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5:45 PM ET, July 28, 2025

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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents  —  Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed.  Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals  —  US immigration officers made false and misleading statements in their reports …
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction … - The Trump administration has faced weeks of bipartisan backlash after reneging on promises to release all files related to the now-deceased sex trafficker.  — MAGA activists have suggested that Maxwell …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Durbin Demands Tapes of Ghislaine Maxwell Interviews  —  The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee also pressed the Justice Department for a promise that Ms. Maxwell will not be pardoned for her cooperation in matters related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
John Fritze / CNN:
Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to overturn her conviction  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered …
Axios:
Scoop: Sherrod Brown met with Schumer in Ohio amid 2026 Senate push  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and former Sen. Sherrod Brown met in Ohio this weekend, as Brown weighs a possible comeback bid to flip a GOP Senate seat in the state, Axios has learned.
Discussion: RedState
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the US Senate in North Carolina in 2026
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Imagining A Democratic Majority
Discussion: Public Notice and Townhall
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Joe Rogan isn't letting go of Epstein — that's a problem for Trump  —  Joe Rogan says the Trump administration's refusal to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein is a “line in the sand.”  —  Epstein's name was mentioned more than 40 times on the most recent episode of …
Discussion: Mediaite and HuffPost
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Politico:
Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into criminal cases … In a nine-page filing, Mirigliano said his client is “facing an imminent criminal trial proceeding under questionable legal authority” and asked for the charges to be thrown out or that Habba and her assistants …
Discussion: The Independent and CBS News
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity  —  The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.  —  Journalists at many mainstream media publications insist that their coverage is objective and unbiased.  This isn't true.  —  Two of the biggest purveyors …
Discussion: The Present Age
Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood  —  A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump's administration …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
Discussion: USA Today and Roll Call
Associated Press:
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina  —  A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Israel's Zones of Denial  —  Amid national euphoria over the bombing of Iran—and the largely ignored devastation in Gaza—a question lurks: What is the country becoming?  —  One night, not long after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, I was sitting at the bar of a crowded restaurant north …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving
Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide  —  Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group.  But two of Israel's best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree.  —  Two of Israel's best-known human …
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls' sports  —  Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered one of the most carefully worded responses yet to the debate over transgender youth participation in sports on Monday morning in an NPR interview.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty's Diversity Stance  —  The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school's president and his work related to diversity.  The Justice Department says it will investigate.
Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Two Dead, Multiple People Injured in Mass Shooting at Casino in Reno, Nevada - Suspect Shot  —  Update: Two people are dead and three were hospitalized in the mass shooting, according to AP.  —  Multiple people were shot outside a Reno, Nevada, casino on Monday morning.
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Trump administration reminds federal employees they can proselytize in the office  —  Federal workers can hold prayer circles with members of the public and tell colleagues to rethink their religious beliefs, according to new guidance the Trump administration released on Monday.
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
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Gregorio Sorgi / Politico:
EU admits it can't guarantee $600B promise to Trump  —  The extra investments pledged under the trade deal would come from private companies, which Brussels conceded it has no power to control.  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union has admitted it doesn't have the power to deliver on a promise …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Delta co-pilot reportedly arrested on plane for child sexual abuse materials  —  Several passengers told various media outlets that law enforcement officers removed co-pilot from plane in San Francisco  —  A co-pilot with Delta Air Lines was reportedly arrested by federal agents …
Washington Post:
Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate  —  A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.  —  A new whistleblower has come forward to challenge …
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, Techdirt, CNN and UPI
Tim Reid / Reuters:
This construction project was on time and on budget.  Then came ICE.  —  Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile.  —  The site is eerily quiet.
Discussion: Reason
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Former Trump aide tapped to help lead Megyn Kelly's growing media empire  —  Hope Hicks, a former aide to President Donald Trump, is joining Megyn Kelly's media company as its new chief operating officer, marking a powerful partnership.  —  Hicks was named COO of Devil May Care Media on Monday …
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else  —  In the Trump-dominated global economy, the U.S. gets plenty but gives nothing in return. … - In return, those countries get some assurance on their tariff rate — both 15%, and both of which could have been worse …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Takes Break From $10 Million Golf Vacation To Put Forward New Jeffrey Epstein Explanation  —  The president also announced new taxes on American importers and consumers during his trip to Scotland.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday took a break from his $10 million taxpayer-funded golf vacation …
New York Times:
A Maine Resort Town Feels the Pressure of Trump's Immigration Crackdown  —  Wells, like many U.S. tourist spots that rely on foreign labor, is fearful of immigration raids.  The local police department's agreement to collaborate with federal agents only adds to the anxiety.
Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
What the world got wrong about tariffs  —  No economy rises or falls for just one reason, even a shock as big as Trump's trade policy … At the beginning of the year, the world was in striking agreement on one point: if Donald Trump went ahead with tariffs, it would strengthen the dollar and trigger stagflation.
Discussion: The Hill
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Total Mental Collapse’: Trump Ripped After ‘Insane’ New Ramble In Europe  —  Critics tore into the president after an unexpected digression against a familiar target.  —  President Donald Trump spent part of his weekend in Scotland reviving his old grievances against wind power …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason for Zohran's Success Should Rattle National Democrats  —  Despite being mired in a cutthroat New York mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani recently released a video announcing that he was taking a vacation.  A vacation, that is, in his childhood home of Uganda.
Discussion: The Mahablog
The Free Press:
Amy Coney Barrett and Bari Weiss Live in NYC: Get Your Tickets Now  —  A rare conversation with the Supreme Court justice on the future of the judicial branch, the Constitution, and the country—live at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.  —  By The Free Press
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story  —  President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give a deposition for the president's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal within 15 days, citing the media mogul's age and physical condition.
 
 
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A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss's “Free Press”
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Appeals Court Delivers Another Blow to Voting Rights Act
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jeff Coltin / Politico:
‘Africans are starting to organize’
Jess Mador / NPR:
Do ‘work requirements’ in Medicaid work? Georgia's been trying it for two years
CNN:
Andrew Cuomo gets out on the streets of New York as he tries to take City Hall
Discussion: New York Post
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Reuters:
DHS says it aims to bring Argentina back into visa waiver program
Discussion: Blaze Media
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of Ice detaining people
Discussion: The Independent and Daily Kos
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
Trump Is Making Thousands of Rule-Abiding Immigrants Undocumented
Discussion: Staten Island Advance
Clyde Russell / Reuters:
EU's pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Western liberalism's waning star
Politico:
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