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Time:
Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's 2026 Interview With TIME … President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on Sept. 28.  —  Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including the war with Iran, the artificial intelligence boom …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office  —  The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a “federal landmark,” potentially preserving his changes.  —  Loading...  President Donald Trump said that Secret Service officials have encouraged …
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Eric Cortellessa / Time:
What Trump Has Built  —  Eric Cortellessa … Donald Trump struts onto the new White House helipad, an 80,000-sq.-ft. expanse of carved granite on the South Lawn.  “Can you believe this?” he says, taking in the scene, the Washington Monument rising in the distance.
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and New Republic
Associated Press:
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds  —  Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Explodes on Reporter: 'You Haven't Asked Me One F-cking Positive Question'  —  The president's interview with Time didn't go so well  —  Donald Trump has had it with the free press.  He's spent his second term trying to ban news outlets from the White House and ranting on social media …
Discussion: The Hill
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Trump dismisses low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ in Time interview
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and CBS News
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's economic polling sinks, rivaling Biden's worst
Discussion: AP-NORC and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal  —  Revisionist historian went to DOJ headquarters to present his case that former president, his associates weren't treated fairly  —  WASHINGTON—For nearly two years, the Justice Department has made it a priority …
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Wall Street Journal:   Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
New York Times:
Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say  —  Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995.  It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.  —  A Tennessee woman convicted …
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Christa Pike's failed execution puts lethal injection in focus  —  Lethal injections are under scrutiny after Christa Pike survived two rounds of drugs during Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her. … - In response, Gov. Bill Lee halted executions and ordered a “comprehensive, third-party review” of the failed attempt.
Associated Press:
Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Judge bars Jeanine Pirro's office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump comments  —  Judge Todd Edelman entered an order on Thursday that dismissed the case against David “Davey” Hearn with prejudice.  —  WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently banned Jeanine Pirro's office …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
Kerry Breen / CBS News:
What we're learning about the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane  —  One day after a FlyDubai co-pilot made a violent attempt to crash the passenger aircraft and was subdued by passengers and other crew members, questions about his identity and motive continued to swirl Thursday.
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Reuters:
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination
Neria Kraus / The Free Press:
‘I Ran Toward the Cockpit’: An Exclusive Interview with the Israeli Dad Who Stopped a Hijacking
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
‘We Hired the Services of a Terrorist’: FlyDubai Hijacker-Pilot a Known ‘Religious Extremist’
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East  —  The deployments come as Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms  —  The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft-carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
John Roberts and His Island … To many people on this remote stretch of Maine coastline, where every day looks like a fresh painting made of light and water, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is just “John.”  —  John, who has spent over 20 summers on Hupper Island, a refuge about 90 miles northeast …
Discussion: HotAir
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
South Korea Disputes Trump's Account of a Big Alaska Investment  —  One of South Korea's top trade officials said Trump's announcement this week “went far beyond what was agreed.”  — Copy  —  South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pushed back on President Donald Trump's assertion that Korea …
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
Korea to Trump: We aren't funding your Alaska pipeline, yet
Matt K. Lewis / The Washington Sun:
I Almost Never Vote for Democrats.  I'm Making an Exception This Year.  —  The Republican Party cannot be saved until it finally hits rock bottom.  —  I've never voted for Donald Trump, but I've also never voted for any of his opponents in a general election.
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Daily Wire Is Quietly Shooting a Pro-ICE Movie.  We Got the Script.  —  BEN SHAPIRO AND THE DAILY WIRE are desperate to crack Hollywood.  But Shapiro's most recent foray into film, the anti-Muslim Run Hide Fight: Infidels, was hardly The Odyssey.  Sitting at a meager 20 percent among reviewers …
New York Times:
How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action  —  The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”  — 1.2k  —  In October 2024, about a week after a Chi Phi fraternity party at Cornell University …
Hamed Ahmadi / The Washington Sun:
White House Drops CNN From Trump's Travel Press Pool Again  —  The White House dropped CNN from the press pool covering President Donald Trump's trip to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, a move that comes after a federal judge blocked the administration's effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president.
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Judge rules Trump can't fire court-appointed prosecutors  —  A federal judge on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump doesn't have the power to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys, rejecting a core tenet of the Trump administration's approach to top prosecutorial jobs.
Discussion: Reuters
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident  —  British police said a 27-year-old British-Iranian dual national was arrested Thursday.  British officials have said they believe Iran played a part in planning the incident at R.A.F. Fairford.
Associated Press:
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis  —  Renee Good's family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the 37-year-old woman's killing …
Alex DeLuca / Washington Post:
Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner  —  Officials say they don't know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used.  Residents are unnerved.  —  SummaryLoading...  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Like many Florida municipalities …
Politico:
Trump looms over Becerra-Hilton debate in deep-blue California  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Xavier Becerra cast himself as a leading opponent of the Trump administration in California's gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, while tethering his longshot Republican opponent, Steve Hilton, to the president who has endorsed him.
CNN:
How Jared Kushner's firm's investment in an Israeli company could be a major conflict of interest  —  The Middle East Trump family Donald Trump Israel-Hamas war  —  At the same time Jared Kushner has acted as a key negotiator in the war in Gaza, his private equity company, Affinity Partners …
Discussion: New Republic
PBS NewsHour:
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on his blueprint for depolarizing a fractured nation  —  In the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hatred and violence gripping the country.
Gregory Schmidt / New York Times:
As Mortgage Rates Climb to Highest Level Since 2023, Buyers Seek Alternatives  —  The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago.  More buyers are now turning to adjustable-rate mortgages.  —  Mortgage rates continue to creep higher …
Discussion: VINnews, WTOP News, Fox Business and ARLnow
ICE:
Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana  —  NEW ORLEANS — Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old illegal alien from Peru, passed away in ICE custody Sept. 29, 2026, at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana.  The preliminary cause of death is unknown.
Reuters:
US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say  —  The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, said three people close to the discussions.
Perry Bacon / New Republic:
Liberals Must Fight The New York Times' Monopoly Too  —  The New York Times has a massive, almost hegemonic influence on the political discourse among liberals in America.  That's a bold statement, and not one I can easily prove.  But I think that's the reality.
Ben Johansen / Politico:
With Republicans in trouble, Trump gives himself an A+ ‘on everything’  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday graded his second term an “A+,” even as his favorability nears record lows and his party appears poised to lose the House and possibly the Senate over dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy.
 
 
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Linda Chavez / The UnPopulist:
The Supreme Court Just Consigned Migrants to Cruelty Far Beyond Their Crimes
Discussion: American Prospect and Blaze Media
Gabby Miller / Politico:
California Dems seek safeguards against election misinformation
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
Nebraska's Dan Osborn responds to audio commenting on Trump supporters
Matt Barnum / Chalkbeat:
College tuition is falling, but nobody seems to have noticed
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump says he regrets nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett
Discussion: Bloomberg and Mediaite
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Record-Low 31% Say College Education Is ‘Very Important’
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Fox News has spent almost two years claiming Trump's deportations are targeting “the worst of the worst.” The administration just contradicted that narrative.
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