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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map — The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum. — A Republican-led committee of the Texas House voted …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP eyes recess appointments as stalemate drags on — Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, cutting into the start of August recess. … But skipping town and letting President Trump speed-run …
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, Blaze Media and Fox News
Peter Rothpletz / The Guardian:
The simple way Democrats should talk about Trump and Epstein
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Raw Story and New York Post
New York Times:
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
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Deseret News, Democrats, The Hill, New York Sun, Politico, NOTUS, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Dems dig in, Trump demands all: Nominee fight boils over in Senate as GOP looks for a deal
Dems dig in, Trump demands all: Nominee fight boils over in Senate as GOP looks for a deal
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Axios, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senators set to leave Washington without Trump nominees deal
Senators set to leave Washington without Trump nominees deal
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The Hill, Associated Press, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, RedState, Washington Examiner, The Daily Signal and USA Today
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.
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The Mahablog
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Republicans slam Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief — President claimed that recently released figures showing jobs slowdown were ‘rigged’ to make him look bad — Senior Republican lawmakers are condemning the decision of their party leader, Donald Trump …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side
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Wide World of News and Raw Story
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
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Wall Street Journal, The American Conservative, Daily Kos, The Hill, Washington Examiner, NBC News and Al Jazeera
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's authoritarian streak
Trump's authoritarian streak
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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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Rolling Stone, Politico, CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, New York Times, Forbes, twitchy.com, RedState and New York Post
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Jonathan Fischer / Washington Post:
Smithsonian to restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’ — A placard referring to Trump's two impeachments was removed from the National Museum of American History in July, after the Smithsonian agreed to perform a “content review” — Just now
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Smithsonian will again include Trump in impeachment exhibit in ‘coming weeks’ — The museum's decision to remove a placard referencing President Donald Trump from an impeachments exhibit sparked concerns over Trump's influence on the cultural institution. — The Smithsonian's National Museum …
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The Hill, Smithsonian Institution, RedState, One America News Network, NPR and Washington Examiner
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Warm Embrace of India Turns Cold
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Reuters, Bloomberg and New York Sun
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Senate leaving Russia sanctions power fully in Trump's hands
Senate leaving Russia sanctions power fully in Trump's hands
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Washington Post and NewsMax.com
Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News:
Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — Washington - The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of Jeanine Pirro, an ardent loyalist of President Trump and a FOX News fixture, confirming the cable news personality to a top prosecutor post in Washington, D.C.
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Senate Confirms Election Denying Fox Host as DC US Attorney — Senate Republicans were undeterred by former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro's election denialism. They confirmed her nomination to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on Saturday night by a 50-45 vote.
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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.
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The Independent, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters — The justices asked opposing parties in a battle over a Louisiana voting map to submit briefs addressing the matter. — Just now — The Supreme Court has signaled that it may rule on the constitutionality …
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RedState, The Post Millennial, Bloomberg, NBC News, Election Law Blog and Democracy Docket
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages About Claim He Killed Epstein: Author — PRESSURE COOKER — The president has denied any involvement in the sex trafficker's death, biographer Michael Wolff says. — President Donald Trump was taken aback by speculation that he was personally involved in Jeffrey Epstein's …
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Raw Story, Meidas+ and The Gateway Pundit
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Appeals court upholds order barring DHS from immigration sweeps based on language, job — A federal appeals court upheld a lower ruling on Friday barring the Trump administration from solely considering race, language or employment as reasonable suspicion to detain migrants.
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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 …
Mehdi Hasan / The Guardian:
The US is complicit in genocide. Let's stop pretending otherwise — The US government, enabled by the media, is an active participant in Israel's atrocities in Gaza — Can we finally stop pretending that what we have been witnessing in Gaza over the past 22 months is a “war,” a “conflict,” or even a “humanitarian crisis”?
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.

