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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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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
GOP warning sign in new poll: Trump's voters don't love his tariffs
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Why Wall Street is brushing off Trump's escalating tariff threats
Why Wall Street is brushing off Trump's escalating tariff threats
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Patience on Tariffs Runs Thin as Nations Jostle for Deals
Trump Patience on Tariffs Runs Thin as Nations Jostle for Deals
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unveils 30 percent tariff for EU, Mexico
Trump unveils 30 percent tariff for EU, Mexico
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Washington Post:
Trump says he'll slap 30% tariffs on Mexico, European Union on Aug. 1
Trump says he'll slap 30% tariffs on Mexico, European Union on Aug. 1
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Steep Tariffs on Goods From E.U. and Mexico
Trump Threatens Steep Tariffs on Goods From E.U. and Mexico
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Washington Post:
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens — The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of people being sent to places where they lack family ties or even a common language. — Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants …
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NBC News:
Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base over the Epstein files — The Epstein files — and calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired — dominated a conservative conference in Tampa this weekend. — TAMPA, Fla. — On the weekend President Donald Trump decided to pick his biggest political fight …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump posts support for embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi
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New York Times:
Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry
Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry
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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.
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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.
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 …
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Washington Post:
Bondi fires 20 Justice Dept. employees involved in Trump prosecutions — Those fired from the department include two prosecutors who worked under former special counsel Jack Smith. — Summary11 — Attorney General Pam Bondi this week fired multiple Justice Department employees …
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Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Justice Department purge continues, firings include Trump classified document case investigators and Jan. 6 prosecutors — The ongoing purge of Justice Department officials who investigated President Trump and his allies continued this week, with the Justice Department firing more than 20 employees …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Bondi fires 20 DOJ employees from Jan. 6, Trump documents cases
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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 …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI issued a lengthy apology Saturday for a series of violent and antisemitic posts from its Grok chatbot this week, blaming a system update.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
California farmworker dies after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says — Jaime Alanis Garcia died days after falling some 30 feet during a chaotic raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, according to his family. — A cannabis farmworker who was critically injured during …
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Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond
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Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Judge orders halt to indiscriminate immigration operations in California
Judge orders halt to indiscriminate immigration operations in California
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Bondi says all charges against doctor who allegedly destroyed COVID vaccines have been dropped — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised Bondi for ending the ‘wrongful’ Biden-era prosecution — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that charges against a doctor accused …
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Mark Thiessen / Associated Press:
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
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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 …
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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.
New York Times:
‘Egregious.’ Brazen.' ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words — Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration's lawlessness. — By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — GUEST ESSAY
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David Enrich / New York Times:
UnitedHealth's Campaign to Quiet Critics … Mary Strause, a filmmaker in Wisconsin, logged on to Amazon's video-streaming service in late May so she could share a link to her latest project, a docuseries that harshly criticized the U.S. health care industry. She was surprised to see that her video had vanished.
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 …
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