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Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board (Mark Sherman/Associated Press)

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board  —  The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's board of governors.  The Republican administration turned …

2025-09-18 17:15:01 UTC

Associated Press

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Kimmel's suspension confirms what many suspected after Colbert's cancellation (Lili Loofbourow/Washington Post)

Lili Loofbourow / Washington Post:
Kimmel's suspension confirms what many suspected after Colbert's cancellation  —  Media companies must punish Trump critics if they want their mega-mergers approved.  —  When “Last Week Tonight” won an Emmy on Sunday, Daniel O'Brien's acceptance speech touched on something many intuited …

2025-09-18 17:00:42 UTC

Washington Post

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor (Ann E. Marimow/New York Times)

Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor  —  President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank's meeting, where the board voted to cut interest rates.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow the president to remove Lisa Cook …

2025-09-18 16:45:00 UTC

New York Times

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Supreme Court will hear Trump tariff case on Nov. 5 (Courtenay Brown/Axios)

Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Supreme Court will hear Trump tariff case on Nov. 5 … - A federal appellate court struck down tariffs late last month after they were imposed by Trump under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. … - But the judge said the tariffs can stay in place until Oct. 14 to give …

2025-09-18 16:40:02 UTC

Axios

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The Constitution Protects Jimmy Kimmel's Mistake (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)

Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Constitution Protects Jimmy Kimmel's Mistake  —  Free speech is under assault.  —  On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel commented that American politics had “hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything …

2025-09-18 16:35:01 UTC

The Atlantic

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Trump's anti-media blitz that led to Kimmel's suspension is straight from a European strongman's playbook (Brian Stelter/CNN)

Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's anti-media blitz that led to Kimmel's suspension is straight from a European strongman's playbook  —  Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain.  Pressure privately owned media companies to toe the party line.  Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce.

2025-09-18 16:30:01 UTC

CNN

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Trump admin's basis for deporting Guatemalan kids 'crumbled like a house of cards,' judge rules (Politico)

Politico:
Trump admin's basis for deporting Guatemalan kids ‘crumbled like a house of cards,’ judge rules … After Sooknanan's ruling, Trump allies — including some in the White House — attacked the judge, contending she was blocking Guatemalan kids from reuniting with their parents.

2025-09-18 16:30:01 UTC

Politico

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Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul's Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals (New York Times)

New York Times:
Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul's Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals  —  The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.

2025-09-18 15:50:00 UTC

New York Times

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Let's be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel (Zack Beauchamp/Vox)

Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Let's be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel  —  Let's be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn't like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up.

2025-09-18 15:35:01 UTC

Vox

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Disney Pulls Jimmy Kimmel's Show After Kirk Remarks (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Pulls Jimmy Kimmel's Show After Kirk Remarks  —  Entertainment giant's move follows FCC Chair Brendan Carr's criticism of late-night host  —  Disney said it is pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show off of ABC in the wake of remarks the late-night host made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

2025-09-18 15:30:01 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Why Trump Privately Fumes About Netanyahu but Gives Him Free Rein (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump Privately Fumes About Netanyahu but Gives Him Free Rein  —  'He's f—ing me,' the U.S. president said of the Israeli prime minister after strikes on Hamas in Qatar  —  President Trump is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  The question is whether he will ever be angry enough to do anything about it.

2025-09-18 15:30:01 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing  —  Administration officials promise actions against critics in break with past GOP rhetoric defending free speech, probably drawing legal challenges.  —  Just now  —  A week after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk …

2025-09-18 15:20:01 UTC

Washington Post

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Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing  —  Administration officials promise actions against critics in break with past GOP rhetoric defending free speech, probably drawing legal challenges.  —  Just now  —  A week after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk …

2025-09-18 15:20:01 UTC

Washington Post

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Tensions erupt among House Dems over vote to honor Charlie Kirk (Andrew Solender/Axios)

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions erupt among House Dems over vote to honor Charlie Kirk  —  A resolution to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemn his assassination has been the subject of frenzied talk among House Democrats this week as some lawmakers grapple with how to vote on it.

2025-09-18 15:10:00 UTC

Axios

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Trump says he's designating Antifa as a terrorist organization (CNN)

CNN:
Trump says he's designating Antifa as a terrorist organization  —  President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.

2025-09-18 14:00:31 UTC

CNN

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First, They Came for Jimmy Kimmel (Jonathan V. Last/The Bulwark)

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
First, They Came for Jimmy Kimmel  —  1. Comedy  —  First things first: Jimmy Kimmel is only the second late-night comedian to be a casualty of American Orbánism.  But before we get going, I want to note an observation from nine months ago, just three days into Trump's second term:

2025-09-18 13:40:00 UTC

The Bulwark

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Ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr. (NPR)

NPR:
Ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr.  —  In a much anticipated public appearance Wednesday, Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, defended her short tenure at the embattled public health agency.

2025-09-18 13:15:00 UTC

NPR

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Exploiting Male Rage (Paul Krugman)

Paul Krugman:
Exploiting Male Rage  —  Charlie Kirk's audience consisted to a large extent of resentful young white men who felt that modern society wasn't delivering the status that they deserved.  —  Given MAGA's brazen attempts to exploit Kirk's murder to suppress freedom of expression, I'm sure someone will call what I just said hate speech.

2025-09-18 13:05:01 UTC

Paul Krugman

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Inside the Room Where CEOs Say What They Really Think of Trump's Policies (Chip Cutter/Wall Street Journal)

Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Room Where CEOs Say What They Really Think of Trump's Policies  —  America's top executives worry about moves that many see as state capitalism and pressure on the Federal Reserve  —  WASHINGTON—Corporate leaders regularly praise the Trump administration and its policies in public.

2025-09-18 12:40:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

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White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month (NBC News)

NBC News:
White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month  —  The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status.  Prosecutors have not indicated the alleged shooter was part of a group.

2025-09-18 12:30:04 UTC

NBC News

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Why Voters Will Feel the Impact of GOP Health Cuts Before the Midterms (Joanne Kenen/Politico)

Joanne Kenen / Politico:
Why Voters Will Feel the Impact of GOP Health Cuts Before the Midterms … The conventional wisdom in Washington is that by pushing off big changes to Medicaid until after the 2026 midterms, Republicans shielded themselves from voter backlash.  —  Don't be so sure.

2025-09-18 11:55:02 UTC

Politico

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Media's MAGA makeover (Axios)

Axios:
Media's MAGA makeover … Once dominated by critics of President Trump, today's fragmented ecosystem is increasingly controlled — or threatened — by forces aligned with the White House. … - The extraordinary move came after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr warned ABC …

2025-09-18 11:25:00 UTC

Axios

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The Running Mate Kamala Harris Didn't Dare Choose (Jonathan Lemire/The Atlantic)

Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Running Mate Kamala Harris Didn't Dare Choose  —  As Kamala Harris rushed to pick a running mate last year, her “first choice” was her close friend Pete Buttigieg, but she decided that it would be “too big of a risk” for a Black woman to run with a gay man.

2025-09-18 11:00:00 UTC

The Atlantic

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Education Dept. partners with conservative groups for civics programming (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Education Dept. partners with conservative groups for civics programming  —  A coalition of 41 groups, including Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation, will create educational programming for the country's 250th anniversary next year.  —  The Education Department said Wednesday …

2025-09-18 07:20:01 UTC

Washington Post

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Democrats unveil funding alternative to counter GOP in shutdown brawl (Politico)

Politico:
Democrats unveil funding alternative to counter GOP in shutdown brawl … “We invite Republican leadership to finally join Democratic leadership at the negotiating table, which they have refused for weeks to do, to prevent a shutdown and begin bipartisan negotiations to keep the government funded …

2025-09-18 06:30:01 UTC

Politico