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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.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office
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Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Trump could target three Fed governors. Removing them may be harder than it looks
Trump could target three Fed governors. Removing them may be harder than it looks
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Associated Press:
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Explodes on Reporter: 'You Haven't Asked Me One F-cking Positive Question'
Trump Explodes on Reporter: 'You Haven't Asked Me One F-cking Positive Question'
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Trump doesn't rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections
Trump doesn't rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections
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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.
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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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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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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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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 …
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: It's a Lone Star Senate showdown between Talarico and Paxton
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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 …
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
US May Add Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Mideast, Official Says
US May Add Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Mideast, Official Says
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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 …
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Aram Roston / The Guardian:
Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors — Installing tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentagon defense board raises conflict of interest concerns — By installing the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to advisory roles in a Pentagon project …
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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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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
Trump illegally fired Seattle's U.S. attorney, judge rules
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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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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.
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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 …
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Andrea Sachs / Washington Post:
TSA officers must now stand up on the job — The agency is removing chairs from document-checking stations. — Loading... Transportation Security Administration officers who check passengers' documents can no longer sit down on the job. — The agency announced this week …
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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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
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 …
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
SNAP's funding model is starting to change. Here's what that means for the program — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is undergoing a drastic restructuring of its funding model — one that will reduce federal support and require states to shoulder a larger share of the bill.
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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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Dave Levinthal / The Washington Sun:
Why a Popular Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading Crashed and Burned — But is it only mostly dead? — Copy — Conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, an overwhelming majority of Americans want members of Congress to stop trading individual stocks.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War — The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress's top target. — On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth convened hundreds of the U.S. military's junior officers and enlisted service members in a cavernous auditorium on a military base …
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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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The Intercept
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 …
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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
New York Times:
Wind Warnings Were Never Given to Pilots in Miami Crash, Federal Report Says — The pilots of an Amazon cargo jet had never worked together before the day of the crash, and were traveling at an abnormally high speed when they hit the runway, the report said.
MS NOW:
‘I feel hoodwinked’: In red states, some of Trump's former supporters turn on the president — A month before the midterms, frustration over high prices and the war in Iran has Republicans on defense in states Trump won easily in 2024. — When Greg Mizell voted for Donald Trump in 2024, he didn't ask for much.
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Washington Post
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 …
