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7:00 AM ET, July 23, 2025

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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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Paul Waldman / MSNBC:
The Epstein fallout literally shut down the House early for the summer  —  Six years after his death in a Manhattan jail cell, the deceased financier and convicted sex offender has Republicans in something approaching panic.  —  It's been a week and a half since President Donald Trump complained …
Discussion: Townhall
Punchbowl News:
7/23/25 ☀️ AM: … But if you're a House member or staffer, August starts this afternoon around 4 p.m. … Some members will hold town halls.  Others will head overseas as part of congressional delegations.  Many will vacation.  Speaker Mike Johnson has his annual high-dollar donor retreat in Wyoming.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Rachael Bade / Politico:   House Dems Find Their Mojo With the Epstein Saga
Axios:
House bails early for its August recess amid Epstein files uproar
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Epstein breaks Congress
Discussion: The Guardian
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Trump to Hill Republicans: I Will Make Your Summer Hell
Discussion: Axios and KFOX-TV
Politico:
4 key questions about DOJ's move to interview Ghislaine Maxwell
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Obama rebukes Trump's accusations in rare response  —  Former President Obama swung back at President Trump on Tuesday in a rare response to unfounded accusations. … - “But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one,” he added. … - “Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts …
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Goes Full Fascist: 'Whether It's Right or Wrong, It's Time to Go After People'
NBC News:
Obama pushes back on Trump's ‘outrageous’ and ‘bizarre’ treason claim
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place  —  Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.  —  President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seem to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women's Competitions  —  The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee changed its eligibility rules on Monday to comply with President Trump's executive order, taking the decision away from national governing bodies for each sport.
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Reuters:
Trump says trade deal struck with Japan includes 15% tariff  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. and Japan had struck a trade deal that includes a 15% tariff that will be levied on U.S. imports from the country.  —  In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal …
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change  —  According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Videos reveal harsh conditions inside Ice's New York City confinement center  —  Footage shows people sleeping on floor next to toilets in facility that agency says is not a detention site  —  Two videos have surfaced shedding light on what is happening behind closed doors at a New York federal building …
Discussion: The Independent
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Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:   There's No Safe Place for Legal Immigrants in Trump's America
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Losing by winning  —  President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways.  Massive tax cuts.  Record-low border crossings.  Surging tariff revenue.  Stunning air strikes in Iran.  Modest inflation.
Discussion: YouGov
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 …
New York Times:
Showdown in New Jersey Over Top Federal Prosecutor  —  Alina Habba's term as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire this week.  Federal judges announced a replacement, but Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly intervened.  —  5 MIN READ  —  As Billionaire Funds Opera House, Nazi-Era Questions Linger Over His Company
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes and Raw Story
Politico:
White House eyeing education cuts for next funding clawback package … In a brief interview Tuesday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise also would not disclose specifics about the forthcoming package, but confirmed talks between GOP leaders and the administration on the matter are well underway.
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 …
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
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Calls to strip Zohran Mamdani's citizenship spark alarm about Trump weaponizing denaturalization  —  Past administrations, including Obama's, have sought to denaturalize U.S. citizens, such as terrorists and Nazis.  But advocates worry he could target political opponents.
NBC News:
How Trump's ‘big beautiful bill’ is shaping this year's biggest elections  —  Both parties are planning to make the sweeping tax cut and spending measure an issue in this year's gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.  —  President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending law known as the …
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.”
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack  —  The US agency responsible for maintaining and designing the nation's cache of nuclear weapons was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft Corp.'s SharePoint document management software, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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
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Associated Press:
Florida's attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event  —  Florida's statewide prosecutor has subpoenaed records of a popular restaurant after it hosted an LGBTQ Pride event last month that the prosecutor's office says was open to all ages, even though a recent state law …
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Zelenskyy approves bill weakening anti-corruption bodies despite big protests  —  Move by Ukrainian president widely opposed and may prove a setback to hopes of country one day joining the EU  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved a contentious bill weakening Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies …
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.
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: The Bulwark, Raw Story and Mediaite
 
 
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Jeff Crisp / New York Times:
Trump Is Building a Machine to Disappear People
Bloomberg:
SpaceX Warns Investors Elon Musk Could Return to US Politics
Discussion: The Japan Times and NewsMax.com
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
House and Executive Branch Now Totally Derailed by Epstein
Discussion: CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
As the Dollar Slides, the Euro Is Picking Up Speed
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expects $20 Million More in Ad Dollars From ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
US appeals court will not lift limits on Associated Press access to White House
 Earlier Items: 
Meghan Blonder / The Washington Free Beacon:
Mahmoud Khalil Lashes Out After CNN Asks If He Condemns Hamas: ‘Disingenuous and Absurd To Ask Such Questions’
Alexa Robles-Gil / New York Times:
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
Discussion: NOTUS and The Hill
New York Post:
Columbia finally punishes anti-Israel rioters over violent library takeover, slaps dozens of students with suspensions, expulsions
Glenn Scherer / Conservation news:
Commercial space race comes with multiple planetary health risks
Discussion: Reuters
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Military Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order
Discussion: Daily Kos
Tosin Akintola / Reason:
Rent Prices Are Falling Fast in America's Most Pro-Housing Cities
Discussion: Fox News
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
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