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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.
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump won't rule out pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
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
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 …
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Richard Bravo / Bloomberg:
EU Leaders Defend US Deal as German Industry Voices Concerns
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving  —  President Trump said Monday that he disagrees with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza. … Later he said, “There is real starvation in Gaza - you can't fake that.”
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New York Times:
For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach
Discussion: Washington Examiner, MSNBC and Fox News
Feliz Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Says It Is Pausing Fighting in Parts of Gaza to Allow Aid In
Discussion: NBC News, Reuters and New York Times
Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
'We're not shielding anything,' Vance says of Epstein files  —  Vance said Trump has “been incredibly transparent.”  —  Vice President JD Vance tours Metallus in Canton, Ohio, July 28, 2025.  —  Speaking in Canton, Ohio, on Monday, Vice President JD Vance was asked about the Jeffrey Epstein files …
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
Discussion: Raw Story
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: 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
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 …
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump asks for swift deposition of Murdoch in Epstein defamation case
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump  —  Republicans won the 2024 election through a strategy that included an enormous number of podcast appearances.  Now, Democrats are debating their future election strategy, and a lot of the discussion is taking place on podcasts.
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:   Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls' sports
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 …
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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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.
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 …
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.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
On Epstein, Democrats have Mike Johnson running scared  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  Last week, Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson recessed the House early.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Imagining A Democratic Majority
Discussion: Townhall
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.
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 …
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 …
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
 
 
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
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Reuters:
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of Ice detaining people
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Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
What the world got wrong about tariffs
Discussion: The Hill
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The Depopulation Bomb  —  As global fertility rates drop, two economists make the case for humans
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
Trump Is Making Thousands of Rule-Abiding Immigrants Undocumented
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Clyde Russell / Reuters:
EU's pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Court Declines US Tariff Relief on Low-Cost Goods, for Now
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump seeks quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in Jeffrey Epstein letter defamation case
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Plague of locusts descends on Ukraine
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