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New data shows the job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year (Paul Wiseman/Associated Press)

Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
New data shows the job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year  —  The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.  The Labor Department reported Tuesday …

2025-09-09 14:30:01 UTC

Associated Press

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Trump and Johnson likely doomed in effort to stop Epstein files vote (Andrew Solender/Axios)

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump and Johnson likely doomed in effort to stop Epstein files vote  —  Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) discharge petition on releasing the Epstein files is all but certain to force a House vote by the end of this month — even if no additional Republicans sign on.

2025-09-09 13:00:33 UTC

Axios

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ICE launches 'Operation Midway Blitz' targeting immigrants in Chicago (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
ICE launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ targeting immigrants in Chicago  —  The Trump administration announced the start of a stepped-up immigration enforcement operation in the city as the president vows a broader crackdown on violent crime.  —  CHICAGO — The Department of Homeland Security …

2025-09-09 12:30:00 UTC

Washington Post

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9/9/25 ☀️ AM: ... With just over three weeks to go until a government shutdown ... (Punchbowl News)

Punchbowl News:
9/9/25 ☀️ AM: … With just over three weeks to go until a government shutdown, leaders in both parties are still trying to figure out their own positions on FY2026 spending bills.  —  More importantly, they're trying to figure out what President Donald Trump wants …

2025-09-09 12:00:04 UTC

Punchbowl News

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Presidency Boosts Trump's Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year (Dan Alexander/Forbes)

Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Presidency Boosts Trump's Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year  —  Donald Trump, who has fixated on The Forbes 400 since its inception in 1982, fell off the list in 2023, then came storming back as his political prospects improved.  —  SaveComment  —  Donald Trump lost money during his first term.

2025-09-09 11:55:06 UTC

Forbes

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Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters (Jesse Drucker/New York Times)

Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters  —  The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America's biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.  —  The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts …

2025-09-09 11:50:00 UTC

New York Times

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Paramount Picks Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Head Of Right-Leaning Think Tank, As Ombudsman For CBS News (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount Picks Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Head Of Right-Leaning Think Tank, As Ombudsman For CBS News … Skydance committed to hiring an ombudsman as it sought FCC regulatory approval of its acquisition of Paramount.  —  In choosing Weinstein, Paramount is selecting someone who will undoubtedly …

2025-09-09 11:50:00 UTC

Deadline

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A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum (Rusty Surette/KBTX-TV)

Rusty Surette / KBTX-TV:
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum  —  The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating  —  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M professor under fire by university, state, and federal leaders is under investigation …

2025-09-09 11:45:00 UTC

KBTX-TV

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Can a Despised Autocrat Consolidate Power? (Paul Krugman)

Paul Krugman:
Can a Despised Autocrat Consolidate Power?  —  Trump is losing the public.  Will that matter?  —  Yesterday I wrote about Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and made some unflattering observations about him.  So it might be worth mentioning a new incident, reported by Politico.

2025-09-09 11:20:00 UTC

Paul Krugman

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Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities (CNN)

CNN:
Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train One woman's fight for better mental health and housing …

2025-09-09 10:40:00 UTC

CNN

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Video footage sheds more light on Burchett's tussle with protester (Politico)

Politico:
Video footage sheds more light on Burchett's tussle with protester  —  New video footage shows there was more to the skirmish last week between a protester and Rep. Tim Burchett, which ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  Burchett characterized the encounter …

2025-09-09 01:50:00 UTC

Politico

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White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency  —  Findings would follow Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief  —  Five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency that gathers the country's labor and price data, his advisers are preparing a report laying …

2025-09-09 01:20:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies (Michelle L. Price/Associated Press)

Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied.

2025-09-08 23:55:06 UTC

Associated Press

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On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo)

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts  —  I was very pleased to see that Ezra Klein has joined the ranks of those who think that Democrats need to gird themselves for a fight in the budget showdown coming at the end of this month.  I have various disagreements with Klein …

2025-09-08 23:20:02 UTC

Talking Points Memo

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CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute  —  Kenneth Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, will monitor the newsroom for bias.  —  Paramount has found its ombudsman for CBS News, Kenneth Weinstein, the former president and CEO of the conservative-leaning Hudson Institute.

2025-09-08 22:35:00 UTC

The Hollywood Reporter

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Murdoch seals $3.3bn succession deal to hand empire to eldest son (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Murdoch seals $3.3bn succession deal to hand empire to eldest son  —  Lachlan takes control as three siblings receive $1.1bn each to settle long-running family feud  —  Rupert Murdoch has resolved a bitter succession battle and ensured that his media empire will retain its conservative …

2025-09-08 22:25:02 UTC

Financial Times

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A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein  —  An analysis of the text and drawing long hidden in a 2003 birthday book  —  Here's an analysis of the letter bearing Donald Trump's name that was included in a 50th birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.

2025-09-08 22:05:01 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling (Elie Mystal/The Nation)

Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling  —  The court's ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate roundups of LA's Latino residents can only be described as one thing.  —  Pocket  —  On Monday morning, the Supreme Court allowed ICE to resume racially profiling …

2025-09-08 22:05:01 UTC

The Nation

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Trump Epstein letter and drawing from 'birthday book' released (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released … House Democrats on Monday released a screenshot of what appears to be a letter signed by President Donald Trump, which was included in a collection of notes sent to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.

2025-09-08 21:50:00 UTC

CNBC

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Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump (Michael Gold/New York Times)

Michael Gold / New York Times:
Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump  —  Jeffrey Epstein's estate turned over a copy of a 50th birthday book that includes a sexually suggestive drawing and note apparently signed by President Trump.  —  A key congressional committee on Monday obtained a note …

2025-09-08 21:10:02 UTC

New York Times

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House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump (Michael Gold/New York Times)

Michael Gold / New York Times:
House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump  —  The Oversight Committee released files turned over by Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including a copy of a sexually suggestive note apparently signed by President Trump.  —  A key congressional committee on Monday released …

2025-09-08 21:10:02 UTC

New York Times

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Trump's Takeover of DC: Traffic Stops Turn Into Immigration Arrests for Delivery Riders and Workers (Bellingcat)

Bellingcat:
Trump's Takeover of DC: Traffic Stops Turn Into Immigration Arrests for Delivery Riders and Workers  —  Four masked men in police tactical vests surround a young scooter rider, cuffing his hands behind his back.  One person, whose face is fully obscured with a cap, sunglasses and a balaclava …

2025-09-08 21:00:05 UTC

Bellingcat

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Murdochs Reach Deal to Resolve Succession Fight (New York Times)

New York Times:
Murdochs Reach Deal to Resolve Succession Fight  —  Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father's media empire will retain its conservative slant.  —  The Murdoch family's epic, decades-long succession battle has reached a multibillion-dollar finale.

2025-09-08 20:50:01 UTC

New York Times

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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens (Lindsay Whitehurst/Associated Press)

Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens  —  The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administration at the high court.

2025-09-08 20:45:00 UTC

Associated Press

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Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election (Ari Berman/Mother Jones)

Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election  —  On an April episode of the popular Politics War Room podcast, the veteran journalist Al Hunt posed an increasingly common question from listeners to Democratic strategist James Carville.  “Is Trump looking to spark enough protest …

2025-09-08 20:25:00 UTC

Mother Jones