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New York Times:
Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book … An introductory letter to a book celebrating Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday, handwritten by Ghislaine Maxwell.  —  President Trump's name appeared on a contributor list for a book celebrating the 50th birthday …
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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.
Discussion: NBC News, CBS News and Washington Post
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos, IJR, The Hill and The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein's Birthday Album Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black
New York Times:
Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump floats the possibility of tariff rebate checks
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
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
Discussion: Mediaite
Matt K. Lewis / The Hill:
July 2025 is when the Trump era started to end
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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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 …
New York Times:
Did Columbia's Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It?
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story and So What
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Politico:
Dems ready more Epstein attacks
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
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.
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Jordan Salama / New Yorker:   When ICE Agents Are Waiting Outside the Courtroom
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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Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
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 …
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.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe.
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ABC News:
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 …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Flies to Scotland, Leaving Chaos Swirling in Washington  —  The five-day visit will be a mix of personal business and golf with some diplomacy thrown in.  —  President Trump headed to Scotland on Friday for a five-day visit, hoping to leave behind the chaos of Washington …
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: The Dispatch and The Guardian
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 …
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.
ProPublica:
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
Reuters:
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 …
Matt Ford / New Republic:
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 …
Discussion: UPI
 
 
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Pennsylvania Republican called out by Ethics panel for stock investments
Discussion: Washington Post
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos to begin seven-year prison sentence today
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Rep. Ralph Norman, among House's most conservative, set to enter South Carolina governor's race
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Timothy Geigner / Techdirt:
New Russian Law Will Criminalize Internet Searches For ‘Extremist Content’
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Starting to Smell Like Trump's Watergate
Discussion: BBC and New York Times
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans are split on extending Obamacare tax breaks as higher costs loom
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Senator Elizabeth Warren / YouTube:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump's government just approved Paramount's merger with Skydance.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Democrats' 2028 presidential race is going fast and furious
Discussion: CNN and The Atlantic
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges' orders ‘need to be respected,’ Elena Kagan says amid Trump's escalating conflict with the courts