President Trump has suffered a fresh legal setback after a federal appeals court rejected his attempt to temporarily block sanctions stemming from a stunning $1.776billion IRS settlement fight, RadarOnline.com can reveal. By Ashlyn Walker RADAR ONLINE

Pete Hegseth Given Strict Deadline to Explain How Highly Advanced F-35 Fighter Jet Parts Ended Up in China— as Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Raises Possibility of “Intentional Act” By Ashlyn Walker RADAR ONLINE

Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution. It was the second botched execution in the state this year. By Emily Cochrane and Ann E. Marimow THE NEW YORK TIMES

Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee on Wednesday sued the former special counsel Jack Smith and the Justice Department, arguing that a subpoena for her phone records during an investigation into Donald J. Trump violated the Constitution. By Charlie Savage THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Justice Department Wednesday accused two Minnesota federal judges of engaging in misconduct for comments made to The New York Times about how their court handled the administration’s immigration surge in Minneapolis this winter. By Mattathias Schwartz and Devlin Barrett THE NEW YORK TIMES

A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general. By Colby Smith THE NEW YORK TIMES

Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters. By Annie Karni THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hegseth Talks Tough as Republican Doubts About His Leadership Grow Pete Hegseth has held onto his job by projecting a tough guy image, but his relationship with Republican lawmakers has never been worse. By Greg Jaffe THE NEW YORK TIMES

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could face renewed scrutiny over deportation flights taking Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador after appeals court judges signaled that they might allow an investigation into an alleged violation of a court order to continue. By Joshua Wilburn KNEWZ

Two parents are expected to face charges after a toddler was found with a loaded, holstered handgun inside his Canton, Michigan daycare officials said. By Emily Shapiro ABC NEWS

Diana Tennis, a former judge on Florida’s 9th Circuit Court, retired on September 4 to avoid being suspended and fined for making more than 900 political donations totaling $29,000 since 2016 – all to Democratic candidates and groups. By Ashe Short JUST THE NEWS

There are newly unearthed clips of Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx talking about “slamming” his wife into a door and throwing his toddler son across the room. By Alex Griffing MEDIAITE

Right-wing groups have been working with Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania behind the scenes to get Trump-sympathetic voters' attention, according to reporting from The Atlantic and The Intercept. By Annabella Rosciglione THE DAILY BEAST

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced onetime trillionaire Elon Musk, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and right-wing entrepreneur Palmer Luckey as the new heads of “Project Meridian”—a massive upcoming study on the “future of warfare.” By Malcolm Ferguson THE NEW REPUBLIC

Pennsylvania health officials reported a fifth measles-associated death Wednesday amid a rapidly growing outbreak — the worst outbreak the commonwealth has seen in more than 35 years. By Nathaniel Weixel THE HILL

A dispute reportedly happened between Elon Musk and Delta CEO Ed Bastian. The report claims Bastian refuses to install SpaceX’s Starlink Wi‑Fi on its aircraft. According to Bastian regarding Musk, “If you know his reputation, it's all true what they say about him.” By Anuj Basak PRIME TIMER

A Tulsa pastor pleaded guilty after prosecutors accused him of diverting over $504,000 from a historic Black church. Prosecutors say Keith Rydell Mayes Sr. used some of the money from Vernon AME Church for gambling, personal expenses and firearms. By Mary Spiller ATLANTA BLACK STAR

Jeffrey Epstein had photos of Donald Trump with young women but refused to release them for fear of losing his life, RadarOnline.com can reveal. That is what Trump biographer Michael Wolff claimed during an episode of the podcast “Inside Trump's Head.” By Bryan Brunati RADAR ONLINE

CHICAGO - The U.S. can deport Salah Sarsour, the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque and an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights, on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday. By Cybele Mayes-Osterman ASSOCIATED PRESS

A federal judge in Oakland has approved a settlement that allows Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison to finalize his $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. By Meg James, Samantha Masunaga LOS ANGELES TIMES

U.K. Believes Iran Was Involved in Incident at Air Base, Burnham Says The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why. By Michael D. Shear THE NEW YORK TIMES

Vice President JD Vance is visiting the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday in support of Republicans running in congressional districts that President Trump won by comfortable margins in 2024. By Patricia Mazzei THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hedge Fund’s Near Collapse Lays Bare Risks of Borrowing to Bet on A.I. A meltdown at Situational Awareness, an A.I.-focused investment firm, is raising tough questions about the Wall Street banks that lent billions to the upstart firm. By Matthew Goldstein and Rob Copeland THE NEW YORK TIMES

F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive practices. By David McCabe THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Guardian reports Donald Trump has “agreed to stop fighting” over Jean Carroll’s $5.5 million payout. But he’s still fighting another case involving Carroll in which she’s been awarded $83.3 million by a jury that found Trump liable for defaming Carroll. By David James WE GOT THIS COVERED

An amendment directing the State Department to investigate the killings of at least nine U.S. citizens in the West Bank since 2022 failed in the Senate by a 47-51 vote. Every Democratic senator supported the measure except Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). By Sadik Hossain WE GOT THIS COVERED

The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General “declined further action” on an undisclosed matter involving Attorney General Todd Blanche’s cryptocurrency trades, according to a new federal financial disclosure document reviewed by The Washington Sun. By Mark Alfred THE WASHINGTON SUN

A federal appeals court has stayed the execution of Christa Pike less than two hours before it was set to be carried out, but the state is fighting to allow it to proceed. By Amanda Lee Myers and Kirsten Fiscus USA TODAY NETWORK

‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet. By Shaila Dewan THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, told a group of conservative donors and lobbyists that President Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas had hurt Mr. Paxton politically, according to an audio recording obtained by The New York Times. By Theodore Schleifer THE NEW YORK TIMES