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Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’  —  The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be “updated” … It also proclaimed that Adolf Hitler would “spot the pattern” of Jews' “anti-white hate” and “handle it decisively.”
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The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust  —  The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.  —  The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi.  Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that's woven …
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on X  —  The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user's comments on the Texas flood.  —  Grok, a chatbot created by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company …
Discussion: CBS News, Althouse, Mediaite and Variety
Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Musk chatbot Grok removes posts after complaints of antisemitism  —  Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, removed what it called “inappropriate” social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite and WTOP News
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Elon Musk's Grok praises Hitler, shares antisemitic tropes in new posts
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Had No Idea They Voted For Controversial Gambling Tax  —  How the sausage is made in Washington: In the dark and behind closed doors.  —  WASHINGTON - The massive tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last week contains a provision limiting tax deductions …
Discussion: The Independent
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP urged to “get to work” selling Trump's controversial megabill  —  Republicans are pushing senators to more aggressively sell the “big, beautiful bill” amid concerns that the party's lawmakers aren't doing enough to promote its most popular provisions. … Polls suggest it currently isn't.
Discussion: Forbes, E&E News, Raw Story and The Hill
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Punchbowl News:   7/9/25 ☀️ AM: … The FY2026 government-funding deadline is just 83 days away.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies  —  The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court's ruling that paused the largest phase of the president's efforts to downsize the government.  —  The Trump administration can move forward with plans …
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John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court lifts order that blocked Trump's mass federal layoffs
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan for criminal investigation to the FBI, sources told Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey …
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CNN:
Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others  —  VP tries to redefine citizenship in speech to friendly think tank.  —  The day after President Trump signed a bill that throws unprecedented amounts of money at ICE, extends tax cuts for the wealthy, and slashes health-care …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Delayed Reciprocal Tariffs After Bessent Wanted More Time on Deals  —  President also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump decided to delay the implementation of his so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1 after advisers including …
Jenni Reid / CNBC:
Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere.  This could hit its economy hard … The cost of copper for U.S. buyers has rocketed after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on imports of the metal.  —  It means that already elevated prices are now even higher …
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show  —  Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” …
Wired:
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats  —  Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—and leading to real-world consequences.  —  On Sunday afternoon …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts  —  Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.  —  Few lifesaving tools are as effective as ready-to-use therapeutic foods, known as RUTFs …
Discussion: Can We Still Govern?
Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:
President Trump Floats Federal Takeover of D.C.: ‘Crime Would Be Down’  —  President Donald Trump floated the idea of the federal government taking over Washington, D.C., saying that crime would go way down.  —  During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump was asked how he wanted Republican voters …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump threatens federal takeover of NYC if ‘communist’ Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race
Wall Street Journal:
Two Kevins Battle to Be Next Fed Chair in Trump's Apprentice-Style Contest  —  Kevin Hassett emerges as contender to succeed Jerome Powell, posing possible threat to Kevin Warsh  —  WASHINGTON—Two Republicans named Kevin are vying to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
Republicans push back on Treasury-Fed double duty for Bessent
Discussion: New York Times and The New World
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Ag secretary says able-bodied Medicaid recipients should replace immigrant farm workforce  —  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said millions of adult Medicaid participants who will face stricter work requirements under the GOP megabill should replace foreign farm workers deported under …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
'Essential isn't a strong enough word': Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy
New York Times:
Dueling U.S. Efforts Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.  —  The Trump administration's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
Dan Burns / Reuters:
US used car prices surge as tariffs drive market volatility  —  A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notching its largest annual increase in nearly three years.
Matthew Hennessey / Wall Street Journal:
Planned Parenthood Gets Cut Off  —  The defunding of the abortion giant is the most beautiful thing in the GOP megabill.  —  Democrats know how to put lipstick on a pig.  In 2022 they tarted up the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it a necessary makeover for the pandemic-scarred economy.
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
A Fact About the Floods the Government Doesn't Seem Eager to Discuss  —  When a reporter demanded to know why the summer camps along the Guadalupe River weren't evacuated before its waters reached their deadly peak on July 4, Rob Kelly, the highest-ranking local official, had a simple answer: “No one knew this kind of flood was coming.”
Politico:
Pentagon policy chief's rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration … He prompted last week's decision, first reported by POLITICO, to halt shipments of some air defense missiles to Ukraine, which caught many Trump allies and lawmakers off guard.
Discussion: The Hill
US Department of Justice:
Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas  —  Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
With Broken Promise on Epstein, Pam Bondi Draws the Ire of Trump's Supporters  —  MAGA influencers are calling for attorney general's resignation after she failed to produce ‘truckload’ of documents about the sex offender  —  Pam Bondi's tendency to exaggerate is catching up to her.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Former D.C. U.S. prosecutors oppose Emil Bove appeals court nomination  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote soon on Bove, a former Trump lawyer and senior Justice Department official.  —  A group of former federal prosecutors for the District of Columbia urged the Senate …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Trump's social media company strikes deal with friendly news outlet  —  Truth+, a new streaming service attached to the Truth Social platform, will expand globally, featuring Trump-friendly Newsmax.  —  Summary0  —  The company that owns the social media platform Truth Social …
Discussion: Washington Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump now backs tough Russia sanctions bill, Graham says  —  A bill targeting Russia with substantial new sanctions is gaining momentum in the Senate, with a key GOP senator signaling Tuesday that President Donald Trump is now on board.  “We're moving,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) …
New York Times:
With Taxes and Tariffs in Place, Trump Takes Reins of U.S. Economy … President Trump has forged ahead with the grand and potentially disruptive economic experiment that he previewed during the 2024 campaign.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  His expensive tax cuts have been signed into law.
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Green Elites, Trumped  —  The big beautiful bill ends the corrupt embarrassment known as ‘climate policy.’  —  Voters hadn't decided the 2016 election yet when I said an unlikely Trump victory would achieve one useful outcome.  It would dismiss a certain elite that, as Cromwell said …
John Pfaff / MSNBC:
Trump's megabill gives billions to ICE — but hiring 10,000 new agents won't be easy  —  The agency has historically struggled to fill open positions — and more money won't necessarily solve the problem.  —  The repercussions of the sprawling bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week will be felt for decades.
 
 
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