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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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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.
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 …
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'
Discussion: The Hill
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Christa Pike in critical condition after botched Tennessee execution, lawyers say  —  An attorney for Pike demanded that the governor commute her sentence after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed.  —  Loading...  Attorneys for Christa Pike said Thursday afternoon that she is alive …
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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.
New York Times:
Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Blackburn calls on Tennessee to ‘bring back’ electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution
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 …
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
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 …
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Kyle Stokes / Axios:
Renee Good's family sues Trump administration, ICE agent
Discussion: Mediaite
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk to return his attention to government, advise Pentagon on future of war
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 …
Discussion: New York Post, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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 and Reason
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
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.
Jackie Llanos / The Washington Sun:
Supreme Court Will Review Trump's Mandatory Immigrant Detention Policy  —  DHS wants to hold millions of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, even those who have lived here for decades and haven't committed crimes.  — Copy  —  The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case …
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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
Alexandra Hutzler / Democracy Docket:
Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says  —  The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday.
Discussion: The Guardian, Washington Post and NPR
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
ICE Deletes Reports Flagging Medical Neglect in Detention Center Deaths  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) briefly published, then deleted, internal reviews from its website finding inadequate medical care in the cases of dozens of people who died in immigration detention centers.
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: The Daily Caller and New Republic
Nina Martin / Mother Jones:
Red States Just Asked the Supreme Court to Kill Abortion Shield Laws  —  In what promises to be the most consequential showdown over reproductive rights since the end of Roe v. Wade, three states with near-total abortion bans asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down blue-state laws …
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Kimberly Guilfoyle's Conduct  —  Democrats raise concerns with State Department about ambassador's dealings with lobbyist, private jet travels  —  The top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged the State Department to review the conduct …
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.
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Judge rules officers have no standing to sue over Capitol Jan. 6 plaque  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have no standing to sue over their names — and those of other first responders — not appearing …
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.
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Republican Candidate: “The Country Went to Shit After” Women Got Voting Rights  —  Brandon Herrera made the remark in 2023, but now hopes women will vote him into office.  —  Add MeidasTouch as a preferred Google sourceUse your Google account to add this to your settings
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong  —  In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler's NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism's electoral breakthrough
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.
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Van Orden Hit with Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI Deepfake Videos  —  Attorneys for Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke say the Wisconsin representative's campaign used the technology to “falsely attribute” statements to his opponent.  — Copy  —  Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden received …
Discussion: The Hill and WEAU-TV
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump meme coin org promises dinner, swag for top investors  —  A company behind Donald Trump's meme coin is promising its top holders a dinner featuring the president along with commemorative swag that includes a gold watch and Trump-branded fragrance, according to a page on its website.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
CBP leaders cut out of Trump ad buy decision  —  Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and other leaders at the agency learned from a news report that national ads highlighting Trump were paid for with CBP funds.  —  WASHINGTON — Senior leaders at Customs and Border Protection …
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.
 
 
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