News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Sen. Wyden asked that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be sworn in for the Senate Finance Committee hearing before he began his testimony because of his record of not following through on statements or promises he made during his confirmation hearing.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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RFK Jr. says he fired Susan Monarez from the CDC because she told him she was not “trustworthy.”
— Politico (@politico.com) September 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The "Coalition of the Willing" is meeting in Paris on Thursday, with hopes they will finalize the "security guarantees" Ukraine says it needs in the event of a deal with Russia.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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BREAKING: The District of Columbia sues to stop President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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JUST IN: President Trump appeals to Supreme Court to save his emergency tariffs and overturn a lower court ruling that found he acted unlawfully. https://cnn.it/4m39XtE
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Trump says US may have to 'unwind' trade deals and will 'suffer greatly' if it loses tariff case reut.rs/4po5sNh
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Breaking News: In a win for Harvard University, a judge said that the government broke the law by freezing billions of dollars in research funds.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) September 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
— NPR (@npr.org) September 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Steps away from the Capitol, victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, on Wednesday demanded that all people who received sexual favors through Epstein be identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u…
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) September 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The Trump administration is opening a new detention camp within a notorious state prison in Louisiana to house undocumented migrants accused of committing crimes, officials announced. https://cnn.it/3V1Ugrx
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases. “It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Trump’s paved White House patio renamed ‘The Rose Garden Club.’ The president has been blasting pop music through a new speaker system, just as he does at Mar-a-Lago. The White House called Trump’s new ‘club’ the ‘hottest place to be.”
— New York Magazine (@nymag.com) September 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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