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8:00 PM ET, July 12, 2025

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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major US trading partners  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade partners.
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Why Wall Street is brushing off Trump's escalating tariff threats  —  President Donald Trump's escalating tariff threats have not deterred Wall Street, with the stock market continuing to rise despite trade policy uncertainty.  —  The stock market has learned to love President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unveils 30 percent tariff for EU, Mexico
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
GOP warning sign in new poll: Trump's voters don't love his tariffs
Discussion: twitchy.com and Raw Story
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Patience on Tariffs Runs Thin as Nations Jostle for Deals
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Financial Times:
Donald Trump could trigger another market shock, investors warn
Discussion: Fortune
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump threatens to revoke US citizenship of longtime critic Rosie O'Donnell … The White House declined to comment on whether Trump was serious about the threat, or how he would revoke the American actor's citizenship — a move for which there is no clear legal precedent.
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New York Times:
Trump threatens to strip Rosie O'Donnell of U.S. citizenship.  —  President Trump said he was weighing using the power of the government against one of his longtime entertainment world nemeses, the comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell, threatening to revoke her citizenship.
Discussion: Salon, Axios, New York Post and Al Jazeera
Rolling Stone:
Trump Thinks He Can Take Away Citizenship From Anyone He Doesn't Like  —  The president is now musing about trying to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's birthright citizenship because he doesn't like her  —  Since the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump has been trying …
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 …
New York Times:
ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds … Thousands of new deportation agents deployed into American cities.  A doubling of detention space to hold tens of thousands of immigrants before they are expelled.  Miles of new border wall, along with surveillance towers equipped with artificial intelligence.
Discussion: Slate
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Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond
Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Judge orders halt to indiscriminate immigration operations in California
Discussion: NPR
Axios:
“Behind the Curtain” Extra: Trump's great immigration peril
Discussion: Gallup
Fox News:
Federal judge issues temporary restraining order curtailing Trump's immigration enforcement in California
Ashley Oliver / Fox News:
Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout  —  Deputy Director Bongino reportedly lashed out at top Trump officials after DOJ and FBI were criticized for closing Epstein inquiry  —  FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during …
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
Surely, You Are Not Surprised  —  We can be — and ought to be — shocked by the various scenes unfolding …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Bannon warns GOP could lose 40 House seats over Epstein files
Discussion: HuffPost, Mediaite and New Republic
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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 …
Discussion: Forbes and NBC News
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Grok Chatbot Mirrored X Users' ‘Extremist Views’ in Antisemitic Posts, xAI Says  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said its Grok chatbot had also undergone a code update that caused it to share antisemitic messages this week.  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company …
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.
Discussion: Slate
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Ban Faces New Peril: Class Actions
Discussion: Blaze Media and Slate
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Senate GOP faces ‘gut check time’ on axing global HIV program  —  Senate Republicans remain wary of eliminating the popular and successful global HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR, as they face down a July 18 deadline to vote on President Trump's first tranche of rescissions requests.
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Court Seals Records in Ken Paxton's Divorce Case  —  The order meant details in the case, which involves allegations of adultery, would not be public as the Texas attorney general challenges Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 primary.  —  A state court on Friday ordered records in the divorce …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Gavin Newsom Rages At ‘Fascist Cuck’ Stephen Miller Through Spox Over Trump-Blocking Court Order In Late-Night Victory Dance  —  Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) raged through a spokesperson at White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller over a new ruling blocking Trump deportation forces …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man  —  President Donald Trump was on stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier this month, kicking off the country's 250th anniversary celebration, when he heard what sounded like fireworks in the distance.
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.
 
 
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Hilary Hanson / HuffPost:
After Erasing ‘Trans’ References Under Trump, Stonewall Website Deletes Another Part Of LGBTQ
Discussion: Attitude and PinkNews
Elise Sandlin / WITN:
Federal funding cuts hit local Voice of America employees
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Trump's Cabinet of Incompetents
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