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Allentown grandfather's family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he's alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say — Relatives of 82-year-old Allentown resident Luis Leon are headed to a Guatemalan hospital Saturday in hopes of reuniting with the man they say disappeared without …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump says ‘left lunatics’ won't be satisfied with Epstein grand jury testimony — President Trump on Saturday said even if his administration releases all of the grand jury testimony in the case related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, it will not be enough to satisfy the …
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Trump DOJ order on Jeffrey Epstein could create legal and ethical challenges
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Holly Baltz / USA Today:
Could Pam Bondi have prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida's top legal officer?
Could Pam Bondi have prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida's top legal officer?
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records: What Comes Next?
The Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records: What Comes Next?
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
[There is a lot about sexual assault in tonight's letter.] — Now we know why President Donald J. Trump earlier this week began saying nonsensically that Democrats he dislikes wrote the Epstein files. Apparently, Trump was trying to get out in front of the story Khadeeja Safdar …
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 173. 7/18/25
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump sues Murdoch for $10 billion over WSJ story on Epstein birthday letter
Trump sues Murdoch for $10 billion over WSJ story on Epstein birthday letter
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Associated Press:
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
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Jon Passantino / Status:
Colbert and Capitulation … Just how far is David Ellison willing to go to shift the political tone at CBS? On Thursday, we got our clearest sign yet, as the network sacrificed its biggest star as Skydance seeks Donald Trump's approval for its Paramount merger.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Skydance CEO met with FCC chair ahead of CBS canceling “The Late Show” — Skydance CEO David Ellison and his lawyer met with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr and an FCC lawyer on Tuesday, a new regulatory filing shows. … - They urged the FCC's Media Bureau to …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
MAGA's New Target: Trump — People often become what they scorn. Donald Trump has become the deep state. — He is the keeper of the secrets. He is the one stealing away people's liberties. He is the one weaponizing government and protecting the ruling class.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump meets toughest opponent: his own base … The most destabilizing opposition of Trump's second term has come from within: an online MAGA army known for its extreme devotion. … - Though the move is a long shot to produce new evidence — and falls far short of the sweeping disclosures demanded …
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Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press:
Man whose car struck crowd outside Los Angeles club, injuring 30, was shot, attacked by crowd — A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people and leading bystanders to attack the driver, authorities said.
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New York Times:
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm — The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies. — The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would eliminate …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
A Pro-Trump Community Reckons With Losing a Beloved Immigrant Neighbor — A photograph of Moises Sotelo held by his daughter, Alondra Sotelo Garcia.Christopher Valentine for The New York Times — Voters here in Oregon's rural Yamhill County have backed Donald Trump for three presidential elections …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
The biggest political fights over Trump's megabill are converging in Nevada — Nevada, set to play a key role in the 2026 and 2028 elections, could be uniquely impacted by some of the new law's tax and Medicaid provisions. — When it comes to President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions — The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
Alex DeMarban / Anchorage Daily News:
Sen. Murkowski, feeling ‘cheated’ by Trump actions against wind and solar, says she'll go to bat for Alaska projects — Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels “cheated” after she won a concession in the recently passed tax and spending law to protect wind and solar projects …
Rachel Shin / Politico:
Republicans slashed food aid. Grocers in small towns and rural areas are taking the hit. … Even though some provisions in the new law won't go into effect for another three years, others, like expanded work requirements for SNAP participants, could kick some families out of the program …
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Washington Post:
Trump's DOJ has fired dozens of prosecutors, upending decades-old norm — Firings by Trump administration spark worries about weakening the rule of law — The Department of Justice under the Trump administration has fired dozens of career prosecutors during the past six months …
New York Times:
Why Are More Than 100 People Still Missing in Texas, 2 Weeks After the Floods? — The number of people unaccounted for dropped this week but remains stubbornly high as some searchers lose hope of finding them. — In the days after the deadly July 4 floods in Central Texas …
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New York Times:
Democrats' 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death — An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Biden's decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harris's team, according to six people briefed on the report. — The Democratic National Committee's …
Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
FBI personnel were told to flag Epstein files mentioning Trump, Senate Democrat says — Sen. Dick Durbin questioned DOJ leadership over their handling of the Epstein files, including reports that FBI personnel were told to “flag” any mentions of Trump. — Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Rubio revokes visas of Brazilian judge, allies over Bolsonaro prosecution — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced late Friday that the visas of Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes, his “allies on the court” and immediate family members have been revoked over the ongoing …
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Reuters:
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward over audiobook — In his 2023 lawsuit, Trump said he told Woodward repeatedly that the interviews were meant solely for the book. Woodward said he never agreed to that restriction. — A federal judge on Friday dismissed President …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's long-stalled suit against Bob Woodward dismissed
Trump's long-stalled suit against Bob Woodward dismissed
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
Our Pathetic Senate — CBS cancels satire; Trump sues Rupert, toys with firing the Fed chair, begins to realize that V. Putin is not his BFF, but gives him 50 more days to keep killing Ukrainians. And try as he might, he still can't shake the ghost of his Epstein past. — Happy Saturday.
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein — 🗣️ A note from Aaron 🗣️This special Saturday edition of Public Notice is free for everyone thanks to paid subscribers. … President Donald Trump has spent a second week trying to end …
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
State, local officials seek to ban ICE agents' masks — A growing number of Democratic-leaning states and cities are weighing proposals to ban federal immigration agents from wearing masks and require them to display IDs when making arrests. … - Just as conservative-leaning states enacted …
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Wall Street Journal:
Newly Flush With Cash, ICE Races to Build Migrant Tent Camps — GOP megabill allocates $45 billion for detention, giving administration hope it can speed up deportation efforts — WASHINGTON—With an overnight tripling of its annual budget and intensifying pressure to increase deportations …
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“We Were Kidnapped” — On Friday, María Daniela learned that her younger brother, Neri Alvarado Borges, and more than 200 other Venezuelans sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador were being released after spending more than four months in an infamous prison.
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