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5:00 PM ET, August 1, 2025

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NBC News:
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report  —  The president implied that the BLS commissioner, longtime federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data “for political purposes.”  —  President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics to be fired after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  —  President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt.
Associated Press:
US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda  —  U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump's erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world's largest economy.  The Labor Department reported Friday …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower … Nonfarm payroll growth was slower than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, raising potential trouble signs for the U.S. labor market as President Donald Trump ramps up tariffs.
Bloomberg:
Trump Moves to Fire Labor Statistics Head After Weak Jobs Data  —  President Donald Trump told officials to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a report showed US job growth cooled sharply over the last three months.
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Associated Press:
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report  —  President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
Paul Schroeder / The Friends of the Bureau …:   Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer's Removal
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Weak Jobs Report
Discussion: Al Jazeera
NBC News:
The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump responds to his failure to create jobs by firing the U.S. labor statistics chief
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
HuffPost:
Donald Trump Just Delivered The Worst Three Months Of Job Growth Since The Pandemic
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women's Prison in Texas  —  The longtime Epstein associate, now serving a 20-year sentence, was relocated from a federal prison in Florida about a week after being interviewed by a Justice Department official.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell …
Discussion: Democrats and Crooks and Liars
New York Sun:
EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's Longtime Associate, Is Moved From Florida to a Prison in Texas  —  The quiet transfer comes as her attorneys are seeking for her to receive a pardon or commutation from President Trump in exchange for her cooperation in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Ben Kochman / New York Post:
Ghislaine Maxwell is quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates  —  Ghislaine Maxwell has quietly been moved to a far more favorable Texas prison camp as she hashes out a possible deal to divulge secrets about her sex-crimes accomplice Jeffrey Epstein.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony
Discussion: The Post Millennial
CPB:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding  —  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release …
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Associated Press:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
The FBI Redacted Trump's Name in the Epstein Files  —  The bureau's FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted.’ … ‘The most transparent administration in history’
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump orders nuclear submarines closer to Russia over “provocative statements”
Ryan Patrick Jones / Reuters:
Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Noah Shachtman / New York Magazine:
Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League  —  The group used to fight for justice for all.  Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.  —  On June 4, an executive at the Anti-Defamation League, which was founded with a mission to defend the Jewish people and …
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government  —  Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.  —  President Donald Trump's administration …
Rashid Khalidi / The Guardian:
I spent decades at Columbia.  I'm withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump  —  The university's draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible  —  I am writing you an open letter since you have seen fit to communicate the recent decisions …
Washington Post:
Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash, hit with $243 million in damages  —  The outcome, including $200 milliion in punitive damages, is a stunning rebuke for Tesla, which for years has fought to absolve itself of responsibility when its driver-assistance technology is involved in a crash.
New York Times:
‘Can We Extradite Him?’  How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer  —  The decision to free an American convicted of murder in a prisoner swap with Venezuela threatened to undercut President Trump's claims of keeping the worst of the worst out of the United States.
Jonathan Wolfe / New York Times:
Trump Administration Cuts Funds to U.C.L.A., Chancellor Says  —  The university is the latest to be targeted by the federal government over accusations that it has not done enough to fight antisemitism on campus.  —  The federal government is cutting research funds for the University of California …
 
 
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