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Adam Cancryn / CNN:
What Powell is telling allies as Trump pressures him to resign — Video Ad Feedback — 'It's not new': Jerome Powell corrects Trump over building plan — 'It's not new': Jerome Powell corrects Trump over building plan — Acting Columbia president speaks out after $220 million settlement with Trump admin.
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IJR, Daily Kos, The Hill and The Independent
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Undaunted Search for the Truth — If not for Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, we might never have learned anything about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation, its implication of wealthy, powerful, influential men, and the existence of massive files documenting all of it.
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The Dispatch and The Guardian
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Starting to Smell Like Trump's Watergate
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BBC and New York Times
New York Times:
Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book
Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book
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The Guardian, New Republic, Axios, HuffPost, The Hill, Forbes, The Independent, Boston.com, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Magazine
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Claims Someone May Have Forged His Signature on Birthday Letter to Epstein
Trump Claims Someone May Have Forged His Signature on Birthday Letter to Epstein
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Mediaite, New Republic, Metro.co.uk, FOX 11 Los Angeles, The Independent, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Trump Demands Reporters Stop Talking About Him And Epstein In New White House Scrum — Claims ‘I Have Nothing To Do With The Guy!’
Trump Demands Reporters Stop Talking About Him And Epstein In New White House Scrum — Claims ‘I Have Nothing To Do With The Guy!’
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The Hill, PoliticusUSA, TMZ.com, Newsweek, UPI, The Independent, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, New York Post and CBS News
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Could Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell But Hasn't Thought About It
Trump Says He Could Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell But Hasn't Thought About It
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Why the Huge Conflicts of Interest Among Trump's Epstein Team Matter
Why the Huge Conflicts of Interest Among Trump's Epstein Team Matter
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Mediaite
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Bill Clinton Praised Jeffrey Epstein's ‘Childlike Curiosity’ in Birthday Letter: WSJ
Bill Clinton Praised Jeffrey Epstein's ‘Childlike Curiosity’ in Birthday Letter: WSJ
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HuffPost, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Townhall, Staten Island Advance, Washington Times, The Wrap, The Daily Caller, NewsMax.com, MSNBC, TMZ.com, Raw Story and The Independent
New York Times:
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis — Scrambling to pay legal fees, Media Matters has dialed back its criticism, trimmed its staff and contemplated closing entirely. — Media Matters, a nonprofit group that has played a key role in liberal politics …
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twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
White House Seeks Payments From Other Universities—Including Harvard—After Columbia Deal Sets Precedent — The Trump administration is in talks with several schools about future funding following allegations of antisemitism — The White House is seeking fines from several universities …
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HotAir, The Washington Free Beacon, New York Post, The Free Press, The Independent, Reason, NewsMax.com, Bloomberg, Reuters and New York Sun
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Jessica Blake / Inside Higher Ed:
Columbia Deal a ‘Threat’ to Higher Ed, Experts Warn — The $221 million settlement extends beyond tackling antisemitism. Some experts said it's an example of “coercion,” while others say Columbia had it coming. — The Trump administration's landmark settlement with Columbia University threatens …
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The Atlantic, NPR, The Hill, Bloomberg, Bangor Daily News, New York Post, NBC News, Reason, The Forward, CBS News, NewsMax.com, Fox Business, The Daily Signal, NewsNation, U.S. Department of Education and UPI
The Texas Tribune:
Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair, denies abortion allegations — A conservative news site published an interview with a woman who alleges a 17-year affair with the Southlake representative, who said this week he wouldn't seek reelection. — Three days after state …
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Current Revolt and Texas Scorecard
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The Barbed Wire:
Author of Texas Abortion Ban Denies He Paid for Abortions Amid Bombshell Allegations from Former Exotic Dancer — State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who authored Texas' “trigger ban” on abortion, said in a statement on Friday that he has never paid for an abortion.
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Raw Story and Current Revolt
Clare Considine / The Guardian:
Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: 'You've got no rights.' He secretly recorded his brutal arrest — Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration's ambitious enforcement targets
Washington Post:
Trump administration releases billions it withheld from schools — Lawmakers of both parties had lobbied to release the funds, which support English-language learning programs, teacher training and academic enrichment. — The Trump administration plans to release more than $5 billion …
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The Hill, USA Today, Chalkbeat, The Colorado Sun, MPR News and FOX 13 Tampa Bay
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
SCOTUS's immunity ruling looks even worse now — 🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us. 👇 — Can you believe it has been over a year since the conservatives …
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HotAir, New York Post, Washington Times, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, CNN and MSNBC
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Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
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The Week, El País, The Hill, LewRockwell, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail, American Thinker, Staten Island Advance, New Republic, Raw Story and Mediaite
Reuters:
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans — In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“Such bulls**t”: Not every Democrat wants to talk about Epstein … - House Democrats' messaging arm sent members an alert Wednesday urging them to “amplify” a Wall Street Journal report that President Trump is in the Epstein files and demand that “House Republicans stop covering up for Trump.”
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Second Whistleblower Backs Up Claims Emil Bove Told DOJ Lawyers To Defy Court Orders — A second whistleblower and former Justice Department attorney has come forward with evidence that corroborates allegations that Trump's judicial nominee Emil Bove directed DOJ attorneys to defy court orders …
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S. — At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States. — He killed three people in Spain and fled to Venezuela …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, El País and Military and Veteran …
Emerson Polling:
July 2025 National Poll: Six Months In, Trump's Approval Split while Majority Disapprove of Administration's Handling of Epstein Files — Home Polls July 2025 National Poll: Six Months In, Trump's Approval Split while Majority Disapprove of Administration's Handling of Epstein Files
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USA Today, Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, The Hill, The Guardian and Florida Politics
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Disgruntled independents sink Trump's approval to second-term low
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USA Today, masslive.com, Raw Story, Mediaite, Eschaton, Semafor, The Independent, The Hill, PoliticusUSA and Gallup
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Focus groups: Nevada swing voters turning on Trump
Focus groups: Nevada swing voters turning on Trump
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The Nevada Independent and Wall Street Journal
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
How Liberalism Sabotages Itself — Our intentional blindness to bad faith is a loophole fascists use to gain respectability and power. — The progressive journalist Mehdi Hasan recently participated in an episode of the popular online series Jubilee, which is a bit like speed-dating, but for public political debate.
Andrew Freedman / CNN:
Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry — Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a connection to the likely incoming NOAA administrator were placed on administrative leave Thursday …
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
I Watched 20 Arrests In Trump's America. Here's What They Looked Like. — “This is fishing in a stocked pool. You tell them, ‘Show up at this location,’ and then they show up and you grab them,” one federal agent involved with immigration court arrests told HuffPost.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
What to know about civil commitment, Trump's new policy for homelessness … - The order directs officials to determine if federal resources can be used to ensure that those “with serious mental illness” are not released back into the public solely because government facilities lack enough beds to hold them.
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Reuters, Washington Times, Fox News, Breitbart, The Guardian, USA Today and Washington Post
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
She's Baaack! Trump Re-Installs Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. — Habba's Nomination Sacrificed for a Workaround — We're not rid of Trump's utterly unqualified former personal lawyer after all.
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NBC News, New York Times, MSNBC, National Review, CBS News, Washington Post, NewsMax.com, Townhall, RedState and Fox News
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
Park gift shops could remove books on slavery and the Civil War — Among the books flagged for possible removal were “The 1619 Project” and a book about former Interior secretary Deb Haaland. — Just now — National parks employees have raised the idea of removing books on slavery …
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Daily Kos
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
YouTuber Tim Pool Wants Answers—and Trusts No One — The right-wing streamer built an empire while stoking suspicion of the government and mainstream media. Will President Trump be his next target?
Noam Levey / NPR:
Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up — President Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care …
The Hill:
Trump's trip to Scotland: What to know — President Trump departed Friday for a five-day stay in Scotland, where he is expected to meet with British and Scottish officials and visit his properties there. — The White House has described the trip as a “working visit,” …
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