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CNN:
Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout — Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: FBI's Dan Bongino clashes with AG Bondi over handling of Epstein files — FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work Friday after clashing at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.
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Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
FBI Director Kash Patel ALSO Considering Resigning If Pam Bondi Keeps Her Job, Per Report
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RedState and Washington Post
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer sharpens her knives for Pam Bondi
Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer sharpens her knives for Pam Bondi
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Mediaite, The Independent, Raw Story, Alternet.org and New Republic
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open
Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
FEMA Didn't Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show — Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren't extended. — Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas …
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Raw Story and Straight Arrow News
Kabc / ABC7:
Farmworker hospitalized with critical injuries from raid, hospital says; union says he's died — Este artículo se ofrece en Español — A farmworker has died after suffering injuries during an immigration raid near Camarillo on Thursday, the UFW said. But the hospital says he's still alive.
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Josh Haskell / ABC7:
Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during Camarillo immigration raid, family says
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Raw Story, New York Daily News, Townhall and Ventura County Star
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
Cannabis farmworker in California dies day after chaotic federal immigration raid
Cannabis farmworker in California dies day after chaotic federal immigration raid
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New York Post, Mediaite, The Independent and Civil Eats
CNN:
David Gergen, political insider who advised four presidents of both parties, dies at 83 — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83.
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83 — He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference,” he said. — David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran …
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Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
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Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids — A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers, in a lawsuit that could have national repercussions.
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests in Southern California without probable cause
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests in Southern California without probable cause
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CBS News, The National Pulse and ABC7
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Metadata Shows the FBI's ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified — There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death. — The United States Department …
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New York Times:
Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press — David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week. — David Ellison, the chief executive of the media company Skydance …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Emil Bove declines to rule out 3rd Trump term or denounce Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire — Washington — Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who previously served as President Trump's criminal defense attorney, declined to rule out the possibility of the president running …
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Raw Story, Grabien, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids — Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide direct cash assistance to people who have been affected by the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids. — The aid will be distributed using cash cards with a …
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NBC News:
Miami archbishop slams Everglades immigrant detention site as ‘unbecoming’ and ‘corrosive’ — Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called “Alligator Alcatraz” and the rhetoric surrounding it. — The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning …
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Rebecca Ratcliffe / The Guardian:
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter — Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff — Myanmar's military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought …
Axios:
1 big thing: 👀 Dems swarm 2028 — Democrats are descending on the early presidential states, with different levels of ambiguity and ambition. … - That puts the possible '28ers serving in Congress on a potential collision course with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Ro Khanna plans South Carolina visit for “benefits over billionaires” tour
Ro Khanna plans South Carolina visit for “benefits over billionaires” tour
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David Lawder / Reuters:
US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year — U.S. customs duty collections surged again in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam, topping $100 billion for the first time during a fiscal year and helping to produce a surprise $27 billion budget surplus for the month …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge
Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge
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Adam Pagnucco / Montgomery Perspective:
MoCo's Multifamily Construction Market Disappears — In the wake of Montgomery County's passage of a new rent control law, the county has seen its multifamily construction market disappear. Will it ever recover? — On July 10, the county council received a briefing on economic indicators …
Washington Post:
Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods — Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods. — Summary684 — The Texas county where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing …
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Raw Story, Althouse and New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump tours devastation in Texas, meeting with families and first responders — Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke about how difficult it was to find the right words for grieving parents, as they fulfilled a unifying public ritual for commanders in chief. — Summary0
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Alexandra Hutzler / Associated Press:
Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors
Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors
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NBC News:
Two prosecutors from former special counsel Jack Smith's office fired — Ryan J. Reilly and Zoë Richards — At least two federal prosecutors and support staffers who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith's team were fired today, three of their former colleagues told NBC News.
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Wall Street Journal:
Columbia Has Discussed $200 Million Payment in Civil-Rights Settlement With Trump Administration — The Ivy League school has been locked in battle with the government for months — Columbia University has discussed paying roughly $200 million as part of a deal with the Trump administration …
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The Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart and The National Pulse
afsa.org:
AFSA Strongly Opposes State Department Reductions in Force — Washington, D.C. - At a moment of great global instability—with war raging in Ukraine, conflict between Israel and Iran, and authoritarian regimes testing the boundaries of international order—the United States has chosen to gut its frontline diplomatic workforce.
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Scripps News, The Hill, New Republic and Associated Press

