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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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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” …
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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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Warns of Trump Administration's Assault on the Law
Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Warns of Trump Administration's Assault on the Law
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Rolling Stone
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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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 …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order after Supreme Court ruling — A federal judge on Thursday said he will block President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship for a class of every child it affects. — U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante …
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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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Thomas Frank / E&E News by POLITICO:
FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding … As the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. — David Richardson, the agency's acting administrator, has not been to the site of one of the nation's deadliest floods …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Have you seen this man? — In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator …
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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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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Who actually is the President of the United States right now? — What Stephen Miller and Bridge Colby tell us about the “epochs” and “ages” of Trump 2.0 … We've seen two remarkable — and intriguing — developments in the last week that independently we might just chalk up to the “normal” …
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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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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators fear Musk-Trump beef spells trouble for midterm election
GOP senators fear Musk-Trump beef spells trouble for midterm election
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
A Newsmax guest called out Epstein's 2008 plea deal. Its architect sits on Newsmax's board. — A Newsmax guest said on Wednesday night that Jeffrey Epstein “got a very soft touch” from authorities in Florida who “did not prosecute Epstein correctly,” referring to the sweetheart federal …
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Axios:
Trump faces MAGA trust crisis over Epstein debacle
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP rep says he believes Epstein files were destroyed
GOP rep says he believes Epstein files were destroyed
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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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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
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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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Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
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NewsMax.com
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 …
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
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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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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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.
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.
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 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.
Tara Siegel Bernard / New York Times:
8 Million Federal Student Loan Borrowers Will Soon See Interest Restart — It will kick back in on Aug. 1 for people in the SAVE repayment program, whose payments have been on hold since last summer. — The U.S. Education Department said on Wednesday that it would resume applying interest …
Tim Cunningham / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not a clown. I should know. … Tim Cunningham is the board president of Clowns Without Borders, a nonprofit that performs clown shows for communities facing hardship. — Allegations that President Donald Trump is a clownish figure are not hard to come by.
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Not the Bee
Laura Sullivan / NPR:
New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic — More cabins and buildings at Camp Mystic — the tragic site of more than two dozen deaths in the Texas flood — were at risk of flooding than what the federal government had previously reported, according to new analysis from NPR, PBS's FRONTLINE and data scientists.
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New York Times and HousingWire
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Fallout Is Growing on Trump's Deals With Law Firms — The deals are looking worse and worse — for Trump and the law firms. — The Trump administration is on an unbroken losing streak in the courts — 0 for 4 — in its effort to defend President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting large law firms.
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Raw Story
Scientific American:
Attacks on Higher Education Are Attacks on All Americans — If Americans don't fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, innovation that spurs our economy and the ability to freely study science and society
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Jacob Silverman / The Nation:
Does Trump's Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? — The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company's $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader — On June 26, a Dubai-based company called Aqua 1 Foundation announced a $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Failed To Deliver His ‘No Tax’ Promises And Is Now Just Lying That He Did — Trump's tax and spending bill does not eliminate taxes on Social Security, overtime and tip income, but merely provides temporary tax deductions — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump failed to deliver on his promise …
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