DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - RFK Jr. Now Probing Whether US Service Members Died From COVID Vaccines
‘within a year’
DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - John Fetterman Reportedly Ditched Meeting With Disabled Vets To Do Fox News Hit On Israel
‘I’m convinced they just want free trips to DC’
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Hundreds Still Applying to 9/11 Victims Fund Every Month, 25 Years After Attacks.
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is still receiving hundreds of applications monthly, highlighting the enduring health impacts of the attacks.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nearly 25 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, hundreds of Americans continue to apply each month for compensation for illnesses linked to exposure at the attack sites. The September 11th Victim […]
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is still receiving hundreds of applications monthly, highlighting the enduring health impacts of the attacks. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nearly 25 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks , hundreds of Americans continue to apply each month for compensation for illnesses linked to exposure at the attack sites. The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) is receiving an average of approximately 750 claims a month, or about 25 each day, according to Special Master Allison Turkel, who said the continuing applications demonstrate the lasting health consequences of the attacks. DETAIL: As of August 31, the fund had received more than 112,000 claims from people who were present at the World Trade…Open
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Scoop: Rep. Analilia Mejia launches super PAC to fund more progressive upsets
After winning an upset primary victory over a field of better-funded, establishment-backed rivals, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) is launching a super PAC to help other progressive underdogs do the same, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Mejia is adding to a growing constellation of new progressive super PACs trying to compete with cash-rich groups like AIPAC that back more moderate Democrats in primaries. - It is all part of a strategy that has helped the left pull off a series of high-profile primary victories this election cycle over incumbents and establishment favorites. - "We're ready to build a new class of unbought, unbossed candidates who will refuse corporate PAC money, and will stand for the values that the American people…
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - America's jobs scare recedes
The labor market looks considerably healthier than it did at the start of the summer. Why it matters: Friday morning's jobs report recast the last two months as a period of modest job growth rather than of outright deterioration, capped by a gain last month that was more than triple what economists expected. - The labor market is weathering the Iran conflict and an AI-driven transformation of the economy with surprisingly little damage, at least for now. - For the Federal Reserve, the report puts inflation even more squarely in focus — with less evidence that the labor market is too fragile to hold up in the event of higher interest rates. What they're saying: "August turned the heat back up on the job market," Glassdoor chief…
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Former Trump Cabinet official had inappropriate relationship with bodyguard, IG finds
During an April trip to Oregon Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned that month, the assistant special agent-in-charge complied with Chavez-DeRemer's request to make an unplanned, off-the-record stop at a club that featured partially nude dancers, according to the report.
NYTIMES (Jacey Fortin) - How to Define the ‘Reasonable’ in Reasonable Doubt
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the highest burden of proof within the American legal system. Still, there is some wiggle room.
NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes and Dustin Volz) - A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.
New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.
NYTIMES (Tony Romm and Colby Smith) - Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates
The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.
NYTIMES (Ashley Spencer) - Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and the Other ‘Practical Magic 2’ Stars on the Unlikely Sequel
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Maisie Williams on the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.