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9:10 PM ET, September 19, 2026

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban  —  The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump's war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.  —  Journalists from CNN and MS NOW were denied access …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House after Trump ‘ban’  —  CNN reporter Betsy Klein was denied access at the White House on Saturday morning and her press pass was seized, one day after President Donald Trump announced that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Faced Loss After Loss.  He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.  —  The president's ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.  —  President Trump's grabs for power kept falling short …
Politico:
Inside the White House media ban  —  Donald Trump reupped his battle with the “FAKE NEWS” media on Truth Social Friday, banning CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO for reporting “LIES when they're covering the President of the United States,” with “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”
The Bulwark:
Trump Says He's Banning the ‘Free Press’ From His White House  —  Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and this time, he followed through.  —  Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and this time, he followed through.
Mack Liederman / New York Times:
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters  —  Some Democrats said President Trump's ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters as Republicans face deep challenges in the midterm elections.  —  Many major media outlets and some high-profile Democrats …
Discussion: MS NOW and The Parnas Perspective
Ben Johansen / Politico:
POLITICO, MS NOW and CNN journalists denied access to White House after Trump media ban
Ava Berger / NPR:
CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters denied access to White House following Trump ban
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Speak at Your Own Risk
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump to form ‘AI Force,’ name AI czar but rejects calls for constraints  —  Lawmakers and industry leaders have called for moving more slowly on the technology.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump said he will name an official responsible for artificial intelligence and form an unspecified …
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology  —  President Donald Trump said he will soon appoint an artificial intelligence czar amid heightened scrutiny of whether the technology is progressing at a dangerous pace, he announced Saturday on Truth Social.
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump wants a new AI czar and an “AI Force” modeled on Space Force
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California enacts new election safeguards against potential Trump interference in midterms10 minutes ago
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Hispanic voters' support for Trump wanes over economy and immigration  —  Polls show voters who helped elect president unhappy - and may be willing to vote Democrat in midterms  —  Hispanic voters who helped re-elect Donald Trump in 2024 are discontent with his second-term economic and immigration policies …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:   Big break with Trump
Vox:
Why Trump's Latino voters are fleeing him
Discussion: Mediaite
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her  —  South Dakota's Republican secretary of state urged voters to cast their ballots for a Democrat in the November election, arguing she could not back the GOP nominee — and drawing the ire of party leadership.
David Smith / The Guardian:
Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution  —  Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’  —  On Friday evening thousands …
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Washington Post:
Behind Trump's public confidence, his private view of midterms is sobering  —  In private, the president has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP's poor chances in the midterms and has accepted that some of the problem is of his making.  —  Summary
Erik Maulbetsch / Colorado Times Recorder:
Complaint Filed With House Ethics Committee Alleges Boebert Slept With Three of Her Congressional Staffers  —  A sworn ethics complaint filed yesterday with the U.S. House Committee on Ethics alleges that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees under …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Trump's Greenland deal follows US firm's purchase of rare-earth metals mine there  —  President Trump's new Greenland security deal comes just 17 days after a US-based company quietly closed a deal to purchase a Greenland mining company that would produce more than a third of the world's rare earth magnet supply outside of China.
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New York Times:
Trump's Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know
Alexandra Villarreal / The Guardian:
Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children  —  Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist  —  Stephen Miller is leading an unprecedented and intense White House drive across …
Variety:
Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit  —  The two sides have discussed Paramount potentially agreeing to run Warner Bros. studio separately for some period of time, per the Wall Street Journal  —  David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is in …
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Diverse Texas campus bonds in anger after candidate's racist post  —  At the University of Texas, Republican Bo French drew widespread, bipartisan condemnation for his attack on South Asian students celebrating their football team's win.  —  Summary  —  AUSTIN — Two emotions dominated …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Mike Waltz Has Quietly Signaled He's Looking Past the UN … Failure doesn't have to kill ambition.  Mike Waltz ought to know.  —  After the infamous Signal chat debacle, which contributed to President Donald Trump's decision to oust him as national security adviser, Waltz was sent to serve …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California enacts new election safeguards against potential Trump interference in midterms   Find
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.   Find
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Diverse Texas campus bonds in anger after candidate's racist post   Find
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Mack Liederman / New York Times:
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters   Find
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The Bulwark:
Trump Says He's Banning the ‘Free Press’ From His White House   Find
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Erik Maulbetsch / Colorado Times Recorder:
Complaint Filed With House Ethics Committee Alleges Boebert Slept With Three of Her Congressional Staffers   Find
 
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Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Missouri election officials begin mailing ballots as they await ruling on congressional map
Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:
Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say
Discussion: New York Times
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Voting rights lawsuit prompts South Dakota to fix ‘confusing’ proof-of-citizenship system
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Farm-state Republicans are having a cow over Trump's beef imports as Election Day approaches
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Reuters:
German general Breuer elected to head top NATO military body
Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
A.I. Is a Threat, but Not in the Way You Think  —  After multiple incidents of A.I. agents going wild …
Discussion: Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Has Trump Lost Touch With Reality?
Financial Times:
Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax
Discussion: New York Magazine
Ruth Margalit / New Yorker:
Israel's Qatargate Scandal
Discussion: Israpundit, Al Jazeera and NewsMax.com
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The clues in ICE's mass detention court losses that point to a win at SCOTUS
New York Times:
Trump's Census Proposal Could Cut House Seats From Red States
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
White House budget chief pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clash
 

 
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CNBC:
President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over their coverage of him, with “other Fake News Media Outlets to follow”

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is in advanced settlement talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the company's deal to acquire WBD

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
A distribution loophole lets anyone upload songs to artists' Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music pages and get royalties; AI turbocharges the issue
 
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