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0	0	0			Security Officials Are Treating Charlie Kirk's Memorial Like a Super Bowl (New York Times) New York Times: Security Officials Are Treating Charlie Kirk's Memorial Like a Super Bowl — The authorities have approached security measures as an “all hands on deck” operation. — An anticipated crowd of perhaps more than 100,000 people, including President Trump and several cabinet members … 2025-09-21 23:40:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret (Rolling Stone) Rolling Stone: Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret — The president's social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration — President Donald Trump surprised members of his administration … 2025-09-21 21:35:01 UTC Rolling Stone
0	0	0			Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism (Politico) Politico: Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism … In a statement Sunday, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the “announcement will make historic progress” in addressing rising autism rates. — Finding the condition's cause is a major priority of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … 2025-09-21 21:15:00 UTC Politico
0	0	0			Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say (Washington Post) Washington Post: Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement. — The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts … 2025-09-21 20:40:01 UTC Washington Post
0	0	0			Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say (Sarah N. Lynch/Reuters) Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters: Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe 2025-09-21 19:25:00 UTC Reuters
0	0	0			Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a comment about Disney pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show: Conservatives absolutely hate “cancel culture” right up to the point they are the ones doing it. Hypocrisy is dead to these people. In second place, it’s Thad with a comment about Trump […] 2025-09-21 19:00:00 UTC
0	0	0			Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were 'absolutely inappropriate' (Megan Lebowitz/NBC News) Megan Lebowitz / NBC News: Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’ — The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal … 2025-09-21 17:50:01 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights (Gillian Brockell/Rolling Stone) Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone: ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights — At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties — Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear … 2025-09-21 17:40:01 UTC Rolling Stone
0	0	0			California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State (Soumya Karlamangla/New York Times) Soumya Karlamangla / New York Times: California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge. — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday … 2025-09-21 17:05:01 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates (Peter Baker/New York Times) Peter Baker / New York Times: In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates — The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials. — As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents … 2025-09-21 17:00:04 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates (Peter Baker/New York Times) Peter Baker / New York Times: In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates — The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials. — As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents … 2025-09-21 17:00:04 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says (Ben Berkowitz/Axios) Ben Berkowitz / Axios: Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says — Media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and tech entrepreneur Michael Dell are among the U.S. investors who will be part of the deal for TikTok, President Trump said on Sunday. … I hate to tell you this, but a man named ‘Lachlan’ is involved. 2025-09-21 16:30:04 UTC Axios
0	0	0			Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say (Nahal Toosi/Politico) Nahal Toosi / Politico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear. But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances. There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice … 2025-09-21 15:20:02 UTC Politico
0	0	0			EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Jewish Health Professionals Say 'End the Genocide' in Gaza "To be silent is to be complicit," the healthcare workers write in an open letter. 2025-09-21 13:02:49 UTC
0	0	0			Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political foes (Dennis Romero/NBC News) Dennis Romero / NBC News: Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political foes — In a Truth Social post, Trump sent a message directly to Bondi, saying the Justice Department needed to do something about certain officials, including Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff. 2025-09-21 12:30:00 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America (Wall Street Journal) Wall Street Journal: Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America — Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders — The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off … 2025-09-21 11:55:00 UTC Wall Street Journal
0	0	0			Trump Demands That Bondi Move 'Now' to Prosecute Foes (New York Times) New York Times: Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes — His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey. — President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly … 2025-09-21 08:10:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals (Kyle Cheney/Politico) Kyle Cheney / Politico: 'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals … Trump appeared to confirm those reports, accusing Siebert of saying “that we had no case.” — “There is a GREAT CASE,” Trump said. — Trump also appeared to float his onetime personal attorney Lindsey Halligan … 2025-09-21 05:00:31 UTC Politico
0	0	0			After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America (Paul Wiseman/Associated Press) Paul Wiseman / Associated Press: After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America — The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.” 2025-09-21 04:05:01 UTC Associated Press
0	0	0			Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue (Robert Mackey/The Guardian) Robert Mackey / The Guardian: Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue — Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines — Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university … 2025-09-21 01:35:00 UTC The Guardian
0	0	0			Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon (NPR) NPR: Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new ‘pledge’ for reporters at the Pentagon — The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday. 2025-09-21 01:20:00 UTC NPR
0	0	0			I tried mortgage fraud cases. Trump's revenge prosecutions are a sham. (Andrew J. Tessman/Washington Post) Andrew J. Tessman / Washington Post: I tried mortgage fraud cases. Trump's revenge prosecutions are a sham. — No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets. — Just now — Andrew J. Tessman is a former assistant U.S. attorney for D.C. and Southern District of West Virginia. 2025-09-20 23:45:03 UTC Washington Post
0	0	0			EXCLUSIVE: Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Congressional Progressive Caucus The endorsement of the Block the Bombs Act by one of the largest caucuses in Congress gives a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza. 2025-09-20 23:30:19 UTC
0	0	0			Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash (New York Times) New York Times: Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash — Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents. — Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump's border czar, was recorded … 2025-09-20 22:50:01 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash (New York Times) New York Times: Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash — Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents. — Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump's border czar, was recorded … 2025-09-20 22:50:01 UTC New York Times