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ABC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources — “She didn't hold anything back,” Maxwell's attorney said earlier. — Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche look on as US President Donald Trump (not on frame) …
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New York Times:
After Ghislaine Maxwell Interview, Concerns Mount Over Possibility of Pardon — President Trump, asked whether he would consider pardoning her, said, “I'm allowed to do it, but it's something I haven't thought about.” — The yellowjacket buzz of a plane circling above the federal courthouse …
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Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Ghislaine Handed DOJ 100 Names in Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo
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MSNBC, One America News Network, Raw Story, TMZ.com, The Hollywood Reporter, The National Pulse, Mediaite, CBS News, The Independent, The Japan Times, Daily Mail, Salon and The Hill
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump's MAGA allies zero in on Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein furor persists
Trump's MAGA allies zero in on Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein furor persists
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Althouse and The Guardian
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Academic with history of incendiary remarks to lead US Institute of Peace … “We look forward to seeing him advance President Trump's America First agenda in this new role,” the statement said. — USIP has been in turmoil in recent months as the administration and its Department …
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Raw Story
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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Fired Speechwriter From First Trump Term Appointed to Lead the Institute of Peace — In 2018, the White House fired Darren Beattie for attending a gathering of white supremacists. Mr. Beattie will head the institute while keeping his senior State Department position.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Signal
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
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MSNBC, Mediaite, Raw Story and New Republic
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 25, 2025 — “We're going to end up shooting some of them.”
July 25, 2025 — “We're going to end up shooting some of them.”
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Orlando Sentinel
Financial Times:
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 …
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New Republic
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Paul Krugman:
The Art of the Really Stupid Deal — Earlier this week the Trump administration triumphantly announced that it had scored a big trade deal with Japan. Now the reviews are in, and the deal basically received a 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. And I'm not talking about the reactions of economists …
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Gabbard and White House ‘lying’ about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says — “We definitely had the intel,” Susan Miller, who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment of Russia's efforts in the 2016 election, told NBC News. — The former senior CIA officer …
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CNN, Blue Virginia and The Daily Caller
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
New Reports on Russian Interference Don't Show What Trump Says They Do
New Reports on Russian Interference Don't Show What Trump Says They Do
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HotAir and PolitiFact
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs — The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel …
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Raw Story
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Kennedy considering firing members of preventive services task force
Kennedy considering firing members of preventive services task force
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Reuters, ACA Signups, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Peter Baker / New York Times:
From Epstein to Obama, Trump's Washington Is Consumed by Competing Conspiracies — OK, so President Trump's name is in the Jeffrey Epstein files. But who put it there? Could it possibly have been Barack Obama from his prison cell? Or a tranquilized Hillary Clinton?
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Raw Story
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
FCC to Appoint a Babysitter to Make Sure CBS Isn't Anti-Trump — FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a “bias monitor” who reports directly to the president. … The Federal Communications Commission finally approved an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance on Thursday …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?
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Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
US states to get $608 million from FEMA to build migrant detention centers — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration's push to expand capacity to hold migrants.
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Fox News, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner and American Prospect
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New York Times:
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fostered an environment of uncertainty and mistrust that threatens to undermine the readiness and effectiveness of the military, officials said.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
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Raw Story
CNN:
Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near Los Angeles — Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet moved to avoid another aircraft
Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet moved to avoid another aircraft
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NBC News, Los Angeles Times, E! Online, Fox News, The Daily Caller, New York Daily News and TMZ.com
Natan Odenheimer / New York Times:
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say — Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. — For nearly two years, Israel has accused Hamas of stealing aid provided …
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CNN:
Trump flees Washington controversies for golf-heavy trip to Scotland — Fleeing Washington's oppressive humidity and nonstop questions over heated controversies, President Donald Trump is once again taking weekend refuge at his golf clubs — this time more than 3,000 miles away in Scotland.
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USA Today, Associated Press and New York Times
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Spending $10 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Promote His Scotland Golf Course
Trump Spending $10 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Promote His Scotland Golf Course
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Tim Gordon / KGW-TV:
Wyden secures data privacy deal to shield Oregonians from out-of-state abortion, immigration surveillance — The agreement is with Flock safety, which provides cameras to read vehicle license plates for law enforcement use and store data afterwards. … PORTLAND, Ore. …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Venezuelan Little League team denied entry into US amid Trump travel ban … The tournament, which starts Saturday, features 13- to 16-year-old baseball players from the U.S. and around the world competing in Easley, South Carolina. — Little League International called the news …
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Washington Post, New York Post, Raw Story, FOX 11 Los Angeles, Chicago Tribune and Fox News
Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
Two in five arrested for last summer's UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse — Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse — Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer's riots had been previously reported …
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 …
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The Japan Times and Raw Story
NBC News:
David Valadao battles backlash in his swing district after voting for Medicaid cuts that hit close to home — Democrats are planning to make the California Republican's support for Trump's “big, beautiful bill” a focal point of their campaign in a key midterm race.
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Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund
Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund
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Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies — U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division said the Trump administration “lacks standing” to invalidate the state, city and county laws …
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Block Club Chicago and Chicago Sun Times
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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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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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