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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 02.09.2025.
It displays 233 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
02.09.2025 ⇢ The day federal troop deployment was ruled unlawful
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US media priorities for 2025-09-02 were significantly shaped by challenges to presidential authority and subsequent executive actions. Mid-day saw widespread reporting on a federal judge's ruling that President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles was unlawful, a decision with implications for future federal interventions. This legal blow followed morning reports on Trump's federal initiatives, including Caribbean force deployments and border changes. Later in the day, President Trump made a major executive announcement, directing the relocation of the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. Concurrently, Trump reiterated his intent for federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore amidst ongoing violence and local opposition, echoing previous days' themes of federal-local tensions. The day concluded with the prominent release of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related records by the House Oversight Committee, alongside news of a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug vessel.
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How an empty Macy’s parking lot turned into L.A.’s latest luxury apartment complex in the once-grand Westside Pavilion
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The Washington Post
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” during meetings in Beijing.
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The president's request to make the data public comes amid escalating divisions between the CDC and the health secretary.
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Trump's announcement comes two days after Giuliani was injured in a car crash in New Hampshire.
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The Daily Beast
Online commentary is rife about the mysterious media call.
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The Daily Beast
Online commentary is rife about the mysterious media call.
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The Washington Post
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The only two states with gubernatorial elections this year will be crucial tests for both parties ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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05:27⇢Shutdown Deadline Approaches
⌨The US media continues to extensively cover President Trump's administration and the broader political landscape, with Congress returning to face a looming government shutdown deadline (ABC News). Domestically, crime crackdowns under the Trump administration in D.C. highlight concerns about gun policies (Boston Globe), while President Trump teases an upcoming announcement amid health speculation (The Daily Beast). Internationally, the growing alliance between China's Xi and Russia's Putin, openly challenging the US, remains a significant focus (Newsweek, AP News, NYTimes, Washington Times).
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Brazil's Supreme Court begins the verdict and sentencing phase of Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial Tuesday, with the former president facing a possible 40-year sentence.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
Willa Paskin
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Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown by month's end.
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By Hugh Cameron
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Kyiv sees a well-equipped army as a stronger deterrent to Moscow than Western pledges to defend it. It is working to attract billions to buy more arms.
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Proponents call the effort “daylighting,” named after the increased visibility that comes when fewer parked cars crowd intersections.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
A defiant Vladimir Putin thumbed his nose at the West by embracing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s Xi Jinping on Monday, leaving no sign of progress on Ukraine as President Trump’s peace deadline came and went.
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Los Angeles Times
Chatsworth resident Jill Mather runs one of the largest volunteer cleanup groups in the city. The group offers a sense of community that keeps volunteers coming back.
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Associated Press
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” during meetings in Beijing.
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The Washington Post
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The billionaire was a lifelong Dem — until around 2021, when he started shifting towards the Republican party because of his concern at the lack of immigration enforcement under then-President Joe Biden.
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As lawmakers return from August recess, tensions loom over the federal budget, the Epstein files and redistricting.
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08:13⇢Global Alliances Solidify
⌨US media reports extensively on the strengthening international alignment, as China's Xi and Russia's Putin reaffirm their ties amidst US challenges (AP News, CNN, Washington Times). Discussions include China's message to the West, Ukraine's defense strategies, and US-China trade tensions (NYTimes, Washington Examiner). Domestically, Congress returns to a looming government shutdown deadline, alongside ongoing issues like the Epstein files (CBS, Washington Post, USA Today, ABC News).
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Trump Can Fire a Lot of People. What's Special About the Federal Reserve?
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
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The liberal lion said he watched what happened to former President Joe Biden and saw the need for "generational change."
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One of the world's largest food brands is splitting apart a decade after a messy mega-merger staged by Warren Buffett.
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The Intercept
Lawyers for Gerald Pizzuto say Idaho officials defied court orders to hand over information on lethal injection drugs.
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While Donald Trump’s attacks on the Fed are deeply authoritarian, the institution itself is far from blameworthy. From the 2008 crash to the pandemic, its primary aim has been to protect the interests of the wealthy.
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The Atlantic
Israel and the United States delivered a blow to Iran. But it could come back stronger.
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Breitbart News
Award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said that he was arrested in London over posts on social media criticising transgenderism.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
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U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled in favor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his challenge to President Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles.
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An escalating gerrymandering race, kicked off by Texas Republicans, is coming into focus alongside the battle over Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California, citing the 'ongoing risk' of violating federal law.
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The Washington Post
President Trump’s decision to federalize and deploy Marines and the National Guard to help arrest illegal immigrants in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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New York Post
A viral clip of the interaction shows the two nervous fans on stage with Martin at London’s Wembley Stadium Sunday night.
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10:10⇢Federal Troop Deployment Ruled Unlawful
⌨US media extensively reports on a federal judge's ruling that President Trump's deployment of troops and the National Guard to Los Angeles was unlawful, potentially impacting future federal intervention plans in other cities (ABC News, CBS, Fox News, AP News, USA Today, Washington Times). Concurrently, discussions continue around Trump's influence on the Federal Reserve and the upcoming midterm elections. International relations remain a focus, with concerns about Israel's influence in Congress and US-Iran dynamics.
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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California, citing the 'ongoing risk' of violating federal law.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found the deployment of the National Guard violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which limited the use of the military for law enforcement purposes. The ruling could have implications beyond Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times
Willa Paskin
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Award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said that he was arrested in London over posts on social media criticising transgenderism.
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The Daily Beast
A court found that Trump’s use of the military in Los Angeles violated the law.
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The incident allegedly occurred after a group of children was playing a game where someone rings a doorbell or knocks loudly on a door and then runs away.
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President Trump took control of the state's National Guard in June and deployed it to Los Angeles to face anti-immigration protestors and assist officers making detentions and deportations.
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The Washington Post
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President Donald Trump warned Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker not to block federal reinforcements aimed at curbing violence in Chicago, which he called "the murder capital of the world," adding, "We're coming."
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Caller
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By Barney Henderson
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President Trump’s decision to federalize and deploy Marines and the National Guard to help arrest illegal immigrants in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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11:49⇢Federal Force Challenged by Law
⌨US media largely centers on a federal judge's ruling that President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles was unlawful. Citing federal law violations, the decision carries implications for presidential authority in domestic law enforcement (Common Dreams, LA Times, NPR, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, ABC News, CBS, Fox News, AP News). Meanwhile, Trump also makes news with comments on Chicago crime and a forthcoming Space Command announcement (Newsmax, Newsweek).
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The Washington Post
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Judge Charles Breyer, a senior judge on the federal bench for the Northern District of California, ruled Monday that President Donald Trump exceeded his powers in deploying the military to Los Angeles.
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By Hannah Parry
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Influencers in what is known as the “Manosphere” spread fitness and lifestyle advice alongside misogyny and anti-feminist rhetoric.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president’s attempt to shut down chatter of his mortality may have only made things worse.
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Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
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The Washington Post
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Ryan Routh, the 59-year-old failed "would-be" assassin who attempted to kill President Donald Trump last year, is now preparing to represent himself in his federal court trial.
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The planned Sept. 2 announcement would reverse a move by President Joe Biden to overturn Trump's 2021 decision to move Space Command to Alabama
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By Hannah Parry
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The New York Times
Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.
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“We need him because in his heart and in his bones he cannot accept a city that prices out the people who built it and keep it running.”
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13:54⇢The Space Command Move
⌨US media continues to focus on the federal judge's ruling that President Trump's deployment of military to Los Angeles was unlawful, challenging presidential authority in domestic law enforcement (Breitbart, CBS, LA Times, NBC News, NPR, Washington Times). Concurrently, President Trump announced the relocation of the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama (Washington Post, AP News, USA Today, Newsweek). Other reports highlight Trump's vow to tackle crime in Chicago and a UN finding of 14,000 migrants turning back from the US border (ABC News, Fox News, Newsmax).
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The Trump Administration's Fake Housing Emergency
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The Washington Post
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Trump Says America Would Be 'Destroyed' if Americans Don't Pay His Tariffs
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As New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani will have a range of options to encourage large numbers of workers to unionize — essential both for improving working-class living standards in an unaffordable city and building an organized force to win his agenda.
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The Washington Post
Mexicans living in the U.S. are suddenly sending less money back home and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming America’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, saying President Trump is hurting her nation’s bottom line.
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A judge appointed by former President Barack Obama (D) has released a woman arrested for threatening to kill President Donald Trump.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
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President Trump announced the move from the Oval Office Tuesday.
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Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
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One America News
At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, with eight being fatal, just days after the city’s mayor warned President Donald Trump against deploying additional police or National Guard forces to the city.
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The Sept. 2 announcement reverses a move by President Joe Biden overturning Trump's 2021 decision to move Space Command to Alabama
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The annual festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, is being considered much more chaotic than in years past.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he plans to direct federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and Baltimore. Local officials in both cities oppose such moves.
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The Washington Post
President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, a decision that was “seven years in the making.”
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15:45⇢Space Command's Alabama Relocation
⌨US media continues to report on President Trump's directive to move the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, reversing an earlier decision (Boston Globe, CBS, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Washington Post, AP News). Concurrently, Trump is also reiterating his intent for federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore despite local opposition, citing ongoing violence (ABC News, AP News, One America News Network). These actions continue to highlight federal-local tensions regarding executive authority.
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The Health Secretary penned an op-ed in response to a scathing editorial from nine former CDC directors calling him "dangerous."
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President Donald Trump said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago after the city suffered violence on Labor Day weekend.
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The Health Secretary penned an op-ed in response to a scathing editorial from nine former CDC directors calling him "dangerous."
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Protesters hit the streets near downtown Chicago on Labor Day during anti-Trump “Workers over Billionaires” marches.
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President Trump announced he intends to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., after a protracted battle over whether it would stay in Colorado, as former President Biden advocated.
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The Washington Post
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Protesters hit the streets near downtown Chicago on Labor Day during anti-Trump “Workers over Billionaires” marches.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president was asked to respond to speculation about his demise on social media.
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One America News
A disturbed woman who was jailed for posting unhinged death threats against President Donald Trump on social media was quietly released last week by a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama, who has a record of rulings against the 47th president.
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The Washington Post
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President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that there will be serious economic consequences if the U.S. Supreme Court does not hear his appeal on a federal appeals court ruling last week that declared many of his administration's tariffs to be illegal.
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New York Post
Rumors of Trump’s ill health have been stoked in recent months by photos appearing to show bruises on his hands or swollen legs.
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The Washington Post
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A federal judge ruled against breaking up Google, but is barring it from making exclusive deals to make its search engine the default on phones and other devices.
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New York Post
Rumors of Trump’s ill health have been stoked in recent months by photos appearing to show bruises on his hands or swollen legs.
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17:31⇢Federal Intervention Standoff in US Cities
⌨US media extensively reports on President Trump's plans for federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, escalating amidst local opposition and National Guard preparations (Boston Globe, Breitbart, USA Today, Washington Examiner, ABC News, AP News). This comes as judicial rulings challenge the legality of past federal troop deployments, as seen in Los Angeles (The Blaze, LA Times). Concurrently, President Trump's health is a widespread topic, with him publicly addressing various rumors (NY Post, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Daily Caller, HuffPost).
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President Donald Trump said 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel were killed in the strike.
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The Daily Beast
The president insisted that concerns about his ailing health were “fake news.”
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NYC, Seattle, and more paid millions for Axon Fusus software after speaking to an Atlanta officer — who sat on Fusus’s board.
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The Daily Beast
The president sounded worn out in a phone interview with conservative pundit Scott Jennings.
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Mother Jones
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A recent watchdog report has suggested that the United States Secret Service counter-sniper teams are drastically understaffed, lacking a sufficient amount of marksmen.
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President Donald Trump revealed that the U.S. military had “shot out” a Venezuelan “drug-carrying boat” on Tuesday, adding that there were a “lot of drugs on that boat.”
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The Daily Beast
The surprise document dump took Congress by surprise.
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The Washington Post
A top House Republican said Tuesday his committee plans to upload 34,000 pages of government documents on the investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and make them available to the public.
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The Daily Beast
The surprise document dump took Congress by surprise.
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The committee said it released a 33,295 pages of files it received from the Department of Justice on Epstein in response to a subpoena.
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The Washington Post
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The New York Times
The judge ruled that Google must give some of its data to rivals, but did not order that the company be broken up by selling its Chrome browser.
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19:08⇢Epstein Files Emerge
⌨US media prominently features the House Oversight Committee's release of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related records from the Department of Justice (ABC News, Boston Globe, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Washington Times). Separately, President Trump revealed a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug-carrying boat, leading to casualties (Breitbart, CNN, Washington Examiner). Google also faces an antitrust ruling mandating data sharing, while Trump's tariffs head to the Supreme Court following an illegal ruling (NYTimes, MSNBC, NPR).
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The Washington Post
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The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to 1,411, with at least 3,124 people injured.
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President Trump says the U.S. military has struck a drug-laden vessel in the southern Caribbean after it left Venezuela. The strike comes a week after Washington deployed warships to the region.
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President Trump shared dramatic footage of the US military obliterating a boat carrying drugs and Tren de Aragua gangbangers off the coast of Venezuela.
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Reason
The White House Says Trump's Tariffs Have Raised $8 Trillion in Revenue. That's Not Even Close.
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The Washington Post
A House committee on Tuesday began uploading 34,000 pages of government documents on the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, making them available to the public following months of debate over the material.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities.
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Breitbart News
On direct orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military forces launched a precision strike on a drug-laden vessel in international waters, killing 11 Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists en route to the United States. Trump declared the operation a clear warning to traffickers that those who smuggle poison toward American shores will face swift and lethal consequences.
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One America News
President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. Space Command will be moved and permanently based in Huntsville, Alabama, overturning a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary Colorado headquarters.
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The Washington Post
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The New York Times
A federal judge ruled that Google must give some of its data to rivals, but did not order that the company be broken up by selling its Chrome browser.
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President Donald Trump has revealed that the U.S. military successfully killed 11 Tren de Aragua (TdA) members and drug traffickers who were transporting illicit substances in a “drug-carrying boat” off the coast of Venezuela.
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The Atlantic
A flurry of lawsuits is challenging Trump in the court of law and the court of public opinion.
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As ICE launches a recruitment effort to hire 10,000 more officers, existing staff struggle with long hours, growing public outrage.
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21:38⇢Caribbean Drug Boat Strike Confirmed
⌨US media focuses on President Trump's confirmed U.S. military strike off Venezuela, which reportedly killed 11 "narcoterrorists" on a drug-carrying boat, while critics raise concerns about "propaganda" (Breitbart, Common Dreams, NPR, NY Post, OANN, Washington Examiner). Concurrently, the House Oversight Committee continues releasing thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents from the Department of Justice (ABC News, Boston Globe, Daily Caller, The Blaze, The Daily Beast, Washington Times).
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, have arrived at Tiananmen Gate for a military parade in Beijing.
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The Daily Beast
This time, one hand on top of the other wasn’t enough.
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Venezuelan Socialist President Nicolás Maduro accused the United States on Monday of attempting to force regime change in his country -- denouncing a U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean as a direct threat to his "stolen" government.
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The committee said it released a 33,295 pages of files it received from the Department of Justice on Epstein in response to a subpoena.
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Associated Press
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the choice between peace and war during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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The committee said it released a 33,295 pages of files it received from the Department of Justice on Epstein in response to a subpoena.
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A House committee on Tuesday released more than 33,000 pages of Justice Department documents from the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said he is "reserving judgment," while other Republicans expressed skepticism of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s job.
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New York Post
Late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Plan Beach lair was decorated with an immense collection of photographs showing off naked women and the creep’s meetings with high-profile figures, according to resurfaced police footage. The inside…
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In the tranche were several videos, recorded by investigators in 2005, showing Epstein’s home as part of a 2005 investigation into allegations the financier molested a 14-year-old girl.
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Los Angeles Times
Brett Steigh said during a podcast that he paid parents to secure football transfers at Narbonne and St. Bernard and is now assisting Bishop Montgomery.
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More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
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The president's comments about the three leaders come as they meet for the first time in Beijing.
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