's Grip on GOP Slips as Midterm Election Anxiety Sets In — As Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republicans were breaking from the president back in Washington. — The GOP backlash, which has been simmering below …
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The Washington Sun, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump backs ban on diesel exports — President Trump said Tuesday that he has called for a ban on U.S. diesel exports, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the administration is examining whether a full or partial ban is feasible. … - Economists and energy analysts the move …
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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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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Philip Wegmann / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Puts Legacy Ahead of Midterm Politics in Speech at U.N.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump
GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump
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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:
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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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 …
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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Forbes, Associated Press and Daily Kos
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 …
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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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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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map — Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds. — President Trump's enormous gains among Hispanic voters in the last election propelled him to victory in the national popular vote …
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David Montgomery / YouGov:
Democrats hold a 14-point lead among likely voters
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Courthouse News Service and Daily Kos
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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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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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 …
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Associated Press:
‘You should not be here:’ Trump chastises CNN for covering him at the UN — President Donald Trump confronted CNN's Kaitlan Collins as he walked into the United Nations Tuesday, telling her, “You should not be here,” while wrongly claiming the network said it wouldn't cover him.
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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
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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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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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Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Kalshi to allow trading on borrowed funds — Kalshi will let users juice their bets with borrowed money — but only some, showing where the prediction-markets platform thinks its future lies. Kalshi asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to let it extend margin loans to customers …
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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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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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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.
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Anjana Ahuja / Financial Times:
The next generation of American scientists is fading away — While the Trump administration racks up ‘wins’ in its anti-woke crusade, the US is eroding its talent pipeline — A survey by academics at MIT, Harvard and Australia's Monash University began as a piece of management research …
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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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 Independent and The Hill
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.
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
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr.'s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office — Cost of health secretary's security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026 — The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier …
Bloomberg:
World Liberty's Crypto Ties Enriched Trump as Investors Lost Out — Donald Trump Jr., Chase Herro and a group of their business partners descended on Manhattan's Jazz at Lincoln Center concert hall last year to promote an expansive vision for World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture.
Gaya Gupta / The Guardian:
Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal — President made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocks — Donald Trump made over a thousand stock sales and purchases worth between $79m and $270m in July …
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KEYT-TV and The Washington Sun

