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Appeals Court Lets Government Cut Off Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood (Zach Montague/New York Times)

Zach Montague / New York Times:
Appeals Court Lets Government Cut Off Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood  —  Where Things Stand  — Confirmation rules changes: Republicans have used a procedural measure to change the Senate rules to allow them to more easily confirm groups of low-level executive nominees.

2025-09-11 21:05:00 UTC

New York Times

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Trump Asks Appeals Court to Allow Firing of Lisa Cook Ahead of Key Fed Meeting (New York Times)

New York Times:
Trump Asks Appeals Court to Allow Firing of Lisa Cook Ahead of Key Fed Meeting  —  Where Things Stand  — Federal Reserve: The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to let it move ahead with firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in an attempt to stop …

2025-09-11 21:05:00 UTC

New York Times

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Kennedy Center fires head of jazz programming, adding to string of exits (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Kennedy Center fires head of jazz programming, adding to string of exits  —  The center terminated Kevin Struthers, who worked at the arts institution for 30 years, and Malka Lasky, the last member of its social impact team.  —  The Kennedy Center has fired the administrator overseeing its jazz offerings …

2025-09-11 20:45:01 UTC

Washington Post

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Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: 'We're out here flailing' (Politico)

Politico:
Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: 'We're out here flailing' … “They cannot get amnesia in the future because they didn't write an opinion on it.  Write an opinion,” Wynn said.  “We need to understand why you did it.  We judges would just love to hear your reasoning as to why you rule that way.

2025-09-11 20:30:00 UTC

Politico

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Bolsonaro found guilty in attempted coup, assassination plot (Marina Dias/Washington Post)

Marina Dias / Washington Post:
Bolsonaro found guilty in attempted coup, assassination plot  —  Brazil's Supreme Court ruled the former president tried to reverse his 2022 election loss with a plot that included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.  —  Just now

2025-09-11 20:20:01 UTC

Washington Post

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Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death (David Gilbert/Wired)

David Gilbert / Wired:
Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death  —  Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online.  Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

2025-09-11 20:15:01 UTC

Wired

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Comedy Central Pulls Charlie Kirk South Park Episode After His Murder (Tim Molloy/MovieMaker Magazine)

Tim Molloy / MovieMaker Magazine:
Comedy Central Pulls Charlie Kirk South Park Episode After His Murder  —  Comedy Central has pulled an episode satirizing Charlie Kirk after the conservative activist was fatally shot during an event at a Utah university.  —  The second epispde of the current South Park season — Season 27 …

2025-09-11 20:15:01 UTC

MovieMaker Magazine

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Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way  —  Thursday morning, Ezra Klein at the New York Times published a column titled “Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way.”  Klein's general thesis is that Kirk was willing to talk to anyone, regardless of their beliefs …

2025-09-11 19:25:00 UTC

404 Media

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Brazil's supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup (Tom Phillips/The Guardian)

Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazil's supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup  —  Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election  —  A majority of Brazil's supreme court judges have voted to convict the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro …

2025-09-11 19:20:02 UTC

The Guardian

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Charlie Kirk's killing could send Congress into a tailspin. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that. (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)

Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Charlie Kirk's killing could send Congress into a tailspin.  Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that. … “What I'm going to do is what I've always done,” Johnson told reporters later Thursday.  “I'm always about turning down the temperature and encouraging members to walk in the dignity …

2025-09-11 19:20:02 UTC

Politico

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Utah Republican senator faces backlash over post condemning Kirk's killing (Ramon Antonio Vargas/The Guardian)

Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Utah Republican senator faces backlash over post condemning Kirk's killing  —  Only months ago, Mike Lee had posted disparaging tweets after Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot  —  The official X account of Mike Lee, a Republican US senator, drew backlash …

2025-09-11 19:05:01 UTC

The Guardian

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Authorities Examine Rifle and Ammo as Manhunt for Kirk Shooter Stretches On (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Authorities Examine Rifle and Ammo as Manhunt for Kirk Shooter Stretches On  —  Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot while on stage at Utah Valley University.  —  Political Activist Charlie Kirk Dead After Shooting at Utah Event  —  Conservative political activist …

2025-09-11 18:25:02 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery  —  The majority of the planned bid for Warner will be made up of cash  —  Paramount Skydance is preparing a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is backed by the Ellison family, according to people familiar with the situation.

2025-09-11 18:20:01 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn arrested in Cape Coral for failure to appear in court (James Curtis/WBBH)

James Curtis / WBBH:
Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn arrested in Cape Coral for failure to appear in court  —  CAPE CORAL, Fla. —  Former Republican North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn was arrested Wednesday on an out-of-county warrant for failing to show up in court.

2025-09-11 18:05:00 UTC

WBBH

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U.S. diplomats say they are reluctant to share inconvenient truths with the Trump administration (NBC News)

NBC News:
U.S. diplomats say they are reluctant to share inconvenient truths with the Trump administration  —  “What we're seeing in the diplomatic corps right now is fear,” John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association, told NBC News.  —  Late last month, an alarming email landed …

2025-09-11 17:55:09 UTC

NBC News

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State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death (Andrew Childers/Axios)

Andrew Childers / Axios:
State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death … - “I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action.” … - Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.

2025-09-11 17:25:00 UTC

Axios

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Live Updates: Manhunt Underway After Charlie Kirk, Charismatic Right-Wing Activist, Is Fatally Shot (New York Times)

New York Times:
Live Updates: Manhunt Underway After Charlie Kirk, Charismatic Right-Wing Activist, Is Fatally Shot  —  Videos from the university event where Mr. Kirk was killed show a person on a nearby rooftop at the time of the shooting.  —  Here's the latest.  —  An intense manhunt was underway Thursday …

2025-09-11 16:55:00 UTC

New York Times

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U.S. Frees Hundreds of South Koreans Without Handcuffs After Immigration Raid (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Frees Hundreds of South Koreans Without Handcuffs After Immigration Raid  —  Personnel at Hyundai construction site leave detention center and prepare to fly home  —  SEOUL—A week after arresting more than 300 South Koreans in Georgia and alleging immigration violations …

2025-09-11 16:35:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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U.S. Frees Hundreds of South Koreans Without Handcuffs After Immigration Raid (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Frees Hundreds of South Koreans Without Handcuffs After Immigration Raid  —  Personnel at Hyundai construction site leave detention center and prepare to fly home  —  SEOUL—A week after arresting more than 300 South Koreans in Georgia and alleging immigration violations …

2025-09-11 16:35:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Trump's Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination (Jonathan Chait/The Atlantic)

Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Trump's Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination  —  It is possible that, in the history of America's radicalization spiral, the horrifying, cold-blooded assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be recorded as only the second-most-dangerous event of September 10, 2025.

2025-09-11 15:50:01 UTC

The Atlantic

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A student is dead after shooting 2 teens at his Colorado high school and then himself (Associated Press)

Associated Press:
A student is dead after shooting 2 teens at his Colorado high school and then himself  —  A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said.  The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School …

2025-09-11 15:50:01 UTC

Associated Press

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Trump's Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination (Jonathan Chait/The Atlantic)

Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Trump's Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination  —  It is possible that, in the history of America's radicalization spiral, the horrifying, cold-blooded assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be recorded as only the second-most-dangerous event of September 10, 2025.

2025-09-11 15:50:01 UTC

The Atlantic

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Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at campus event in Utah (BBC)

BBC:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at campus event in Utah  —  Summary  — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a campus event in Utah  — Kirk - an influential ally of President Trump - was known for holding outdoor debates on campuses across the US

2025-09-11 15:35:01 UTC

BBC

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Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources  —  Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk …

2025-09-11 15:05:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the tax credits extended, and I'm telling you not to cave for a short-term fix. (Charles Gaba/ACA Signups)

Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the tax credits extended, and I'm telling you not to cave for a short-term fix.  —  This is gonna be one of the stranger references I've made on this site, but bear with me.  —  Back in 1996 there was an HBO movie called …

2025-09-11 15:05:00 UTC

ACA Signups