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5:15 AM ET, September 23, 2026

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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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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.
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.
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 …
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.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump  —  Congressional Republicans are increasingly breaking with an unpopular president on foreign policy and pocketbook issues as they try to stop their majorities from slipping away. … - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) …
Philip Wegmann / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Puts Legacy Ahead of Midterm Politics in Speech at U.N.
NBC News:   Trump's focus on the press distracts Republicans from pocketbook issues ahead of Election Day
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 …
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: Forbes, Daily Kos and Associated Press
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud
New York Times:
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
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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Reuters:
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and MS NOW
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David Montgomery / YouGov:
Democrats hold a 14-point lead among likely voters
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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Associated Press:
GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch  —  Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit …
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Olivia Diaz / New York Times:
Republican Senator Urges Congress to Investigate Donald Trump Jr.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg:
DOJ Tells Judge Trump White House Media Ban Is Lawful  —  The US Justice Department urged a federal judge to reject a request by CNN, MS Now and Politico for a court order reinstating White House press credentials for their journalists, after President Donald Trump banned them for what he deemed negative coverage of his administration.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Kagan steers Supreme Court clear of high-profile surrogacy fight  —  Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined a surrogate's emergency bid on Tuesday to intervene in her custody fight that drew national attention after the biological parents' told her to get an abortion and she left for Texas instead.
New York Times:
Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland.  He Settled for Something Much Less.  —  President Trump signed a Greenland security deal that falls well short of his demands to turn the island into a U.S. territory.  —  In January, President Trump was clear about his need to take over all of Greenland, and to make it American territory.
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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Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Drive Them Into Hell’: Trump Makes Wild Threats in Chaotic UN Speech
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 …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Festival Canceled Last-Minute as Dismal VIP Ticket Sales Exposed  —  DETERRED  —  Organizer Eric Deters fumed in a video canceling the Kid Rock-headlined event.  —  A MAGA festival in Kentucky headlined by Kid Rock, Republican Rep. James Comer, and Dog the Bounty Hunter was abruptly canceled …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
White House Melts Down at CNN Host With Vile Slur  —  CLASSLESS  —  Erin Burnett had compared the president's 24/7 stream to a certain dictator's state-run TV.  —  The White House has lashed out at Erin Burnett after the CNN anchor used a segment of her primetime show to criticize Donald Trump's new TV project.
Discussion: HuffPost
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 …
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.
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 …
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Bessent ‘inadvertently’ failed to report at least $100K of JPMorgan stock  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent failed to disclose at least $100,000 worth of JPMorgan Chase stock owned by his husband, an omission that sparked an inspector general inquiry this summer that ultimately cleared him …
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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Bloomberg:
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
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Matt Gertz / MS NOW:
Fox News stars are going to new lengths to avoid bad news for Trump
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Trump to divert $2.5B to shutter USAID, let other cash expire next week, Democrats warn
Vivian Salama / The Atlantic:
America's Allies Are No Longer Waiting for Trump to Leave
Discussion: USA Today
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A US federal judge sets a Thursday hearing on state AGs' settlement with Paramount to address “outstanding questions” about the proposed consent decree

@nytimespr:
NYT says it will keep withholding publication or distribution of images captured for the WH still photos pool, in support of outlets Trump “targeted with a ban”

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg:
The US criticizes Australia's digital duty-of-care proposal, which has a provision that would require social media platforms to let users opt out of algorithms
 
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