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We Have Met the Enemy and He Isn't Us (Rahm Emanuel/Wall Street Journal)

Rahm Emanuel / Wall Street Journal:
We Have Met the Enemy and He Isn't Us  —  Can Americans stop fighting each other long enough to appreciate the threat from China?  —  The latest illustration of the division and dysfunction in our politics—images of the National Guard occupying our nation's capital—has justifiably infuriated my fellow Democrats.

2025-09-02 13:40:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds  —  Trump is contending with a disconnect between the nation's sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy  —  America is becoming a nation of economic pessimists.

2025-09-02 13:20:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo)

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs … This is not new.  But I at least hadn't heard any of these dots connected.  I wasn't even aware of the dots.  A friend mentioned to me over the weekend that he'd heard about Wall Streeters buying up the rights to tariff refunds from big corporate importers.

2025-09-02 13:15:00 UTC

Talking Points Memo

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Transcript: Trump Threat to Occupy Cities Gets Scarier in Vile Fox Hit (New Republic)

New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Threat to Occupy Cities Gets Scarier in Vile Fox Hit  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 2 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.

2025-09-02 13:10:00 UTC

New Republic

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A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of 'indifference to antisemitism.' As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler's perspective. (Hilary Burns/The Boston Globe)

Hilary Burns / The Boston Globe:
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler's perspective.  —  The cornerstone of the Trump administration's justification for cracking down on Harvard University is that the Ivy League school has allegedly allowed antisemitism to fester on campus.

2025-09-02 13:05:01 UTC

The Boston Globe

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US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio (James Fontanella-Khan/Financial Times)

James Fontanella-Khan / Financial Times:
US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio  —  Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out  —  Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump's America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics …

2025-09-02 12:55:00 UTC

Financial Times

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The Anti-Trump Resistance That's Actually Working (Michael Scherer/The Atlantic)

Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
The Anti-Trump Resistance That's Actually Working … Days after attorney general pam bondi tried to put an end to the Justice Department's revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, captains of the legal resistance gathered by Zoom.  Norm Eisen, a former attorney for Barack Obama's White House …

2025-09-02 12:45:00 UTC

The Atlantic

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The Anti-Trump Strategy That's Actually Working (Michael Scherer/The Atlantic)

Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
The Anti-Trump Strategy That's Actually Working  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Days after Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to put an end to the Justice Department's revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, captains of the legal resistance gathered by Zoom.

2025-09-02 12:45:00 UTC

The Atlantic

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Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for 'conspiracy' over protest against Ice (Aaron Glantz/The Guardian)

Aaron Glantz / The Guardian:
Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice  —  Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration's crackdown on first amendment rights  —  The arrest of a US army veteran …

2025-09-02 12:20:00 UTC

The Guardian

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EXCLUSIVE: Full Transcript: Daily Caller Interviews President Donald Trump (Reagan Reese/The Daily Caller)

Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Full Transcript: Daily Caller Interviews President Donald Trump  —  The Oval Office.  —  DAILY CALLER WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT REAGAN REESE: I want to tell you President Trump, the Daily Caller, we have this motto called the ‘rebels in the swamp,’ and we see ourselves as the outlet for your voters.

2025-09-02 12:15:01 UTC

The Daily Caller

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Exclusive: US regulators cancel bank exams as Trump rollback gathers pace (Reuters)

Reuters:
Exclusive: US regulators cancel bank exams as Trump rollback gathers pace  —  U.S. regulators are pulling back on some bank exams and the use of confidential disciplinary notices, a sign lenders are already benefiting from a softer touch under President Donald Trump's administration, said more than half a dozen industry executives.

2025-09-02 11:50:00 UTC

Reuters

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How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image (New York Times)

New York Times:
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image  —  Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI's chatbot to be “politically neutral.”  His actions say otherwise.  —  Elon Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be “politically neutral” and “maximally truth-seeking.”

2025-09-02 11:45:00 UTC

New York Times

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How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image (New York Times)

New York Times:
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image  —  Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI's chatbot to be “politically neutral.”  His actions say otherwise.  —  Elon Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be “politically neutral” and “maximally truth-seeking.”

2025-09-02 11:45:00 UTC

New York Times

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The latest on Epstein, Trump's crime bill and shutdown talks (Politico)

Politico:
The latest on Epstein, Trump's crime bill and shutdown talks  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Massie plans immediate action on Epstein  — Luna gives leaders new timeline on stock trading ban  — WH aides to help GOP sell megabill  —  Congress is back.

2025-09-02 11:45:00 UTC

Politico

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Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms (Alex Isenstadt/Axios)

Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms  —  Republican operatives and lawmakers are increasingly anxious about how inflation could affect the GOP in the 2026 midterms, and want President Trump to take more aggressive steps to address rising prices.

2025-09-02 11:40:00 UTC

Axios

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Trump demands drugmakers 'justify' COVID treatment success (Tara Suter/The Hill)

Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump demands drugmakers ‘justify’ COVID treatment success  —  President Trump on Monday demanded drugmakers “justify” the success of their treatments for COVID-19 amid turmoil in his administration over vaccines and other health issues.  —  “It is very important that the Drug Companies justify …

2025-09-02 05:00:04 UTC

The Hill

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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza (Molly Quell/Associated Press)

Molly Quell / Associated Press:
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza  —  The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.  The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars …

2025-09-02 04:35:00 UTC

Associated Press

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Open To Bringing Back Insane Asylums To Clean Up Streets (Reagan Reese/The Daily Caller)

Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Open To Bringing Back Insane Asylums To Clean Up Streets … Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese sat down with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday for an hour-long interview.  The president spoke at length about his work cleaning up the streets of D.C. …

2025-09-02 03:30:02 UTC

The Daily Caller

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Don't Like Mamdani? Do Better. — As his rivals in the New York City mayoral election slouch ... (Nicole Gelinas/New York Times)

Nicole Gelinas / New York Times:
Don't Like Mamdani?  Do Better.  —  As his rivals in the New York City mayoral election slouch into the final two months of the race, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani of Queens easily maintains his double-digit lead in polls, and national and state leaders continue to fret over how a socialist …

2025-09-02 00:10:00 UTC

New York Times

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Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party's Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year (Nicholas Fandos/New York Times)

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party's Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year … Jerry Nadler intends to end a 34-year career in the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term next year.Clark Hodgin for The New York Times  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler …

2025-09-01 23:50:00 UTC

New York Times

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Trump to award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom (Jesse Byrnes/The Hill)

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump to award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Trump announced Monday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as his personal lawyer during high-profile legal battles over the 2020 election results, would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.

2025-09-01 23:05:01 UTC

The Hill

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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights (Eileen Sullivan/New York Times)

Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights  —  The president, who has targeted collective bargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on national security.  —  More than 445,000 federal employees saw …

2025-09-01 22:50:00 UTC

New York Times

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Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch (Angus Berwick/Wall Street Journal)

Angus Berwick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch  —  The WLFI token trades above its previous value, confirming a paper windfall for the president and his sons  —  The Trump family notched as much as $5 billion in paper wealth on Monday after its flagship crypto venture opened trading of a new digital currency.

2025-09-01 21:15:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead (New York Times)

New York Times:
Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead  —  The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people, the authorities said.  The death toll was expected to rise.  —  Rescue workers on Monday scrambled to reach mountainous areas in eastern Afghanistan hit …

2025-09-01 18:10:03 UTC

New York Times

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'What else needs to be improved?': Inside Trump's relentless quest to leave his mark on Washington (Eli Stokols/Politico)

Eli Stokols / Politico:
‘What else needs to be improved?’:  Inside Trump's relentless quest to leave his mark on Washington … And it's just the start.  —  In a second term defined by the scope of Trump's unrestrained ambition, America's first property developer-turned-president is at times approaching the job …

2025-09-01 15:50:00 UTC

Politico