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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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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump, dragged down by Iran war, hits lowest approval ever on foreign affairs in new poll
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Has Big Decision to Make on Iran
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation  —  A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time.  But he is still finding ways to get on the air.  —  For President Trump …
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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.
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most: Attention  —  In today's edition ... Something is happening in Iowa ... We ask you about extinction scenarios involving artificial intelligence ... but first ...  TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most  —  Donald Trump had a really rough week last week.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump is checking out of his presidency  —  With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself  —  “Constructive strategic stability” is China and America's unpoetic bilateral goal.  It must be getting harder by the day for the Chinese to recite it with a straight face.
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Rubio defends Trump's banning media organizations, arguing there aren't ‘soldiers kicking down the doors’ of the outlets
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
New York Times:
George W. Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates  —  The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates.  Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Wire
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Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms  —  There are just six weeks to go until the midterm elections.  The national average for a gallon of gas is just a couple cents short of $4.50.  Diesel has climbed above $6.50.  And Republicans are officially freaking out.
Discussion: Politico
Popular Information:
The lie dominating Musk's 2026 political ads  —  Musk is blanketing the internet with digital ads falsely accusing Democratic Senate candidates of supporting “taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids.”  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Advocate
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 …
Washington Post:
Republicans start making moves to challenge JD Vance for 2028 nomination
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Daily Mail
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud  —  Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force is expected to say that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program.  —  Summary  —  Vice President JD Vance and administration officials …
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Post
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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 …
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.
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
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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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
SCOOP: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Charged With Criminal Rape, Drugging  —  The manosphere celeb faces three counts stemming from an alleged encounter with a minor.  —  FAMOUSLY HANDSOME RIGHT-WING LIVESTREAMER Clavicular has been on the rise.  His business connection to an Israeli mafia associate has ended …
Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn't have enough potash for Trump  —  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer.  —  “Everyone keeps saying: Ah, potash!
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 …
New York Times:
‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election  —  Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to.  That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters.  —  Call it the distrust election.
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The art and science we deserve?  —  Both the Kennedy Center and NIH are crumbling under the weight of Trump's ego  —  The Kennedy Center is an arts center.  This is the kind of art you can enjoy there now.  —  Ok, I realize now I should have included a trigger warning.  NSFW.
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.
Discussion: Townhall, NewsMax.com and Daily Mail
New York Times:
How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk  —  The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS
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 …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
California senators call for probe into Trump administration election operation  —  Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) to launch a probe into a whistleblower's allegations that the Trump administration attempted …
Discussion: KEYT-TV and Democracy Docket
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Democrats lead the polls.  Republicans lead in cash heading into the midterms … Republicans are entering the final sprint to the 2026 midterm election trailing Democrats in national and battleground polls and defending much of the most competitive terrain in Congress.
 
 
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Reuters:
US withholding Sudanese leader's visa over ceasefire plan, sources say
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Al Jazeera
Donato Paolo Mancini / Bloomberg:
Italian Far-Right Disruptor Stokes Outrage with Views on Women
Daniel Donner / The Downballot:
Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate
Washington Post:
Drug cartels are making alarming drone advances, U.S. assessment warns
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Fox News:
Pentagon unveils battlefield test to ensure new generals are warfighters - not Washington bureaucrats
Discussion: Human Events
Jose Lev Alvarez / Washington Examiner:
Trump must serve the United Nations its eviction notice
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
Discussion: Kyodo News and CNBC
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Why Trump's “ban on the free press” will go down in flames
New York Times:
German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Susan Collins's Luck May Be Running Out
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