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Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Source Behind The Ban … On Tuesday, after Donald Trump banned POLITICO from the White House alongside CNN and MS NOW, the White House press office dispatched a letter to the Rosslyn-based news organization attempting to justify the president's actions.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes. — In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, in which reporters were told not to name the speaker. — Summary
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The Hill:
Judge skeptical of White House press ban on Politico, MS NOW, CNN: Due process 'wasn't followed' — A federal judge in D.C. on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's decision to ban a trio of news outlets from the White House complex last week and revoke their hard press badges.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Judge skeptical of Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico — Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds, saying in a hearing that the outlets were not given due process before their access was cut off.
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Denies Report of Talks to Add His Name to Ford's Theatre
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Justin Baragona / Zeteo:
Here's How Trump's White House Press Ban Hurts MAGA Media Too
Here's How Trump's White House Press Ban Hurts MAGA Media Too
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Judge questions whether national security concerns could ever justify Trump's press ban
Judge questions whether national security concerns could ever justify Trump's press ban
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Newsmax CEO says he asked Trump to ‘reconsider’ White House media outlet bans
Newsmax CEO says he asked Trump to ‘reconsider’ White House media outlet bans
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Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Fox News, NYT, AP and other media outlets jointly condemn Trump's media ban
Fox News, NYT, AP and other media outlets jointly condemn Trump's media ban
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Politico:
‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban — The Trump administration is preparing a plan to ban exports of diesel for 90 days, despite splits inside the administration and with the oil industry, in a bid to bring down energy prices weighing …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump officials weigh rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spreads
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NBC News:
Michigan Republicans break with Trump on Iran, AI and data centers
Michigan Republicans break with Trump on Iran, AI and data centers
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Townhall, Abdul for U.S. Senate, MS NOW, WJBK-TV and New York Times
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump greets Xi on tarmac in rare gesture — President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews for the Chinese leader's state visit to Washington D.C. Wednesday evening. … - In February 2025, Trump welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky at the West Wing entrance to kick off the Ukrainian leader's tense visit.
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ABC News:
Trump rolls out the red carpet for China's Xi
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Katherine Long / Politico:
Dems urge Trump to seek AI deal with China
Dems urge Trump to seek AI deal with China
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MAGA candidate fumes after his relative deported: 'That's not right' — A Republican running for the Maine's open 2nd Congressional District seat expressed outrage that a member of his family is facing deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Republican who backs immigration crackdown says his family member shouldn't be deported
Republican who backs immigration crackdown says his family member shouldn't be deported
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Hannah Fingerhut / Los Angeles Times:
Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster — 4 min Click here to listen to this article — Trump accused the Register of fraudulently publishing inaccurate poll results to damage him and help Democrats. — The pollster and the newspaper described …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register
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ProPublica:
Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting as Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren't True. — As the scandal over Susan Collins' relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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Politico:
NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets — The National Republican Senatorial Committee is shifting its focus away from the North Carolina and Georgia Senate races as it works to shore up red states like Texas and flip other Democratic-held seats.
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Eli McKown-Dawson / Silver Bulletin:
Do Republicans really have a money advantage?
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Cook nudges three Senate races toward Democrats
Cook nudges three Senate races toward Democrats
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Associated Press:
Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — in the form of somehow regulating the burgeoning technology that they have been designing.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Tech Bosses Warn U.N. AI Is “Risk to Humanity as a Whole”
Tech Bosses Warn U.N. AI Is “Risk to Humanity as a Whole”
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Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines — Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory — The Trump administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states …
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Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment — The Scoop — Paramount, looking to firm up its financial picture as it digests Warner Bros. Discovery, is looking for fresh sources of cash. Executives at the company have discussed asking Elon Musk to become part of a syndicate …
Madiba K. Dennie / Talking Points Memo:
Brett Kavanaugh's Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day — On the morning of Sunday, September 20, police officers in the Chicago suburb of Evanston responded to a 911 call about a confrontation in the street. When the officers arrived, they found a man …
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman / Associated Press:
US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him
US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Aides Seek to Jump Start Diplomacy With Iran as Crisis Widens — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. negotiators had restarted conversations about Iran's nuclear program, but that there were no breakthroughs. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that U.S. negotiators …
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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight ‘until our last breath’
In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight ‘until our last breath’
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress — EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters.
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Natalia Contreras / Votebeat:
Texas counties are receiving tens of thousands of unprocessed voter registration applications due to state error — Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas' free newsletter here.
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The Texas Tribune:
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer needs surgery to remove the bullet, U.S. Rep. Greg Casar says — The man was shot by a recent ICE recruit who was not wearing a body camera, according to news reports. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE! — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE FOR FREE …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Stephen Miller's MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks — Did you know that the U.S. government has an agency called the “Office of Remigration”? In case you're unfamiliar with the term “remigration,” it's typically used by white nationalists to describe the mass expulsion …
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong — The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said.
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Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting — Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city's Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council.’
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