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Edition No. 83 ยท Sun 13 Sept 2026 ยท 34 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 83

Sunday 13 September 2026

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  1. 01 ยท The Washington Post

    Why a $5,000 Trump dividend check won't solve your money woes

    Further reading from the day's section on hot inflation and rising oil prices.

    Energy

  2. 02 ยท The Washington Post

    Ranchers' loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports

    Further reading from the day's section on hot inflation and rising oil prices.

    Energy

  3. 03 ยท The Washington Post

    As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action

    The Post reports lawmakers are racing to act on AI, as the leaders of the two biggest AI labs openly talk about slowing down.

    AI

  4. 04 ยท Puck

    Can Google still win the AI race?

    Further reading from the day's section on AI labs talking about slowing down.

    AI

  5. 05 ยท The Washington Post

    Are tech bros Hollywood's new serial killers?

    Further reading from the day's section on AI labs talking about slowing down.

    AI

  1. 06 ยท Status

    The Status Summit's Biggest Moments
    Why it matters

    At the first Status Summit, former CBS News chief Wendy McMahon warned the DNA of 60 Minutes is being rewritten in real time under Bari Weiss.

    Story page โ†’
  2. 07 ยท Status

    Inside the Status Summit
    Why it matters

    Photos from the first Status Summit, held at The Times Center.

    Story page โ†’
  3. 08 ยท Puck

    Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes test and MS NOW's DTC bet
    Why it matters

    Dylan Byers on Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes season.

    Story page โ†’
  4. 09 ยท Puck

    Will Kimmel cut his budget to save his show?
    Why it matters

    Matt Belloni asks whether Jimmy Kimmel cuts his budget to survive.

    Story page โ†’
  5. 10 ยท Status

    The McClatchy Massacre
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media's candid moment and ad tech's blind spot.

    Story page โ†’
  6. 11 ยท Status

    USA Today's Palantir Problem
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media's candid moment and ad tech's blind spot.

    Story page โ†’
  7. 12 ยท FouAnalytics Practitioners

    "Once you see it, you can't unsee it"
    Why it matters

    Augustine Fou argues log-level ad data records what the seller claimed when listing the ad, not where the ad actually ran.

    Story page โ†’
  8. 13 ยท The Washington Post

    Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was illegal
    Why it matters

    A federal judge ruled the administration's plan to cut FEMA by 50% illegal, saying it looked pulled from thin air.

    Story page โ†’
  9. 14 ยท The Washington Post

    These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November
    Why it matters

    The Post outlined the Trump investigations House Democrats plan if they win in November.

    Story page โ†’
  10. 15 ยท The Washington Post

    Al-Qaeda regroups in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11
    Why it matters

    The Post reports al-Qaeda is regrouping in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11.

    Story page โ†’
  11. 16 ยท Puck

    Rahm Emanuel's case for reviving Clintonism
    Why it matters

    Rahm Emanuel told Peter Hamby that Democrats thought demographics were destiny and got intellectually flabby, and prescribes a return to Clintonism.

    Story page โ†’
  12. 17 ยท Puck

    The four worst Senate GOP campaigns, according to Republicans
    Why it matters

    Leigh Ann Caldwell got Republican strategists to name their party's four worst Senate campaigns.

    Story page โ†’
  13. 18 ยท The Washington Post

    Park Service works to fortify sea wall key to East Potomac golf project
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on Washington twenty-five years after 9/11.

    Story page โ†’
  14. 19 ยท Business Insider

    Brooks Brothers' creative director on 9/11
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on Washington twenty-five years after 9/11.

    Story page โ†’
  15. 20 ยท The Athletic

    How Bill Ackman's journey into tennis left him stranded on one of its most famous courts
    Why it matters

    Bill Ackman, the 60-year-old, $10.4 billion hedge fund CEO, played a pro match on the Hall of Fame grass trying to become the oldest player to earn ATP points.

    Story page โ†’

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