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At Charlie Kirkâs memorial, Trump broke from the overall message of forgiveness, declaring he âhatesâ his opponents. â[He's the] only man in America ... who could get away with saying something like that at a moment like this,â
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The FDA plans to approve leucovorin in the coming weeks to treat autism symptoms, leaders in Trumpâs health department wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
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FDA to approve drug to treat autism symptoms
In a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece, leaders in Trumpâs health department also caution the public to balance the risk and benefits of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/fda-to-approve-prescription-drug-to-treat-certain-children-with-symptoms-of-autism-00575580
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The Supreme Court is allowing Trump to fire an FTC member while the court considers overturning a 90-year precedent on independent agencies. If that precedent falls, presidents could gain sweeping powers to fire regulators.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member while court mulls future of independent agencies
The Biden-appointed regulator will remain out of her post while the high court considers overturning a 90-year-old precedent.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/supreme-court-ftc-trump-firing-00575714
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NEW: Trump is slated to meet with Democratic leaders this week ahead of the shutdown deadline.
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Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
Top Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer demanded a meeting with the president over the weekend.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/trump-to-meet-with-democratic-leaders-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline-00575716
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Bondi has tapped Trumpâs former personal attorney as a top federal prosecutor.
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Bondi taps Trumpâs former personal attorney as a top federal prosecutor
Lindsey Halligan has been sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after Trump pushed Bondi to select her for the post â and prosecute his rivals.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/bondi-taps-lindsey-halligan-federal-prosecutor-00575547
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Disney said Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday.
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Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday
Kimmel was suspended last week for comments he made about the death of Charlie Kirk.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/disney-says-jimmy-kimmel-will-return-to-air-on-tuesday-00575518
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The White House is defending its border czar, saying he did "nothing wrong." A spokesperson said President Trump did not ask the Justice Department to shut down the investigation of border czar Tom Homan for potential bribery.
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White House defends border czar in wake of closed DOJ probe: Homan did ânothing wrongâ
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the investigation as politically motivated, and said the White House border czar never accepted the $50,000.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/border-homan-white-house-defend-00575358
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A reorganization at EPA is sparking fears of "political interference."
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EPA reorganization sparks fears of âpolitical interferenceâ
âToday is day one of the new EPA,â Administrator Lee Zeldin said. Union officials say the revamp is meant to intimidate scientists and undermine science.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/epa-reorganization-political-interference-00574943
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Why Democrats canât match Trumpâs gerrymander push before the 2026 midterms.
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Why Democrats canât match Trumpâs gerrymander push
Legal hurdles make it practically impossible for blue states to redraw maps before the 2026 midterms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/why-democrats-cant-match-trumps-gerrymander-push-00572965
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OPINION: Same-sex marriage is popular. The Supreme Court might reverse it anyway, writes law professor Kimberly Wehl.
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Opinion | 5 Reasons the Supreme Court Might Change Its Mind on Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage equality is popular, but a lot has changed since Obergefell.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/22/same-sex-marriage-might-be-unsafe-00568474
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At Charlie Kirkâs memorial, Trump broke from the overall message of forgiveness, declaring he âhatesâ his opponents. â[He's the] only man in America ... who could get away with saying something like that at a moment like this,â
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A new poll found that while 60% of Americans view the United Nations as necessary, 63% say it's doing a poor job trying to solve global problems.
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Americans view United Nations as necessary, but ineffective, poll finds
A new Gallup poll released Monday found that 63 percent of respondents say the UN is doing a poor job.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/united-nations-opinion-poll-americans-00573299
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Trump plans to announce that using Tylenol during pregnancy could contribute to autism risk and will advise pregnant women to use it only for high fevers.
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Trump to advise pregnant women to limit Tylenol use to stem autism risk
The president is expected to say that acetaminophen, the most commonly used pain reliever during pregnancy, should only be used for high fevers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-autism-tylenol-acetaminophen-fever-00574564
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Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?
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Donald Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?
Black conservatives are urging the GOP to begin its outreach to Black voters now if they want to maintain control of Congress in 2026.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-black-voters-2026-election-00568650
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Hereâs what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials
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Hereâs what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles were lobbyists in their past lives. Their former firms are reaping the benefits.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/lobbying-connections-duffy-wiles-00574382
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Trump promised to reform American diplomacy. Insiders say heâs breaking it instead, to the point where heâs undermining his own global influence.
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Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say
More than 60 ambassadorships donât even have a nominee, while diplomats are told theyâre being evaluated on their âfidelity.â
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-embassies-ambassadors-00573848
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Republicans walk a tight rope in defending Trump, yet condemning the weaponization of the DOJ.
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Republicans walk tight rope in defending Trump, condemning weaponization of DOJ
âLawfare in all forms is bad," Sen. Rand Paul said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/rand-paul-trump-weaponization-lawfare-mullin-00574538
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Meet Charles T. Munger Jr., the bow-tied, megadonor physicist standing against Californiaâs blue tide.
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The bow-tied megadonor trying to derail Gavin Newsomâs gerrymander
In less than a month, Charles Munger Jr. has spent more than $30 million to defeat a redistricting campaign in California.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/charles-munger-jr-campaign-california-gerrymander-00545278
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On Saturday, Trump publicly urged AG Bondi to prosecute his rivals and said the lack of charges was âkilling our reputation and credibility.â âWe canât delay any longer,â the president wrote on Truth Social.
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âWe canât delay any longerâ: Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
In a Truth Social post Saturday, the president specifically called out Sen. Adam Schiff, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for prosecution.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trump-bondi-truth-social-00574380
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Why Vladimir Putin decided to arrest Evan Gershkovich
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Why Vladimir Putin Decided to Arrest Evan Gershkovich
The inside story of how Vladimir Putin decided to arrest Evan Gershkovich.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/21/how-putin-forced-america-human-poker-00560958
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Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that Canada officially recognizes the state of Palestine, marking a major shift in its foreign policy.
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Canada recognizes Palestinian statehood
Britain and Australia did so as well.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/canada-recognize-palestine-israel-00574494
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Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by federal law enforcement last year and allegedly accepted $50k in cash from agents who were posing as business executives seeking government contracts, MSNBC reports.
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Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by DOJ for potential bribery, MSNBC reports
In statements to POLITICO, senior Trump administration officials confirmed an investigation but slammed it as "blatantly political."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/tom-homan-department-of-justice-investigation-00574379
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Newsom to sign five bills aimed at protecting Calif.'s large immigrant population from Trumpâs mass deportation agenda â including a ban on face coverings for federal agents.
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Gavin Newsom rebukes Trumpâs immigration crackdown with suite of new laws
The California governor traveled to Los Angeles to sign five bills that Democrats say will shield the stateâs large immigrant population from federal law enforcement overreach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/ca-immigration-bill-signing-00574378
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On Friday, Trump re-upped his claim that critical television coverage of him is âillegalâ and pushed back on criticisms that his administration was taking actions that limit free speech. Click below to read the full story đ
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The "Red Scare" echoes in Jimmy Kimmelâs suspension.
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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/20/red-scare-echo-kimmel-tv-00574226
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Berkeley is in upheaval after Trump turned his attention from East Coast universities to the West.
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âItâs a capitulationâ: Berkeley grieves as its university bends to Trump
Berkeley is in upheaval after Trump turned his attention from East Coast universities to the West.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trumps-campus-crackdown-berkeley-protest-culture-00574096
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NEWS: Trump has tapped Mary âMaggieâ Cleary as the new acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Va. to succeed Erik Siebert. Cleary, an AUSA, once said she was âframedâ for Jan. 6 because of her conservative views. w/
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Trump taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation
Trump forced out Erik Siebert from the role amid reports an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James was not resulting in charges.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trump-new-virginia-us-attorney-letitia-james-00574349
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The 2028 presidential primaries are already unfolding on YouTube.
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Could 2028 be the 'YouTube electionâ?
Amid the rapid decline of cable news, potential candidates and other elected officials are locked in a digital arms race to draw subscribers, boost their reach and build what amounts to their own broa...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/2028-youtube-election-politics-campaign-00574335
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Sen. Tom Cottonâs new ad pushes a link between former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooperâs policies and the Charlotte murder of Iryna Zarutska. It comes amid a broader GOP push to pitch law-and-order to voters despite violent crime rates falling across the country.
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Sen. Tom Cotton ties Roy Cooper to Charlotte murder in new ad campaign
The ad comes amid a broader push by Republicans and the Trump administration to make a law-and-order pitch to voters despite falling rates of violent crime across the country.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/sen-tom-cotton-ties-roy-cooper-to-charlotte-murder-in-new-ad-campaign-00573711
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Harris claims in her book that Newsom didn't return her call after Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Newsom says he didnât realize it was Harris calling.
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Newsom on Harris' hiking jab: 'There was an unknown number'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris asserted in her book that Gov. Gavin Newsom didn't return her call after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/newsom-on-harris-hiking-anecdote-there-was-an-unknown-number-00573544
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The Trump admin is asking the Supreme Court to require passport applicants to select their sex assigned at birth.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to restore birth-sex passport requirement
A federal judge enjoined the Trump administrationâs passport policy in June, finding that it likely violated the constitutional rights of transgender and nonbinary people.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/supreme-court-appeal-passports-case-00573312
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The shutdown showdown is officially on.
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Shutdown standoff hits fever pitch
Senate Democrats voted to reject a House-passed stopgap Friday, cementing the partisan showdown.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/government-shutdown-standoff-senate-vote-00573168
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New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs says he will resign from his post if Gov. Kathy Hochul requests it â a day after he broke with her by announcing he wouldnât endorse Mamdani.
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Hochulâs key political ally weighs resignation after Mamdani endorsement
New York Democratic party chair Jay Jacobs is uncomfortable with the democratic socialistâs candidacy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/hochuls-top-political-ally-weighs-resignation-after-mamdani-endorsement-00573154
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Cruz admonishes the FCC for taking down Kimmel, calling Carrâs actions âdangerous as hell.â
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Cruz calls out FCC for taking down Jimmy Kimmel
The Senate Commerce Committee chair called Brendan Carr's actions "dangerous as hell."
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/19/congress/cruz-calls-out-fcc-for-taking-down-jimmy-kimmel-00573159
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Senate Republicans reject a Democratic bill to fund the government past the end of the month.
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Senate GOP rejects Democratic funding proposal
Democrats are also expected to reject a House-passed CR favored by Republicans Friday.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/19/congress/democratic-cr-fails-shutdown-00573163
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A federal judge dismisses Trumpâs $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, calling it an undignified public relations exercise.
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Judge tosses Trumpâs $15B lawsuit against New York Times
The judge gave Trumpâs attorneys 28 days to refile the lawsuit and ordered it to be limited to 40 pages, saying Trump must follow the rules requiring complaints to be clear and precise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/donald-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-order-00573073
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Abbott renews his legal push to oust dozens of legislators who fled Texas in August to briefly block a hyperpartisan redistricting vote.
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Abbott renews push to oust state lawmakers who fled Texas to block redistricting vote
Itâs a sign the bitter feud over the GOPâs push to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections is still raging.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/texas-redistricting-greg-abbott-case-00572983
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Late-night hosts blast Trump after Kimmel's suspension. âIf ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive,â Stephen Colbert warned.
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Late-night TV hosts blast 'autocrat' Trump after Kimmel yanked off air
âIf ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive,â Stephen Colbert warned after the ABC star was taken off the air.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/donald-trump-censorship-jimmy-kimmel-live-late-night-reaction-00572648
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the new midterm swing voters: They broke for Trump in 2024, they're a toss-up for 2026 â and they're wearing weighted vests all over your neighborhood.
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Weighted vest women are the 2026 swing voters
Meet the new midterm swing voters: They broke for Donald Trump in 2024, they're a toss-up for 2026 â and they're wearing weighted vests all over your neighborhood.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/weighted-vest-women-are-the-2026-swing-voters-00572657
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BREAKING: The House passed a stopgap funding bill, putting Congress on a path to avert a government shutdown â if the Senate can pass the measure, too.
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House approves stopgap funding bill, putting shutdown ball in the Senateâs court
Federal funding is due to expire Oct. 1 if Congress canât find an agreement.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/house-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-putting-shutdown-ball-in-the-senates-court-00572968
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COLUMN: Donât be fooled by a Trump-Xi deal on TikTok. Regardless of any agreement, Trump has been breaking the law all year, writes our legal columnist Ankush Khardori.
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Donât Be Fooled by a Trump-Xi Deal on TikTok
Regardless of any agreement, Trump has been breaking the law all year.
https://politi.co/4nbUvwJ
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During the UN General Assembly next week, a growing number of nations are bucking the Trump administration to recognize a Palestinian state. But the move highlights the limited options available to countries that want to break with Washington on Israel.
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Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood
France and others frustrated with U.S. inaction on Israel have few options to reorient the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/palestine-statehood-trump-un-00572206
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Canada and Mexico vow to stick together and work with the Trump admin ahead of what are expected to be tough negotiations on a renewed North American trade deal.
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Mexico and Canada make nice ahead of high-stakes trade talks
Carney and Sheinbaum vow to stick together and work with the US on a deal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/mexico-canada-high-stakes-trade-talks-00572632
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 state legislators arrested as they protest being denied access to holding rooms for migrants at 26 Federal Plaza.
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Elected officials arrested as anti-ICE protests escalate at 26 Federal Plaza
New York Democrats demand to inspect conditions for detained migrants after a federal judge cited overcrowding and lack of sanitation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/ice-nyc-protest-00572418
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Harris details distracting pre-debate phone call from Biden: âwhyâs he asking that?â
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âWhyâs he asking that?â: Harris details distracting pre-debate phone call from Biden
The former Democratic nominee recalls in her new book that Biden asked if she was "saying bad things" about him minutes before her debate with Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/harris-phone-call-biden-00572494
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EXCLUSIVE: Harris wanted to ask the former transportation secretary to be her running mate in 2024, but thought âit was too big of a risk.â âI just believe in giving Americans more credit than that,â
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Buttigieg to Harris: It wouldnât have been too risky to pick me as your running mate
The former transportation secretary responded to a recent passage from the former vice president's new book that explained why she didn't pick him as a running mate.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/buttigieg-harris-runing-mate-107-days-00571954?fbclid=IwY2xjawM5bqlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmnJHqNPa6nPGcte-BixsvoFvgJU00oDXqQqkQos72LnxD20sn6LYDYokUAd_aem_Jba2m4fCbVtcd9iEBlVkgA
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RFK Jr.âs vaccine panel votes to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children.
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RFK Jr.âs vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule
The panel voted to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children. It postponed to Friday a vote on a recommendation to drop universal newborn vaccina...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-advisory-panel-makes-controversial-changes-to-two-childhood-shots-00572187
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Some GOP lawmakers come out against the FCCâs role in Kimmel axing.
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GOP lawmakers come out against the FCCâs role in Kimmel axing
Republicans are splitting on FCC Chair Brendan Carrâs pressure tactics. "We all should be very cautious" about regulating speech, one GOP senator told POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/gop-lawmakers-come-out-against-the-fccs-role-in-kimmel-axing-00572140
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FCC Chair Carr questions whether ABCâs âThe Viewâ should be subject to review from the agency. In a podcast appearance, Carr said the daytime show could be subject to the FCCâs equal time rule.
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FCC chair puts âThe Viewâ under the spotlight after Kimmel pressure
In a podcast appearance, Brendan Carr said the daytime show could be subject to the FCCâs equal time rule.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/fcc-brendan-carr-the-view-00572178
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Trump suggests that networks should lose their broadcast licenses if their on-air talent is critical of him.
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Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses
âTheyâre giving me all this bad press, and theyâre getting a license,â the president said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/trump-floats-stripping-networks-critical-of-him-of-their-broadcast-licenses-00571953
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The MAHA movement is rallying behind RFK Jr..
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RFK Jr.âs movement is coming to his defense
Make America Healthy Again groups are planning rallies from coast to coast in defense of the health secretary after some lawmakers denounced him.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/rfk-jr-s-movement-is-coming-to-his-defense-00571826
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