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Sen. James Lankford says he doesn't think RFK Jr. has 'gone a wrong direction' on vaccines (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News)

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. James Lankford says he doesn't think RFK Jr. has ‘gone a wrong direction’ on vaccines  —  Asked whether he has 100% confidence in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Oklahoma Republican did not directly answer.  —  Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday declined …

2025-08-31 18:10:00 UTC

NBC News

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Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case (Reuters)

Reuters:
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case  —  Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz lost his bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the news channel's coverage of remarks he made during President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.

2025-08-31 17:10:00 UTC

Reuters

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Judge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala (Politico)

Politico:
Judge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala … “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend, which is surprising, but here we are,” Sooknanan said at the hastily assembled hearing.

2025-08-31 16:50:00 UTC

Politico

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The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months. (Kapil Komireddi/New York Times)

Kapil Komireddi / New York Times:
The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years.  Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months.  —  For three decades, successive American presidents have invested enormous diplomatic capital to cultivate a friendship with India.  —  Bill Clinton, who laid the foundations of the modern U.S.-India partnership, called the two democracies “natural allies.”

2025-08-31 16:35:01 UTC

New York Times

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Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity (The Handbasket)

The Handbasket:
Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity  —  This piece was co-produced by Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket and Jacqueline Sweet, an independent investigative journalist.  If you want to support The Handbasket's 100% independent journalism, become a paid subscriber or leave a tip.

2025-08-31 16:00:05 UTC

The Handbasket

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Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump's Attacks on Science (William J. Broad/New York Times)

William J. Broad / New York Times:
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump's Attacks on Science  —  Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence.  Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.  —  Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence.

2025-08-31 15:50:00 UTC

New York Times

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Ruling on Trump's tariffs is a major setback for the White House (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Ruling on Trump's tariffs is a major setback for the White House  —  An appellate court ruling could stymie the import taxes that Trump has used to raise revenue, negotiate with foreign leaders and even head off global conflicts.  —  President Donald Trump has used the threat of tariffs …

2025-08-31 14:55:01 UTC

Washington Post

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'Scan your face' laws for the web are having unexpected consequences (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences  —  The age-verification laws rapidly expanding across the United States and United Kingdom are bringing with them some surprising downsides, including bursts of traffic to seedy parts of the web.

2025-08-31 14:05:00 UTC

Washington Post

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As RFK Jr. upends America's public health system, Trump cheers him on (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
As RFK Jr. upends America's public health system, Trump cheers him on  —  Trump pledged that he'd empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health care.  The president has kept his promise — to the alarm of public health leaders and even some Republicans.  —  Just now

2025-08-31 14:05:00 UTC

Washington Post

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Gaza postwar plan envisions 'voluntary' relocation of entire population (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  —  The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza.  One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.

2025-08-31 13:45:00 UTC

Washington Post

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Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73 (Chip Reid/CBS News)

Chip Reid / CBS News:
Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73  —  Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73.  —  He died in Washington, D.C., according to a close friend.  The cause of death was not disclosed, but he suffered from diabetes and had been in ill health.

2025-08-30 22:35:01 UTC

CBS News

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Trump's Sweeping Tariffs Invalidated by Appeals Court (New York Times)

New York Times:
Trump's Sweeping Tariffs Invalidated by Appeals Court  —  The decision is a big blow to President Trump's trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.  —  A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of President Trump's …

2025-08-30 18:35:01 UTC

New York Times

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He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods. The White House Embraces Him. (Ken Bensinger/New York Times)

Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods.  The White House Embraces Him.  —  Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, has enjoyed rare access and promotion from the Trump administration.  —  The day after President Trump announced the federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington …

2025-08-30 17:25:01 UTC

New York Times

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DOJ reassigned top attorneys. They quit after feeling sidelined. (Perry Stein/Washington Post)

Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ reassigned top attorneys.  They quit after feeling sidelined.  —  People familiar with the Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group say members were assigned menial busy work, and their impression was that the real goal was to force senior career lawyers to resign.  —  Just now

2025-08-30 16:45:00 UTC

Washington Post

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Bonfire of expertise: Trump drives scientists, spies and soldiers out of government (Dave Lawler/Axios)

Dave Lawler / Axios:
Bonfire of expertise: Trump drives scientists, spies and soldiers out of government  —  Centuries' worth of experience walked out of key government agencies this summer, including high-level departures from the CDC, Pentagon and intelligence community just in the past week.

2025-08-30 15:05:01 UTC

Axios

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The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled (New York Times)

New York Times:
The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled  —  President Trump's repeated claims about having “solved” the India-Pakistan war infuriated Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.  And that was only the beginning.  —  Eric Lee/The New York Times

2025-08-30 14:35:01 UTC

New York Times

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Burying the Bruises ... On Monday, press photographers gathered in the Oval Office ... (Jon Passantino/Status)

Jon Passantino / Status:
Burying the Bruises … On Monday, press photographers gathered in the Oval Office to capture President Donald Trump meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung when one unusual detail stood out.  A large bruise on the back of Trump's right hand.  —  It wasn't the first time the 79 …

2025-08-30 14:05:00 UTC

Status

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Revokes Kamala Harris's Secret Service Protection (Tyler Pager/New York Times)

Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Revokes Kamala Harris's Secret Service Protection  —  Where Things Stand  — Secret Service: President Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, effective Monday, according to a letter obtained by The Times.

2025-08-30 13:50:01 UTC

New York Times

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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode (Jonathan Freedland/The Guardian)

Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode  —  Trump's dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it.  But now it's time to call it what it is  —  If this were happening somewhere else - in Latin America, say - how might it be reported?

2025-08-30 13:50:01 UTC

The Guardian

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Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military (Mark Hertling/The Bulwark)

Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military  —  ON JULY 1, 1971, I STOOD ON THE PLAIN at the United States Military Academy and raised my right hand for the first time.  Along with hundreds of other new cadets, I swore an oath every service member takes: “to support and defend the Constitution …

2025-08-30 12:25:00 UTC

The Bulwark

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Kennedy Must Resign (Bernie Sanders/New York Times)

Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
Kennedy Must Resign  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future.  He must resign.  —  Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again.

2025-08-30 11:45:00 UTC

New York Times

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Angry constituents confront Congress on immigration, Medicaid cuts and Gaza (NBC News)

NBC News:
Angry constituents confront Congress on immigration, Medicaid cuts and Gaza  —  The few lawmakers who held town halls this summer faced voters furious with Republicans about Trump's agenda and with Democrats for not doing enough to fight back.  —  With political tensions running high …

2025-08-30 11:30:00 UTC

NBC News

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House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus 'Bias' Complaints (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints  —  from the congress-shall-make-no-law dept  —  Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions.  Zero.  None.  This is First Amendment 101.

2025-08-30 10:40:00 UTC

Techdirt

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With newly approved maps in Texas, GOP puts its gains with Latinos to the test (Claudia Grisales/NPR)

Claudia Grisales / NPR:
With newly approved maps in Texas, GOP puts its gains with Latinos to the test  —  SEGUIN, Texas - Under a broiling sun, there's a popular, frozen drinks stop here in the seat of Guadalupe County known as Milly's where locals cool off in the summer.  —  But business owner Tomas Hernandez Jr …

2025-08-30 10:00:00 UTC

NPR

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Judge blocks Trump's broad expansion of expedited removal of migrants (Marianne LeVine/Washington Post)

Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Judge blocks Trump's broad expansion of expedited removal of migrants  —  The ruling says the administration's policy violated due process rights as it sought to speed up the president's mass deportation agenda.  —  Just now  —  A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration …

2025-08-30 08:05:01 UTC

Washington Post