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Erica Orden / Politico:
Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired … In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have faced a firestorm of criticism over their decision not to release additional files related to Epstein, the disgraced financier …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Epstein case, fired from SDNY — Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been fired from her job in the Southern District of New York, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Politico:
Loomer delivers searing warning: Epstein could ‘consume’ Trump presidency … The debacle over a new government review of evidence relating to Epstein, the notorious sex offender, has blown up in recent days, causing a schism within Trump's MAGA movement over his administration's approach to the case.
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Associated Press:
Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein …
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New York Times:
Manhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired — Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. — Santul Nerkar and Maggie Haberman
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Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Frantic, Failing Mission to Crush the Epstein ‘MAGA Rebellion’ — The president and his administration are telling supporters to forget about the convicted sex offender. It isn't working … By the time it was over, the president had sustained more blowback and political damage …
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Drew Magary / SFGATE:
Jeez, I wonder why Trump won't release the Epstein files — SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks what could be the biggest scandal of our time — When Donald Trump doesn't want to talk about something, that usually means that we need to talk about it. That's especially true of the president's …
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
“Um ... What?” — Elon Musk Criticizes Trump's Epstein Files Hoax Claim — Musk: “There was a bedroom in the back of that plane” — Elon Musk, who broke with Trump over his deficit busting massive spending bill, continues to boost Epstein files criticism to his over 222 million followers.
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
Trump makes it personal with MAGA over Epstein … But the president's growing irritation with his supporters' Epstein theories and adamance that they're illegitimate is widening the most significant rift yet. … - “By continuing to go to war with the online MAGA class …
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell's family appeals to Trump amid battle over Epstein files — Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein in 2022. — Amid an explosive fight on Capitol Hill over whether the Trump administration …
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Blows Major Hole in Trump's Epstein ‘Hoax’ Theory
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MSNBC:
Trump told MAGA to be quiet about Jeffrey Epstein. Fox News obeyed.
Trump told MAGA to be quiet about Jeffrey Epstein. Fox News obeyed.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Popular podcaster lobs barb at JD Vance over Epstein files
Popular podcaster lobs barb at JD Vance over Epstein files
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Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
Trump's Epstein ‘hoax’ claim is a gift to the swamp
Trump's Epstein ‘hoax’ claim is a gift to the swamp
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New York Times:
Trump Has Drafted Letter to Fire Fed Chair and Asked Republicans if He Should — The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans. It remains to be seen whether he follows through with his threat.
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Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Can't Remember Appointing His Own Fed Chair — ‘BIDEN DID THAT!’ — The president blamed Joe Biden for selecting Jerome Powell as the U.S. Central Bank head when it was in fact him who made the appointment. — President Donald Trump was raging against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Hundreds of DOJ alumni warn Senate against Trump's appellate judge nominee — More than 900 former U.S. Department of Justice employees on Wednesday warned the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee against confirming President Donald Trump's nominee Emil Bove to serve as an appellate court judge …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
Trump's Plans to Put Emil Bove on the Supreme Court
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Diana Nerozzi / New York Post:
Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US drinks: 'It's just better!' — WASHINGTON — President Trump was on a sugar high Wednesday, announcing that Coca-Cola would soon include the real sweet stuff in its US-sold beverages. — “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola …
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
EXCLUSIVE: Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Are Predisposed Against Trump Administration — The Trump Administration has been doing its part, but the lower courts remain rabid in their attack on the rule of law. — Federal judge James Boasberg advised Chief Justice John Roberts and some two dozen …
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Chief Justice Roberts Secretly Praised Trump in Crisis Talks With Judges
Chief Justice Roberts Secretly Praised Trump in Crisis Talks With Judges
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NPR:
Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid — The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump. They're aimed at clawing back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …
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Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
White House Tries to Shake Off Trump's Bizarre Hand Make-Up — SHAKE IT OFF — Trump was speaking to reporters when a camera zoomed in on the president's hand. — The mysterious recurring bruise on the back of Donald Trump's right hand reappeared on Tuesday, prompting a fresh wave of concern over the president's health.
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Plots New White House Bid With Alleged Rapist's Help — ESTEEMED COMPANY — Comedian Russel Brand was on a super PAC call seen as a stepping stone towards Kennedy launching another presidential campaign. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fueling speculation that he's eyeing …
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Adam Cancryn / CNN:
RFK Jr. fires top aides in HHS shakeup
RFK Jr. fires top aides in HHS shakeup
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Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Judge halts deportation of non-binary American in ruling after Trump's gender edicts — ////world//A Federal Court judge has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa's Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation …
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Andrew Cuomo, conceding his failed primary campaign was flawed, takes to NYC streets — Andrew Cuomo is shifting gears and taking personal responsibility for running what he admits was a lackluster campaign in the Democratic mayoral primary, acknowledging that any strategic mistakes ultimately fall on him.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Jill Biden ‘work husband’ refuses to answer Oversight questions — Former first lady Jill Biden's chief of staff refused to answer questions during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday morning. — Committee Chair Rep. James Comer …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis' ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...
Politico:
Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says … Gregory Wischer, Interior's deputy chief of staff for policy, wrote in the memo that “all decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings — including but not limited to the following …
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Shares of gun seller GrabAGun — backed by Donald Trump Jr. — tank after NYSE trading debut … Shares of the online firearms retaile r GrabAGun — whose shareholders and board members include Donald Trump Jr.— tanked on their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following …
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Despite vow to remove the worst offenders, ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions — President Trump campaigned on a vow to round up the “worst of the worst” offenders among the criminals who were living illegally inside the United States.
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New York Times:
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center — Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of information, recreation and access to medication. — The men at the new immigrant detention center …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act — Justice Kavanaugh paused a ruling that bars individuals in some Midwestern states from filing lawsuits claiming that voting laws discriminate on the basis of race. — Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Wednesday paused …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Bill would prevent ICE from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens … But reports of citizens of Latino descent being detained — or stopped and asked to prove citizenship — are rippling through Latino communities nationwide. — Critics say reports of ICE detaining citizens are instances …
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Current Affairs, New Republic and Alternet.org
David Weigel / Semafor:
Democrats' former chair tries to become the left's Joe Rogan — The News — COLUMBIA, S.C. - The search for a liberal Joe Rogan has led Democrats to an unlikely candidate: Jaime Harrison, their former party chair. — Harrison will launch “At Our Table” on Thursday.
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Dell Cameron / Wired:
DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children — The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.” — United States Senator Ron Wyden …
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Talking Points Memo and Townhall
Financial Times:
Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out’ — Only China and Canada have retaliated against US president's tariff war — Peter Foster and Amy Borrett in London, Andy Bounds in Brussels and Ilya Gridneff in Ottawa — America's trading partners have largely failed …
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Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year — This April, Baltimore saw five homicides. That is the fewest of any month since 1970, when the city began tracking monthly homicide numbers. In the first six months of the year, homicides were down 22% compared to 2024, and non-fatal shootings were down 19%.
Wall Street Journal:
National-Security Concerns Tie Up Trump's U.A.E. Chips Deal — Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement — Some Trump administration officials are holding up efforts to finalize a landmark agreement …
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Says Laws Aren't Real … To cover the Supreme Court these days is to catalogue its lawlessness. The conservative justices' latest decision in McMahon v. New York allows the president to effectively demolish the Department of Education—a Cabinet-level department …
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Bloomberg, Breitbart, The Nation, The Moderate Voice and The Floridian

