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Brian Bennett / Time:
Trump Wants to Target Left-Wing Groups. Here's How He Might Do It … There is a long history of political players improperly deploying the IRS for political purposes, says Patrick G. Eddington, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. “The IRS has been misused repeatedly …
2025-09-22 17:00:05 UTC
Time
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In what may be a first in American legal history, a sitting president just had his lawsuit struck down by a federal judge before the defendants even had a chance to respond. Judge Steven Merryday didn’t wait for a motion to dismiss. He didn’t wait for the defendants to file an answer. Four days after […]
2025-09-22 16:32:00 UTC
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
A lot of powerful people just don't realize how unpopular Trump is — Last week, ABC/Disney canceled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of television stations that carry the program.
2025-09-22 16:30:00 UTC
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Ethan Stark-Miller / AM New York:
EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani to pull planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show — Democratic mayoral nominee and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. — Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will announce Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall …
2025-09-22 15:45:01 UTC
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Steven Levy / Wired:
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong — Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact. — For decades, Mark Lemley's life as an intellectual property lawyer was orderly enough. He's a professor at Stanford University and has consulted for Amazon, Google, and Meta.
2025-09-22 15:15:00 UTC
Wired
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Sam Judy / The Barbed Wire:
She Survived 141 Days in ICE Custody Thanks to a ‘Beautiful Sisterhood.’ Now She's Fighting for Those Still Inside. — On the evening of Feb. 11, 22-year-old Ward Sakeik sat on a plane from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Miami. She and her husband, Taahir Shaikh, were returning from their honeymoon, but he was sitting a few rows away.
2025-09-22 15:10:01 UTC
The Barbed Wire
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Financial Times:
US offers financial lifeline to Argentina's Javier Milei — Scott Bessent proposes support package during market volatility — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said “all options” are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility …
2025-09-22 15:10:01 UTC
Financial Times
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Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Goes on Bizarre Vaccine Rant About Babies and Horses — GIDDY UP — The president got medical ahead of his major autism announcement. — President Donald Trump unleashed a surreal rant about children being injected with “massive” vaccines similar to ones “you'd give to a horse.”
2025-09-22 15:10:01 UTC
The Daily Beast
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Svante Myrick / The Hill:
Trump is breaking his most important promises and keeping the worst — When President Trump was sworn into office for his second term, he made a lot of promises to the American people. He has broken many of them. — In his 2025 inaugural address, Trump declared, “Never again …
2025-09-22 15:00:25 UTC
The Hill
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Chance Phillips / Liberal Currents:
Trump Must Lose the Second Bank War — Henry Clay understood what was wrong with the unitary executive theory back in the 1830s. — “Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji …
2025-09-22 15:00:25 UTC
Liberal Currents
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Drug Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — (Editor's note: After we recorded, Trump bombed a third vessel in similarly lawless fashion.)
2025-09-22 14:35:00 UTC
New Republic
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It's Down to Two. — The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration's attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms. — Copy — When Donald Trump took office eight months ago …
2025-09-22 14:35:00 UTC
NOTUS
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New York Post:
Charlie Kirk's massive memorial was so much more than that — it was a message to the mainstream media — The massive gathering for Charlie Kirk on Sunday was more than just a funeral — it was a message. — A 200,000-person crowd inundated the stadium inside and out, and millions around the world watched live.
2025-09-22 14:25:01 UTC
New York Post
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Turns out Republicans don't care about free speech after all — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🚨🚨 Subscribe to PN 🚨🚨 — We have some shocking news: The Trump administration and the American right may not be quite …
2025-09-22 14:10:00 UTC
Public Notice
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Matt Egan / CNN:
The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege — The nation's top economic statistician was fired. Central bank independence is being undermined. The federal government is buying chunks of private companies and demanding cuts of revenue streams.
2025-09-22 14:10:00 UTC
CNN
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage … It's Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.
2025-09-22 13:55:00 UTC
Politico
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Debra Kamin / New York Times:
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws — Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise. — In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing …
2025-09-22 13:45:00 UTC
New York Times
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Debra Kamin / New York Times:
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws — Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise. — In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing …
2025-09-22 13:45:00 UTC
New York Times
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Paul Krugman:
Hey, Let's Undermine America's Technology, Education and Research! — H-1B visas: The latest front in a campaign of destruction — It often seems as if Donald Trump and his minions are engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine America's preeminence in the world.
2025-09-22 13:40:00 UTC
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Reuters:
Putin offers Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend status quo by one year — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he was ready to extend by one year the last arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow that limits the number of nuclear weapons each side …
2025-09-22 13:40:00 UTC
Reuters
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's directive to AG Bondi should be seen as an impeachment-level scandal — The president isn't just being accused of trying to weaponize federal law enforcement, he's now publicly flaunting his corrupt and authoritarian efforts. — Imagine a scenario in which an investigative reporter uncovered …
2025-09-22 13:10:01 UTC
MSNBC
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NBC News:
White House bullish after a long string of Supreme Court victories — Officials are on a winning streak at the high court, in part due to a strategy of selecting cases most likely to find favor with the conservative majority. — WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump's aggressive use …
2025-09-22 13:00:31 UTC
NBC News
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So look, I’m not one of these people who thinks “AI” has no useful applications. Just this week I had an efficient conversation with a Gemini chatbot when trying to cancel a Google subscription. I used ChatGPT to help me fact check my own work debunking false claims made by a different AI (an aggregation […]
2025-09-22 12:26:00 UTC
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Today's links It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment): Communications monopolies create single points of failure. Hey look at this: Delights…
2025-09-22 11:44:32 UTC
even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment
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Tune in Monday, 11am ET for our ongoing ‘Ask the Editor’ series: an unfiltered, live Q&A with Zeteo’s editor-in-chief.
2025-09-22 01:15:24 UTC
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity — The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. — Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, paid tribute to Charlie Kirk by citing the gospel message …
2025-09-22 00:50:00 UTC
New York Times
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Ken White / The Popehat Report:
How “Free Speech Culture” Is Killing Free Speech: Part One — I'm a long-time critic of the modern concept of “free speech culture” — the notion that support of freedom of speech requires me not just to refrain from official censorship, but to avoid a wide array of expression that might chill, deter, or punish other people's speech.
2025-09-22 00:05:04 UTC
The Popehat Report
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New York Times:
Security Officials Are Treating Charlie Kirk's Memorial Like a Super Bowl — The authorities have approached security measures as an “all hands on deck” operation. — An anticipated crowd of perhaps more than 100,000 people, including President Trump and several cabinet members …
2025-09-21 23:40:00 UTC
New York Times
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret — The president's social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration — President Donald Trump surprised members of his administration …
2025-09-21 21:35:01 UTC
Rolling Stone
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Politico:
Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism … In a statement Sunday, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the “announcement will make historic progress” in addressing rising autism rates. — Finding the condition's cause is a major priority of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
2025-09-21 21:15:00 UTC
Politico
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Washington Post:
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement. — The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts …
2025-09-21 20:40:01 UTC
Washington Post
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe
2025-09-21 19:25:00 UTC
Reuters
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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a comment about Disney pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show: Conservatives absolutely hate “cancel culture” right up to the point they are the ones doing it. Hypocrisy is dead to these people. In second place, it’s Thad with a comment about Trump […]
2025-09-21 19:00:00 UTC
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’ — The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal …
2025-09-21 17:50:01 UTC
NBC News
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Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone:
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights — At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties — Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear …
2025-09-21 17:40:01 UTC
Rolling Stone
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Soumya Karlamangla / New York Times:
California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge. — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday …
2025-09-21 17:05:01 UTC
New York Times
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates — The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials. — As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents …
2025-09-21 17:00:04 UTC
New York Times
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates — The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials. — As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents …
2025-09-21 17:00:04 UTC
New York Times
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says — Media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and tech entrepreneur Michael Dell are among the U.S. investors who will be part of the deal for TikTok, President Trump said on Sunday. … I hate to tell you this, but a man named ‘Lachlan’ is involved.
2025-09-21 16:30:04 UTC
Axios
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear. But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances. There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice …
2025-09-21 15:20:02 UTC
Politico
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"To be silent is to be complicit," the healthcare workers write in an open letter.
2025-09-21 13:02:49 UTC
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political foes — In a Truth Social post, Trump sent a message directly to Bondi, saying the Justice Department needed to do something about certain officials, including Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff.
2025-09-21 12:30:00 UTC
NBC News
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America — Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders — The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …
2025-09-21 11:55:00 UTC
Wall Street Journal
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New York Times:
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes — His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey. — President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly …
2025-09-21 08:10:00 UTC
New York Times
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals … Trump appeared to confirm those reports, accusing Siebert of saying “that we had no case.” — “There is a GREAT CASE,” Trump said. — Trump also appeared to float his onetime personal attorney Lindsey Halligan …
2025-09-21 05:00:31 UTC
Politico
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America — The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”
2025-09-21 04:05:01 UTC
Associated Press
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue — Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines — Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university …
2025-09-21 01:35:00 UTC
The Guardian
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NPR:
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new ‘pledge’ for reporters at the Pentagon — The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday.
2025-09-21 01:20:00 UTC
NPR
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Andrew J. Tessman / Washington Post:
I tried mortgage fraud cases. Trump's revenge prosecutions are a sham. — No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets. — Just now — Andrew J. Tessman is a former assistant U.S. attorney for D.C. and Southern District of West Virginia.
2025-09-20 23:45:03 UTC
Washington Post
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The endorsement of the Block the Bombs Act by one of the largest caucuses in Congress gives a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.
2025-09-20 23:30:19 UTC
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