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Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable … - Copy — It was mid-September when Sen. Lisa Murkowski discovered that the Trump administration had pulled education funding for institutions serving Alaskan and Hawaiian Natives. — It was close to $350 million …
2025-09-25 16:15:00 UTC
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation — The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from the president, a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the agency from political interference.
2025-09-25 15:55:02 UTC
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation — The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from the president, a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the agency from political interference.
2025-09-25 15:55:02 UTC
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Today's links Rage Against the (Algorithmic Management) Machine: What unions could (must!) do about app-based work. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
2025-09-25 15:10:24 UTC
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Juliette Jabkhiro / Reuters:
French court to deliver verdict in Sarkozy corruption trial — Former French president had denied charges, claims political motivation — Sarkozy remains influential in France despite legal issues — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will soon be imprisoned after he was sentenced …
2025-09-25 15:05:01 UTC
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Lower Than Cowards — The surrender of America's elites — “We have to speak out against this bully,” Jimmy Kimmel said in an emotional monologue after returning to ABC on Tuesday. The network had suspended him, under pressure from the Trump administration, for remarks last week …
2025-09-25 15:00:28 UTC
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Washington Post:
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals — The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don't know the reason for the meeting. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
2025-09-25 14:45:01 UTC
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Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
White House begins plan for mass firings if there's a government shutdown — Funding will run out next week if Congress doesn't act. — President Donald Trump's administration instructed federal agencies Wednesday night to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down Oct. 1, after federal funding runs out.
2025-09-25 14:30:01 UTC
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Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
White House begins plan for mass firings if there's a government shutdown — Funding will run out next week if Congress doesn't act. — President Donald Trump's administration instructed federal agencies Wednesday night to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down Oct. 1, after federal funding runs out.
2025-09-25 14:30:01 UTC
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Former special counsel Jack Smith warns that rule of law is ‘under attack’ — The federal prosecutor who built two criminal cases against President Trump is sounding the alarm about dire threats to the legal system. — In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice Department …
2025-09-25 13:30:03 UTC
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New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey — It remains to be seen whether a career prosecutor would be willing to present a case to a grand jury or whether jurors would bring an indictment. — President Trump's handpicked federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia …
2025-09-25 13:30:03 UTC
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New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey — It remains to be seen whether a career prosecutor would be willing to present a case to a grand jury or whether jurors would bring an indictment. — President Trump's handpicked federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia …
2025-09-25 13:30:03 UTC
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NBC News:
Democratic anger at their own party fuels 2026 primaries — With the party's image at record lows and declining even among Democratic voters, candidates for Senate see an opening to win by positioning themselves against leaders. — When Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow decided in February …
2025-09-25 13:20:03 UTC
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Nick Reisman / Politico:
Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan launches PAC to boost ‘patriotic’ candidates … “The Republican Party cannot make a claim on it anymore,” he said in an interview. “That creates not only an opportunity, but a need for the Democratic Party to assert what has always been foundational to us …
2025-09-25 11:45:01 UTC
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Wired:
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers — WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices. — In August, months after Elon Musk left the federal government …
2025-09-25 11:35:02 UTC
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Paul Krugman:
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina? — In its dealings with other countries, Donald Trump's administration is following a clear agenda of undermining liberal values, fomenting discord and withdrawing critical financial support. One of the administration's first acts was to drastically cut funding …
2025-09-25 11:25:00 UTC
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Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: The ICE Shooter's Politics — We publish what mainstream media won't. For updates and to support our work, please subscribe — The deadly sniper attack on a Dallas ICE facility this morning seemed straightforward, with “ANTI-ICE” engraved on unspent shell casings recovered from the scene, per the FBI.
2025-09-25 11:20:02 UTC
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Trump’s Treasury Secretary is succeeding at one thing - and it isn’t effective economy policy.
2025-09-25 11:02:46 UTC
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New York Times:
Dallas ICE Facility Shooting Leaves One Detainee Dead and Two Injured — The shooter, who killed himself, also wounded two detainees in an attack that raised new fears about political violence in the United States. — A sniper perched on a nearby rooftop fired at a U.S. Immigration …
2025-09-25 10:10:01 UTC
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MSNBC:
Former FBI Director James Comey expected to be indicted soon — Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the coming days, three sources familiar tell MSNBC. The full extent of the charges being prepared against Comey is unclear. MSNBC Senior Investigative Correspondent …
2025-09-25 04:15:00 UTC
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Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA's leader could not be reached — The Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency. — On a Friday morning in July …
2025-09-25 04:05:00 UTC
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Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA's leader could not be reached — The Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency. — On a Friday morning in July …
2025-09-25 04:05:00 UTC
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Massie: Republican leaders threatened supporters of push to release Epstein files — The Scoop — WURTLAND, Ky. — Thomas Massie is declaring victory on his move to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files after the election to fill a vacant Arizona House seat.
2025-09-25 03:25:01 UTC
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If we were to play a Techdirt word association game where you say the first thing that comes to your mind when I say “Nintendo,” the answer had better be “intellectual property bully” for most regular readers here. If not, well, I specifically haven’t done my job very well. Nintendo is incredibly protective and litigious […]
2025-09-25 03:12:15 UTC
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the White House Struggle to Tame the Epstein Crisis — Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump advisers made the problem worse; ‘Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?’ — President Trump had reached his limit. — It was mid-July, and some of his longtime allies …
2025-09-25 01:55:01 UTC
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the White House Struggle to Tame the Epstein Crisis — Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump advisers made the problem worse; ‘Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?’ — President Trump had reached his limit. — It was mid-July, and some of his longtime allies …
2025-09-25 01:55:01 UTC
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal — Ethics experts say Tom Homan's participation could violate rules meant to ensure impartiality. The White House says he has not crossed that line. — Earlier this year, as a surge in arrests pushed immigration …
2025-09-25 01:50:00 UTC
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for a potential shutdown … The move marks a significant break from how shutdowns have been handled in recent decades, when most furloughs were temporary and employees were brought back once Congress voted to reopen government and funding was restored.
2025-09-25 01:00:35 UTC
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Steve Posner / The Bulwark:
The Dirty Move Republicans Could Pull to Keep the House — NOT ONE TO LEAVE THINGS TO CHANCE, such as free elections, President Donald Trump is mapping his way to victory in the 2026 midterms, most notably with the aid of Republican state legislators in Texas and elsewhere working to carve out new districts for the GOP.
2025-09-25 00:25:00 UTC
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Miller's Wife Drops Cringe-Inducing Sexual Brag — ¡OLÉ! — Katie Miller joked about her husband being a “sexual matador” in an interview with Jesse Watters. — Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller and former Elon Musk devotee, made an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime …
2025-09-24 23:50:00 UTC
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Vance, Who Called Trump “Hitler,” Says Calling People Nazis Is Bad — Vice President JD Vance wants everyone to stop calling people who they disagree with Nazis—but some of us are old enough to remember when he called President Donald Trump “America's Hitler.”
2025-09-24 22:20:00 UTC
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We’ve repeated over and over again that anyone who believes Donald Trump’s claims of supporting free speech is either a brainwashed cultist or the dumbest person alive. And now, in his doddering old age, he’s becoming ever more brazen and belligerent in his attacks on speech. He’s not even trying to put forth a veneer […]
2025-09-24 22:00:45 UTC
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Ukraine's Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine — Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands. — in one section of a sprawling warehouse in central Ukraine, workers have stacked what appear to be small airplane wings in neat rows.
2025-09-24 21:25:00 UTC
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Lawfare:
The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition — Any way you play, you lose. — benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org — annabower.bsky.social — Meet The Authors … The Situation on Sunday pondered the removal of the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia …
2025-09-24 21:20:01 UTC
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CNN:
Trump DOJ retracts letter that implied Sandy Hook FBI agent was under investigation — A top Justice Department official has retracted a letter he sent to an FBI agent who responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that suggested the agent was being investigated in relation to a defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones.
2025-09-24 21:15:01 UTC
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ABC News:
Newly appointed US Attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources — Trump demanded the DOJ prosecute the former FBI director. — Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Washington D.C., June 8, 2017.
2025-09-24 21:10:01 UTC
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David Matthau / WHYY:
NJ PBS, New Jersey's only dedicated public television channel, will cease operations in the Garden State next summer — After June 30, 2026, a NJ PBS nightly news program will only air on digital platforms, and on THIRTEEN, the public television channel in New York.
2025-09-24 20:45:00 UTC
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ABC News:
Trump subs photo of Biden for autopen in new White House presidential portrait gallery — Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen. — A new “Presidential Walk of Fame” has been built along the West Wing Colonnade featuring portraits of all the Presidents in gilded frames …
2025-09-24 20:20:00 UTC
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Brendan Carr is fairly typical of a far right wing zealot, in that he has absolutely no compulsion about lying, constantly, about everything. The latest case in point: Brendan Carr is trying to pretend he didn’t abuse FCC power and break the law to try and censor a comedian critical of our mad, idiot king. […]
2025-09-24 19:32:21 UTC
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Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Issues Statement on Targeted Attack on Dallas ICE Facility — WASHINGTON - This morning, a sniper opened fire from a nearby rooftop on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Dallas field office. The shooter fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van in the sallyport where the victims were shot.
2025-09-24 18:50:01 UTC
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Rebecca Ritzel / Washingtonian:
Log Cabin Republicans Disrupted Yasmin Williams's Kennedy Center Performance — Kennedy Center staffers called security last week after DC's Log Cabin Republicans chapter disrupted a performance by a musician they called “a vocal opponent of President Trump.”
2025-09-24 18:45:00 UTC
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The Atlantic:
Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now — The president made clear that he's done “standing up for the world.” — The world laughed at Donald Trump. — Seven years ago, Trump was just a few sentences into his annual United Nations General Assembly address when most of the gathered leaders …
2025-09-24 18:30:00 UTC
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal — Reps. Abe Hamadeh and August Pfluger want Treasury to authorize 400,000 silver dollars with Kirk's likeness — FIRST ON FOX: A pair of House Republicans are pushing to have Charlie Kirk memorialized on U.S. currency …
2025-09-24 18:25:03 UTC
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Steady:
Onward. Forward. Steady. — Things have really changed. Now I need your help. … This is it. With this post, I'm re-launching Democracy Americana at a new platform, away from Substack. And I need your help as I am launching my new career as a full-time independent writer.
2025-09-24 18:25:03 UTC
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Bloomberg:
US Readies $20 Billion Rescue to Help Milei Win in Argentina — The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country's foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain investor confidence and stem a run on the peso.
2025-09-24 18:05:00 UTC
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Everything’s a purge in this administration. The Defense Department — now absurdly referred to by the administration as the “Department of War” — is headed by a guy no one really seems to respect and who has the unfortunate habit of ignoring OPSEC 101 at every opportunity. Pete Hegseth is the victim of self-inflicted wounds […]
2025-09-24 17:45:34 UTC
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Daniel Maurer / Just Security:
US Servicemembers' Exposure to Criminal Liability for Lethal Strikes on Narcoterrorists — The U.S. military has engaged in three lethal strikes killing 17 people allegedly carrying illicit narcotics through the Caribbean Sea's international waters en route to the United States.
2025-09-24 17:45:01 UTC
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2025-09-24 17:40:34 UTC
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New York Times:
No President Should Have This Kind of Power — Somewhere mingled in the foam and debris of the Caribbean Sea are the remains of at least 17 people who were killed this month by U.S. military forces on the orders of President Trump. They were aboard three speedboats that the Trump administration …
2025-09-24 17:40:00 UTC
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New York Times:
Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump's Commerce Dept. — In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration's coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.” — Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals …
2025-09-24 17:05:02 UTC
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