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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Five MAGA Factions Waging an Epstein Civil War  —  The Leopard Will Eat the Face  —  TRUMP WORLD FELL INTO CHAOS just before the weekend, as the shock from the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein memo continued to reverberate.  Donald Trump's initial response—a long Saturday-afternoon post …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's Jeffrey Epstein post contradicts what top Fox hosts have argued  —  Just months ago, Trump allies claimed the deep state hid the “Epstein Files.”  Trump now claims that they were fabricated all along.  —  President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that the “Epstein Files” …
CNN:
Bongino still in limbo as Trump fumes and JD Vance seeks to play mediator, sources say  —  Several of President Donald Trump's top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up today?  —  The deputy FBI director did not go into the office Friday …
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Charlie Kirk says 'I'm done talking about Epstein' after Trump called him over weekend  —  The president reportedly called up influential right-wing media personalities and asked them to pull back on their criticism of Pam Bondi amid the continued uproar over the Epstein memo
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Can't Make the Epstein Story Go Away  —  Donald Trump's ham-fisted reversal on his promise to release a secret list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients has accomplished something long considered impossible by virtually everybody, including Trump himself: He has finally exceeded his followers' credulity.
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump faces a MAGA rebellion over Epstein outcry
Daniel Boguslaw / Rolling Stone:   Jeffrey Epstein Hired Private Investigators to Intimidate FBI Agents: Officials
Jack Royston / Newsweek:
Pam Bondi's DOJ to Make Ghislaine Maxwell Decision After Epstein Backlash
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump's Cuts to the Education Department  —  The move by the justices represents an expansion of executive power, allowing President Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.  —  The Supreme Court agreed on Monday that the Trump administration …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees  —  The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
Steve Vladeck / One First:
167. The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an (increasingly frequent) newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us.  If you're not already a subscriber, I hope you'll consider becoming one (and, if you already are …
Washington Post:   Supreme Court allows deep layoffs at Education Department for now
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second term
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court lets Trump fire hundreds of Education Department workers
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica  —  OWN GOAL  —  Trump took every opportunity to make the new, expanded soccer tournament all about himself.  —  President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won't be getting …
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Andy Hampson / Yahoo News:
Confusion as Donald Trump joins Chelsea on stage after Club World Cup win
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's new Ukraine plan, briefly explained  —  NATO countries will buy weapons from the US — and deliver them to Ukraine. … Trump said on Monday that NATO countries will start buying US weaponry to deliver to Ukraine.  While the US has been supplying Ukraine directly …
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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
How Putin Humiliated Trump  —  President Donald Trump is finally taking the fight to Vladimir Putin.  Sort of.  For now.  —  Trump's deference to Russia's authoritarian leader has been one of the most enduring geopolitical subplots of the past decade.  But his frustration with Putin has grown.
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production  —  The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.
Discussion: CBS News and Boston Herald
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Politico:
Key Senate Republican to meet with Trump on funding clawback request  —  Sen. Eric Schmitt is heading to the White House Monday to meet with President Donald Trump on the administration's effort to claw back $9.4 billion in funding, according to a person granted anonymity to disclose the private gathering.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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Politico:
Senate Republicans scramble to lock down support for Trump's spending clawbacks
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Roll Call and Semafor
Associated Press:
Thomas Massie, GOP congressman who broke with Trump, reports strong fundraising
Discussion: Cincinnati.com and Axios
Washington Post:
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings  —  A memo from ICE's acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Landlord seeks to evict Republican congressman over unpaid rent at D.C. apartment  —  Florida Rep. Cory Mills is accused of failing to pay $85,000 in rent between March and July.  He said a faulty online payment link is the problem, and that he has sought to resolve the issue.
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
House Republican to be evicted from DC apartment after failing to pay months of rent
Discussion: New York Post
Max Kozlov / Nature:
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities … - Max Kozlov  —  Search author on:  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Marc Andreessen and the Billionaire Victims Club  —  The gripes of this bigwig of the tech right don't stand up to scrutiny.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. White People  —  Over the weekend the Washington Post got hold of a text chain in which Marc Andreessen explained some facts of life to his fellow travelers in the Trump White House.
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Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:   Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor
Jerry Dunleavy / Just The News:
Pentagon pulls all military speakers from ‘globalist’ Aspen Security Forum  —  A dozen top U.S. military commanders and officials was slated to participate in the Aspen Security Forum this week.  — Article  — Dig Deeper  —  The Pentagon has pulled roughly a dozen high-ranking U.S …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:   Pentagon Abruptly Pulls Out of Annual Aspen Conference
Hana Kiros / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food  —  Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.  —  Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP blocks Dem maneuver to force release of Epstein files  —  House Republicans on Monday night voted against attaching a Democratic amendment to landmark cryptocurrency legislation that would force the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised  —  The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
New York Times:
Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor's Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani  —  Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce his commitment to a third-party run against Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
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Associated Press:
Cuomo stays in NYC mayor's race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Dinesh D'Souza Tells Viewers It's ‘Time to Move On’ From Epstein: ‘They Have Closed the Case’  —  Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza told his viewers it was “time to move on” from investigating documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, arguing it was more important …
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration  —  Non-citizen journalists working in the U.S. report wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans and pulling bylines  —  In 2021, Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes moved …
 
 
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Jacob Sullum / Reason:
2 New Jersey Journalists Face Criminal Charges for Publishing Information From a Police Blotter
Denise Chow / NBC News:
Arizona senators press Trump's interior secretary on response to Grand Canyon wildfire
Jason Altmire / Wall Street Journal:
The Pragmatic ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement
Ximena Bustillo / NPR:
More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
House GOP Raises Money By Joking About Immigrants Being Mauled By Alligators
Discussion: Reason
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Politico:
House Democratic leaders won't whip against crypto bills
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Plan to Indefinitely Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk's controversial AI Model
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
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