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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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: The Dispatch and The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Starting to Smell Like Trump's Watergate
Discussion: BBC and New York Times
Matt K. Lewis / The Hill:
July 2025 is when the Trump era started to end
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says he has not thought about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell
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?
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Current Revolt
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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 …
Discussion: Current Revolt and Texas Scorecard
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Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
pbump:   Governance by inferiority complex
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: So What, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Politico:
Dems ready more Epstein attacks
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
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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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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Flies to Scotland, Leaving Chaos Swirling in Washington
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Democrats' 2028 presidential race is going fast and furious  —  Dozens of ambitious Democrats are looking at the next presidential contest and thinking: why not me? … It could also be the longest presidential contest ever.  — Several Democrats told Axios they're preparing …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Mamdani names a new campaign manager as part of staff expansion
Discussion: Vanity Fair, NewsMax.com and Politico
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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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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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
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.
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?
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State.  But to What End?  —  The French president, expressing a moral obligation to address suffering in Gaza, made clear he had lost patience with the United States and Israel.  The question is what effect he will have.  —  In announcing French recognition …
 
 
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Reuters:
US economic data quality a worry, authorities not acting urgently enough, experts say- Reuters poll
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
Russia rules out Putin-Zelensky meeting until end of peace talks
Discussion: The Hill
John Seewer / Associated Press:
Deportation flights from Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, DeSantis says
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
Park gift shops could remove books on slavery and the Civil War
Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
AOC's on the hook for $2,983.28 after the House Ethics panel closed its probe into her Met Gala appearance
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
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump floats the possibility of tariff rebate checks
 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
Foreign aid to be airdropped in Gaza as mass starvation looms in Gaza
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Has Hit Rock Bottom
Discussion: Balls and Strikes
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: USAID analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid
ProPublica:
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He's Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
Discussion: Breitbart
Senator Elizabeth Warren / YouTube:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump's government just approved Paramount's merger with Skydance.
Noam Levey / NPR:
Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy

 
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