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Politico:
Internal DOJ messages bolster claim that Trump judicial nominee spoke of defying court orders … Bove has said that he never advised anyone to violate court orders. DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Whistleblower's texts suggest Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove urged lawyer to defy court order — A week before an expected committee vote on the controversial nomination of Trump ally Emil Bove for a federal judgeship, CBS News has obtained emails and text messages shared with Congress …
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New York Times and Staten Island Advance
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case — Emails provided to Congress by a whistleblower and 15-year veteran of the Justice Department reveal that administration officials went to striking lengths to prop up the claim that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a “leader” …
CNN:
FEMA's response to Texas flood slowed by Noem's cost controls — As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources, like they have in countless past disasters.
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Have you seen this man? — In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found. … From his very first day as Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), David Richardson's approach was clear …
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Should We Politicize the Texas Flood? Absolutely
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New York Times and Mercury News
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How Strategist Brain Took Over the Democratic Party — During the Reagan revolution, Democrats settled on a new way to win elections. It's destroying them now. … July 10, 2025 — 5:40 AM — A few months ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a press conference with an almond farmer …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators fear Musk-Trump beef spells trouble for midterm election
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NewsMax.com, NOTUS and ABC News
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
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Raw Story
Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
‘Trump was right’ - John Kerry says Democrats allowed migrant ‘siege’ of US border — Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the BBC his fellow Democrats allowed the US-Mexico border to be “under siege” during Joe Biden's presidency. — In sometimes sharp words, Kerry …
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The National Pulse, Fox News, NewsMax.com and The Independent
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
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Associated Press and Politico
Wired:
This Is DOGE 2.0 — Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its wholesale assault on federal agencies—even without Musk in government. — On Monday, June 23, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young, inexperienced technologists to join Elon Musk's …
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TechCrunch
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Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
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NewsMax.com
Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship — A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. — The ruling from US District …
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Blaze Media, The Guardian, NewsMax.com and Reuters
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order despite Supreme Court ruling — A federal judge on Thursday has again barred President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability …
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Axios, NewsNation, Forbes and The Independent
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. — ICE occupies an exalted place in President Donald Trump's hierarchy of law enforcement. He praises the bravery and fortitude of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers—"the toughest people you'll ever meet," he says …
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Josh Margolin / ABC News:
6 Secret Service agents suspended over conduct during attempted Trump assassination — The July 2024 incident left Trump's ear bloodied and a firefighter killed. — Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally in Butler, Penn., July 13, 2024.
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Washington Post:
Trump announces 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro trial — Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil's prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil vowed to retaliate. — ANAPU, Brazil — President Donald Trump announced …
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NBC News:
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP rep says he believes Epstein files were destroyed — Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday he believes a so-called “client list” associated with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein once existed but was “destroyed” by the Biden administration. — “I think the files existed at one time …
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Reuters:
Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says — Grok AI will be available in Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles next week “at the latest”, the EV maker's CEO, Elon Musk, said in a post on X on Thursday. — Musk's AI startup xAI launched Grok 4, its latest flagship AI model, on Wednesday.
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Brian Phillips / The Ringer:
Elon Musk's Grok Has Lost Its Non-Sentient Mind
Elon Musk's Grok Has Lost Its Non-Sentient Mind
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Tillis Suggests He Regrets Vote to Confirm Hegseth, Calling Him ‘Out of His Depth’ — The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary's decisions have been amateurish and show he is unfit to lead a large organization.
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
GOP cuts trigger Democratic warnings on government shutdowns
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NBC News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Fox News
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
This Land Is Not Your Land — In the spring of 2012, I went to Harrison, Arkansas to report on a Ku Klux Klan meeting. When I arrived at the group's compound the first day, after navigating down tiny dirt roads and over intermittently running streams, I was greeted not by a burning cross, but by a lawyer wielding a release form.
ICE:
ICE arrests one of El Salvador's “Top 100 Most Wanted” hiding in Nebraska — HSI takes down MS-13 kingpin wanted for multiple murders; MS-13 associate also captured — OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations arrested a high-ranking member …
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NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, KLKN-TV and New York Post
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists — A senior Homeland Security official testified in court on Wednesday that his department had relied in part on an anonymously compiled list to identify foreign academics for investigation.
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The Hill, CNN, The Independent, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Politico, Knight First Amendment …, Raw Story, Mondoweiss and New Republic
The Budget Lab at Yale:
State of U.S. Tariffs: July 10, 2025 — The Budget Lab (TBL) estimated the effects all US tariffs and foreign retaliation implemented in 2025 through July 9, including the effects of the US-Vietnam trade framework, the 50% commodity tariffs on copper, and the July 7 & July 9 announcements on new rates for 22 countries.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump on Brennan, Comey probe reports: “Maybe they have to pay a price” — President Trump responded Wednesday to reports that former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are being investigated over allegations that they made false statements to Congress during the Russia probe.
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The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Replace Diversity Offices Amid DEI Purge — The dismantling of Harvard's diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fanfare.
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media — Plus: A missing-flag mystery at RFK Jr.'s Health and Human Services Department. — ∙ Paid — The conservative media money machine faces some headwinds — FOR TALK-RADIO HOST HUGH HEWITT, Georgia financier and state Republican power …
