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12:05 PM ET, July 12, 2025

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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.
Fox News:
Federal judge issues temporary restraining order curtailing Trump's immigration enforcement in California  —  Biden-appointed judge requires ICE to document reasoning for stops and prohibits using race or language as sole factors  —  A federal judge in Los Angeles late Friday issued …
Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Judge orders halt to indiscriminate immigration operations in California
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and LAist
CBS News:
Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin on Aug. 1  —  President Trump on Saturday announced he is levying 30% tariffs against Mexico and the European Union.  They are set to begin on August 1.  —  He announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unveils 30 percent tariff for EU, Mexico  —  President Trump on Saturday announced his administration would levy a 30 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and members of the European Union beginning Aug. 1, targeting two of the U.S.'s top trading partners.
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Tariffs or Deals? Trump Seems Content With Punishing Levies.
Discussion: Axios
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI  —  The investor in a private group chat also criticized Stanford and said colleges are biased against Trump voters: “My people are furious.”  —  Influential tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen recently …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Straight Arrow News
Reuters:
US Justice fires nine more employees from Jack Smith's team, sources say  —  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday fired at least nine more Justice Department employees who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate President Donald Trump's retention of classified records …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:   Bondi fires 20 DOJ employees from Jan. 6, Trump documents cases
NBC News:   Two prosecutors from former special counsel Jack Smith's office fired
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
Contrarians to the Rescue on Birthright Citizenship!  —  Publisher's Roundup 26  —  A couple of weeks ago, when the Roberts Court struck down some nationwide injunctions protecting birthright citizenship in the Casa case, we here at The Contrarian told you not to panic.
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Danny Fenster / Nieman Reports:
Lights Out: U.S. Withdraws Support for Global Media  —  Foreign aid cuts to USAID, other outlets, cast a long shadow over journalism around the world  —  In the 12 years since Radio Rozana's first broadcast, founder Lina Chawaf has worked tirelessly to expand the outlet's coverage of her native Syria.
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan  —  Trump administration raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role …
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
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 …
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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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Crypto Firm Raised $52 Million—Likely Sending Millions To His Family, New Disclosure Reveals  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump's decentralized finance venture, World Liberty Financial, raised $52.1 million through private sales of its crypto token—likely sending tens of millions …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Bannon warns GOP could lose 40 House seats over Epstein files  —  Former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested Friday that the GOP could lose dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms over the Trump administration's handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussion: Mediaite, CNN and New Republic
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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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
Rolling Stone:
Why Trump's Admin Insists on Terrorizing Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  A Trump adviser says officials worry about “a domino effect of decisions where suddenly you're admitting you're wrong about everything” … Trump officials refused to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., as the Supreme Court had ordered …
New York Post:
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino weighs quitting over Trump admin handling of Jeffrey Epstein ‘client list’  —  WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino butted heads with Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week over the Trump administration's handling of its Jeffrey Epstein investigation …
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Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
FBI Director Kash Patel ALSO Considering Resigning If Pam Bondi Keeps Her Job, Per Report
Josh Haskell / ABC7:
Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during Camarillo immigration raid, family says  —  Este artículo se ofrece en Español  —  Concerned family members are desperate for answers after they say a disabled U.S. veteran and citizen was taken during a immigration raid in Camarillo
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Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
The Administration's Contempt for the Rule of Law Has Roots in the Pre-Civil Rights Era
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
An Angry Judge in the Abrego Garcia Case
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Axios:
“Behind the Curtain” Extra: Trump's great immigration peril
Financial Times:
Donald Trump could trigger another market shock, investors warn
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Putin urges Iran to take “zero enrichment” nuclear deal with U.S., sources say
Discussion: APA.AZ and NewsMax.com
Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
Flash Floods and Climate Policy
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists
Associated Press:
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Discussion: UPI and WTOP News
 Earlier Items: 
Jesus Mesa / Newsweek:
The ‘Manosphere’ Starts to Turn on Trump
Steph Whiteside / The Hill:
Over 2K UFO sightings reported in first half of 2025
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Adam Pagnucco / Montgomery Perspective:
MoCo's Multifamily Construction Market Disappears
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE and CBP Law Enforcement Dodge Literal Bullets from Rioters While Rescuing at Least 10 Migrant Children During Operations at Two Marijuana Grow Sites in California
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

New York Times:
The NYT sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and failed to stop using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate
 
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