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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC's credibility (Marissasaldivar/Governor of California)

Marissasaldivar / Governor of California:
California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC's credibility  —  What you need to know: In response to recent federal actions that have undermined the independence of the CDC and raised concerns …

2025-09-03 14:40:04 UTC

Governor of California

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House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress' return to Washington (CNN)

CNN:
House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress' return to Washington  —  The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files it had received from the Justice Department, as the controversy surrounding …

2025-09-03 14:25:00 UTC

CNN

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Former Fox News Producer With History of Racist Social Media Posts Lands New Gig at EEOC (Bryce Covert/Talking Points Memo)

Bryce Covert / Talking Points Memo:
Former Fox News Producer With History of Racist Social Media Posts Lands New Gig at EEOC  —  Connor Clegg, a former Fox News producer who was ousted from his school's student government over accusations of racism, is working in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's communications department …

2025-09-03 14:05:01 UTC

Talking Points Memo

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Eric Schmitt's conservative history isn't the America I want my kids taught (David Mastio/Kansas City Star)

David Mastio / Kansas City Star:
Eric Schmitt's conservative history isn't the America I want my kids taught  —  At the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt gave a speech about American history in which the only brown person mentioned was George Floyd …

2025-09-03 13:40:01 UTC

Kansas City Star

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A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start (Eoin Higgins/MSNBC)

Eoin Higgins / MSNBC:
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start  —  Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.  —  Speaking to a crowd of over 6,500 in Portland, Maine, on Labor Day …

2025-09-03 13:35:00 UTC

MSNBC

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Trump escalates battle to take control of spending away from Congress (CNN)

CNN:
Trump escalates battle to take control of spending away from Congress  —  Just over seven months into his second term, President Donald Trump has made significant headway toward his goal of weakening Congress' centuries-old power of the purse — pushing the boundaries of executive authority …

2025-09-03 13:30:02 UTC

CNN

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HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for 'compromising the health of this nation' (Meg Tirrell/CNN)

Meg Tirrell / CNN:
HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’  —  More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has …

2025-09-03 13:10:00 UTC

CNN

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D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests (Scott Macfarlane/CBS News)

Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests  —  What was happening in the criminal case of Nathalie Rose Jones, who was facing charges in Washington, D.C., federal court this summer, wasn't typical.  —  A grand jury of Washington, D.C., citizens on Tuesday …

2025-09-03 12:55:01 UTC

CBS News

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Federal appeals court says Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act for deportations (Devan Cole/CNN)

Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal appeals court says Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act for deportations  —  A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful and blocked its use in several southern states …

2025-09-03 11:45:00 UTC

CNN

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Putin and Kim join Xi in show of strength as China unveils new weapons at huge military parade (BBC)

BBC:
Putin and Kim join Xi in show of strength as China unveils new weapons at huge military parade  —  Summary  — China's President Xi Jinping unveils laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles and giant underwater drones at a massive military parade 80 years on from the country's victory over Japan in World War Two

2025-09-03 11:20:01 UTC

BBC

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Inside the Democratic plan to recapture the House majority in 2026 (Marianna Sotomayor/Washington Post)

Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Inside the Democratic plan to recapture the House majority in 2026  —  Their effort is running up against harsh political realities, from Trump's efforts to revamp the House map to a tarnished Democratic brand with abysmal approval ratings.  —  Just now  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries …

2025-09-03 11:10:00 UTC

Washington Post

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As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday (Miami Herald)

Miami Herald:
As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday  —  As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department …

2025-09-03 10:35:02 UTC

Miami Herald

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Federal appellate panel rejects Trump's deportations under wartime law (Jeremy Roebuck/Washington Post)

Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Federal appellate panel rejects Trump's deportations under wartime law  —  The federal panel ruled that Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, finding no invasion or “predatory incursion” had occurred.  —  just now  —  A federal court ruled Tuesday …

2025-09-03 10:35:02 UTC

Washington Post

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Federal appellate panel rejects Trump's deportations under wartime law (Jeremy Roebuck/Washington Post)

Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Federal appellate panel rejects Trump's deportations under wartime law  —  The federal panel ruled that Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, finding no invasion or “predatory incursion” had occurred.  —  just now  —  A federal court ruled Tuesday …

2025-09-03 10:35:02 UTC

Washington Post

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Leaders share new details about potential federal surge in Chicago (Geoff Buchholz/audacy.com)

Geoff Buchholz / audacy.com:
Leaders share new details about potential federal surge in Chicago  —  Pritzker, others say ICE agents to target Mexican Independence-themed events this weekend  —  Governor Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other state and local leaders have shared new details about what they believe …

2025-09-03 09:40:01 UTC

audacy.com

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Google spared break-up in US monopoly case (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Google spared break-up in US monopoly case  —  Alphabet and Apple shares gain after judge's ruling is better for the companies than investors had feared  —  Google has avoided a court order requiring it to be broken up after a ruling last year that it had created an illegal monopoly …

2025-09-03 03:15:04 UTC

Financial Times

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Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner  —  A federal appeals court reinstated Rebecca Slaughter, the Biden-appointed Federal Trade Commission commissioner whom President Trump fired, in a 2-1 decision on Tuesday. … - A White House official said in July ahead of appealing …

2025-09-03 03:05:01 UTC

Axios

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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration's Climate Report (New York Times)

New York Times:
Scientists Denounce Trump Administration's Climate Report  —  Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department's argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies.  —  More than 85 American and international scientists have condemned a Trump administration report that calls …

2025-09-03 02:45:01 UTC

New York Times

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Massie files Epstein discharge petition (Politico)

Politico:
Massie files Epstein discharge petition  —  GOP Rep. Thomas Massie filed a discharge petition Tuesday afternoon to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.  Massie filed the petition, which could allow the House …

2025-09-03 01:20:01 UTC

Politico

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Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee (Rachel Roubein/Washington Post)

Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee  —  Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.  —  Paul Offit, a pediatrician who has sparred with Health …

2025-09-03 01:00:05 UTC

Washington Post

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Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee (Rachel Roubein/Washington Post)

Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee  —  Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.  —  Paul Offit, a pediatrician who has sparred with Health …

2025-09-03 01:00:05 UTC

Washington Post

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House releases first trove of Epstein files (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)

Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House releases first trove of Epstein files … The GOP-controlled House has released the first tranche of documents in its investigation into convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — a move intended to quash the mounting calls for answers around why the Justice …

2025-09-03 00:05:00 UTC

Politico

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Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff (Eric Katz/GovExec.com)

Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff  —  The hiring-firing combination is “the definition of wasteful government spending,” according to one staffer.  —  Less than 10 weeks after the State Department laid off hundreds of foreign service officers …

2025-09-02 23:55:00 UTC

GovExec.com

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The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab (Ezra Klein/New York Times)

Ezra Klein / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

2025-09-02 23:55:00 UTC

New York Times

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Oversight Committee Releases Epstein Records Provided by the Department of Justice (United States House Committee ...)

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability:
Oversight Committee Releases Epstein Records Provided by the Department of Justice  —  WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 33,295 pages of Epstein-related records that were provided by the U.S. Department of Justice.

2025-09-02 23:45:01 UTC

United States House Committee ...