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 Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rep. Tim Burchett scraps with protester on Capitol Hill — Rep. Tim Burchett and a protester got into a physical altercation Thursday outside of the Longworth House Office Building that ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man. The scrap took place shortly after the final House votes of the week.
2025-09-04 23:25:03 UTC
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Washington Post:
Trump to rebrand Defense Department as War Department — The president is expected to sign an executive order Friday, though it is unclear if he can permanently change the agency's title without legislation from Congress. — President Donald Trump is expected to rename the Defense Department …
2025-09-04 23:20:00 UTC
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The Economist:
Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him? — Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves? — If a single political idea has tied Americans together over their first quarter of a millennium, it is that one-person rule is a mistake.
2025-09-04 23:00:00 UTC
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Lauren Gardner / Politico:
What RFK Jr. got wrong about vaccines during Senate hearing … Kennedy maintained that “anybody” who wants Covid shots this fall will be able to get them, despite the FDA narrowing its approved labeling for people under 65 to those with at least one underlying condition.
2025-09-04 23:00:00 UTC
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War — President Trump will rename the Defense Department the Department of War, Fox News first reported and the White House confirmed Thursday. … - “As Department of War, we won everything.
2025-09-04 22:55:01 UTC
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 199. 9/4/25 — ... RFK Jr had a heated and contentious hearing today while making his first appearance in front of Congress since firings and mass resignations at the CDC left the agency is shambles. RFK Jr, who never led any organization in his life …
2025-09-04 22:40:01 UTC
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New York Times:
Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has told confidants that he would consider abandoning his re-election bid, despite his public denials. — Facing a swirl of questions about a potential job in the Trump administration …
2025-09-04 22:20:05 UTC
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Isabel Rosales / CNN:
Appeals court blocks judge's order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — A federal appeals court has blocked a judge's order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut down and dismantle a controversial immigration detention facility built in the Everglades, widely referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
2025-09-04 22:00:30 UTC
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Jason Lalljee / Axios:
DOJ deputy chief: Government will “redact every Republican” from Epstein client list … - “They'll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people,” he told the reporter, who was undercover during the encounter, according to the video.
2025-09-04 21:45:01 UTC
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Wire:
BREAKING: Trump DOJ Deliberates Over Gun Ban For Transgenders — WASHINGTON — In the wake of the latest deadly attack on a school by a transgender-identifying individual, President Donald Trump's Justice Department is considering blocking trans-identifying people from buying firearms, The Daily Wire has learned.
2025-09-04 21:05:01 UTC
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers — The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad. — By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill …
2025-09-04 20:05:06 UTC
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CNN:
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say — In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
2025-09-04 20:00:35 UTC
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ProPublica:
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — The Trump administration has vowed …
2025-09-04 19:50:01 UTC
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump won't get to heaven if he keeps murdering people on boats — If Donald Trump is serious about wanting to get to heaven, he has a very odd strategy.This was the stark subject line on an email the 47th president sent to his supporters at 10:54 a.m. on Tuesday, as the nation staggered …
2025-09-04 19:40:00 UTC
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Maya Goldman / Axios:
Massachusetts becomes first state to impose its own vaccine coverage rules — Massachusetts will require health insurers operating in the state to cover vaccines recommended by the state's department of public health, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.
2025-09-04 19:35:00 UTC
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Alex Harring / CNBC:
Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says … U.S. private sector hiring rose less than expected in August, data released Thursday shows, offering the latest indication of trouble in the labor market. — Private payrolls increased …
2025-09-04 19:15:00 UTC
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New York Times:
Northwestern's President Will Resign After University Faced Republican Pressure — The president, Michael Schill, will step down after months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million to the university's research funds. — The president of Northwestern University …
2025-09-04 19:10:02 UTC
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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Conservative Media Ecosystem Is Coddling Amy Coney Barrett — In September 2021, about a year after she joined the Supreme Court and six months before she cast the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Amy Coney Barrett attempted to assure anxious members of the public …
2025-09-04 19:05:00 UTC
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Lisa Cook, Elevating Trump's Claims — The move was instigated by Ed Martin, a Trump loyalist who has said it is legitimate for officials to publicly air criminal investigations into people targeted by the president.
2025-09-04 18:45:02 UTC
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
A boring theory of the populist right — A large minority of the public wants tougher policies on crime and immigration — Almost all theories in elite discourse about why people vote for right-wing populism posit that deindustrialization or free trade or “neoliberalism” …
2025-09-04 18:00:01 UTC
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Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Federal Reserve plans to keep his White House job while on Fed — Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, says he will take an unpaid leave of absence from the administration while serving at the Fed. — just now — Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran …
2025-09-04 17:05:00 UTC
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There's a New Budget Showdown. Senate Dems' Current Plan Is Bullshit … I agonized for a bit about the point I'm about to discuss. But I didn't agonize for long because I decided there was not much to agonize about. The topic is the September federal budget showdown …
2025-09-04 17:00:05 UTC
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Bill Cassidy's reelection once looked tenuous. Things are looking up. … Cassidy, a doctor trained as a liver specialist, voted to confirm Kennedy earlier this year while airing misgivings about the nominee's unorthodox medical views. In recent months, that criticism erupted again and again …
2025-09-04 16:55:00 UTC
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Washington Post:
Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations — Defense officials have said the installation also could be used by military forces who are called on to assist ICE. — Just now — The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground …
2025-09-04 16:50:00 UTC
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
“We've never seen this before”: Trump's drug war looks like a real war — More missiles. Fewer arrests. … - “The president's overall perspective is that, if there is a terrorist threat to the homeland of the United States, he trusts the military to take that threat out …
2025-09-04 16:00:05 UTC
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
D.C. sues Trump administration over ‘illegal deployment’ of National Guard in Washington — “None of this is lawful,” the suit from D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says. — WASHINGTON — The city of Washington has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the military …
2025-09-04 15:20:01 UTC
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Trump's second presidency is ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says — Former Senate leader likens administration's fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s — The world during Donald Trump's second presidency has entered a period of danger with …
2025-09-04 15:10:02 UTC
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Issues Subpoenas as Part of Probe into Fed Governor Lisa Cook — The criminal investigation centers on whether Cook submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook …
2025-09-04 14:05:00 UTC
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Issues Subpoenas as Part of Probe into Fed Governor Lisa Cook — The criminal investigation centers on whether Cook submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook …
2025-09-04 14:05:00 UTC
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Washington Post:
Trump officials restore Ronny Jackson's military rank after Biden-era demotion — “I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral,” Jackson said, suggesting the misconduct allegations upheld against him were politically motivated. — Just now — The U.S. Navy restored the retired rank …
2025-09-04 14:00:00 UTC
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New Republic:
Transcript: Epstein Survivor Nukes Trump in Moving Speech as WH Panics … The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 4 episode of the — Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
2025-09-04 13:50:00 UTC
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New York Times:
Kennedy Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake Up — Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent actions contradict pledges he made about vaccine access in order to win confirmation.
2025-09-04 13:50:00 UTC
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump commits to pursuing Russia-Ukraine peace: They are “not ready yet,” but “something is going to happen” — President Trump told CBS News on Wednesday that he remains committed to pursuing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, despite mounting uncertainty over the prospect of face …
2025-09-04 13:45:00 UTC
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The Hill:
Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden — President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook …
2025-09-04 13:15:04 UTC
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Susan Monarez / Wall Street Journal:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me — I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review. — I served for 29 days as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves …
2025-09-04 12:50:02 UTC
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Nancy Mace Turns Back on Epstein Survivors to Defend Trump — Representative Nancy Mace offered a wild defense of President Donald Trump, who has dismissed calls for more transparency on Jeffrey Epstein, less than 24 hours after crying with survivors of the alleged sex trafficker.
2025-09-04 12:15:01 UTC
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases — Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.
2025-09-04 12:10:01 UTC
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here's what it shows. … Most Americans still don't know that alcohol can cause cancer — and the alcohol industry is working hard to make sure it stays that way. — For the past three years, the industry …
2025-09-04 12:05:01 UTC
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The Hill:
Kennedy to take bipartisan heat in Senate over CDC turmoil — Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will come under bipartisan pressure in the Senate on Thursday to show his shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not left the country …
2025-09-04 11:40:00 UTC
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John Ingold / The Colorado Sun:
Colorado issues orders allowing people to get a COVID vaccination this year without a prescription — Colorado officials on Wednesday issued public health orders aimed at making it easier for Coloradans to receive a COVID vaccine booster this fall. — The orders essentially create …
2025-09-04 04:50:01 UTC
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NBC News:
Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to preserve his sweeping tariffs — A federal appeals court last week ruled the president doesn't have the authority to set sweeping tariffs under the emergency powers law he invoked. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration asked …
2025-09-04 03:05:00 UTC
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Washington Post:
House GOP weighing bills to remove elected D.C. AG, overhaul justice policies — The 14 proposals would usher in some of the most intense interventions in the city's justice system since the federal government took over many of its functions in the 1990s. — Just now
2025-09-04 03:00:28 UTC
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IDSA Home:
Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation — As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. — Forcing high-level CDC expert leaders …
2025-09-04 02:20:10 UTC
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels — The defense secretary and President Trump said a small boat was carrying drugs but offered little evidence and few details. — The Trump administration declared the start of a new and potentially violent campaign …
2025-09-04 01:15:01 UTC
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Washington Post:
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard — The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration violated the Constitution …
2025-09-04 00:50:01 UTC
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says … Robert Dow, a federal judge who serves as counselor to Roberts, told a judicial conference here that the chief justice was instead reacting to a long-term trend of eroding esteem for the judiciary.
2025-09-03 23:55:00 UTC
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Bari Market — With Paramount securely in his pocket, David Ellison is on the verge of acquiring Bari Weiss's The Free Press and tossing her the keys to CBS News. The deal is on the 1-yard line, I'm told. — Over the last month, as David Ellison has settled into control of Paramount …
2025-09-03 23:20:01 UTC
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FIRE:
FIRE statement on ruling that Trump's funding freeze for Harvard was unlawful — Today, a federal court echoed what FIRE has said all along: The Trump administration trampled Harvard University's First Amendment rights and broke civil rights law when it yanked billions in federal grants and contracts over alleged Title VI violations.
2025-09-03 22:25:00 UTC
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Brian Finucane / Just Security:
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean — On Sept. 2nd, the Trump administration announced what it described as a “lethal strike” against an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean. In a post on social media accompanied with a video of the strike …
2025-09-03 22:25:00 UTC
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