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3:40 PM ET, September 24, 2026

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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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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Live Updates: CNN, MS NOW and Politico Return to White House After Fight Over Access  —  A federal court ordered the Trump administration to reverse its ban on the outlets, but reporters were initially denied entry to the White House grounds on Thursday.  —  Here's the latest.
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 …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
JD Vance Planted the Story That Sparked White House Media Ban  —  One of the stories the White House cited to justify its ban on Politico, MS NOW, and CNN had Vice President JD Vance as its main source.  —  The Washington Post reports that during a press call in June, the Trump administration …
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 …
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
Megan Messerly / Politico:
POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW granted White House access after being denied earlier Thursday  —  A POLITICO reporter was granted entry to White House grounds Thursday after the outlet was denied earlier in the morning despite a judge's order to immediately restore access.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Bumbling MAGA Media Tries to Launch Their Own White House Pool
Politico:
Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW
Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
Judges Reject ICE's Underhanded Attempt to Maintain Third-Country Removals  —  An appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order.  —  A Peruvian man threatened with removal to the Central African Republic …
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Reuters:
US to seek Supreme Court relief after court blocks third-country removals  —  President Donald Trump's administration will ask the US Supreme Court to allow it to continue to swiftly deport migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to raise any safety concerns …
Washington Post:
Senate rejects measure to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran  —  The administration ignored passage of a similar resolution in June, arguing that it lacks the force of law.  —  Summary  —  The Senate rejected a resolution Thursday to block President Donald Trump …
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
A Reclusive G.O.P. Billionaire Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Election Law Blog
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 80, Mocked for Telling Choice of Clothing at Xi Jinping Meet  —  HIDING SOMETHING?  —  A photographer revealed what the president was hiding.  —  President Donald Trump has been mocked after pulling out his winter wardrobe to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in pleasant fall weather.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Independent
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump Edits Melania Out of Weird AI Photo—but Leaves in an Aide
Discussion: Newsweek and The Independent
Chris Buckley / New York Times:   In Trumpeting His Ballroom Project, Trump Has Used China as an Example
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
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Elleiana Green / Politico:
Trump administration launches pro-Trump TV ad ahead of midterms  —  The Trump administration launched a new television advertisement featuring President Donald Trump calling out socialism, communism and marxism, appearing to use government resources to go on air in the weeks before the midterm election.
Discussion: Washington Post and MS NOW
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The blue wave is mostly in red states.  That's a little weird.  —  Still Counting Episode 3 is out.  Video version above, audio below.  We'll be publishing these each week here at the newsletter.  But for faster access, please subscribe on YouTube or follow us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump's Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.  —  It was the Trump administration's latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.  —  When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada …
Discussion: Reason and Reuters
Raymond Fernández / The Washington Sun:
Mark Carney Says He Has Prepared for the Possibility of a U.S. Invasion  —  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a lengthy interview this week that he has prepared for the possibility, however unlikely, of a U.S. incursion onto Canadian soil.  —  The stunning remarks come …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and National Review
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror  —  Editor's note: This story discusses suicide and extreme violence.  Read part 1, part 2, and part 3 of our investigation into AI chatbots and violence.  —  In June 2025, Jesse Van Rootselaar received an email notification from OpenAI.
G. Elliott Morris / FiftyPlusOne:
No president has gone into a midterm election this unpopular.  Not even George W. Bush in 2006.  —  Democrats hit new midterm high as Trump's approval rating reaches a new low  —  Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump stood in front of a crowd of supporters at a first-of-its-kind midterms convention …
Patrick Damp / CBS News:
Man wounded during 2024 Trump rally shooting in Butler County dies  —  One of the men who was wounded in the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler in 2024 has died.  —  According to the House Republicans' social media feeds, Jim Copenhaver has died.
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state's power over local law enforcement  —  The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year's special …
Politico:
Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds  —  Republicans' 2024 gains among young men have evaporated — and that could have instant ramifications this November, according to a new Cygnal poll.  —  President Donald Trump narrowly carried young men in 2024 …
D.J. Byrnes / The Rooster:
Ohio Democrats' trans panic, explained  —  Or why Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur won't be taking down her transphobic ads anytime soon.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The liquidation of newspapers alongside the rise of a billionaire-funded, right-wing propaganda network has disconnected Americans from state and local politics.
Discussion: Roll Call and Ohio Capital Journal
Erica Orden / Politico:
Appeals court appears skeptical of former Sen. Bob Menendez's conviction  —  A panel of three judges on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals appeared open to arguments that the actions by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez which led to his criminal convictions were protected legislative activity.
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom  —  A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Our Politicians Suck.  But Our Voters Do, Too.  —  1. Springfield  —  I'm heading to Ohio in a couple hours because we're doing a live show tomorrow to raise money for the Haitian community in Springfield.  —  You guys always step up.  If you can contribute, the donation page is here:
Paul McLeary / Politico:
US and Poland near deal for American base with 10,000 troops  —  U.S. and Polish officials are working to set up an American base in Poland that would house 10,000 troops, a significant shift in deployments across Europe and a direct warning to Russia.  —  Polish Foreign Minister Radosław …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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New York Times:
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