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7:25 AM ET, August 3, 2025

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Axios:
“Nuclear option” lingers over Senate as members leave for August recess  —  Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump's nominees — so senators are heading home with a GOP promise of changing the rules when they return in September.
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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 …
Peter Rothpletz / The Guardian:
The simple way Democrats should talk about Trump and Epstein
Discussion: Salon and Raw Story
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:   Playbook: The new master of the Senate
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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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital  —  The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr.
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Senate Confirms Election Denying Fox Host as DC US Attorney
Discussion: MSNBC
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Pirro confirmed as D.C. U.S. Attorney amid partisan clash as Dem nominee blockade continues
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and twitchy.com
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support  —  Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation.  Then July's report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.  —  Nearly the entire Senate …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Fires Official Over Jobs Report, Echoing an Authoritarian Playbook  —  In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn't like and promote his own version of reality.
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
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Republicans slam Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief
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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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
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Are Making Money.  That May Make Them Hard to Quit. … Shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore.  Even before the latest tariffs set in, revenue from taxes collected on imported goods grew drastically this year.Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
Discussion: Bloomberg and Atlantic Council
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NBC News:   Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro
Associated Press:
Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by independent political watchdog  —  An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel …
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
Washington Post:
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by Office of Special Counsel
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Starr / The Guardian:
Dream turns to nightmare for midwest town in grip of US migrant crackdown  —  An imam's detention, firings and police violence have sown fear among immigrants who helped revive an Ohio town  —  For 50 long years, life in Hamilton, a town of 63,000 people a half-hour north of Cincinnati, was in decline.
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
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
 
 
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Politico:
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