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Graeme Massie / The Independent:
Trump once hosted party for ‘young women’ where Epstein was the only guest, says report  —  President under pressure to release all files related to his former friend Epstein  —  Donald Trump once hosted a party with “young women” where the disgraced late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein “was the only other guest,” according to a report.
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New York Times:
Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein  —  For nearly 15 years, the two men socialized together in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla., before a falling out that preceded Mr. Epstein's first arrest.  —  Mar-a-Lago in March 1996.Art Seitz/Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images
Discussion: Raw Story, USA Today and Forbes
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Why Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up Matters  —  The conspiracism that propels MAGA has turned on its host.  —  When Attorney General Pam Bondi declared in a memo on July 10 that “no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted” for the countless files, pictures and video held …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Trump sues Wall Street Journal for libel after Epstein birthday letter story
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Another Hegseth aide exits as Pentagon churn continues  —  Justin Fulcher was at the center of two unusual controversies, and officials had speculated in recent days that his days in the Trump administration were numbered.  —  Another senior aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is leaving the Pentagon …
Lautaro Grinspan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Direct retaliation’: Hispanic journalist detained by ICE speaks out  —  In an exclusive interview from an ICE detention facility, Mario Guevara talks about his month behind bars and his once positive feelings toward Donald Trump.  —  Mario Guevara spent the bulk of his days as a journalist …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Techdirt
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives  —  A source familiar with the trip told The Independent that the vice president spoke to both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as a group of executives from the right-wing network
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.
Morning Call:
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar … Republicans' relentless marathon to force President Trump's agenda through Congress over objections from Democrats and some in their own ranks is taking a toll on the institution and its members, prompting tempers to boil …
Discussion: RedState
New York Post:
Andrew Cuomo says he ‘will move to Florida’ if Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC mayor  —  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday he'll pack his bags and flee to Florida if he loses the NYC mayoral race to socialist Zohran Mamdani.  —  “It's all or nothing.  We either win or even I will move to Florida.
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Powell  —  Some Republicans have laid the groundwork to oust the central-bank chief, but the Treasury secretary cited practical obstacles and economic hazards  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in recent days privately laid …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNBC
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Gabbard Feeds MAGA an Obama Conspiracy Amid Epstein Blowback  —  RED HERRING  —  Tulsi Gabbard's claim that the Obama administration waged a “treasonous” plot was met with trepidation online.  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has claimed to have uncovered a …
Washington Post:
State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’  —  Interviews with more than 60 people detail a frenetic, arbitrary process underpinning the Trump administration's far-reaching overhaul.  —  Summary1445  —  The Trump administration's dramatic reorganization of the State Department …
Miriam Waldvogel / The Hill:
Brazilian president: Trump is not ‘the emperor of the world’  —  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged President Trump to negotiate a trade agreement this week as the U.S. has pursued increasingly aggressive action over the criminal prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Rubio revokes visas of Brazilian judge, allies over Bolsonaro prosecution
Ellyn Lapointe / Gizmodo:
Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?  —  The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending.  Is it?  —  𝕏  —  If a 60-mile-wide (100-kilometer-wide) asteroid slammed into Earth tomorrow …
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records: What Comes Next?  —  The records are at the center of President Trump's effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case.  But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.  —  President Trump on Thursday directed Attorney General Pam Bondi …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump says ‘left lunatics’ won't be satisfied with Epstein grand jury testimony
 
 
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com and NBC News
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National security elites accept Trump is creating a new world order
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
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