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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's Kennedy Center sabotage is complete — This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. — Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump can't put …
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CNN:
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump — The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to close venue for renovations
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Chuck Grassley Tells Dem. to “Shut Up” About Kash Patel's Incompetence — Senator Chuck Grassley had an explosive outburst at Senator Cory Booker Tuesday, after the Democratic lawmaker grilled FBI Director Kash Patel over his incompetence. — Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing …
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Natalie Hausmann / Democracy Docket:
Kash Patel suggests FBI agents may be at polls
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Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents
FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Kash Patel Won't Rule Out Sending Armed Federal Agents to the Polls
Kash Patel Won't Rule Out Sending Armed Federal Agents to the Polls
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Kash Patel: Trump administration working with Congress on legislation curbing ‘birth tourism’
Kash Patel: Trump administration working with Congress on legislation curbing ‘birth tourism’
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Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Seeks Fit Troops for Upcoming Hegseth Speech — September event will take place at the Pentagon and include lower-ranking officers, enlisted servicemembers — The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's “State of the Force” …
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Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time, as 7 Republicans defect
House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time, as 7 Republicans defect
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
JD Vance urges high turnout in 2026 midterms to keep ‘crazies’ out of office with Trump agenda on the line — Vice President JD Vance told The Post Monday that the Trump administration's agenda is on the line in the 2026 midterms and Republicans will need their voters to turn out like a presidential year …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP shifts message on costs as Iran war drags on: From the Politics Desk
GOP shifts message on costs as Iran war drags on: From the Politics Desk
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry — The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump's personal investments in crypto. — A sweeping bill that would create business-friendly rules …
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Politico:
Rebel Democrats again help House GOP advance floor agenda — A pair of House Democrats voted to advance a slate of GOP bills in a procedural vote that was otherwise on track to fail — the second time they have crossed party lines to help out House GOP leaders in recent weeks.
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Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Don't Agree on Much. They Agree AI Could Kill Us All. — MAGA warrior and leading progressive lawmaker say urgent action is needed in Washington to rein in artificial intelligence — WASHINGTON—It took talk of the possible end of humanity to bring them together.
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Chip Roy disagrees with Trump over how to manage future of AI
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort — As part of the Department of Government Efficiency's program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. — The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion …
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Politico:
Election watchers brace for Trump's next move after Supreme Court ruling — The Supreme Court's rejection of President Donald Trump's mail-in voting rules just weeks before the midterms generated a collective exhale among election administrators, voting rights groups and congressional Democrats.
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Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms
6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms
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ProPublica:
Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding — Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president's son provide financial and other records about the arrangement.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll — A slight majority of registered voters describe President Trump as corrupt and dangerous, a recent poll found, while just 14% say he isn't divisive. … - Those words were followed by “out-of-touch” (47%), “cruel” (46%) and “bold” (45%).
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Bari's ‘60’ Bust … In the days leading up to the “60 Minutes” season premiere, CBS News projected plenty of confidence. After facing a storm of backlash over the summer for blowing up the acclaimed newsmagazine with a series of high-profile—and still unexplained—firings, the Bari Weiss-led network went on the offensive.
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US Department of Justice:
Members Of Russian Intelligence Services Network Charged With Conspiring To Finance Terrorism And Commit Murder For Hire In The United States — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
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New York Times:
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs — The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel. — The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion sale of heavy bombs to Israel, according to a U.S. official …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House GOP's Epstein files headache is back — The Epstein files fight that consumed the House last year is threatening to engulf Republicans all over again. … - Retiring Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) signed Massie's new discharge petition Monday, joining Massie and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
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Bloomberg:
Trump Has Made More Trades Than All of Congress Combined … President Donald Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office — even as he seeks to pass a stock-purchasing ban for lawmakers that would exclude him from any restrictions.
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Sophie Gardner / Politico:
2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro — The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two more “measles-associated” deaths, setting off another round of finger-pointing between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Democratic Pennsylvania …
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The Wrap:
Refurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings Drop — The CBS newsmagazine's audience fell 33% in the key 25-to-54 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data — The refurbished “60 Minutes” suffered double-digit ratings declines with its Season 59 premiere.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans — His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party's candidates.
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community — Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply — A police department in Texas that arrested a local resident for complaining …
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Patel fends off questions about his personal travel and leisure — FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back against questions about his personal travel on Tuesday by contrasting it with that of his predecessors James Comey and Christopher Wray, as Senate Democrats pressed him for answers during …
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Goes Postal On Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett — Last night, I wrote a post titled, “Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule.” In candor, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and for Trump to go postal on SCOTUS. It came this morning. The Truth Social entry is long:
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