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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Johnson Shutting Down House Early to Block Epstein Vote  —  Where Things Stand  — Epstein case: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut the House down early for its summer recess to head off Democratic demands for votes on calling for the release of files …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Confirms Anti-Abortion Judge With Help From An Independent Senator  —  Senate Republicans handed Trump a win on Tuesday with confirmation of one his first judicial nominees, Joshua Divine.  —  Divine, 35, will now hold a lifetime seat on a U.S. district court in Missouri.
Axios:
House bails early for its August recess amid Epstein files uproar  —  The House is leaving Washington a day early for its five-week August recess after tensions erupted over efforts to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. … Leadership opted to cut the week short and leave town before things escalate further.
Bloomberg:
Marcos Meeting With Trump Yields 19% Tariff for Philippines
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Trump to Hill Republicans: I Will Make Your Summer Hell
Discussion: Axios
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Mike Johnson swipes at GOP's Massie: ‘Bless his heart’
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Goes Full Fascist: 'Whether It's Right or Wrong, It's Time to Go After People'  —  The president is desperate to turn the nation's attention away from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein … He spent the weekend suggesting prominent Democrats should be prosecuted over bogus right-wing conspiracy theories …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Why the Epstein Coverup Matters  —  Jeffrey Epstein damage control continues at the Justice Department, with Pam Bondi announcing this morning that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is seeking a prosecutorial interview with Epsitein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Discussion: CNN, ABC News, Off Message, The Hill and IJR
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Outraged Trump supporters not placated by DOJ's actions on Epstein … Even Bondi's announcement on Tuesday that the Justice Department would seek to interview Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell - who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex trafficking and other crimes - was met with disdain.
emptywheel:
Trump's Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Will Meet with Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Make a Deal for His Client
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:   Epstein Victim Blasts Trump for Lying: 'He's Caught'
Politico:
Can DOJ trust Ghislaine Maxwell? Prosecutors say she's lied about Jeffrey Epstein before.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Flips Out at Republican Lawmaker Exposing the Party on Epstein
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Obama rebukes Trump's accusations in rare response
Washington Post:
Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump  —  The House Appropriations committee passed an amendment that would rename the theater, months after President Donald Trump took over the performing arts center.  —  The Kennedy Center's Opera House could soon be called the …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:   Republicans propose naming the Kennedy Center's opera house after Melania Trump
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Republicans want to rename Kennedy Center's opera house after Melania Trump
Discussion: ABC News and New York Daily News
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
House GOP moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Bypassing Habba, Judges in New Jersey Name New Top Federal Prosecutor  —  Alina Habba's term as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire on Tuesday.  New Jersey's two Democratic senators had accused her of pursuing “frivolous and politically motivated prosecutions.”
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Judges vote to oust Trump pick Alina Habba as U.S. attorney in New Jersey  —  The state's U.S. district court judges made the announcement in a brief order that did not offer any explanation for their decision.  —  New Jersey's federal judges declined Tuesday to appoint Alina Habba …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Judges vote to not keep Habba as interim US attorney of New Jersey
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding  —  NPR's editor in chief and acting chief content officer Edith Chapin told colleagues Tuesday morning that she has decided to step down.  —  The veteran news leader's announcement comes just days …
Financial Times:
Bari Weiss seeks more than $200mn for media start-up The Free Press  —  ‘Anti-woke’ journalist holds talks with incoming CBS owner David Ellison over sale of new media venture  —  Ivan Levingston and Daniel Thomas in London, James Fontanella-Khan and Anna Nicolaou in New York
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Those days are over’: Trump books draw lackluster sales … “Everyone is desperately looking for the next Michael Wolff or James Comey for next year, but it's not clear there could ever be one again,” said one concerned publisher, referencing two of the authors with biggest book successes of Trump's first term.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Catholic Herald:
Self-proclaimed Catholic fascist fired after Jubilee appearance  —  The self-proclaimed Catholic fascist who recently appeared on an episode of Surrounded by the popular YouTube channel Jubilee has lost his job following the programme's release.  The debate, which first aired on Sunday …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Chris Cillizza / The Daily Beast:
Hunter Biden Really Needs to Shut It  —  QUIET TIME  —  Why is he talking?  Why is he still talking?  —  OPINION  —  Let's establish a few quick facts about Hunter Biden: He has never been elected to anything, ever.  His business acumen appears to amount, largely, to having the last name “Biden.”
Tosin Akintola / Reason:
Rent Prices Are Falling Fast in America's Most Pro-Housing Cities  —  Rental prices in some of the country's largest cities are falling—some by almost 45 percent, according to new data from Five Star Cash Offer, a real estate investment firm that operates as a direct cash homebuyer.
Discussion: Fox News
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women's Competitions  —  The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee changed its eligibility rules on Monday to comply with President Trump's executive order on the issue, taking the decision away from national governing bodies for each sport.
Walter Olson / The UnPopulist:
A Manhattan Institute Manifesto Would Give this President Sweeping Power to Force University Compliance with Right-Wing Demands  —  Many persons I'd think would know better have affixed their names to a new and highly illiberal set of demands on colleges and universities.
Discussion: City & State New York
Alice Speri / The Guardian:
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
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
There's No Safe Place for Legal Immigrants in Trump's America  —  As Trump's deportation gangs continue snatching people after scheduled court hearings, more are opting to stay home.  But that comes with its own dangers.  —  Federal immigration officers continue to target noncitizens …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’, Colleagues Said  —  Ken Pagurek had told colleagues the Trump administration was causing ‘chaos’ inside FEMA and creating dangerous delays in disaster response.  —  The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's urban search …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Military Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump's WSJ Lawsuit Raises a New Constitutional Question … The president can sue you, but you can't sue him.  —  It seems like an absurd thing to say but that's effectively the reality of our legal system today, one that has become increasingly alarming during Donald Trump's second term.
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans.  Here's What They Flagged.  —  Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.  —  At Cape Hatteras National Seashore …
Discussion: Vox
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas  —  “I was shocked at what was happening to me,” Javier Diaz Santana, 32, said of his arrest by immigration agents.  He has no criminal history.  —  He was on his way to wash a car when he glanced up and saw co-workers sprinting off.
The Coca-Cola Company:
Coca-Cola Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Updates Full Year Guidance  —  Comparable Currency Neutral Operating Income (Non-GAAP) Grew 15%  —  Operating Margin was 34.1% versus 21.3% in the Prior Year;  —  Comparable Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) was 34.7% versus 32.8% in the Prior Year
Quinlan Bentley / Cincinnati.com:
Experts: Felony rioting charges for journalists covering protests are rare, troubling  — Two journalists were arrested and charged with felony rioting while covering a protest on the Roebling Bridge.  — The journalists' employer, CityBeat, maintains they were performing their duties …
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
U.S. Steel Producers Raise Prices After Tariffs Stymie Imports  —  Steel producers like Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Dynamics both said this week that they raised prices after President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on imports.  —  American steel makers are raising prices …
New York Post:
Columbia finally punishes anti-Israel rioters over violent library takeover, slaps dozens of students with suspensions, expulsions  —  Dozens of anti-Israel rabble-rousers were slapped with hefty suspensions and a handful were fully expelled after they took part in the recent violent takeover …
David Gilbert / Wired:
Everything Is a ‘False Flag’ Now  —  Conspiracy theories about so-called false flag attacks have been around for decades.  But as trust in media and public institutions craters, every single major news event is now being labeled as fake.  —  As President Donald Trump struggles to contain …
 
 
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