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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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Peter Rothpletz / The Guardian:
The simple way Democrats should talk about Trump and Epstein
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Dems dig in, Trump demands all: Nominee fight boils over in Senate as GOP looks for a deal
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Playbook: The new master of the Senate
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Economy Stumbles
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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Associated Press:
Watchdog agency investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: NBC News, MSNBC, Newsweek and Deadline
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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.
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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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 …
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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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.
 
 
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Brendan Ballou / The Atlantic:
Republicans Might Regret Putting Emil Bove on the Bench
Discussion: Fox News and Deseret News
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
Boiling Water  —  The corrosive damage cause by forcing people to defend their own lives …
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
How an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting Republicans left investors and politicians reeling
Discussion: Raw Story
Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
From Laos to Brazil, Trump's tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Allen / Axios:
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Unmasked: the man behind one of the fastest growing far-right YouTube channels
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Federal judges side with Trump on ending union bargaining for federal workers
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and New York Times
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
Discussion: The Independent
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Stagflation fears are back  —  America is showing new signs of stagflation …
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump's Pay-for-Access Operation
Discussion: Newsweek, Raw Story, Sludge and Bloomberg
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy

 
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