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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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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.
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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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.”
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
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 …
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Daily Kos and Politico
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump seeks quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in Jeffrey Epstein letter defamation case … Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to order Rupert Murdoch to sit for a deposition soon in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit accusing the media mogul of defaming him in a Wall Street Journal article …
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump asks for swift deposition of Murdoch in Epstein defamation case
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 …
Politico:
Alina Habba's authority as New Jersey's top prosecutor questioned in new legal filing … 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: New Jersey Globe
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 …
Discussion: UPI and Advocate
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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 …
Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Trump administration urges federal workers to talk religion at work  —  The guidance from the Office of Personnel Management builds on the administration's efforts to bolster faith's presence in the federal workforce.  —  Federal employees can display religious items at work …
Discussion: Reuters
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump admin issues new guidance to protect religious expression across federal workforce
Discussion: Townhall
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.
Clyde Russell / Reuters:
EU's pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional  —  There are strong echoes of Donald Trump's failed trade deal with China from his first term as U.S. president in the framework agreement reached with the European Union.  —  Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced …
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New York Times:
See Trump's New Tariffs on Every Country
Discussion: The Guardian and Reason
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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.
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
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Court Declines US Tariff Relief on Low-Cost Goods, for Now  —  A US trade court has for now denied an effort to restore a tariff exemption for small-value packages from China that President Donald Trump ended earlier this year.  —  The decision from the Court of International Trade on Monday …
 
 
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