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11:05 PM ET, August 4, 2025

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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting  —  The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the arrest of the Democrats who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to halt the advancement of new congressional maps that could benefit Republicans in next year's midterms.
Will McCarthy / Politico:
Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting
Discussion: New York Magazine
Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
Washington Post:
Texas House Republicans vote to issue civil arrest warrants for fleeing Democrats
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Gov. Greg Abbott's options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Hochul embraces gerrymandering in New York
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   On Redistricting  —  I want to address the questions now about redistricting: specifically …
kiley.house.gov:
Rep. Kiley to Introduce Redistricting Legislation
Discussion: Townhall
Sam Skove / Politico:
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon … President Donald Trump named Duffy as interim administrator in July after abruptly withdrawing the nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman amid a spat with the nominee's ally, Elon Musk.  —  Duffy also offered a directive to more quickly replace …
Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance  —  U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance.
Fox News:
DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations  —  Pam Bondi acts on Tulsi Gabbard's criminal referral claiming intelligence community suppression  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director …
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief … President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data Monday, suggesting without evidence that Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs report had been …
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NPR:   Sen. Klobuchar says Congress must ‘reassert’ itself after weak jobs report
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Mike Potter / WALV-TV:
Purdue student detained by ICE released after stay in troubled Louisiana holding facility  —  Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents. … WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A 20-year-old Purdue University student who was detained by Immigration …
Discussion: WAGA-TV
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Joe Torres / abc7NY:   Scarsdale High School grad released after being detained by ICE for several days
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US  —  The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
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Politico:   State Department to charge some travelers $10,000 bond to get visas
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington  —  A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the “Black Lives Matter” protests after George Floyd's murder, will be reinstalled in Washington, the National Park Service said on Monday.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Top Hegseth aide tried to oust senior White House liaison from Pentagon  —  The unusual dispute received White House intervention and appears rooted in deeper frustrations over failed attempts to fill jobs on the defense secretary's staff.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's acting chief …
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Tesla Grants Musk $29 Billion in Stock to Keep 'Elon's Energies Focused'  —  The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge.  —  Tesla granted shares to Elon Musk worth nearly $30 billion, the company said on Monday …
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Kana Inagaki / Financial Times:
Tesla board awards $30bn of shares to Elon Musk
Wall Street Journal:
White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives  —  The president is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that targets so-called debanking of businesses including crypto companies  —  The White House is preparing to step up pressure …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Axios:
Scoop: Brown interviewing campaign managers for Ohio Senate race  —  Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is interviewing campaign managers for a 2026 comeback bid, a clear indication that he's preparing to jump into the race to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), according to three people familiar with the matter.
Casey Gannon / CNN:
Victim in Epstein case decries ‘political warfare’ in effort to release grand jury transcripts  —  Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have filed letters to the court condemning the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury testimony and cited the lack of respect they feel …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Epstein Victims Express Disgust, Fear at Handling of Files
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Nunes defamation lawsuit over Rachel Maddow comment dismissed  —  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif) against MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow nearly five years ago.  —  U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled this week that Nunes failed …
Bonchie / RedState:
Incredibly Disturbing: Disgusting Hack Jim Acosta ‘Interviews’ AI Version of School Shooting Victim  —  This may be the craziest story I've ever covered on this site, and that's saying something.  Jim Acosta, who was recently booted from CNN, is promoting an “interview” he did with a deceased school shooting victim.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Praises ‘HOTTEST’ Sydney Sweeney Ad, Bashes Taylor Swift  —  The debacle over the Euphoria star's great “jeans” — and her politics — has made it all the way to the president … “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there.
Associated Press:
How US adults are using ‘buy now, pay later’ services, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.
Casey Gannon / CNN:
New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump's executive power  —  A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump's executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal government during his second term.
Discussion: Reuters
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Start the presses!  New York Post will expand to LA with launch of The California Post  —  The New York Post is going Hollywood.  —  The nation's most popular tabloid will launch The California Post early next year — delivering its brand of fearless, common-sense journalism and legendary headlines …
David Chang / NBC10 Philadelphia:
Saquon Barkley says he declined spot on President Donald Trump's Council … Philadelphia Eagles superstar Saquon Barkley says he declined a spot on President Donald Trump's council focused on fitness and healthy living.  —  President Trump signed an executive order reviving …
Elizabeth Warren / Rolling Stone:
Elizabeth Warren on Why Billionaires Are Doing All They Can to Stop Zohran Mamdani  —  The Massachusetts Democrat explains why Wall Street is spending big to boost Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo  —  Zohran Mamdani pulled off an inspiring 12-point victory to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York.
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
I'm Not Panicking.  I'm Outraged.  —  I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself.  According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation's top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed …
 
 
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Antonio María Delgado / Miami Herald:
Feds say Smartmatic bribed Venezuela's top election official with luxury home
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
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Discussion: Reuters
Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal:
Cash Windfall From Trump's Tax Law Is Starting to Show Up at Big Companies
Discussion: New York Sun
HuffPost:
Trump Administration Won't Say Why It Transferred Ghislaine Maxwell To A Minimum-Security Prison
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
Discussion: Slate and Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Trump's Tariffs Are Kleptocracy in Action
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
New Hegseth Leak Reveals Secret Plan for Years of Troops on U.S. Streets
George Steer / Financial Times:
Trump's sons launch investment vehicle to target a US manufacturer
Discussion: New York Post and Joe.My.God.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
CBO: Republican megabill to cost $4.1T, due to higher borrowing costs
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Paulo Trevisani / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Factory Orders Declined in June
Knight First Amendment Institute:
What the Columbia Settlement Really Means
Discussion: GBH and Daily Kos
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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