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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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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.
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emptywheel:
Trump's Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Will Meet with Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Make a Deal for His Client — Trump Defense Attorney Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi just announced that Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell and discuss potential cooperation deals with her.
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Raw Story, New York Daily News and Mediaite
Axios:
House grinds to a halt as GOP tries to shut down Epstein votes — House Republicans have virtually stopped work on all major legislation leading up to their six-week summer recess to avoid taking votes on forcing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. … - “They're certainly not making it easier for themselves. ...
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Flips Out at Republican Lawmaker Exposing the Party on Epstein — President Trump is excoriating another one of his own party members for asking him for basic transparency on the Jeffrey Epstein case. — Representative Thomas Massie, who filed a bipartisan discharge petition …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House GOP leaders grapple for way out of Epstein crisis
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Punchbowl News:
Epstein mess freezes the House — again
Epstein mess freezes the House — again
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Deputy Attorney General seeking meeting with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
Deputy Attorney General seeking meeting with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
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Axios:
House bails early for its August recess amid Epstein files uproar
House bails early for its August recess amid Epstein files uproar
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Politico:
DOJ reaches out to Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys, expects a meeting with her
DOJ reaches out to Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys, expects a meeting with her
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Carroll Doherty / Politico:
A Polling Analyst Digs Into Trump's Ratings and the Epstein Saga
A Polling Analyst Digs Into Trump's Ratings and the Epstein Saga
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Reaches Out to Ghislaine Maxwell, a Longtime Epstein Associate
Justice Dept. Reaches Out to Ghislaine Maxwell, a Longtime Epstein Associate
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Mike Johnson swipes at GOP's Massie: ‘Bless his heart’
Mike Johnson swipes at GOP's Massie: ‘Bless his heart’
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ABC News:
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell ‘in the coming days,’ Bondi says
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell ‘in the coming days,’ Bondi says
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump says Obama should be top target in DOJ probe into intel report — President Trump on Tuesday said that former President Obama should be targeted directly by the Department of Justice after his administration's report alleged Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence related …
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
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.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Deflecting Epstein questions, Trump urges DOJ to ‘go after’ Obama
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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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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 …
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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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
House GOP moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
House GOP moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
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Diana Nerozzi / New York Post:
Trump to pull US out of UNESCO over DEI policies, pro-Palestinian, pro-China tilt — WASHINGTON — President Trump is pulling the US out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as well as its woke agenda, The Post has learned.
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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
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.
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Gabe Cohen / CNN:
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.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Military Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order — An internal memo obtained by 404 Media also shows the military ordered a review hold on “questionable content” at Stars and Stripes, the military's ‘editorially independent’ newspaper.
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.
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Paul Krugman:
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 …
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Financial Times and Crypto Briefing
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 …
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.
James Liddell / The Independent:
Bernice King's demand comes after Tulsi Gabbard announced the release of thousands of documents tied to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination — Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter has urged Donald Trump to release the full, unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files after thousands …
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Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Victim Blasts Trump for Lying: 'He's Caught' — OFFICE POLITICS — The president just keeps trying to distance himself. — An artist who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sexual assault nearly 30 years ago has called out Donald Trump for “lying” about an alleged incident in the late financier's office.
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Zohran's Bronx Science tales — MAMDANI PLAYS HOOKY: He's just like us. He got detention. He cut class to get lunch. He says he's bad at math. — Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani graduated from the public, test-in, competitive Bronx Science High School in 2010.
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
American Steel Just Got More Expensive. Buyers Blame Tariffs. — 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 …
Samantha Hancox-Li / Liberal Currents:
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory — Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything … I would prefer here a precise accounting of Jeffrey Epstein's history of pedophilia. Unfortunately, much remains unknown. What we can say is that over a period of decades he groomed …
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 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 …
Alexandra Petri / The Atlantic:
Are You Laughing Yet? — Everyone can say exactly what they want, free of the fear of censorship, except by the government. — You all remember comedy? That thing from the 1980s where you hate your wife? Well, it's back! We're in a golden age of comedy now where everyone can say exactly …
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
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.
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Above the Law
