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8:40 AM ET, July 19, 2025

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Trump Threatens, Then Sues Murdoch Over Epstein Story Using Tactics His Supporters Used To Call A ‘Massive Attack on Free Speech’  —  Donald Trump admitted yesterday that he called Rupert Murdoch and demanded the Wall Street Journal kill its story about Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Donald Trump sues Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, WSJ reporters for libel, court records show  —  U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp (NWSA.O), Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump sues Murdoch for $10 billion over WSJ story on Epstein birthday letter … President Donald Trump on Friday followed through on his threat to sue media mogul Rupert Murdoch after his Wall Street Journal published an article saying that Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” letter for Epstein's 50th birthday.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four.  —  The president's blanket denial of a Wall Street Journal report could further inflame the Epstein case.  —  Summary1965  —  President Donald Trump denied ever creating any drawings when asked about a sketch of a naked woman bearing …
Associated Press:
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties  —  President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington Post:
Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch over Epstein letter story
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says  — FBI agents assigned to review files in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein were instructed to “flag” any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump, Sen. Richard Durbin said
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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 …
Discussion: Scripps News
Ben Curtis / Scripps News:
Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury records in Jeffrey Epstein case  —  The Justice Department has not announced any plans to release its own files related to the high profile case.  —  The Department of Justice requested a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.  The agency's Office of Research and Development has long provided …
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert's Show for Political Reasons  —  Paramount, the network's parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”  —  Democratic lawmakers …
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Amalia Huot-Marchand / The Hill:
Writers Guild calls on NY attorney general to investigate Colbert cancellation, Trump ‘bribe’
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert and The Late Show are canceled
Washington Post:
U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap frees Americans for migrants in El Salvador  —  The Venezuelans, labeled terrorists and violent criminals by President Trump, had been deported to the notorious CECOT prison, setting off a tense legal battle over executive power.
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New York Times:
Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Texan Moved Fam to Russia to Flee Woke—Now He's Headed to Ukraine Front Line  —  FAFO  —  Derek Huffman, 46, joined the military with hopes of becoming a Russian citizen.  His wife said he was duped into a combat role.  —  An American father who moved to Russia to avoid LGBTQ+ …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's long-stalled suit against Bob Woodward dismissed  —  A federal judge on Friday dismissed President Trump's lawsuit against famed Watergate journalist Bob Woodward for publishing audio tapes of interviews he conducted with Trump for a 2020 book.  —  U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe's ruling comes …
Discussion: US Newsper and NewsMax.com
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Comedians Pull Off Brazen Epstein Prank Inside Trump Tower Gift Shop  —  The Good Liars' stunt comes as MAGA backlash to President Donald Trump over the Epstein files grows.  —  Pranksters this week trolled President Donald Trump by placing Jeffrey Epstein-themed postcards in the gift shop at Trump Tower in New York City.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:
Pranksters Fill Trump Tower Gift Shop With Epstein Postcards
Discussion: Pharyngula
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 …
Discussion: NOTUS and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: The Intersection
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 …
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Carter Evans / CBS News:
Trump's immigration crackdown causing labor shortages to California's construction industry, builder says: “They're hiding”  —  Los Angeles — One construction site in Los Angeles has just about everything needed to build a traditional family home.  Everything, that is, except enough workers.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Monica Pitrelli / CNBC:
Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’ — what to know
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and UPI
New York Times:
Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant
Discussion: The Free Press
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump's order on ICC
Discussion: New York Times
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:
We must stop the camps while public opinion still matters
Edward Wu / CNN:
Just 23% of Americans say Israeli military actions in Gaza are fully justified, CNN poll finds
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Political Wire
Politico:
Gabbard threatens prosecution against Obama administration officials for ‘treasonous conspiracy’
 Earlier Items: 
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows
Discussion: The Lever
Linda Chavez / The UnPopulist:
The Conservative Supreme Court's Decision Allowing Deportations to Third Countries Should Shock the Conscience of Americans
BBC:
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer is leaving the company, a source says to lead Microsoft's AI news product, working under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman

 
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