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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.
Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Trump could target three Fed governors. Removing them may be harder than it looks
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.
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 …
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 …
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Hurubie Meko / New York Times:
Cornell Police Report Omitted Student's Claim She Was Raped  —  Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.  —  At a campus police department on Nov. 14, 2024 …
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk to return his attention to government, advise Pentagon on future of war  —  Musk will join Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former House speaker Newt Gingrich in leading the Defense Department's Project Meridian.  —  Loading...  A little over a year after leaving government service …
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, Salon, Mediaite and CNBC
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
US May Add Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Mideast, Official Says
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times
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.
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Trump illegally fired Seattle's U.S. attorney, judge rules
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 …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Turek, Hinson in close Iowa Senate race  —  The contest hinges on how much of the GOP base Hinson can hold  —  Economic concerns and party loyalty are key factors shaping Iowa's U.S. Senate matchup.  —  A Fox News statewide survey of Iowa likely voters finds Democrat Josh Turek …
Discussion: Newsweek and Breitbart
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: It's a Lone Star Senate showdown between Talarico and Paxton
Discussion: RedState and The Argument
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
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
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office  —  Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency's inspector general's office.  Democrats called for his resignation.  —  Bill Pulte, President Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency …
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FHFA.gov:
To Be Good Financial Stewards, FHFA Inspector General's Budget Will Match the Budgets of Peer Agencies
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
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: Reason and HotAir
Steven Levitsky / Journal of Democracy:
Competitive Authoritarianism in America  —  Read the full essay here.  —  The United States crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism during Donald Trump's second presidency: Elections remained real, but incumbents systematically abused state institutions to tilt the playing field against opponents.
ProPublica:
Who's the Shadow President?  —  Under the second Trump administration, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda.  Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted.  ICE has grown explosively.  Behind it all is one man you may not have heard of: Russell Vought.
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 …
US Department of Justice:
Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis  —  For Immediate Release  —  Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state's voting machines illegal  —  Georgia's Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state's voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections.
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 …
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
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.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead  —  The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars Congress approved for countries impacted by the war in Ukraine.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Trump administration, acting in defiance of top Democrats on the House …
US Department of Justice:
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Cyberstalking  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  Defendant allegedly stalked prominent member of the Republican Party  —  BOSTON - A Waltham, Mass. man has been arrested and charged with stalking …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
 
 
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Long After Divisive Primary, El-Sayed Is Still Working to Unite Michigan Democrats
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Democrats rethink their mail-voting strategy as voters grow wary
Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee
Discussion: Reason and Reuters
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
CBP leaders cut out of Trump ad buy decision
MS NOW:
‘I feel hoodwinked’: In red states, some of Trump's former supporters turn on the president
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Van Orden Hit with Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI Deepfake Videos
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
With Republicans in trouble, Trump gives himself an A+ ‘on everything’
Politico:
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Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana
 

 
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