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7:20 AM ET, July 18, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein's Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album.  One Was From Donald Trump.  —  The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell.  The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’  —  It was Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday, and Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a special gift to mark the occasion.
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Trump's WSJ Epstein Fury … On Thursday, anticipation rippled through political and media circles as insiders awaited a potentially explosive Wall Street Journal story examining Donald Trump's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.  The article, said to be in the works for days …
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Was on ‘F-cking Warpath’ to Kill Story About Salacious Letter to Epstein  —  The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump wrote a birthday note to his “pal” about how they have “certain things in common”  —  Donald Trump wrote a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony  —  The attorney general plans to ask a court to release the papers.  But even if the request succeeds, it would fall far short of critics' demands to release all investigative materials.  —  President Trump announced Thursday night …
Discussion: Washington Times and Mediaite
Michael Gold / New York Times:
House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash  —  The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president's refusal to divulge information from the investigation.
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Trump orders Bondi to release Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury testimony  —  President Trump late Thursday ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein — as his administration faces pressure to disclose more details on the late sex offender.
Politico:   Playbook: ‘Another wonderful secret’
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Claims He ‘Never Wrote a Picture in My Life.’ He Actually Drew Plenty of Them
Discussion: USA Today and Mediaite
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump isn't interested in naming a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House says
Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is fighting a conspiracy the only way he knows how
Discussion: Wide World of News
NPR:   Trump's been on a win streak. The Epstein controversy could distract from it
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump faces backlash as 69% believe Epstein details concealed, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Budget Chief Gives The Middle Finger To Congress And The Constitution  —  Russ Vought said to expect more massive spending cuts because Trump is “not cowing to a legislative branch's understanding of its own authorities and powers.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's budget …
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NBC News:
Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress  —  The $9 billion package passed the House and the Senate with only Republican votes through the rarely used “rescissions” process.  Trump is now expected to sign it into law.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted 216-213 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Why Dems didn't try to thwart Trump's funding clawback  —  House Democrats passed up what appeared to be a golden opportunity to block a bill codifying $9 billion in DOGE cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid.  In leadership's telling, victory was never a real possibility.
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump directs Bondi to seek release of ‘pertinent’ grand jury testimony in Epstein case
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Democratic Senators Walk Out Of Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove's Hearing
Sarah Beth Hensley / Associated Press:
Trump underwent vascular testing because of leg swelling: White House
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Scoop: House Dems shrug off delay tactics to stall DOGE vote
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’  —  TV's ongoing problems with late night have come for Stephen Colbert, with CBS announcing Thursday that it plans to end his “Late Show” after the next TV season, citing a “financial decision.”
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Bondi, other officials tour S.F.'s Alcatraz as part of Trump's pledge to reopen prison
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid  —  The move was a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.  —  The Justice Department's civil rights chief has asked a federal judge to sentence …
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid
Discussion: New York Times
Meredith Kile / People:
Ex-Casino Boss Claims Trump and ‘Best Friend’ Jeffrey Epstein Were Once Caught Bringing Underage Girls to Casino Floor  —  A former executive at Trump's Atlantic City casino told CNN that the duo brought three girls to the gambling floor who were not yet 21.  The White House is calling his story “fabricated”
Discussion: New Republic
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
White House shares diagnosis in rare acknowledgment of Trump's age  —  Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, White House physician says, a diagnosis common in people over 70.  —  The White House on Thursday said that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a mild but chronic illness related …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling
Associated Press:
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities …
ABC News:
Unreleased Epstein files include logbooks for private island, records show  —  The Department of Justice released an index of the evidence earlier this year.  —  Jeffrey Epstein in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008.  —  Uma Sanghvi/The Palm Beach Post via AP
Discussion: Alternet.org
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Maurene Comey urges DOJ colleagues to stand up to ‘abuses of power’ in memo after her firing  —  Comey said she was not given a reason and that her termination was done via a memo.  —  A day after she was fired from her job as a U.S. attorney, Maurene Comey — the daughter …
Discussion: The Independent
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US Department of Justice:
Former Voice of America Employee Indicted for Threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - An indictment unsealed today in the District of Columbia charges a Maryland resident with influencing …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Prepares Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke AI’  —  Order would be one of several expected to outline Trump's vision for winning AI race with China  —  White House officials are preparing an executive order targeting tech companies with what they see as “woke” artificial-intelligence models …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Creates New Classification of Federal Employee to Help Serve the American People  —  CREATING NEW NON-CAREER, POLICY-ORIENTED EMPLOYEES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating a new classification …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Rep. Jim Jordan faces deposition about OSU sex abuse scandal
Discussion: The Independent and MSNBC
Associated Press:
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
Conrad Wilson / OPB:
ICE arrests chiropractor outside his kid's Beaverton preschool
Discussion: Newsweek
Chris Marquette / Politico:
7 percent of DOT staff taking early-buyout offers
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Spurred by Bolsonaro's son, Trump mulls sanctions on Brazilian judge
Discussion: El País, Bloomberg and Foreign Policy
Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
Former Intel Chief Banned From Dog's Graduation Ceremony
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ashley Gold / Axios:
Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Trump regime is arresting protesters now. This was the plan all along.
John Thornhill / Financial Times:
Disinformation warriors are ‘grooming’ chatbots
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Fascism For First Time Founders
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House aide on skipping full budget: It 'wasn't in our interest'
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
 

 
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