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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Patriot — How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump — The missiles that comprise the land component of America's nuclear triad are scattered across thousands of square miles of prairie and farmland, mainly in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Right-Wing Rebels Block Defense Bill Again, Rebuking McCarthy on Spending — It was the second time in a week that hard-right Republicans had defied Speaker Kevin McCarthy on a spending measure, signaling that there was still no G.O.P. agreement on a bill to fund the government.
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
McCarthy fails key House stress test as he seeks government shutdown stopgap — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed a crucial test Thursday of his ability to unite his fractured caucus, when a procedural rules vote could not garner enough votes to pass. — “I think we made tremendous progress …
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Politico:
Playbook: A breakthrough or a mirage? — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, MR. ZELENSKYY — This morning, more than two dozen Hill Republicans — including six senators, led by Ohio's J.D. VANCE — are sending a letter …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: ‘Groundhog Day’ in the House — IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED ... You might not succeed the second time, either. The House GOP is continuing to prove itself ungovernable — and Congress paralyzed — as Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY's latest gambit to bring the Defense spending bill to the floor failed again today.
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Lawmakers Warn White House on Ukraine Aid as Zelensky Visits Washington — Group opposes Biden's $24 billion request, calls U.S. strategy unclear — WASHINGTON—As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the U.S. capital in a bid to shore up American support for his embattled country …
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republicans expected to break logjam on Pentagon funding bill Thursday
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Is Donald Trump Afraid to Debate? — He's ducking exchanges with his competitors who could challenge his record and platform. — Donald Trump has a big lead in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination, but he's acting as if he has already won. After skipping the first GOP debate …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's latest legal gambit could cause ‘cascade’ of trial delays, New York warns
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Politico:
House GOP erupts as conservatives block defense bill again — To many in the conference, it proved that Speaker Kevin McCarthy has no power to avert a fast-approaching shutdown.
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp. — Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp. — The news comes as the 92-year-old's empire, which includes Fox News, gears up for the 2024 election. — Earlier this year …
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. — He will become chairman emeritus of the two corporations, the company said in a news release. — Rupert Murdoch, the Australian press baron who reshaped conservative media in his image …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
U.S. Will Allow Nearly 500,000 Venezuelan Migrants to Work Legally — The move, announced late Wednesday, followed intense lobbying by New York Democrats before and during President Biden's visit to New York City this week. — The Biden administration said late Wednesday that it would allow hundreds …
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Associated Press:
The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
Washington Post:
Amid new border strains, Biden extends legal status to 470,000 Venezuelans
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Department of Homeland Security:
Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Actions to Increase Border Enforcement and Accelerate Processing for Work Authorizations, While Continuing to Call on Congress to Act
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' descent continues, unabated by the debate and time on the trail — At the same time, the Florida governor is racing to raise money in Texas and California. — Ron DeSantis' long slide continues. — The Florida governor, once seen as the top rival to former President Donald Trump …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Book banners target public libraries — The campaign to censor America's libraries is expanding. — A new report from the American Library Association (ALA) finds that this year, between January 1 and August 31, there have been “695 attempts to censor library materials and services and documented challenges to 1,915 unique titles.”
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Mike Damiano / The Boston Globe:
Following layoffs, Boston University announces ‘inquiry’ into Ibram Kendi's Antiracist Center — Boston University announced Wednesday it would conduct an “inquiry” into Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research after complaints emerged about the center's culture and financial management.
The Messenger:
How a Government Shutdown Could Upend Virginia's Key Legislative Elections — No state is more directly tied to the federal government than Virginia. Democrats see an opening … History may be repeating itself in Virginia as the federal government careens toward a shutdown in early October …
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