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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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Megan Messerly / Politico:
POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access — A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations …
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CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to immediately reinstate White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico — Donald Trump Media National security Human rights — Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico's access …
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW barred from White House after court ruling restoring access — A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations …
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Washington Post:
CNN, Politico, MS NOW journalists barred from White House after judge blocks Trump's ban — U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. — Summary
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump's White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico — Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets. — A federal judge on Thursday …
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Associated Press:
Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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Politico:
Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Judge questions whether national security concerns could ever justify Trump's press ban
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The Hill:
Judge skeptical of White House press ban on Politico, MS NOW, CNN: Due process 'wasn't followed'
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
White House ordered to restore access to banned news outlets
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Mary Peltola's Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs — Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos. — National Democrats cheered …
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Politico:
Big fires everywhere — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner — Good Thursday morning. There are 40 days until the midterms, and true to form, the scandals are piling up. Speaking of, if you know who left their thong in the Cannon tunnel yesterday, drop us a line.
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Politico:
Senate Republicans have 1 more chance to oppose the Iran war before the midterms — Republicans appear increasingly anxious that the economic fallout from the Iran war could cost them their House and Senate majorities. They have one more chance to stage a symbolic jailbreak …
Politico:
Dems are being outspent across House and Senate races. They disagree over where to put the money they have. … Democrats are begging for more money ahead of November. But they're torn over what to do with the limited funds they already have. — After months of downplaying their financial concerns …
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New York Times:
Democrats Show Strength in Michigan Senate Race but Trail in Maine, Polls Find
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Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
Democrats Brace for a Crypto PAC Cash Avalanche
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
A Reclusive G.O.P. Billionaire Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans — Timothy Mellon, one of the party's biggest donors in 2024, has so far withheld his midterm donations for Republican senators because he is unhappy about the failure to pass a key Trump priority.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Exclusive: Thune plans another leader bid as Senate GOP fights to survive
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New York Times:
U.S. and China Agree to Extend Trade Truce by 2 Months, Bessent Says — The Treasury secretary, who is leading talks with China, said the countries had agreed to extend a trade truce until January. — Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary who is leading trade talks with China this week …
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump greets Xi on tarmac in rare gesture
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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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Politico:
AI safety fears stalk Trump-Xi summit agenda — The potential dangers of artificial intelligence will hang over Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington on Thursday — whether President Donald Trump likes it or not. … But lawmakers and foreign leaders are piling on the pressure …
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Brian Dabbs / Politico:
America's AI push in Southeast Asia faces a China problem
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Miranda Yaver / MS NOW:
You should be skeptical of JD Vance's claims about Obamacare fraud — A government task force led by Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that it will remove 760,000 allegedly improper enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces. The move is the latest in the administration's efforts …
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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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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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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.
Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's ex-bodyguard in ‘homewrecker’ case trashes her Arizona home, causes $200K in damage — Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's ex-bodyguard turned lover allegedly trashed her Arizona home while she was out of town — causing more than $200,000 in damage as he tossed dozens of valuable paintings into her pool.
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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.
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.
New York Times:
OpenAI's A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting — In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said. — OpenAI's artificial intelligence went rogue this year …
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