Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Vaccine debate returns to Hill as former CDC chief testifies
Susan Monarez plans to tell senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered her to get political aides’ approval for CDC decisions.
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Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Fed stares down a widely anticipated rate cut
Today’s Fed meeting takes place at a time of unprecedented political pressure on the central bank, in particular Chair Jerome Powell.
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Left Reckoning • Sep 17, 2025
Charlie Kirk & The War On Free Speech, & Bolsonaro JAILED
Zeteo • Sep 16, 2025
‘Game Over Israel’ Campaign Demands Boycott of Israeli Soccer Clubs Over Government’s Killing of Palestinian Players
The campaign, supported by Gary Lineker, Liam Cunningham, and Eric Cantona, comes after Israel killed some 800 athletes in Gaza in the last 23 months.
Semafor • Sep 16, 2025
OpenAI announces teen-friendly ChatGPT amid safety concerns
If ChatGPT detects an under-18 user, it will automatically direct them to an age-appropriate variant of the bot that blocks inappropriate content.
Semafor • Sep 16, 2025
US retail sales rise for third straight month
The Federal Reserve is closely watching spending trends as policymakers debate a path for interest rate cuts.
Semafor • Sep 16, 2025
Republicans split over Trump’s crackdown on liberal groups, political speech
The majority of the party is cheering his bid to knock back liberal groups. But some are wary of overreacting in Charlie Kirk’s name.
Current Affairs • Sep 16, 2025
Unfortunately, Donald Trump is Not a Socialist
Either Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t understand the meanings of basic economic terms, or he’s deliberately misleading people. Those are really the only explanations for his comments over the past few weeks, in which he’s repeatedly attacked Donald Trump by calling him, of all things, a socialist. Newsom and his staff have taken to posting sassy all-caps tweets mocking Trump’s speaking style (in lieu of actual political arguments), and they’ve made several posts on the topic: “ALL HAIL CHAIRMAN TRUMP! WITH HIS GLORIOUS 10% PURCHASE OF INTEL, THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF AMERICA ENTERS A BOLD NEW ERA OF GOVERNMENT-RUN BUSINESS.” Or, more straightforwardly: “DONALD TRUMP IS A SOCIALIST! — GCN.” By themselves, these might seem to just be absurd memes, part of Newsom’s overall strategy of needling and annoying Trump however he can. But Newsom repeats this stuff in serious interviews, too. “This guy has completely perverted capitalism,” he said of Trump during a recent podcast, adding that “this guy is the leading nationalist and socialist of our time.”
Lever News • Sep 16, 2025
Defense Bill Opens Door To Guns-For-Hire At The Border
The must-pass legislation that just passed the House would, for the first time, allow the Pentagon to send private military contractors to the border.
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The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Uphold Transgender School Sports Bans
Mother Jones •
New Campaign Targets Capital One for Partnership With Israeli Arms Manufacturer
truthout •
Leading Epstein Reporter Details Her Decades-Long Investigation: ‘This Is a Crime’
Zeteo •
Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Who Was Killed by an Off-Duty ICE Agent
truthout •
Trump Urges Protesters in Iran to “Take Over Your Institutions” As Death Toll Reaches Thousands
Mother Jones •
Leading Epstein Reporter Details Her Decades-Long Investigation: ‘This Is a Crime’
Zeteo •
Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
The Conversation •
Fifteen Thousand New York City Nurses Strike
Labor Notes •
How the U.S. and Israel Are Trying to Co-opt Iran's Protests
Drop Site News •
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