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5:15 PM ET, August 2, 2025

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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Wide World of News
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Washington Post:
Economic fears of investors are here — and fed by Trump's reaction  —  Ambitious policies, erratic approach dominate outlook.  —  For months, the U.S. economy appeared to be weathering the disruptive effects of President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies.
New York Times:
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official  —  Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.  — 1.2k  —  President Trump unleashed his fury about weakness in the labor market on Friday …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Economy Stumbles  —  The President has his new world tariff order in place, but jobs and growth don't look so good.  —  Click for Sound  —  President Trump has now imposed his new tariff regime on the world, and the triumphalism is palpable in MAGA land.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Republicans slam Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief
Mike Allen / Axios:   🏖️Happy summer weekend! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,865 words ... 7 mins. Thanks to Natalie Daher for orchestrating. Copy edited by Lauren Floyd.
NBC News:
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
Associated Press:
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith  —  The investigation comes after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton requested that Smith be investigated for “unprecedented interference in the 2024 election.”  —  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows  —  President Donald Trump has already enmeshed the United States military in domestic law enforcement operations involving immigration to an unprecedented degree.  He has authorized a major military buildup at the border.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Playbook: The new master of the Senate
Discussion: The Hill
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How the New Texas Map Changes the Outlook for Control of the House
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and ABC7
New York Times:
India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump's Threats, Officials Say  —  There is a growing sense in India that its leaders should not allow American policymaking to shape its choices on vital energy supplies.  —  Indian officials said on Saturday that they would keep purchasing cheap oil …
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Senate leaving Russia sanctions power fully in Trump's hands
Discussion: Washington Post and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda  —  An appellate panel upheld a finding that federal agents appeared to rely exclusively on race and other factors, such as speaking Spanish, in making arrests.  —  The Trump administration's agenda suffered …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Federal judges side with Trump on ending union bargaining for federal workers  —  A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, lifting a temporary block on a March executive order that prevented government workers from union bargaining.
Discussion: Reuters, New York Times and Raw Story
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Unmasked: the man behind one of the fastest growing far-right YouTube channels  —  Chris Booth's channel - rife with neo-Nazi ideology, antisemitism and racism - garnered 2.3m views and likely thousands of dollars from YouTube in about two months  —  The Guardian has identified the self-described …
HuffPost:
Pro Soccer Player Sent To El Salvador Over Tattoo Details ‘Hell On Earth’ At CECOT  —  “Both the physical and mental abuse doled out by the officers made me think sometimes that I would never leave that place,” Jerce Reyes Barrios said.  —  When Jerce Reyes Barrios first got …
New York Times:
Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump's Pay-for-Access Operation  —  A new disclosure shows how corporations and individuals, including many in the crypto business, wrote big checks while seeking favor from the president.  —  When the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Eric Schiermeyer heard …
Discussion: Newsweek, Sludge and Bloomberg
Maxwell Adler / Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Suspends UCLA Grants After Rights Probe  —  The federal government is suspending certain research funding to the University of California at Los Angeles over concerns about antisemitism and bias on campus, hitting one of the most prestigious public higher-education systems in the US.
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
I Am Suing the Department of Justice for the Epstein Files Training Videos  —  On July 20th, I was the first to report the existence of training videos instructing FBI personnel how to flag mentions of Trump and others in the Epstein files.  Today, I'm suing for those videos.
 
 
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Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Stagflation fears are back  —  America is showing new signs of stagflation …
Discussion: CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
2028 Republicans pick sides on Epstein Files
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Republican war hawks find momentum, a trust-but-verify moment with Trump
Wall Street Journal:
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