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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon — Desperate times may call for desperate measures, but they also call for creative ones. Faced with a criminal president and a GOP congressional majority that's wholly devoted to shutting down any and all transparency …
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New York Times and Washington Times
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Punchbowl News:
A Texas-sized gamble: Details on the new map — We have a lot of news for you on the new shape of the political universe in Texas. — As early as today, Texas Republicans will release their proposed new congressional map for the Lone Star State. — This proposal could change some as it winds …
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Democracy Docket, NBC News, New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, RedState, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Politico, CNN, Associated Press, Newsweek, Votebeat, New York Sun and Fox News
The Texas Tribune:
Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats
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Politico, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Dallas Morning News, The Gateway Pundit, New York Sun, New York Post, Lone Star Left, San Diego Union-Tribune, NBC News, Deseret News, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, Pluribus News, The Daily Signal, The Hill, Strength In Numbers, Axios, New Jersey Online, Bloomberg and Roll Call
David Weigel / Semafor:
Democrats struggle against Trump-waged redistricting battle
Democrats struggle against Trump-waged redistricting battle
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The Hill, Punchbowl News, New York Times, USA Today, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to force release of Epstein documents
Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to force release of Epstein documents
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Semafor, Fox News, NOTUS, ABC News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, CNBC, Deseret News and HuffPost
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis says a census redo could be in works amid state redistricting wars
DeSantis says a census redo could be in works amid state redistricting wars
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Newsweek, Florida Politics and RedState
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Won't Democrats Fight?
Why Won't Democrats Fight?
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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, The Daily Caller and One America News Network
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, opening door for 2028 run — Harris has not ruled out another run for the White House, according to confidantes, while exploring the formation of a new group. — LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris will not run for governor of California next year …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Kamala Harris decides not to run for governor of California
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Kamala Harris won't run for California governor
Kamala Harris won't run for California governor
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New York Magazine, So What, ABC News and IJR
Michael Gold / New York Times:
House Democrats Sue ICE for Barring Them From Detention Facilities — The 12 Democrats accused the Trump administration of violating the law when it turned them away from immigrant detention sites and imposed a new policy limiting congressional access. — A dozen House Democrats who were barred …
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New Republic, Breitbart, Denver Westword and Fox News
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
House Dems Sue ICE For Blocking Oversight on Immigration Facilities — A dozen House Democrats sued Trump administration officials Wednesday, alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has prevented them from conducting oversight on federal immigration detention facilities.
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Reuters, Fox News, CBS News, Congressman Joe Neguse, NOTUS, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Salon, Deseret News, The Hill, Roll Call, Los Angeles Times, JURISTnews and Axios
New York Times:
Brazil's President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle — Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn't take orders from President Trump. — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva …
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Reuters, New Republic, Vox, The Hill, The Economist, Washington Times, The Guardian and Breitbart
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Alexandre de Moraes
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The White House, UPI, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, RedState, Bloomberg and The National Pulse
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
US sanctions Brazilian judge for prosecuting Trump ally Bolsonaro
US sanctions Brazilian judge for prosecuting Trump ally Bolsonaro
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, Fox News, CBS News and Al Jazeera
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Slowed in First Half of 2025 as Tariffs Scrambled Data — Gross domestic product rebounded in the spring after contracting at the start of the year, but consumer spending remained weak. — Economic growth softened in the first half of the year, as tariffs …
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New York Post, Governor of California, The Daily Caller, MSNBC, New York Sun and The Hill
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Grew at 3.0% Rate in Second Quarter — Consumer spending rose 1.4% but was offset by weaker business spending — Created with Highcharts 9.0.1GDP, change from previous quarterSources: Commerce Department (actual); WSJ survey of economists (forecasts)Notes …
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U.S. Bureau …, Associated Press, CNBC, Financial Times, ABC News, Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, Washington Post and UPI
Washington Examiner:
Trump calls for Pelosi investigation over insider trading: ‘Disgraceful’ — President Donald Trump called for an investigation into an old foe when asked about a bill to ban stock trading among members of Congress. — “What I do think is Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) should be investigated,” …
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Associated Press:
Bessent says new Trump child savings accounts are ‘back door for privatizing Social Security’ — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration was committed to protecting Social Security hours after he said in an interview that a new children's savings program …
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Raw Story and Associated Press
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’
Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, New York Times, USA Today, Raw Story, Democrats and NewsMax.com
Fox News:
Patel found thousands of sensitive Trump-Russia probe docs inside ‘burn bags’ in secret room at FBI — EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel found a trove of sensitive documents related to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe buried in multiple “burn bags” in a secret room inside the bureau, sources told Fox News Digital.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How the Israeli Right Explains the Aid Disaster It Created — The fiercest defenders of Netanyahu's war in Gaza continue to insist that Palestinians aren't starving. — Last week, in a piece for the Guardian, Nick Maynard, a volunteer surgeon at a hospital in southern Gaza, wrote …
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The Intercept and The Contrarian
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Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Launches ‘Defend the Homeland’ Nationwide to Recruit Patriots to Join ICE Law Enforcement and Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S. — WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) campaign to recruit brave …
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Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Independent and New York Magazine
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US Food and Drug Administration:
High Noon Announces Recall of its Vodka Seltzer Beach Pack (12 Pack) Due to Inclusion of CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE ™ Energy Drink Cans that were Inadvertently Filled with Vodka Seltzer — When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service.
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The Hill, New Jersey Online, E! Online, Staten Island Advance, CBS News, KFSM, Gizmodo, The Daily Caller and One America News Network
Financial Times:
Paramount deal thrusts David Ellison into Trump's war with US media — What began as a Hollywood studio merger has become a test of how far corporate America will bend to president's will — Anna Nicolaou and James Fontanella-Khan in New York, Christopher Grimes in Los Angeles and Daniel Thomas in London
Daniel Orton / Newsweek:
Zohran Mamdani Scores 17-Point Lead with Jewish Voters in NYC Mayoral Race — New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani commands a 17-point lead among Jewish voters in the upcoming New York City mayoral race, according to newly released polling. — The survey from Zenith Research …
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New York Times, The Midwesterner, Hell Gate and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Zaid Jilani / Washington Post:
I might lean left — but Marjorie Taylor Greene is winning my respect — The congresswoman, who represents my district, has shown genuine political courage lately. — Just now — I'm not a big fan of political labels. They invite people to put you in a box, and the only box I want to be in is one labeled “open-minded.”
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Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Forward, The Hill and HuffPost
ProPublica:
Now That They're Free — Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released is proof of how senseless their detentions were. — Reporting Highlights
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Rolling Stone
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Trump's DOJ rewrites inclusion rules for grant programs — The Trump administration is flipping language about inclusion and diversity on its head to the advantage of white Americans as a requirement to receive federal grants. … - The guidelines say that federal antidiscrimination laws apply …
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US Department of Justice
Ariana Baio / The Independent:
Musk's America Party can't get off the ground and was just to ‘blow off steam’ about Trump's bill … After his fallout with Trump and departure from the White House, Musk is transitioning back to focusing on his various companies and finding firmer footing in the political sphere.
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Substack's “Nazi problem” won't go away after push notification apology … After Substack shocked an unknown number of users by sending a push notification on Monday to check out a Nazi blog featuring a swastika icon, the company quickly apologized for the “error,” tech columnist Taylor Lorenz reported.
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User Mag and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT — Although swings in net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. The unemployment rate remains low, and labor market conditions remain solid.
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Fox Business, The Daily Caller, CNBC, Deseret News, Breitbart, GB News, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation, CBS News and RedState
Mark Zuckerberg / Meta:
Personal Superintelligence — Over the last few months we have begun to see glimpses of our AI systems improving themselves. The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable. Developing superintelligence is now in sight. — It seems clear that in the coming years …
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Bloomberg, Wired, CBS News, TechCrunch, Associated Press, Deadline, Variety, The Register, UPI, Adweek, Futurism, Los Angeles Times and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Champion Who Said Trump Would Fight Child Predators Is Arrested on Charges of Being a Child Predator — ISN'T IT IRONIC — Scott Soucek, the husband of a prominent Wisconsin GOP operative, has been accused of possessing child pornography. — A fervent Trump supporter …
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Raw Story
Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: GOP Virginia Lawmaker Doused in Gasoline, Set on Fire in His Office - Attacker Identified and in Custody — A Danville, Virginia, City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire in his office on Tuesday. — According to reports, the attacker …
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
His Name Is Jesus. He's a Carpenter. ICE Arrested Him. — Seriously. — ∙ Paid — JESUS TERAN FLED PERSECUTION in Venezuela, seeking asylum in the United States in 2021 and joining his family in Imperial, Pennsylvania, half an hour outside Pittsburgh. He was living a version of the American Dream.
Nadeen Ebrahim / CNN:
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move — Arab and Muslim states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have for the first time issued a joint call for Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in the Gaza Strip as part of efforts to end the war in the territory.
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USA Today, Washington Examiner, Deseret News, Telegraph, Algemeiner.com, Breitbart, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Human Events, Middle East Monitor and RedState
Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Ex-CIA agent hits back at Tulsi Gabbard after she accused Obama of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ against Trump — Susan Miller says US intelligence chief's allegations were based on misrepresentations of discoveries made by her team about Russian actions — A former CIA officer who helped lead …
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New York Times, Raw Story, Racket News, The Federalist and Blaze Media
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Trump administration freezes more than $100M in federal funding for Duke — The Trump administration has frozen $108 million to Duke University just days after it launched an investigation into alleged race-based discrimination at the institution. — The frozen funds from the National Institutes …
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RedState, CNN, Associated Press and The Guardian
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Epstein grand jury transcripts include testimony from two witnesses, feds say — The disclosure raises questions on whether unsealing the transcripts would satiate the appetite for more information. — just now — The grand jury transcripts the Justice Department is seeking to make public …
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Guardian, New York Post, MSNBC, Forbes, NBC News, USA Today and Fox News
Reece Rogers / Wired:
What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can't Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’ — A new website claims to know the Spotify listening habits of Trump officials, tech leaders—even journalists. Attorney general Pam Bondi allegedly jams out to Nelly's “Hot in Herre.”
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New York Post and The Verge
