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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Stagflation fears are back — America is showing new signs of stagflation — inflation running hotter, the job market suffering new weakness, and economists warning both are at risk of getting worse in the months ahead. — Why it matters: The word “stagflation” revives miserable memories of the 1970s …
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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.
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 …
Paul Schroeder / The Friends of the Bureau …:
Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer's Removal — Today, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting false numbers to reflect poorly on this administration.
NBC News:
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official — Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a significant slowdown in hiring in the U.S. — Some Republican senators have expressed concern …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's authoritarian streak — A five-alarm fire tore through the economic establishment Friday after President Trump ousted the government's top labor statistician, accusing her — without evidence — of “rigging” a weak jobs report. … - But apply any of these five storylines …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side — The president had been on something of a winning streak. But when faced with facts and foes that wouldn't bend to his will, he responded with impatience and disproportionate intensity.
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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.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Labor Statistics Head, Prompting Concerns About Data
Trump Fires Labor Statistics Head, Prompting Concerns About Data
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
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New York Times:
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump Shoots the Messenger
Trump Shoots the Messenger
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Associated Press:
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
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CNN:
Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers
Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers
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Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas — About an hour ago, CNN and NBC reported that Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum security camp in Texas. — According to sources who have spoken on the condition of anonymity …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony — The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, a co-conspirator of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is indefinitely postponed, House Oversight Chair James Comer said Friday. In a letter to Maxwell …
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NBC News:
Republican-led House committee postpones Ghislaine Maxwell deposition
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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 is quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates
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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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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down
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Associated Press:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
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CNN:
Four people dead in Montana bar shooting, suspect at large — Four people are dead after a shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, Friday morning, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation said in a news release. — Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center said in a Facebook post …
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Brenda Goodman / CNN:
HHS further constrains certain vaccine advisers to the CDC, limiting their input in evidence reviews — In a further jolt to the process of reviewing and recommending vaccines at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another group of outside advisers to the agency was abruptly sidelined this week.
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results … Faced with mounting backlash, OpenAI removed a controversial ChatGPT feature that caused some users to unintentionally allow their private—and highly personal—chats to appear in search results.
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Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Federal Reserve governor to resign early, handing Trump an immediate opening on board — Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana Kugler is stepping down from Fed, creating an unexpected opening for President Trump to shape the Federal Reserve. — Just now
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia — In a social media post, the president described the move as a deterrent prompted by threats by a former Russian leader. It is unclear if any submarines did actually change position.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post
Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post
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Lydia Moynihan / New York Post:
Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by Office of Special Counsel after claims of playing politics: ‘No one is above the law’ — The Office of Special Counsel has launched a formal investigation into Jack Smith, the first official legal probe into his conduct, The Post has learned.
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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Latest Battle: Infighting Inside the Pentagon — Defense secretary has made a series of missteps and feuded with top generals — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's string of missteps has spurred infighting inside the Pentagon and raised concerns among some Republicans on Capitol Hill about his ability to run the department.
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: Supreme Court, in Order Asking for Additional Briefing in Louisiana Voting Case, Appears to Put the Constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act into Question — The Supreme Court just issued this order: — Louisiana had to create that second majority-minority district …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
2028 Republicans pick sides on Epstein Files — The Epstein Files are dividing the prospective 2028 GOP field, as MAGA influencers watch closely to see who's with them and against them. … - Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem work …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republican war hawks find momentum, a trust-but-verify moment with Trump — McConnell, embracing McCain's ethos, sees reasons to hope his side is gaining ground in Republican civil war over isolationism. — Just now — Over the past couple of weeks, some traditional Republican hawks …

