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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 …
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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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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 …
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.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
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Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Trump dismisses low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ in Time interview
Trump dismisses low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ in Time interview
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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
What Is Trump Doing? — Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.
What Is Trump Doing? — Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says he'd consider issuing pardons to administration officials before he leaves office
Trump says he'd consider issuing pardons to administration officials before he leaves office
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New York Post, ABC News, Mediaite and National Politics
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump does not rule out demolishing the Kennedy Center
Trump does not rule out demolishing the Kennedy Center
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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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National Review
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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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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
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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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New York Times:
Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say
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Associated Press:
Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
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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 …
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HotAir
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 …
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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Bloomberg
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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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
Korea to Trump: We aren't funding your Alaska pipeline, yet
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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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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.
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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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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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 …
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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.
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Politico, The Parnas Perspective, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
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.
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
Nebraska's Dan Osborn responds to audio commenting on Trump supporters — Osborn, an independent running for Senate, answered rapid-fire questions. — Loading... Dan Osborn, an independent candidate running for the Senate in Nebraska, faced criticism last month after the Omaha World Herald released audio …
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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New Republic
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.
Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. — As they prepared for the testimony of former special counsel Jack Smith, Republican staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee gave Sen. Eric Schmitt a warning: The texts they had obtained from the Justice Department …
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Matthew Rodriguez / CBS News:
Becerra, Hilton face off in first head-to-head debate for California governor's race — Candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton faced off in their first one-on-one debate ahead of the November election for California governor. — The pair vied to win over the 47.4% of voters who supported …
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Neria Kraus / The Free Press:
‘I Ran Toward the Cockpit’: An Exclusive Interview with the Israeli Dad Who Stopped a Hijacking — Yaniv Hayoun was on a flight from Dubai to Israel with his family when one of the co-pilots stabbed the other and sent the plane into a nosedive. He told The Free Press what happened next.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 📉 Top Republicans Privately Admit Their Hasan Piker Attacks Are a Dud — Swin's conversations with Trumpworld insiders reveal alarm at just how badly the plan to make the leftist streamer the main midterms character is misfiring. Also, Pete Hegseth beclowns himself again.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Financial Times:
Global bond sell-off deepens as 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002 — Sovereign debt costs around world return to multiyear highs — Emily Herbert and Ian Smith in London, William Sandlund in Hong Kong and Leo Lewis in Tokyo — A brutal global bond rout deepened on Thursday …
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Record-Low 31% Say College Education Is ‘Very Important’ — Decline spans major subgroups; women, Democrats and people of color remain most positive — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three in 10 Americans (31%) think a college education is “very important,” four percentage points below last year's reading …
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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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Reuters:
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the co-pilot who tried to crash a passenger jet on its way to Israel had undergone Islamist radicalization. — “We know that he underwent Islamist …
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