House Republicans at standstill over Epstein drama  —  House Republicans may choose to scrap several floor votes this week as internal party drama over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is derailing the work of the Rules Committee.  The panel came to a standstill, again …

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response  —  The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell … The White House is removing the Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president's weekend trip to Scotland, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told POLITICO.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning  —  Malcolm-Jamal Warner the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said.  Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department …

From Truth Social to bitcoin empire: Trump's $2 billion pivot  —  Since President Trump's election in November, the price of bitcoin has skyrocketed.  On Election Day 2024, one bitcoin traded below $75,000.  Last week, bitcoin reached an all-time high of over $123,000.  (On Monday, it hovered around $118,000.)

Trump and Netanyahu weren't on the same page for long  —  Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift. … One month ago, while announcing US airstrikes targeting Iran's nuclear program, President Donald Trump said that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had worked together as a team …

Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time  —  A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid five years ago …

Trump's intelligence chiefs try to rewrite the history of the 2016 election  —  Five years ago, Marco Rubio said there was “irrefutable evidence of Russian meddling.”  Now, Tulsi Gabbard says that claim is “treasonous” and should be criminally investigated.

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication  —  As Harvard's feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal.  Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

Deputy Attorney General seeking meeting with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell  —  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that he is seeking a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell. … - “No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits,” he wrote.

Pam Bondi Grants Hillary Clinton Email Probe Request Amid Epstein Furor  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the Justice Department has released documents related to the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.  —  The Context

New poll: Democrats lead House generic ballot; deportations unpopular; Musk party flops  —  Results from the July Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll  —  Summary of main poll findings:  — Americans remain deeply dissatisfied with the political status quo and increasingly pessimistic …

The Art of the Settlement … For weeks, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, the executives had held firm at $15 million.  But Trump's legal team—apparently spooked by a looming court deadline that could move the case out of Amarillo, Texas—had begun dropping their demand.

Donald Trump: six months in six charts  —  US president has had profound impact at home and abroad with tumultuous start to second term  —  It has been six months since Donald Trump began his second term as US president.  —  In that time he has shaken trading relations with US allies …

Trump's Student Arrests, and the Lawsuit Fighting Them, Tread New Ground  —  The Trump administration's efforts to deport foreign students who espoused pro-Palestinian views under a little-used foreign policy provision have no obvious legal parallel.  —  The four veteran immigration agents …

The Perverse Economics of Assisted Suicide  —  In June, lawmakers in my native country, Britain, approved plans to legalize assisted suicide.  If the bill becomes law, England and Wales will join more than a dozen countries and 11 U.S. states in permitting medically assisted dying.

Coca-Cola to launch cane sugar soda in fall after Trump demand  —  Coca-Cola Co. on Tuesday said it plans to launch a new Coke product this fall made with U.S. cane sugar.

Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump.  A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.  —  Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration's agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.

A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act  —  The Black civil rights movement's greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court's chopping block. … In mid-May, two Republicans on a federal appeals court declared that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 …

Has Brazil Invented the Future of Money?  —  And will it ever come to America?  —  Last week the House passed the GENIUS Act, which will boost the growth of stablecoins, thereby paving the way for future scams and financial crises.  On Thursday the House also passed a bill that would bar …

U.S.-Based Orange Juice Importer Sues Over Trump's 50% Tariff on Brazilian Goods  —  Orange juice prices in the U.S. are already high.  The suit argues that the tariff would lead to retail price hikes of up to 25 percent.  —  A U.S.-based juice company is suing over President Trump's pledge …