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7:30 AM ET, August 28, 2025

memeorandum River

 August 28, 2025 

7:30 AM

New York Times:   Our Inspiring Progress on Opioids Is Now at Risk

7:25 AM

Constance Grady / Vox:   The weird lie animating the right-wing womanosphere

7:25 AM

Paul Krugman:   Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out?  —  For those of us who follow economic policy in general …

7:25 AM

New York Times:   Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

6:50 AM

Wall Street Journal:   In Trump's Second Term, a Bolder President Charges Ahead Unchecked

6:50 AM

Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:   Tulsi Gabbard Blindsided CIA Over Revoking Clearance of Undercover Officer

6:50 AM

Politico:   Putin defies pressure for peace with massive strike hitting EU mission in Kyiv

6:15 AM

New York Times:   Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least 15 in Kyiv

5:50 AM

NPR:   The road to famine: How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza

4:10 AM

Joseph Choi / The Hill:   FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines only for ‘high risk’ people

4:10 AM

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Trump and Advisers, Including Kushner, Meet on Gaza's Future

4:05 AM

April Rubin / Axios:   RFK Jr. limits who is eligible for COVID shots

 August 27, 2025 

11:55 PM

Senator Patty Murray:   Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez's Stand for Science and Public Health

11:45 PM

Brian Lowry / The Wrap:   Donald Trump Looks Terrible. Why Won't the Press Ask Him What's Wrong?

11:35 PM

Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:   Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump's crime claims

11:10 PM

Ella Lee / The Hill:   Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt

11:05 PM

The Seattle Times:   Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

10:55 PM

CNN:   Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland

10:45 PM

Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:   MAGA Takes Sick Victory Lap Over ‘Trans’ Minneapolis Shooter

10:40 PM

Rolling Stone:   RFK Jr. Sends CDC Spiraling, Leading to Wave of Resignations

10:35 PM

Oliver Darcy / Status:   YouTube's Deal With the Devil

10:10 PM

Wall Street Journal:   Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

10:10 PM

Reuters:   US FDA narrows under-65 COVID vaccine eligibility; maintains full access for older Americans

9:55 PM

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   “Unable to serve”: CDC vaccine chief slams Kennedy in resignation post

9:05 PM

Ilya Somin / The Hill:   Abolish ICE — and give the money to real cops

8:35 PM

The Hill:   4 CDC leaders resign over ‘weaponizing of public health’

8:35 PM

New York Times:   Trump Administration Live Updates: Health Secretary Tries to Oust C.D.C. Director, but She Refuses to Leave

8:20 PM

Collin Binkley / Associated Press:   In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge

7:55 PM

WRAL-TV:   NC county elections chair accused of putting cocaine, MDMA in granddaughters' ice cream

7:55 PM

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations

7:45 PM

Paul Krugman:   The Crazy Comes for Clean Energy

7:45 PM

Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:   Trump's War on America

7:40 PM

Tina Reed / Axios:   Susan Monarez out weeks after confirmation as CDC director

7:15 PM

Washington Post:   Trump, Gabbard purged top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit

7:15 PM

Politico:   Top Trump State Department official Michael Anton to depart in the fall

6:55 PM

NBC News:   CDC director pushed out, flood of top resignations follow

6:50 PM

Thomas Frank / Politico:   Trump's former FEMA chief opens up — and says administration is ‘delaying’ aid

6:50 PM

New York Times:   John Bolton Inquiry Eyes Emails Obtained by Foreign Government

6:50 PM

Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:   FACT FOCUS: Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump's bill, despite RFK Jr.'s promise

6:45 PM

New York Times:   Trump's D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge

6:45 PM

New York Times:   New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says

6:45 PM

Rachel Dobkin / The Independent:   Sean Hannity says he left New York City because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants

6:35 PM

Jacob Wendler / Politico:   Majority of voters object to Trump's National Guard deployment in DC, poll finds

6:35 PM

Samantha Fischer / KARE-TV:   Minneapolis Catholic school shooter: What we know

6:35 PM

Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:   Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey Uses Catholic Church Shooting To Slander Christians For ‘Thoughts And Prayers’

6:25 PM

Zach Montellaro / Politico:   Louisiana asks Supreme Court to gut Voting Rights Act and ban use of race in redistricting

6:20 PM

Eric He / Politico:   Padilla would back ‘minor, negligible’ UCLA deal with Trump over research cuts

6:20 PM

Associated Press:   Live updates: All 14 injured children expected to survive after gunman at Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2

6:10 PM

Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:   Louisiana Will No Longer Defend Map in Supreme Court Case on Future of VRA

6:05 PM

STAT:   CDC Director Susan Monarez is ousted as her lawyers say ‘she will not resign’

5:55 PM

Katie Glueck / New York Times:   Democratic Mayors Convene After Trump's Takeover Threats, Seeking United Front

5:55 PM

CNN:   CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is being ousted just weeks into her tenure

5:40 PM

Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Wire:   Minnesota Catholic School Leader Warned Tim Walz Of ‘Critical’ School Safety Threats. He Did Nothing.

5:25 PM

Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:   The Situation: Standing Around in Washington, D.C.

5:20 PM

Alicia Clanton / Bloomberg:   Republican Angered by Newsom Maps Wants to Split California

5:10 PM

Reuters:   Shooter attacks Minneapolis school children in chapel, killing 2 and injuring 17

5:05 PM

Washington Post:   CDC director being ousted weeks into job

4:55 PM

David Lim / Politico:   FDA revokes emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines

4:55 PM

Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:   California Supreme Court Rejects Latest GOP Redistricting Challenge

4:45 PM

Politico:   Republicans scratch their heads over Trump's ‘comprehensive’ crime bill

4:35 PM

Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:   Pulitzer Board Can't Delay Trump Lawsuit, Florida Supreme Court Says

4:15 PM

Anna Betts / The Guardian:   Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García again

4:15 PM

HuffPost:   DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Praises Donald Trump's Police Takeover

4:05 PM

Steve Vladeck / One First:   Bonus 174: Playing the Justices for Fools

4:00 PM

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota

4:00 PM

Politico:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia files new bid to stay in the US

3:50 PM

Robby Soave / The Hill:   ‘Morning Joe’ confronts Chicago mayor for not wanting Trump's help on crime

3:35 PM

David Gilbert / Wired:   This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities

3:20 PM

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:   Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

3:20 PM

Tierra Cunningham / ABC News:   Trump pledges to protect Social Security amid possible cost cutting

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University Poll:   Majority Of Voters Oppose Deploying National Guard To D.C., Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% …

3:00 PM

New York Times:   F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions

3:00 PM

New York Post:   Minneapolis Catholic school gunman ID'd as Robin Westman— while possible manifesto shows psychotic obsession with mass shooters

3:00 PM

ABC News:   Mayor Eric Adams offers New Yorkers apology as growing scandals shadow his term, re-election bid

2:55 PM

Josephine Walker / Axios:   Trump threatens to prosecute George Soros for backing protests

2:40 PM

Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:   DHS to ‘Soft Launch’ New Tool to Hunt for Noncitizens on Rolls

2:30 PM

NBC News:   FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter

2:25 PM

Axios:   Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to brief Trump on Gaza post-war plans

2:05 PM

New York Times:   Witnesses describe harrowing scenes at the hospital and school.

2:05 PM

NBC News:   Sen. Susan Collins drowned out by protesters at Maine ribbon-cutting event

1:50 PM

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Fast Times at the End Times

1:50 PM

Torey Van Oot / Axios:   What we know about the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis

1:40 PM

Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:   DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants

1:40 PM

Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:   Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operation

1:30 PM

William Baude / Divided Argument:   Complications and Clarity in Birthright Citizenship

1:30 PM

Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:   FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults

1:25 PM

Pien Huang / NPR:   Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC

1:15 PM

Ted Hesson / Reuters:   Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media

1:10 PM

Associated Press:   Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows

1:05 PM

The Guardian:   Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killed and 17 injured

1:00 PM

Erum Salam / MSNBC:   Minneapolis school shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say

12:50 PM

Henry Farrell / Programmable Mutter:   Short posts on useful concepts I : Flattery Inflation

12:50 PM

Mitch Smith / New York Times:   Iowa Democrat Appears to Flip State Legislative Seat in Upset Victory

12:40 PM

Reuters:   Inside Trump's DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses

12:40 PM

GasBuddy:   GasBuddy: Labor Day National Average Gas Price To Be Lowest Since 2020

12:35 PM

Aaron Mak / Politico:   Jim Jordan invites Nigel Farage to Capitol Hill to bash tech laws

12:20 PM

Tim Marchman / Wired:   The Magic Phrase Behind Donald Trump's Power Grab

12:15 PM

Brooke Migdon / The Hill:   House Republicans file bill to bar trans students from bathrooms, sports teams

12:10 PM

Minneapolis Star Tribune:   Live: Two children and gunman dead after shooting at Minneapolis church, law enforcement source says

12:10 PM

Dana Thiede / KARE-TV:   2 children dead, 17 others injured in Annunciation Catholic school shooting

12:10 PM

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:   2 dead, over a dozen hurt in shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis, shooter ‘contained’

12:05 PM

Max Moran / Revolving Door Project Newsletter:   This is Who the Tech Wonder Boys Always Were

12:00 PM

Nicole Markus / Politico:   Liberal think tank wants blue states to not ‘set their sights so narrowly’ in redistricting fight

12:00 PM

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:   Grand jury declines to indict man who threw a sandwich at federal officer in D.C.

12:00 PM

Financial Times:   Trump's reckless attacks on the Fed

11:40 AM

Reuters:   Europeans likely to initiate UN sanctions process on Iran on Thursday, sources say

11:40 AM

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Feds fail to get indictment against DC ‘Subway’ sandwich thrower who DOJ fired

11:35 AM

Reuters:   Live updates: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

11:30 AM

Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   Warren: Trump ‘trying to make the Fed the bad guys’

11:15 AM

Josh Skluzacek / KSTP-TV:   Sources ID shooter who killed 2 children, hurt 17 others in mass shooting at Minneapolis church

11:05 AM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr / Wall Street Journal:   RFK Jr.: An Apple a Day Is a Good Prescription

11:05 AM

Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:   RFK Jr. asks medical schools to boost nutrition education for doctors

11:05 AM

Janet Yellen / Financial Times:   Trump's attack on the Fed threatens US credibility

11:00 AM

Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:   Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.'s Restaurants

11:00 AM

Marjorie Connelly / AP-NORC:   Most say crime is a major problem in America's cities, but few support a federal takeover of police departments

11:00 AM

Associated Press:   Shooting occurs at Minneapolis Catholic school and authorities say shooter has been ‘contained’

10:50 AM

NBC News:   Live updates: Shooter contained after incident at Minneapolis church and school

10:50 AM

Aki Nace / CBS News:   Police respond to possible active shooter in south Minneapolis

10:45 AM

Julian Berger / WFAE 90.7:   After six months in ICE custody, Charlotte woman chooses voluntary removal to Honduras

10:40 AM

Associated Press:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

10:35 AM

Aimee Picchi / CBS News:   Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than the rest of America's taxpayers, new study finds

10:25 AM

Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:   Foot Soldiers of the Trump Mafiacracy

10:20 AM

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   Today, for the second time in as many days, President Donald J. Trump suggested that Americans want a dictator. …

10:20 AM

Faith Bugenhagen / Chron:   Al Green will no longer represent Texas' 9th Congressional District

10:20 AM

Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica:   Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

10:10 AM

Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   The Police State is Here  —  As Donald Trump's approval numbers sink under the weight …

10:00 AM

William Kristol / The Bulwark:   All the President's ‘Butt Snorkelers’

9:50 AM

Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica:   Trump's Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats

9:50 AM

Darlene Superville / Associated Press:   Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

9:45 AM

Peter Shamshiri / String in a Maze:   Is Activist Vocabulary Hurting the Democrats?

9:45 AM

Bloomberg:   Trump Administration to Take Control of DC's Union Station

9:40 AM

Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:   U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.'s Union Station

9:40 AM

Violet Miller / Chicago Sun Times:   Trump's planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard

9:35 AM

Politico:   Lewandowski's veto power over DHS contracts frustrates admin officials: ‘Corey is part of the problem’

9:30 AM

Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:   Prosecutors seek seven-year prison term for wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez

9:25 AM

Bloomberg:   Intel's Problems Can't Be Fixed By the Government

9:20 AM

New York Times:   Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

9:15 AM

Washington Post:   D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge

8:55 AM

Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:   Get Ready for the End of Fed Independence

8:55 AM

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:   In 3-hour televised Cabinet meeting, Trump soaks up flattery

8:55 AM

Bloomberg:   Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans

8:55 AM

Associated Press:   What Americans think about Trump's handling of crime, according to a new poll

8:35 AM

Wall Street Journal:   What if Trump Runs the Federal Reserve?

8:35 AM

Taylor Lorenz / Wired:   A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

8:35 AM

Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:   Gavin Newsom Attacks Trump, 79, With Dementia Post as Feud Goes Feral

8:35 AM

Ezra Klein / New York Times:   Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force

8:10 AM

Taylor Herzlich / New York Post:   Cracker Barrel reverses course on new logo, brings back ‘Old Timer’ after fan backlash: ‘We said we would listen’

8:05 AM

The Economist:   Have foreign tourists really avoided America this year?

8:05 AM

Claudia Sahm / Bloomberg:   The Fed Shouldn't Take the Political Bait

8:00 AM

New York Times:   Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations

7:55 AM

Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward

7:55 AM

Alex Travelli / New York Times:   Trump Raises Tariffs on India to 50% Over Russian Oil

7:55 AM

Brittany Shepherd / Associated Press:   Democrats desperate to turn the page as they gather for summer meeting

7:50 AM

ProPublica:   The Leader of Trump's Assault on Higher Education Has a Troubled Legal and Financial History

7:45 AM

Jason Lange / Reuters:   Just 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

7:40 AM

Mark Landler / New York Times:   Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected U.K. Prime Minister

7:30 AM

Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:   Chicago mayor repeatedly dodges question about whether more police would make city safer

7:30 AM

Associated Press:   Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland

7:20 AM

Washington Post:   Trump boasts that Democrats are headed into ‘a trap’ on crime

7:20 AM

Washington Post:   Democrats win special Iowa state Senate race, boosting optimism nationally

7:20 AM

Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:   We must fight age verification with all we have

7:20 AM

Politico:   Playbook: Democrats' common denominator

7:10 AM

Tara Copp / Washington Post:   National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties

7:05 AM

NBC News:   Hard-right Freedom Caucus could be gutted as key members run for new jobs in 2026

7:05 AM

Natasha Korecki / NBC News:   Democrats prepare to set their 2028 presidential nominating calendar

7:05 AM

Colin Demarest / Axios:   The growing list of military ousters under Trump 2.0

7:00 AM

Zachary Basu / Axios:   Trump knee-caps America's institutions

7:00 AM

Alex Thompson / Axios:   Scoop: Democrats weigh mini-convention before 2026 midterms

6:35 AM

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns

5:30 AM

Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:   Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Sits at Nexus of Spam PAC Network

5:01 AM

Richard Connor / Associated Press:   Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland reports

2:55 AM

NBC4 Washington:   National Guard troops to pick up trash in DC, work on ‘beautification’ projects

1:05 AM

Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:   NAACP asks court to block new Texas congressional map

1:05 AM

Chris Cameron / New York Times:   Deploy National Guard to Chicago? Trump Says He Has ‘The Right to Do Anything I Want to Do.’

1:05 AM

NBC News:   New FBI deputy director will help Trump ‘weaponize’ bureau, top Democrat says

1:05 AM

Zoë Richards / NBC News:   Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election

12:55 AM

Elizabeth Cooney / STAT:   Trump's hand bruise renews attention to his health — and his heart

12:20 AM

Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:   Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

 August 26, 2025 

11:20 PM

Maxine Joselow / New York Times:   FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump

10:40 PM

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:   DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system

10:25 PM

Louis Casiano / Fox News:   Trump signs proclamation commemorating Abbey Gate attack anniversary with Gold Star families

10:15 PM

Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:   Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority

10:10 PM

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:   Pluralistic: By all means, tread on those people (26 Aug 2025)

10:05 PM

Samantha-Jo Roth / Washington Examiner:   Republican Mike Collins caught on hot mic saying Trump is ‘in’ the Epstein files

10:00 PM

Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Newsom's popularity grows in 2028 primary field: Poll

9:50 PM

Politico:   GOP polling memo shows Cornyn gaining on Paxton in Texas Senate primary

9:45 PM

Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:   FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter

9:40 PM

David Nir / The Downballot:   Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority

9:40 PM

Politico:   Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow Trump to withhold foreign aid

9:30 PM

David Moye / HuffPost:   Trump Suggests People Might Want A Dictator For The Second Day In A Row

9:25 PM

Natalie Alms / Nextgov/FCW:   Meet the Trump appointee apparently maintaining ‘unheard of’ ties to Tesla

9:00 PM

Politico:   Trump privately presses top Indiana Republicans to redistrict during White House meeting

9:00 PM

Katie Rogers / New York Times:   Trump Plays Reality Television Host at Cabinet Meeting That Lasts Hours

8:50 PM

John Cassidy / New Yorker:   The Enormous Stakes of Trump's Effort to Fire the Fed Governor Lisa Cook

8:50 PM

Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:   Trump asks court to toss remaining civil fraud penalties after getting his massive fine thrown out

8:40 PM

Nicole Norman / Politico:   California Republican leader calls for a ‘two state solution’ amid redistricting battle

8:35 PM

Associated Press:   Trump's law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say

7:45 PM

Associated Press:   Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence

7:40 PM

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:   Civil rights groups file lawsuit to halt new Texas map

7:40 PM

Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:   How Former Biden Officials Defend Their Gaza Policy

7:35 PM

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Thinking Outside the Box; Getting Creative

7:30 PM

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Trump Has Forced Out Nearly 10% Of The Federal Workforce

7:25 PM

Sam Ogozalek / Politico:   Duffy moving FAA staff out of headquarters near the Mall

7:15 PM

Michael Hill / Associated Press:   Judge says Cuomo can't prolong court battle with accuser to ‘resurrect his public image’

7:05 PM

Tobias Burns / The Hill:   Fed says it will abide by court ruling in Trump, Cook dispute over firing

7:05 PM

Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:   Trump administration restores ‘neighborhood checks’ for citizenship applicants after 30-year hiatus

7:00 PM

Beege Welborn / HotAir:   Little Girls In Scotland Now Sporting Axes and Machetes

6:40 PM

Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Karl Rove warns crime is a ‘big problem’ for Democrats

6:40 PM

Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:   Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats

6:35 PM

Stephanie Ramirez / WTTG-TV:   National Guard members activated for DC federal takeover seen picking-up trash

6:30 PM

Michael R. Strain / National Review:   The Senate Must Preserve Fed Independence

6:25 PM

Emily Crane / New York Post:   Vanity Fair employees lash out over proposed Melania Trump cover: ‘I will walk out the motherf-king door’

6:05 PM

The Big Picture:   Trump Is The Bogeyman The Right Always Warned Us About

5:55 PM

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:   Democrats' Deep Divide on Gaza, Israel Boils Over at Party Meeting

5:50 PM

Washington Post:   Trump wants expanded death penalty, longer control over police in D.C.

5:50 PM

Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Trump Again Escalates Power Grabs in Bid to Fire Fed Member

5:40 PM

Amy B Wang / Washington Post:   Trump officials discussing ownership stakes in defense firms, Lutnick says

5:30 PM

Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Appeals court says Pa. mail ballots can't be thrown out over misdated envelopes

5:20 PM

Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:   Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers

5:20 PM

Josephine Walker / Axios:   Democracy watchdog sues for files on Trump-Epstein relationship

5:10 PM

Gordon Ebanks / CNN:   Canceled wind project puts thousands of jobs at risk

4:55 PM

Ry Rivard / Politico:   Trump's clash with the courts is delaying trials in New Jersey and could drag on for months

4:40 PM

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:   Purging ‘Equity’ Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads

4:40 PM

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump says he'll have a Fed ‘majority’ soon to push rates lower after firing Cook

4:40 PM

Bloomberg:   New York Mayor Adams Running for Reelection ‘No Matter What’

4:40 PM

Ali Swenson / Associated Press:   Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role

4:30 PM

Associated Press:   Democratic governors look to derail Trump's plan to send National Guard to Chicago and other cities

4:20 PM

Wall Street Journal:   Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia

4:20 PM

Katie Bernard / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   A notorious Pennsylvania election denier now holds a top Homeland Security post for ‘elections integrity’

4:05 PM

Judy Kurtz / The Hill:   Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement

4:05 PM

NOTUS:   RFK Jr. Says He's Identified the Cause of Rising Autism Rates. He Didn't Say What It Is.

4:05 PM

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:   Donald Trump says he wants to rebrand his ‘big, beautiful bill’

4:05 PM

Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Fed responds to Trump effort to fire Lisa Cook, notes president needs ‘cause’

4:00 PM

CNBC:   S&P 500 rises as Nvidia gains, traders shake off Trump's latest Fed salvo: Live updates

3:50 PM

John Sexton / HotAir:   Case Against Judge Dugan Will Move Forward

3:35 PM

Ilya Somin / Reason:   Trump's Unconstitutional Plan to Penalize States that Allow Cashless Bail

3:00 PM

Sophia Cai / Politico:   The foreigners working for DOGE

3:00 PM

J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:   Exclusive: Gloria Gaynor Donated Thousands to MAGA Republicans

2:55 PM

Steve Helling / Daily Mail:   Vanity Fair staff erupt in fury over proposed Melania Trump cover with foul-mouthed meltdown

2:55 PM

April Rubin / Axios:   Trump seeks death penalty for D.C. murders

2:50 PM

Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:   Democratic lawmakers press Trump's border czar on potential conflicts

2:45 PM

Alex Isenstadt / Axios:   Scoop: Dan Scavino takes over hiring in Trump's White House

2:40 PM

Aria Bendix / NBC News:   The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

2:40 PM

Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Cracker Barrel scraps new logo after outrage from customers, Trump

2:35 PM

Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:   She Pushed to Overturn Trump's Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She'll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

2:35 PM

Asra Nomani / Fox Business:   Cracker Barrel's CEO dismissed warnings from a top investor who called the rebranding ‘obvious folly’

2:30 PM

Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:   Trump administration to restore $6.8bn in education funds after multi-state suit

2:30 PM

Greg Sargent / New Republic:   Furious Trump's Firing of Fed's Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire

2:25 PM

Lia Russell / Sacramento Bee:   California Republicans sue again to block Newsom's redistricting plan

2:15 PM

Prime Minister of Australia:   Response to Iranian attacks

2:10 PM

Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:   HHS threatens states' sex education funding over “gender ideology”

2:05 PM

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:   DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

1:45 PM

Brooke Migdon / The Hill:   University of Michigan medical center halts gender-affirming care for patients under 19

1:45 PM

Politico:   Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for ‘smear’ of judiciary

1:40 PM

Will Oremus / Washington Post:   'Sammy's Law' would help parents monitor kids online. It's gaining steam.

1:40 PM

Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:   Coast Guard makes record drug haul

1:30 PM

NBC News:   Trump's DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don't enforce English requirements for truck drivers

1:15 PM

Lydia Saad / Gallup:   Trump Ratings and U.S. Mood Stay Tepid in August

1:05 PM

Wall Street Journal:   ‘Uncharted Waters’: Trump's Attempt to Take Charge of the Fed

1:05 PM

Politico:   Buzz grows for possible Padilla California governor's run

1:05 PM

Kashmir Hill / New York Times:   A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

1:00 PM

Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:   Our guardrails are failing us

12:50 PM

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali:   Is Trump's Declining Health Driving the MAGA Rush to Autocracy?

12:50 PM

NBC News:   House panel to question former Trump official who oversaw Epstein's plea deal

12:40 PM

Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:   Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement

12:35 PM

Jordan Fischer / WUSA:   Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman accused of assaulting agent during ICE arrest

12:30 PM

Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:   MAGA Candidate Torches the Quran in Deranged Flamethrower Ad

12:30 PM

Rachael Bade / Politico:   Trump Is Leaning in on Crime. Democrats Need a Better Response — and Fast.

12:30 PM

Politico:   ‘The flimsiest of unproven pretexts’: Democrats say Trump's attempt to fire Fed governor is illegal

12:30 PM

NOTUS:   The DNC Rejected a Gaza Resolution — But Isn't Dropping the Issue

12:25 PM

Calum Marsh / New York Times:   100 Push-Ups and 50 Pull-Ups in Under 10 Minutes. What Could Go Wrong?

12:25 PM

Jonathan Bernstein / Good Politics/Bad Politics:   Where We Are  —  After seven months of Trump.  —  I'll try to keep this simple:

12:25 PM

Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:   Fed Governor Cook's attorney says he will file suit over Trump's attempt to fire her

12:05 PM

Rolling Stone:   Dems' Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump's Military Takeover

12:05 PM

Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:   Donald Trump's Big Gay Government

12:05 PM

NOTUS:   Inside the ‘Brain Drain’ of Counterintelligence Prosecutors at DOJ

11:55 AM

Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:   Judge dismisses unprecedented DOJ lawsuit against Maryland federal court

11:55 AM

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:   Trump calls on Cracker Barrel to restore its old logo

11:55 AM

Miranda Devine / New York Post:   First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI

11:55 AM

BloombergNEF:   Global Renewable Energy Investment Still Reaches New Record as Investors Reassess Risks

11:40 AM

Benjamin Wittes / The Bulwark:   The Bolton Raid Was Designed to Scare Us

11:35 AM

Politico:   Trump to put Dan Scavino in charge of hiring at White House

11:35 AM

New Republic:   Trump's Fury Erupts in Many Directions, Unnerving Experts: “Insanity!”

11:30 AM

Jon Henley / The Guardian:   Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing

11:30 AM

Herb Scribner / Axios:   Melania Trump unveils new “age of AI” challenge for students and teachers

11:25 AM

Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:   Putin's nuclear offer to Trump: arms control, and perhaps China too?

11:25 AM

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 25, 2025  —  This morning, President Donald J. Trump talked to reporters …

11:20 AM

The Argument:   Mad Libs: Gurri v. Demsas

11:15 AM

Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:   Trump Loses a Lawyer—And Much More

11:15 AM

New Republic:   Transcript: Trump's Fury Erupts at Many Targets as Expert Fears Worsen

11:15 AM

CNN:   Trump says he has fired Fed governor Lisa Cook. She says he has no ‘authority’ to fire her

11:10 AM

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Maryland-based judges over handling of immigration cases

10:55 AM

The Hill:   Watch live: Trump meets with Cabinet amid DC takeover, Fed fight

10:45 AM

Seth Masket / Tusk:   Confederate Payback  —  There is a standing army in the nation's capital.

10:45 AM

Devlin Barrett / New York Times:   Jack Smith's Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint

10:45 AM

NBC News:   Flag burning incident near White House leads to arrest hours after Trump's executive order

10:35 AM

New York Times:   Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C.

10:30 AM

Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:   In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules

10:15 AM

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump Pentagon weighing equity stakes in defense contractors like Lockheed, says Lutnick

10:10 AM

Mike Gonzalez / Washington Examiner:   The Latino Museum will be a woke abomination and should not be built

10:10 AM

Josh Findlay / The Federalist:   Mail-In Voting Is A Recipe For Election Disasters

10:10 AM

Sri Taylor / Bloomberg:   Trump Threatens Trucking Funds for States Over Language Testing

10:05 AM

Nicole Markus / Politico:   Lutnick says administration considering taking stakes in defense companies

10:05 AM

Yan Zhuang / New York Times:   Lisa Cook Says She Will Not Step Down From the Fed Board

9:55 AM

Reuters:   Trump's migrant crackdown gives ICE power and money but puts it under strain

9:55 AM

Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:   DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

9:45 AM

Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:   Top Chinese Trade Negotiator Set to Head to U.S. as Talks Resume

9:40 AM

Elena Giordano / Politico:   EU resists Trump: Tech regulation is our ‘sovereign’ right

9:40 AM

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Trump Repeatedly Praises North Korea's Dictator in Meeting With South's President

9:35 AM

NewsNation:   Lisa Cook to sue Trump admin over Federal Reserve position

9:30 AM

Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:   Missouri Republican signals he's not on board with Trump's latest National Guard threats

9:25 AM

Robert Booth / The Guardian:   Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times

9:25 AM

Anniek Bao / CNBC:   ‘They have to give us magnets’: Trump warns of 200% tariff on China if exports are curbed

9:20 AM

Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg:   Young Voters Who Swung Right Are Already Regretting It

9:15 AM

Financial Times:   US long-term debt sells off after Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor

9:10 AM

David Folkenflik / NPR:   Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath

9:10 AM

Bloomberg:   Long US Bonds Fall as Threat to Fed's Cook Spurs Inflation Worry

9:05 AM

Dylan Scott / Vox:   America's leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.

9:05 AM

New York Times:   Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel's Tactics in Gaza

8:55 AM

Moira Donegan / The Guardian:   The case against Kilmar Ábrego García is a study in sadistic absurdity

8:50 AM

Wall Street Journal:   Trump Wants to ‘Blue Slip’ the Senate

8:50 AM

G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs

8:45 AM

Carrie Johnson / NPR:   ‘The most illegal search’: Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges

8:40 AM

KFF Health News:   Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks

8:35 AM

Politico:   What's keeping Republicans from uniting against Newsom's gerrymander

8:35 AM

New York Times:   Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift

8:25 AM

Natalie Allison / Washington Post:   President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld

8:25 AM

Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:   Republican Told to Take His 'Head Out of Trump's A**' in Town Hall Trainwreck

8:25 AM

Paul Krugman:   In the Matter of Lisa Cook

8:10 AM

John Nichols / The Nation:   Minnesota Democrats Are at War Over the “Mamdani of Minneapolis”

7:50 AM

William Horobin / Bloomberg:   French Premier Risks Government Collapse as Opposition Grows

7:45 AM

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:   Trump's red state army threatens America's cities

7:20 AM

ABC:   Australia ‘primarily’ responsible for investigation that uncovered Iran links to antisemitic attacks

7:15 AM

Politico:   Playbook: Cooking up a storm

7:15 AM

Politico:   Polling memo reveals risk for Indiana Republicans as they weigh redistricting

6:55 AM

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks

6:35 AM

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   Trump order calls for broader National Guard role in domestic unrest

6:30 AM

Frances Vinall / Washington Post:   Trump's flag-burning order tests a Supreme Court ruling. Here's how.

6:25 AM

Katherine Doyle / NBC News:   'Maybe they will, maybe they won't': Trump voices doubt over Zelenskyy-Putin talks

6:25 AM

Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   Trump, chairman of corporate America

6:25 AM

Mike Allen / Axios:   JD Vance to speak to Wisconsin workers on megabill

5:40 AM

Milda Seputyte / Bloomberg:   Lithuania Backs Former Union Leader as Premier Amid Protests

5:00 AM

Bloomberg:   French Market Angst Intensifies for Second Day as Risks Grow

1:50 AM

Julia Jacobs / New York Times:   Kennedy Center's New Dance Director Criticized ‘Woke’ Ballet Culture

1:40 AM

Princess Harrell / WJLA-TV:   Gov. Moore eyes Maryland map redraw; Spanberger says no changes planned in Virginia

12:30 AM

Salt Lake Tribune:   Utah judge tosses Legislature's gerrymandered congressional maps, orders new ones be redrawn

 August 25, 2025 

11:45 PM

CNBC:   Trump tells Fed's Lisa Cook she's fired; she says ‘he has no authority to do so’

11:25 PM

Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:   Israel's Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State

11:10 PM

Aaron Pellish / Politico:   Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

10:45 PM

New York Times:   Trump Says He Is Firing Lisa Cook From Fed Board of Governors

10:25 PM

Gavin Bade / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Countries That Tax Tech Companies

10:25 PM

Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:   Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms

10:25 PM

Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:   Trump Says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un This Year

10:20 PM

Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:   Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

10:10 PM

Molly Langmuir / New York Times:   How Did Jillian Michaels End Up Here?

9:45 PM

Associated Press:   Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

9:40 PM

Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:   Video debunks Trump's claim that Md. governor called him the ‘greatest president’

9:35 PM

郵便局:   Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of Mail to the United States Due to Changes in U.S. Customs and Regulations

9:30 PM

Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:   Trump Fires Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in Unprecedented Attack on Agency Independence

9:20 PM

Washington Post:   Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook says she'll fight Trump's move to fire her

9:15 PM

Bloomberg:   Trump Moves to Fire Fed's Cook, Setting Up Legal Fight

9:05 PM

Talking Points Memo:   Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught

9:05 PM

Politico:   Trump threatens ‘substantial’ new tariffs against countries with ‘discriminatory’ digital rules

9:00 PM

Garrett Graff / The Handbasket:   America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)

9:00 PM

NBC News:   There's no room for Trump's face on Mount Rushmore, despite MAGA push

8:55 PM

Steve Kopack / NBC News:   Trump says he's removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration's allegations of mortgage fraud

8:40 PM

Wall Street Journal:   Chicago Vows to Challenge Trump's National Guard Plans

8:40 PM

Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:   Mayra Flores ditches Cuellar to run against Gonzalez after Texas redistricting boosts odds

8:40 PM

Daniel Dale / CNN:   Fact check: Behind-the-scenes video disproves Trump's claim that Gov. Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime’

8:30 PM

Julie Bosman / New York Times:   Governor Pritzker Challenges Trump's Threat to Send Troops to Chicago

8:30 PM

CBS News:   Full text of Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer's speech at news conference on reported Trump military plan for Chicago

8:05 PM

Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:   Tim Walz Doesn't Mince Words on Trump: ‘These Are Fascist Policies’

8:05 PM

Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:   We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial

8:05 PM

Deirdre Heavey / Fox News:   Social media erupts after DNC speaker says migrant crime, carjackings 'don't matter' to many Americans

8:00 PM

Michael Strain / Financial Times:   Trump's Intel deal is a threat to US economic liberty

7:50 PM

David Frum / The Atlantic:   Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message

7:40 PM

Media Matters for America:   At Gateway Pundit conference, former Trump attorney Peter Ticktin says that he “wouldn't be very surprised” if there's “an emergency called” before the next election

7:35 PM

Joseph Choi / The Hill:   Vaccine skeptic to lead CDC COVID immunization working group

7:15 PM

MSNBC:   ‘We are watching and taking names’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago

7:05 PM

Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:   Trump, 79, Invents Fake Governor in Embarrassing Senior Moment

7:00 PM

Politico:   Pentagon's tech innovation head abruptly steps down

6:50 PM

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   No Kings, No Occupations — Toward a Democratic Opposition Politics

6:20 PM

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:   In Private Deal, the D.N.C. Covered $20 Million in Harris Bills Post-Election

6:10 PM

New York Times:   Trump's Own Order on Flag Burning Concedes First Amendment Protections

5:40 PM

Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:   Trump honors Abbey Gate Gold Star families on anniversary with proclamation

5:30 PM

Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:   FEMA Employees Warn Trump Administration Has Ignored Lessons Of Hurricane Katrina

5:25 PM

New York Times:   After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals

5:20 PM

NOTUS:   Ken Paxton Directs Schools to Follow Law That Was Blocked by Federal Court

5:15 PM

Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:   Trump says US will accept 600,000 Chinese students as part of trade deal

5:10 PM

Amanda Macias / Fox News:   Trump says he holds ‘incredible cards’ that could ‘destroy China’ but won't play them yet

4:50 PM

Layla A. Jones / Talking Points Memo:   Trump's Problematic Pick to Lead BLS Expected to Face Senate Hearing After All

4:45 PM

Kadia Goba / Washington Post:   House Oversight subpoenas Epstein estate, including for any ‘client list’

4:45 PM

Mario Parker / Bloomberg:   Trump and JD Vance Attack 2028 Rivals in National Guard Push

4:35 PM

Ella Lee / The Hill:   Trump admin ‘absolutely forbidden’ from removing Abrego Garcia, judge says

4:20 PM

Brian Murphy / Washington Post:   Maurice Tempelsman, diamond baron and partner of Jackie Onassis, dies at 95

4:10 PM

Dave Zirin / The Nation:   The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

4:05 PM

Zack Colman / Politico:   FEMA staffers accuse Trump of weakening disaster programs

4:05 PM

Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:   Leading Election Conspiracy Theorist Appointed to DHS Leadership Position

3:55 PM

Washington Post:   Trump signs orders aimed at ending cashless bail, flag burning

3:55 PM

CNN:   Judge to require that Kilmar Abrego Garcia remain in the US while he challenges deportation to Uganda

3:35 PM

Kate Santaliz / Axios:   House Oversight subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's estate

3:25 PM

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:   Trump, South Korea's Lee signal openness to Kim Jong Un

3:25 PM

Jack Detsch / Politico:   Trump hints he will change Pentagon's name to Department of War

3:20 PM

Joe Concha / Washington Examiner:   Tired of winning? Here are 10 reasons why last week was Trump's best yet

3:20 PM

Darlene Superville / Associated Press:   Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it

3:20 PM

Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   What Made the Democratic Party Go Crazy?

3:00 PM

Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News:   As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

2:55 PM

Julia Mueller / The Hill:   DNC chair: Democrats can't be ‘the only party that plays by the rules anymore’

2:35 PM

Lilly Guthrie / politicalsciencenow.com:   Jamelle Bouie Receives the 2025 Carey McWilliams Award

2:25 PM

Reuters:   Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists

2:20 PM

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans

2:20 PM

Eva Dou / Washington Post:   Intel says Trump's plan for U.S. stake in company poses business risks

2:15 PM

Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:   Trump threatens to sue California over redistricting plan favoring Democrats

2:15 PM

Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:   Trump, 224-lbs, With Cankles, Says Dem Governor Should Spend More Time at the Gym

2:15 PM

Catherine Porter / New York Times:   France Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Antisemitism Comments

2:15 PM

Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:   Trump Says Putin's Dislike of Zelenskiy Holding Up Meeting

2:15 PM

Alex Thompson / Axios:   Millions in Harris campaign expenses still weigh on the DNC

1:55 PM

Annie Palmer / CNBC:   Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging anticompetitive scheme harmed X, Grok

1:45 PM

Josie Harvey / The Guardian:   Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump's America

1:45 PM

Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:   Trump: 'A Lot of People Are Saying Maybe We'd Like a Dictator'

1:45 PM

Matthew Holloway / RedState:   Trump Calls for Pentagon Officials to Vote on Renaming the Department of Defense the ‘Department of War’

1:45 PM

Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:   Trump floats renaming ‘Department of Defense’ to ‘Department of War’

1:40 PM

New York Times:   How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats

1:40 PM

Josh Christenson / New York Post:   Trump signs executive order banning flag burning —warns those who desecrate flag will get a year in jail

1:30 PM

New York Times:   Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Government Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

1:30 PM

Patrick Smith / NBC News:   First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S., HHS confirms

1:20 PM

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán / NPR:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in

1:10 PM

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   The Three Bolton Problem

1:10 PM

David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:   Trump's Brutalization Of Abrego Garcia Now Involves Uganda

1:05 PM

Jeff Coltin / Politico:   Bondi to meet with NYPD, as Trump threatens ‘cashless bail’ cities

12:50 PM

The Guardian:   Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials

12:45 PM

Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:   America Tips Into Fascism

12:30 PM

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

12:30 PM

Oliver Darcy / Status:   WIRED for the Moment … The lines between Silicon Valley and Washington have blurred beyond recognition …

12:30 PM

Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:   Mamdani's Voters Want Free Child Care. Here's How He Could Do It.

12:00 PM

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Prosecuting Burning of The American Flag

12:00 PM

Steve Benen / MSNBC:   JD Vance flunks the basics on World War II as the White House targets history museums

11:55 AM

Wall Street Journal:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia Set for Deportation After Being Arrested by ICE

11:55 AM

NBC News:   Mayor blasts Trump's threat to deploy National Guard to Chicago

11:50 AM

Ashifa Kassam / The Guardian:   ‘I would not feel safe’: Americans on the sorrow - and relief - of leaving Trump's US for Europe

11:50 AM

Steve Benen / MSNBC:   Pressed on the FBI's John Bolton search, the White House says a bit too much

11:45 AM

Reuters:   Exclusive: U.S. confirms nation's first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

11:45 AM

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 24, 2025  —  As the administration of President Donald Trump is using loopholes …

11:25 AM

Jeff Cox / CNBC:   Trump says government will make deals like Intel stake ‘all day long’

11:20 AM

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:   Trump threatens broadcast networks in late-night social media posts

11:00 AM

Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:   Trump to sign orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies

11:00 AM

New Republic:   Transcript: Gavin Newsom's Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!”

10:55 AM

Maxine Joselow / New York Times:   FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response

10:50 AM

Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:   Despotism at the Door  —  Two years ago yesterday, Donald Trump was booked on racketeering charges …

10:45 AM

John Bolton / Washington Examiner:   Trump's utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy

10:45 AM

Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:   Fuming Trump Lashes Out at Embarrassing Polls in Bonkers Rant

10:40 AM

Bloomberg:   Trump Says South Korea's Lee Will Stick to Trade, Spending Deal

10:20 AM

Paul Krugman:   We Are All Lisa Cook  —  Donald Trump is threatening to fire Lisa Cook, a member …

10:15 AM

Lisa Friedman / New York Times:   Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

10:10 AM

Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says

10:10 AM

Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   European, Asian shippers cut U.S. off as tariff deadline nears

10:05 AM

Stef W. Kight / Axios:   Barrasso PAC launches new ads in Ohio, Florida Senate races

10:00 AM

Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Virginia GOP grows cautiously optimistic in governor's race

10:00 AM

Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:   Jay Powell's risk-averse stance at Jackson Hole missed an opportunity

9:50 AM

New York Times:   How China Influences Elections in America's Biggest City

9:45 AM

The Guardian:   Judge halts Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García for now

9:35 AM

Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:   Trump threatens new investigation of Christie over ‘Bridgegate’ scandal

9:35 AM

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:   MAGA knows DC takeover isn't about crime — which is why they love it

9:35 AM

NBC News:   Trump to sign an executive order to end cashless bail in D.C.

9:35 AM

NBC News:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment

9:35 AM

Fox News:   ICE arrests Abrego Garcia at Maryland check-in, lawyer says

9:35 AM

Maya Goldman / Axios:   Trump's widening war on gender-affirming care

9:35 AM

Neil Irwin / Axios:   In the Trump era, the economic elite find themselves in the wilderness

9:30 AM

Mike Ives / New York Times:   Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’

9:25 AM

Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:   FEMA staff warn Trump officials' actions risk a Katrina-level disaster

9:25 AM

New York Post:   Trump to sign executive order ending cashless bail, threatens to revoke federal funding in lax jurisdictions: ‘Obvious threat to public safety’

9:15 AM

New York Times:   A judge threatens to hold a Trump official in contempt over the silencing of Voice of America.

9:10 AM

Washington Post:   Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody

9:10 AM

Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:   Rising This Week: The coercion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

9:00 AM

Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:   Celebrities Raised Millions for LA Fire Aid.  Much of the Money Went to Programs for Illegal Aliens and Nonprofits That Only Assist ‘Black and Brown Communities.’

8:55 AM

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:   Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Most on the committee oppose him.

8:55 AM

Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:   ‘A Constant Fight’: How a Freedom Caucus Exodus Could Reshape Congress — And State Governments

8:55 AM

Alex Roarty / NOTUS:   Get Ready for an Independent Candidate Surge

8:55 AM

Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:   The GOP Is Inflating Health Care Costs — for Its Own Voters

8:45 AM

Spencer Kimball / CNBC:   Solar executives warn that Trump attack on renewables will lead to power crunch that spikes electricity prices

8:40 AM

New York Times:   The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think

8:20 AM

Wall Street Journal:   Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Defend Industry in Midterm Elections

8:20 AM

David E. Sanger / New York Times:   Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.

8:20 AM

Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:   Democrats can win the redistricting war

8:05 AM

Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:   For some in D.C., first day of school to look different under Trump crackdown

7:55 AM

Cuneyt Dil / Axios:   Trump's D.C. utopia

7:50 AM

Washington Post:   After Texas deal, Trump seeks to widen ban on in-state tuition for noncitizens

7:50 AM

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Then they came for John Bolton

7:50 AM

NBC News:   D.C. students return to school as the city remains on edge amid Trump's takeover

7:50 AM

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Scenes from D.C. as National Guard patrols start carrying weapons

7:45 AM

Wall Street Journal:   And Now a New Tax on Patents?  —  Trump takes 10% of Intel, as Washington becomes Chinatown on industrial policy.

7:45 AM

Politico:   Playbook: Back to school  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Monday morning.

7:30 AM

Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:   Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’

7:30 AM

Ankush Khardori / Politico:   'We Still Don't Know How Far They'll Go' … Donald Trump's second term in office has been marked …

7:25 AM

Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:   These House Democrats seek a new middle ground on immigration

7:20 AM

Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Hochul launches first digital ad, taking on Trump

7:20 AM

Axios:   Scoop: Trump plans order to end “cashless bail” in D.C.

7:15 AM

Dylan Scott / Vox:   A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message

7:15 AM

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Republicans, it's time to give up the Epstein saga once and for all

7:10 AM

Jan Hoffman / New York Times:   Cities Move Away From Strategies That Make Drug Use Safer

7:05 AM

Associated Press:   AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say

5:40 AM

Swati Pandey / Bloomberg:   Trump Threatens NBC, ABC Licenses Over News Coverage

 August 24, 2025 

11:40 PM

The Times:   Academics are to blame for the woke wreckage at universities

11:20 PM

Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:   What's Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump's Takeover?

11:05 PM

Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:   ‘Big Balls’ Posts ‘Recovery’ Workout Video After Bloody D.C. Attack

10:20 PM

Daniel Wu / Washington Post:   National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C.

9:55 PM

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Gov. Moore says he is looking into redistricting Maryland: ‘All options are on the table’

9:45 PM

NBC News:   Meet the Press - August 24, 2025

9:05 PM

Thomas Germain / BBC:   YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality

8:50 PM

Associated Press:   Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

8:15 PM

New York Times:   Russia's Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting

7:55 PM

James Mackintosh / Wall Street Journal:   The Trump Family Cashes In on ‘the Infinite Money Glitch’

7:20 PM

NBC News:   National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying firearms

7:15 PM

Paul Krugman:   The Economics of Stagflation, Part II

7:10 PM

Mississippi Clarion Ledger:   Reeves sends Mississippi National Guard troops to DC. Should they be in Jackson? Take our poll

6:50 PM

Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:   Ghislaine Maxwell just made Trump look even more guilty

6:40 PM

Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 193.

6:30 PM

Charles Kushner / Wall Street Journal:   A Letter to Emmanuel Macron

6:20 PM

Barton Gellman / New York Times:   Trump's Stunning Power Grab on Elections

6:05 PM

Wall Street Journal:   The New Acronym Driving South Korea's Summit With Trump: MASGA

6:00 PM

Natalia Jaramillo / Sun-Sentinel:   DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site

5:20 PM

Philippe Ricard / Le Monde:   Paris summons US ambassador after his ‘lack of sufficient action’ on antisemitism accusations

5:00 PM

New York Times:   As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

4:40 PM

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Jim Jordan Says He Believes Ghislaine Maxwell. He Thinks You Should Too

4:25 PM

Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   Alina Habba slams Sens. Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis over Senate's blue slips

4:25 PM

Devlin Barrett / New York Times:   In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests

3:30 PM

CBS News:   Transcript: Rep. Mike Lawler on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 24, 2025

3:25 PM

Hillel Italie / Associated Press:   Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

3:20 PM

Washington Post:   Countries are suspending postal deliveries to the U.S. Here's why.

3:05 PM

Amanda Hurley / WTTG-TV:   Trump slams ‘crime-ridden’ Baltimore in response to Maryland governor's invitation

2:50 PM

Matt Friedman / Politico:   One party has a New Jersey recruitment bonanza. The other... not so much.

2:50 PM

Alyce McFadden / New York Times:   After Trump's Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago, Democrats Push Back

1:55 PM

Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times:   Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows

1:45 PM

New York Times:   Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

1:35 PM

CNN:   Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown

1:25 PM

Freddie Clayton / NBC News:   Kremlin casts doubt on Trump's push for Ukraine peace as rifts remain unresolved

1:20 PM

Jared Gans / The Hill:   Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight

1:05 PM

Avery Lotz / Axios:   “No authority”: Dems flame Trump's proposed Chicago crackdown

1:00 PM

Shane Galvin / New York Post:   Zohran Mamdani fails at bench press while trying to show-off at Men's Day in Brooklyn — as Cuomo, Adams roast rival

1:00 PM

Tara Lynch / CBS News:   Gov. Moore invites President Trump to Maryland for public safety walk after National Guard Deployment in D.C.

12:30 PM

Rolling Stone:   Tax the Rich. They'll Stay

12:30 PM

New York Times:   Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life.

11:50 AM

Jonathan Martin / Politico:   The DNC Will Have No Choice But to Restore New Hampshire's First-In-the-Nation Role

11:50 AM

Aaron Krolik / New York Times:   Why Haven't Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing.

11:40 AM

NBC News:   JD Vance says Putin ‘not at all’ misleading Trump in Ukraine talks: Full interview

11:30 AM

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:   Exclusive: Ghislaine Maxwell was honored at a prestigious Clinton event years after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced

10:45 AM

Edgertonbuild / Ted Cruz For Senate:   Sen. Cruz Endorses Chip Roy for Texas Attorney General

10:40 AM

Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:   MAGA Mainstay Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just Eight People Show Up

10:20 AM

Avery Lotz / Axios:   Vance says redistricting push is a way to make representation “a little bit more fair”

9:45 AM

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:   The Supreme Court could give immigration agents broad power to stop and question Latinos

9:20 AM

David Morgan / Reuters:   Trump's redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House

8:35 AM

Son Ji-hyoung / The Korea Herald:   Lee heads to Washington for key summit with Trump

8:30 AM

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 23, 2025  —  “It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America …

7:10 AM

Paul Kane / Washington Post:   The House Freedom Caucus is under renovation

12:40 AM

Irene Rotondo / masslive.com:   Mass. mom detained by ICE for 10 days over decades-old minor marijuana charge

 August 23, 2025 

11:40 PM

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:   Trump's Slavish Stupidity

11:35 PM

Wall Street Journal:   How GOP Lawmakers Are Privately Bashing Trump's Tariffs

11:10 PM

NBC News:   Justice Department gave Ghislaine Maxwell ‘a platform to rewrite history,’ family of Epstein abuse survivor says

10:30 PM

Emily Goodin / Miami Herald:   Almost all the Epstein files given to Congress were already public, Democrats say

9:50 PM

USA Today:   Army base used for WWII Japanese internment now nation's largest ICE detention center

9:50 PM

Sammy Turner / KHOU-TV:   Homeowner shoots, kills 2 men in ski masks claiming to be officers, HPD says

9:40 PM

James Fallows / Breaking the News:   A Summer Afternoon in Washington D.C.

9:25 PM

Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:   Conservative Pundit Cornered On CNN For Touting Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Interview

8:30 PM

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown

8:15 PM

Lindsey Cormack / DCinbox Insights:   Was It Something The Democrats Said?  —  I'm so grateful to over at Good Politics/Bad Politics …

7:05 PM

Erin Doherty / CNBC:   Epstein files released to Congress are mostly ‘recycled’ documents, Democrat says

6:30 PM

Wall Street Journal:   Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine's Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia

6:15 PM

David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   Yes, It IS a Police State. And Yes, You Can Do Something

6:10 PM

New York Times:   Trump Gets His Revenge on John Bolton. Who's Next?

6:10 PM

Lauren Floyd / Axios:   Mail-in voting backed by most Americans despite Trump push to end it

6:05 PM

Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:   Former DHS official signals he could be next after Bolton FBI raid: ‘We expect it’

6:05 PM

NBC4 Washington:   National Guardsman ticketed for running red light after DC armored vehicle crash

4:40 PM

Ben Brasch / Washington Post:   This conservative county lost teachers after administration cut key grant

4:40 PM

Financial Times:   The twilight of the central banking elite

4:20 PM

Korsha Wilson / New York Times:   As Troops Walk the Streets, Washington Restaurants Report a Slump

4:10 PM

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:   Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say

4:00 PM

Minho Kim / New York Times:   Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn't Kept Text Message Data Since April

3:25 PM

Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   Mamdani raises over $1M in latest NYC fundraising haul, drowning out Cuomo, Adams

3:15 PM

Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:   Pritzker Calls Trump's Threat to Target Chicago Next ‘An Authoritarian Grab of Major Cities’

3:00 PM

Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   Greene issues scathing rebuke of conditions in Gaza: ‘I will not be silent about it’

2:15 PM

Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:   The Maxwell transcripts: Trump's lawyer gives away the game

2:05 PM

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:   Pluralistic: Friction cannot be reduced, it can only be redistributed (23 Aug 2025)

1:55 PM

Charles Creitz / Fox News:   ICE arrests brother of illegal immigrant trucker in deadly Florida Turnpike wreck

1:50 PM

Department of Homeland Security:   DHS Condemns Rioters' Violent Assault on ICE Law Enforcement in San Francisco

1:00 PM

David Pepper / Pepperspectives:   The Fateful, Dangerous Compliance of the “Moderates”

12:45 PM

NBC News:   Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda

12:45 PM

Axios:   Immigrant detentions soar 50% to a record under Trump

12:15 PM

Marc Hudson / Ars Technica:   Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory

12:10 PM

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   In these last days of August, with Congress on hiatus and the Epstein files looming …

12:05 PM

Asha Rangappa / New York Times:   Bolton, Trump and a Crisis of Trust in Federal Law Enforcement

12:00 PM

Zaeem Shaikh / Oregonian:   Donald Trump Jr. calls Portland, Seattle ‘craphole cities,’ hints at federal takeover of police forces

11:20 AM

Victor Nava / New York Post:   Democratic Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado outfitted with catheter, urine bag for redistricting bill filibuster

11:20 AM

Travis Loller / Associated Press:   US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

11:10 AM

Steven Swinford / The Times:   Nigel Farage: This is a massive crisis. We need mass deportations

10:55 AM

Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:   Trump's targeting of Black communities is not a coincidence

10:55 AM

Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:   Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander

10:50 AM

Tim Reid / Reuters:   Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

10:25 AM

Liz Crampton / Politico:   Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

10:20 AM

Mike Allen / Axios:   Scoop: Trump's new “Apple Store”

10:05 AM

Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone:   ICE Is Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move Immigrants

10:05 AM

Paul Krugman:   Kilowatt Madness  —  We're hearing a lot of talk about stagflation now, for good reason.

10:05 AM

Tracy J. / CBS News:   Why utility bills are rapidly rising in some states

9:35 AM

Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:   A Partisan Shot Fired in Texas Reverberates Around the Country

9:35 AM

Washington Examiner:   Commercial surrogacy turns children into commodities

8:35 AM

Washington Post:   Trump repeatedly pointed a finger at Bolton in the days before raids

7:40 AM

Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired:   Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

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