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Wall Street Journal:
Texas Reopens the Gerrymander Wars — Congress could limit the mutual assured political destruction as partisans move to redistrict more than once a decade. — Dozens of Texas Democrats skedaddled on Sunday, fleeing the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new U.S. House map that's intended …
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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP effort forms to shut down Texas vs. California redistricting war … - The bill would “stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across the country,” Kiley said in a press release previewing the measure. — Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who previously told Axios he is uneasy …
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Punchbowl News:
Vance heads to Indiana on redistricting, Cali Dems eye 5 GOP seats
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NBC News:
Epstein victims blast Justice Department over lack of transparency
Epstein victims blast Justice Department over lack of transparency
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Punchbowl News:
8/5/25 ☀️ AM: … Schatz has locked up support from a “comfortable majority” …
8/5/25 ☀️ AM: … Schatz has locked up support from a “comfortable majority” …
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Inside Texas Democrats' plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Inside Texas Democrats' plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
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Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Joe Torres / abc7NY:
Scarsdale High School grad released after being detained by ICE for several days
Scarsdale High School grad released after being detained by ICE for several days
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
After Trump's Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism — President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene presses Trump to pardon George Santos — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is urging the Trump administration to pardon former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who is serving a seven-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Asks for George Santos's Sentence to Be Commuted
Marjorie Taylor Greene Asks for George Santos's Sentence to Be Commuted
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NPS.gov:
National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue — WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced today that it will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Albert Pike, which was toppled and vandalized during riots in June 2020. The restoration aligns …
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.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:
Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries — Topline — Almost 90% of American adults say they're stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll out Monday shows, as the price of food rises and items like poultry, ground beef and eggs see the biggest cost jumps.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro — Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday as he awaits trial over an alleged coup plot to overturn his 2022 election loss, which the Trump ally denies.
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Was Still a Member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Long After He Was Indicted — IN THE CLUB — Trump claims he got rid of Epstein for “stealing” his staff. But club records raise new questions. — EXCLUSIVE — Jeffrey Epstein continued to be a member of Donald Trump's luxury private members club …
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New York Times:
A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan Lair … A sculpture of a bride clinging to a rope dangled in a central atrium of Jeffrey Epstein's mansion. — As a gift for Jeffrey Epstein's 63rd birthday, friends sent letters in tribute to the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender.
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Amichai Stein / Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu decides on full occupation of Gaza Strip, IDF activity in areas with hostages, PMO says — An Israeli official told the ‘Post’ that Netanyahu will convene a meeting on Gaza and a hostage deal, noting that “the prime minister is considering all available options regarding next steps.
New York Times:
Trump's Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations — The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge. — By the start of last week, Harvard University had signaled its readiness …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump rules out Scott Bessent for Federal Reserve chair — President says US Treasury secretary took his name out of consideration — Donald Trump has ruled out appointing Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to the Federal Reserve, as he narrows the list of candidates to lead the US central bank.
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CNN:
How Corey Lewandowski's power at the Department of Homeland Security keeps growing — As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem jetted across South America last week, there was one familiar face from President Donald Trump's orbit frequently at her side: Corey Lewandowski.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Pope Leo Most Favorably Viewed of 14 Newsmakers — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Among 14 prominent U.S. and global figures, Pope Leo XIV has the most positive image by far, with many more Americans viewing him favorably than unfavorably. His 57% favorable rating and 11% unfavorable rating result …
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Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Inside Trump's New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families … Evgeny and Evgeniia, who fled their native Russia to seek political asylum, have been separated from their 8-year-old son, Maksim, since May.The New York Times — Evgeny and Evgeniia faced an excruciating choice.
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 …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump, Murdoch agree to delay deposition in WSJ libel lawsuit — Attorneys for President Trump and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to delay a deposition Trump's team wants the media mogul to sit for as part of the president's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.
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Washington Post:
Inside Laura Loomer's rise: ‘Obsessive’ research, Oval Office visits — Laura Loomer has leveraged a personality that friends label “obsessive” and an extreme loyalty to Trump to emerge as a powerful figure in the president's orbit. — Just now — Laura Loomer's application …
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Doubles Down on Mathematically Impossible Drug Price Cuts — President Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim of reducing drug prices by amounts that are mathematically impossible. — Trump told reporters on Sunday that his administration had cut the price of some prescription drugs by as much as 1,500 percent.
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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.
Will McCarthy / Politico:
Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting … Now, the fight has returned to his home state, as Newsom aims to redraw California's U.S. House maps before the midterm elections to offset a similar Republican-led effort unfolding in Texas. Since such a move would undo …
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Politico:
Appeals court upholds Texas law requiring ID numbers to cast mail-in ballots … “The number-matching requirements are obviously designed to confirm that every mail-in voter is who he claims he is,” Ho wrote for the panel. “And that is plainly material to determining whether an individual is qualified to vote.”
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Financial Times:
The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia — An Iranian delegation visited Russian scientific institutes that produce dual-use technologies — components with potential applications in nuclear weapons research — At 9.40am on August 4 last year, Mahan Air flight W598 …
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