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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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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Susan Collins's Luck May Be Running Out
Discussion: Vox and The Portland Press Herald
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Susan Collins Was Target of Federal Bribery Case ... Until Trump Gutted the FBI
Discussion: The Hill
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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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 …
New York Times:
Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately
Discussion: Breitbart, France 24 and New Republic
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
White House launches Trump TV following press bans
Bloomberg:
Trump, Mamdani Set Barbs Aside for ‘Productive’ Meeting on NYC
Reuters:
Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation
Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Drive Them Into Hell’: Trump Makes Wild Threats in Chaotic UN Speech
MS NOW:
At U.N. General Assembly, Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran if it does not make a deal
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
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Republican support for Trump's handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll  —  Donald Trump The Middle East Election polls Pete Hegseth  —  Americans' opposition to the war in Iran has hardened, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with almost two-thirds saying the US …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump threatens Iran in UNGA speech  —  Donald Trump has a big decision to make: Should he come to a deal with Iran that would make it “a far greater country than it ever was before?”  Or should he “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and “drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Trump is checking out of his presidency
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Rubio defends Trump's banning media organizations, arguing there aren't ‘soldiers kicking down the doors’ of the outlets
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
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  —  A video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez's car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window.  But the events surrounding the shooting remain murky.
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.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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.
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 and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content  —  Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The art and science we deserve?  —  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.  This Leatherface golden calf is supposed to be Elon Musk.  —  Can We Still Govern? is a reader-supported publication.
 
 
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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, The Hill and LGBTQ Nation
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
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
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New York Times:
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