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New York Times:
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don't Ask. — To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an over-budget, behind-schedule nuclear modernization program. — President Trump makes no secret …
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José Andrés / New York Times:
People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza — Forty years ago, the world's conscience was shocked into action by images of emaciated children and starving babies dying in their mothers' arms. There was a surge in international aid, airdrops of food and activism from the world's most popular artists.
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Rushdi Abualouf / BBC:
Israel commits to daily pauses in fighting as six more malnutrition deaths reported in Gaza — Summary — Israel commits to daily 10-hour pauses in military operations in parts of Gaza “for humanitarian purposes” as it says aid corridors are being set up to “refute the false claim on intentional starvation”
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's tariffs start August 1, no extensions, Lutnick says — There will be no more extensions on tariff deadlines, and they will go into force as scheduled on August 1, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday. … - Financial markets call it the “TACO trade” — “Trump always chickens out” …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf — During sweaty summer months, Abraham Lincoln often decamped about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the White House to the Soldiers' Home, a presidential retreat of cottages and parkland in what today …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Trump Floats Prosecuting Oprah as Latest Epstein Distraction Tactic — O—NO! — The president has accused the Kamala Harris campaign of paying millions, “probably illegally,” to stars like Oprah and Beyoncé. — President Donald Trump has offered up yet another sacrifice …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump demands Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, Oprah be prosecuted over 2024 campaign payouts: ‘Totally illegal’
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Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Trump says Kamala Harris should be prosecuted over celebrity endorsements
Trump says Kamala Harris should be prosecuted over celebrity endorsements
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New York Times:
The Ripple Effects of an ICE Raid on a Nebraska Meatpacking Company … They gathered in a conference room for the weekly management meeting, even though there was hardly anyone left to manage. Chad Hartmann, the president of Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, pushed a few empty chairs to the side …
Mimmymum:
100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It. — The UK's biggest news outlets ignored a record-breaking march for trans equality, despite publishing dozens of trans stories each week. — · — Just now — This weekend, 100,000 people took …
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The Guardian
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Coke with cane sugar may not be that big of a MAHA victory — Coca-Cola is going to offer a cane sugar version of its signature beverage, rather than one sweetened with corn syrup. — Major segments of the food industry, including General Mills and Heinz, have pledged to remove certain colored dyes from their products.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘A nightmare that no one wants’: GOP fears Mastriano's down-ballot drag in Pennsylvania … A person close to Trump's political operation — one of the four aforementioned Republicans — described the president's team as “very concerned” that a Mastriano campaign “could jeopardize or add …
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Raw Story
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump's gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural US — The ‘big, beautiful’ bill will cut more than $1tn from the health plan, with rural hospitals feeling the brunt of it — The road to four struggling rural hospitals now hosts a political message: “If this hospital closes, blame Trump.”
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Ashley Hume / Fox News:
Jay Leno criticizes modern late-night comedy for alienating half the audience with partisan politics — The former late-night host explains why he never revealed his political leanings amid Stephen Colbert's show cancellation controversy — Jay Leno reflected on why he always kept …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein's Plea Deal — The senator takes the “blame Obama” game to new heights — Sen. Markwayne Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time.
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Wall Street Journal:
Americans Aren't Sold on Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Law — WSJ poll says 52% of respondents oppose the package, showing Republicans' challenges in touting its benefits ahead of the midterms — WASHINGTON—Americans view President Trump's tax-and-spending law as a win for wealthy households …
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Rolling Stone, MSNBC and Raw Story
NBC News:
Speaker Johnson says all ‘credible’ Epstein files should be released: Full interview — In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) calls the bipartisan push to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files “reckless,” adding that it does not do enough to protect victims.
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Denied federal flood relief, a Maryland town is left on its own — The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them. — Just now
Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
Can Mamdani's Message Play Outside New York? It Already Has. — Zohran Mamdani's mayoral primary victory in New York follows wins by other big-city progressives. Are voters more open to backing progressive stances? — In the glow of Zohran Mamdani's convincing win in the Democratic mayoral primary …
Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
The Elite Panic at the Heart of Liberal Attacks on Mamdani — Zohran Mamdani's campaign is driving some people mad. — Mamdani is, of course, the young, charismatic, charming and decidedly left-of-center candidate upsetting the political status quo. He is also Muslim and of Indian and Ugandan descent.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump's approval with independents sinks below Biden's, Trump's post-Jan. 6 | Weekly roundup for July 27, 2025 — This week in political data: Gallup's newsy poll; Pew benchmark data; Senate race ratings; Manufacturing prices increase; and AI disrupting news traffic — Welcome back to Strength In Numbers.
Associated Press:
Multiple people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan and a suspect is in custody — Multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Michigan State Police said the local sheriff's office is investigating the incident and details were limited.
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