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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h
Pennsylvania reported Wednesday that a fifth person who had measles has died as rising infections in the state continue to push up the country’s record-breaking count of cases.
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 15h
Under President Trump, the wealth of the top 1% has grown more than twice as fast as the bottom half of Americans.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15h
Hegseth announces he is implementing AI-powered drone warfare
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16h
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveils the 2028 U.S. passport design, featuring the words "United States of America" more prominently at the top.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17h
Senate Republicans made a late push to show voters they were trying to rein in the high costs of living but the legislation failed to advance on.wsj.com/4e5YFn0
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Senate Republicans made a late push to show voters they were trying to rein in the high costs of living but the legislation failed to advance
Democrats blocked a data-center bill, and the chamber is leaving town for midterms campaigning without passing legislation on costs.
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Chris T @ctgdrums.bsky.social · 18h
We’re trying to…..
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MS NOW @ms.now · 18h
Saturday at 1pm ET, MS NOW will serve as the livestream destination for Power to the People, featuring performances by Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen & more. Head to ms.now/powertothepeople and hit “Notify Me” so you don’t miss the show.
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WuzntMe @wuzntme.bsky.social · 23h
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20h
Bill Gates told NBC News' Kristen Welker that AI is “powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths.” President Trump brushed aside AI doomsday warnings when questioned by NBC News’ White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
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US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling The Trump administration can resume quickly deporting immigrants to a “third countries”, or countries other than those immigrants’ homeland, without giving them any opportunity to contest their removals, the supreme court ruled on Tuesday. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court temporarily lifted a lower-court decision that required the administration to provide immigrants sufficient notice and the opportunity to claim fear of torture or persecution in the countries where they are being sent. The Trump administration had claimed this stipulation had prevented it from “efficiently removing aliens” from the US. Continue reading...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 29/09/2026
President Trump promised not to hamper the AI industry with regulations, doubling down Tuesday on his light-touch approach despite growing calls from Silicon Valley and the public for new guardrails. on.wsj.com/4d6Q43i
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Trump Defends Light-Touch AI Strategy After Industry Sounds Alarms
The president says industry “self regulation” and existing authorities including the Justice Department will keep artificial-intelligence tools safe.
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The Hill @thehill.com · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith fielded insults from Republicans and questions about his prosecutorial decisions as he sat before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Smith fields GOP insults, questions on lawmaker subpoenas at fiery Senate hearing: 5 takeaways 
Former special counsel Jack Smith fielded insults from Republicans and questions about his prosecutorial decisions as he sat before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Chair Chu…
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 29/09/2026
At a Senate hearing, Missouri Republican Eric Schmitt mistakenly accuses former special counsel Jack Smith of being in Atlanta at a Hawks game in 2024. Smith was actually in attendance at an Iowa Hawkeyes game.
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Axios @axios.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: Trump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary "accord" on ​AI ​standards
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Trump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary "accord" on ​AI ​standards
"They're going to be policing each other," Trump told reporters.
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The Hill @thehill.com · 29/09/2026
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) accused Jack Smith of meeting Fani Willis, Fulton County district attorney, and attending an Atlanta Hawks basketball game in 2024.
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Politico @politico.com · 29/09/2026
Trump says tech execs signed ‘morally binding’ constitution
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Trump says tech execs signed ‘morally binding’ constitution
The president floated forming a 10-person committee that he said would play a role in overseeing the artificial intelligence industry.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29/09/2026
President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on AI after meeting with top industry executives amid growing global concerns.
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Trump Rejects New AI Safety Laws After Meeting Industry Titans
President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on artificial intelligence after meeting at the White House with top industry executives amid growing global concerns over threats posed by the technology.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump on data centers: I'm very good at real estate, and some of those buildings are absolutely beautiful
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 29/09/2026
Former President Barack Obama is looking to give Democrats a financial boost, headlining a fundraiser next month with the party’s Senate campaign arm, according to details shared first with NBC News.
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Obama boosts Senate Democrats with October fundraiser
The former president is set to hold his first fundraiser this election cycle for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 29/09/2026
Recent weeks have seen images of Trump and references to his agenda replaced on several Republicans' websites.
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Republicans are quietly removing Trump from their campaign websites
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 29/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV says that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on.
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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns aren’t ‘fake news’
Pope Leo had identified AI as one of the biggest challenges to humanity within days of his election and took the unusual step of personally launching his own encyclical alongside one of Anthropic’s co-founders at a Vatican event in May.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CNN is granted access inside an immigration court hearing where dozens of children facing deportation, some as young as three years old, appealed to stay in the United States. Many of them facing the judge without an attorney representing them.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026
Obama's press room had seating charts - Trump's has a bouncer.
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Ambassador Luis G. Moreno (ret) @ambassadormoreno.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump’s latest comments on “conquering Cuba…if I want…I can do anything…” are beyond deranged and dangerous. Will anyone have the guts to call him on this? Sort of a rhetorical question at this point.
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Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · 27/09/2026
“No one is going to invest in Cuba under their current governance model,” Rubio said.
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U.S. will be ‘helpful’ if Cuba grabs ‘golden opportunity’ for change, Rubio says
“No one is going to invest in Cuba under their current governance model,” Rubio said.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
How the Trump administration is trying to defend its firing of Maurene Comey
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How the Trump administration is trying to defend its firing of Maurene Comey
Star federal prosecutor is fighting her no-cause firing, as DoJ dances around Trump’s loathing of her father, James Comey
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/09/2026
China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech reut.rs/3VRuxpb
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China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech
China pushed back ​against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, ‌saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the "relevant country" to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade on it.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/09/2026
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal government to deploy its own immigration database to check voters’ citizenship. Here’s what else to expect as the Trump administration pushes to expand its role in elections. on.wsj.com/4xIiBn1
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal government to deploy its own immigration database to check voters’ citizenship. Here’s what else to expect as the Trump administration pushes to expand its role in elections.
A Supreme Court decision allowed the use of an immigration database to check voter eligibility, but the federal strategy spans multiple fronts.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Stuck in time
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 26/09/2026
Bypassing media gatekeepers can give new voices a chance to be heard, but “Trump TV” shows how the equation changes when the powerful do it to control their message and avoid scrutiny. (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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‘Trump TV’ Upends the Media Gatekeepers Debate
Donald Trump didn’t like the news he was seeing, so he decided to create his own. In that endeavor, he joins plenty of others who have capitalized on an evolving media environment to bypass traditional gatekeepers and distribute unfiltered content.
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🦋FightForDemocracy!🦋 @budahsbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes, you heard @lynch.house.gov right: Trump has made $1.4 BILLION from his crypto businesses as president. While Americans struggle to pay their bills, Donald Trump and his children rake in cash. Oversight Dems refuse to let this corruption continue.
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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Couldn't make these poll numbers up could you CNN!
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 22/09/2026
"Communism will never be coming to America, but freedom will be coming to Cuba," President Trump said as the Cuban delegation walked out during his remarks to the United National General Assembly.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026
Trump says he thinks US will make deal with Iran after election reut.rs/4y4i6Vj
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Trump says he thinks US will make deal with Iran after election
President ​Donald Trump on ‌Tuesday said that he thought the US would make a ​deal with ​Iran after mid-term elections ⁠are held ​on November 3.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These folks are not just corrupt — they're clowns.
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Politico @politico.com · 16/09/2026
Mike Johnson cancels another House session day
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Mike Johnson cancels another House session day
The decision skirts a vote on Pete Hegseth's impeachment.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
Trump already enacted the largest Medicaid cut in history. Now hospitals warn his latest proposed rules could cut hundreds of billions more.   Whether you rely on Medicaid or not, a closed hospital can’t care for anyone.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in criminal contempt of Congress. Black gave over $180 MILLION to Jeffrey Epstein, and we are determined to learn how that money aided in the sex trafficking of women and children.
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Politico @politico.com · 16/09/2026
House Democrats seek to block data centers from federal tax breaks
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House Democrats seek to block data centers from federal tax breaks
The lawmakers want to prevent the data center industry's access to tax incentives Republicans created or enhanced in their 2025 megabill.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
Inflation, gasoline prices and the cost of living are top of mind in the election season. How are higher costs shaping the way you live? NPR wants to hear. n.pr/4yDA0OH
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How are rising prices affecting you? NPR wants to know
Inflation, gasoline prices and the cost of living are top of mind in the election season. How are higher costs shaping the way you live? NPR wants to hear.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After driving away artists and audiences, the Trump team closes the Kennedy Center and Trump, indicating his real priority, says he will cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...
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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order
The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Real wage growth was negative for the fifth consecutive month in August.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bessent’s press coverage in the past four weeks: @nytimes.com @financialtimes.com @nbcnews.com @wsj.com @bloomberg.com @reuters.com
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026
Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says reut.rs/46Keegt
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Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says
The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and ​that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration ‌searches for ways to end the conflict and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 A bombshell report revealed that Don Jr.’s Red Wedding was bankrolled by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin. This raises serious national security and corruption concerns. Oversight Dems are demanding answers and investigating.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/09/2026
President Trump promised $5,000 to every American adult citizen if Republicans hold the House and Senate in the midterms; but the Republicans who would actually need to vote for that aren’t sold on.wsj.com/4xWjN79
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President Trump promised $5,000 to every American adult citizen if Republicans hold the House and Senate in the midterms; but the Republicans who would actually need to vote for that aren’t sold
The president’s idea to send checks to every American adult—if the GOP retains control of Congress—would cost more than $1 trillion and likely balloon budget deficits.
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