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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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Epstein victims blast Justice Department over lack of transparency — Chloe Atkins and Dareh Gregorian — Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, ripped the federal government for appearing to be more concerned with protecting the financier's wealthy friends instead of them.
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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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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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Politico:
Trump and Schumer head for a high-stakes rematch — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Shutdown deal hinges on Trump and Schumer — Jeffries calls for redistricting counterattack — GOP's megabill sales pitch meets early jeers — The high-stakes battle to keep the federal government …
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Hochul embraces gerrymandering in New York
Hochul embraces gerrymandering in New York
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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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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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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief
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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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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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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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Matthew Hennessey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tariffs Do Invisible Damage — The economy may be growing, but imagine how much better things could be. — Click for Sound — I keep reading that Donald Trump is an economic genius. While he has tariffed the economy from here to Timbuktu in contravention of free-market orthodoxy …
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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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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.
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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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 …
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.
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.
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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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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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Lisa Song / ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations — U.S. delegates have objected to use of the word “gender” in U.N. documents during forums on topics as varied as women's rights, science and technology, global health, toxic pollution and chemical waste.
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CNN:
‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman's town hall — Video Ad Feedback — Nebraska congressman met with boos and jeers at town hall — Nebraska congressman met with boos and jeers at town hall — Democrat who fled Texas reacts …
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
A stock trading ban for Congress is a no-brainer. And yet. — You can have their brokerage accounts when you pry them from their cold dead hands. … 👇 — When he signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act in 2012, Barack Obama insisted that …
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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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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.



