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.

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Cracks widen in Japan and US's interpretation of tariff trade deal  —  Tokyo officials contest Washington's claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment  —  The US will secure 90 per cent of profits from joint investments with Japan only if it takes …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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?

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.

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 …

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.

“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.”

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.

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 …

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 …

The Supreme Court Has Hit Rock Bottom  —  The Supreme Court's most recent term may be over, but its work on behalf of President Donald Trump continues.  The justices announced on Wednesday evening in Trump v. Boyle that they would stay a lower court order that had blocked Trump from firing …

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,” …

It's Starting to Smell Like Trump's Watergate  —  Your Morning Shots correspondents aren't big South Park heads.  (Maybe a generational thing?)  But we've got to hand it to them—how many goofy cartoons have gotten deep enough under a president's skin to provoke a seething White House response?

Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia  —  A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022.  Reuters investigated the billionaire's order …

Foreign aid to be airdropped in Gaza as mass starvation looms in Gaza  —  Jordan and the United Arab Emirates will be participating in the aid drops.  —  A woman and a child react after identifying the body of a family member at the Nasser hospital, among Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes …

His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers.  Now He's Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.  —  Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation's largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss.  It's run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned …