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10:45 AM ET, July 28, 2025

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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and the EU Dodge a Trade War  —  The U.S. President gets his beloved 15% tariff but little else from Europe.  —  The U.S. and Europe stepped back from the brink of a trade war Sunday, as the two sides announced a deal that avoids tit-for-tat escalation that could do larger damage to both economies.
New York Times:
See Trump's New Tariffs on Every Country
Discussion: Reason
Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg:   Trump's Pressure Yields Results — But at What Cost?
Financial Times:
How the EU succumbed to Trump's tariff steamroller
Discussion: Townhall and Bloomberg
New York Times:
U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe
Washington Post:
Trump fumes as Epstein scandal dominates headlines, overshadows agenda  —  The White House and Justice Department's response to the crisis has been driven by no clear strategy other than asking the country to forget it and move on, multiple people close to the situation told The Post.
Discussion: The Bulwark, CNN and Mediaite
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
Discussion: Raw Story
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
On Epstein, Democrats have Mike Johnson running scared
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Daily Kos and Politico
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What to know about the metastasizing Jeffrey Epstein controversy
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Hill
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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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 …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
As Trump shows off his golf courses for Britain's leader, crisis in Gaza looms
Financial Times:
Donald Trump says Russia has 10 to 12 days to agree ceasefire in Ukraine  —  New deadline marks shortening of 50-day window that US president gave Moscow last month to avoid sanctions  —  Steff Chávez in New York, Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Courtney Weaver in Berlin
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Feliz Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Says It Is Pausing Fighting in Parts of Gaza to Allow Aid In  —  A deadly hunger crisis is spreading across the enclave  —  KEREM SHALOM, Israel—Israel announced a tactical pause in military activity in parts of the Gaza Strip and the establishment of safe routes for humanitarian aid …
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
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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 …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:   ‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza
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.
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Fox News:   America's crime drop isn't a coincidence. Trump's immigration policies are working
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Western liberalism's waning star  —  Lack of conviction and intolerance are character defects that augur badly for centrist and centre-left parties  —  The laws of hydraulics are broken.  Donald Trump's approval ratings have dropped to second-term lows yet the Democratic party's have fallen even further.
New York Times:
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions  —  Federal judges are not elected by the public.  Nor are they supposed to make decisions based on their ideological preferences.  Our political system instead vests them with the power to decide whether the president …
Discussion: One First, CNN and Raw Story
Washington Post:
The one state that could determine House control next year … Good morning, Early Birds.  We are definitely jealous of Emily Davies's peaty assignment in Scotland.  Send tips to [email protected].  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  In today's edition ... We delve into Pennsylvania's unique role …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:   Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting
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.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Project 2025 architect to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina  —  Paul Dans oversaw Project 2025, the right-wing transition plan and policy blueprint that became the focal point of Democratic attacks against President Donald Trump.  —  Paul Dans, the architect of Project 2025 …
Politico:
Playbook: Vance's stealth mission  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good morning.  It's Monday.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — If you want to understand Trump's Washington, you need to understand Vance's place in it.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Jay Leno Decries Political Partisanship in Late Night: ‘Why Shoot for Just Half an Audience?’  —  Jay Leno — who hosted NBC's Tonight Show for more than two decades — believes late night TV is the wrong place for political partisanship.  —  In a recent interview with David Trulio …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Leno Calls for Late Night to Drop Partisan Politics: ‘Why Shoot for Just Half an Audience?’
Discussion: Variety, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups in Southeast Asia  —  A Democratic senator on Monday urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to block transnational criminal groups in Southeast Asia from using Starlink satellite internet service to commit fraud against Americans.
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.
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 …
 
 
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Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Plague of locusts descends on Ukraine
Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:
‘More Difficult Than Ever’: Inside the Pettiest Fight on Capitol Hill
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The Economy Still Isn't What These 11 Latino Trump Voters Had in Mind
Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
Voters Welcome Immigration Curbs but Say Tactics Go Too Far, WSJ Poll Finds
Discussion: HotAir and Breitbart
Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Whether to Let Taiwan Leader Transit Through US
Discussion: Focus Taiwan
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump 2.0 Doesn't Like Drama. So Why's He Swallowing So Many Bad Headlines About Hegseth?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump
 Earlier Items: 
MSNBC:
Trump could pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Here's why he probably won't.
Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
What Happens When Doctors Can't Trust the Government?
Andy Kessler / Wall Street Journal:
We Won't Miss Government Media
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Wall Street Journal:
Judges Continue to Block Trump Policies Following Supreme Court Ruling
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Exclusive: Private Probe of Alleged Epstein—Mossad Links
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders
Discussion: UPI
 

 
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