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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.
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 …
NBC News:
Epstein victims blast Justice Department over lack of transparency
Politico:   Trump and Schumer head for a high-stakes rematch
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas
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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NBC News:
Pam Bondi orders grand jury probe of Obama administration review of 2016 election
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 …
CNN:
Trump administration debating releasing transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell interview with DOJ, sources say  —  The Justice Department has an audio recording of the interview it conducted with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell last month, and the administration is considering releasing …
Discussion: The Independent and Daily Mail
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
MTG asks Trump to pardon George Santos … “George Santos has taken responsibility.  He's shown remorse.  It's time to correct this injustice,” Greene said on X.  —  Santos, who pleaded guilty in April and reported to federal prison in New Jersey on July 25, became a household name shortly …
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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
Discussion: NewsNation, Gothamist and WAGA-TV
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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.
Discussion: Reuters
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.
Discussion: New York Post
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.
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: New Republic and MSNBC
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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.
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Comer subpoenas the Clintons, Trump's DOJ in House Oversight's Epstein probe  —  Others subpoenaed Tuesday include former FBI directors and attorneys general  —  FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sawyer Loftus / ProPublica:
A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent.  Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted.  —  Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction.  In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they've fulfilled all the terms and were never actually evicted.
Eve Sampson / New York Times:
Rwanda Agrees to Accept 250 Migrants as Part of Trump Deportation Plan  —  The country is the latest African nation to agree to take in migrants from the United States.  —  Rwanda has agreed to accept 250 deportees from the United States, a Rwandan government spokeswoman said on Tuesday …
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Reuters
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Rumble
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.
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.
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Trump's White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting  —  ON A SUNNY MORNING IN MAY 1984, I reported for a job as First Lady Nancy Reagan's speechwriter.  I drove my Toyota Corolla up to the Ellipse, careful to display the special tag permitting me to park quite close to the East Wing …
Discussion: Business Insider
 
 
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post
Politico:
Appeals court upholds Texas law requiring ID numbers to cast mail-in ballots
Financial Times:
The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia
Discussion: Vox and Algemeiner.com
Jonathan Zimmerman / Washington Monthly:
Academic Freedom: How Universities Lost Their Way
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
MAGA Super PAC Releases New Ad Against Thomas Massie
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
A stock trading ban for Congress is a no-brainer. And yet.
Discussion: Popular Information and MSNBC
Lisa Song / ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations
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Trump's Tariffs Do Invisible Damage
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Slate
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Top Hegseth aide tried to oust senior White House liaison from Pentagon
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
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