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Department of Homeland Security:
The Speedway Slammer: A New Partnership with DHS and the State of Indiana to Expand Detention Space
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump administration makes it easier to join ICE
Discussion: Newsweek
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Threats to The United States by the Government of the Russian Federation  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
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Associated Press:
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
The Hill:   Trump tariffs expected to hit Thursday
David Dayen / American Prospect:
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE  —  Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs.  It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.  —  A number of employees with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
Dozens of FEMA staffers involuntarily reassigned to support deportations
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Ken Paxton launches investigation into Beto O'Rourke-led group over Texas quorum break … Powered by People did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  —  Paxton — a Republican who is also primarying Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) — has vowed to seek the expulsion of Democratic state lawmakers …
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Owen Dahlkamp / The Texas Tribune:
Paxton launches investigation into Beto O'Rourke's political group for funding Democrats who left state
Washington Post:
Texas Democrats evacuated from Illinois hotel over potential bomb threat
New York Times:
Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky  —  President Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war.  —  President Trump intends to meet in person with President Vladimir V. Putin …
The Guardian:
JD Vance's team had water level of Ohio river raised for family's boating trip  —  Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’  —  JD Vance's team had the army corps of engineers in Louisville, Ohio …
NBC News:
Live updates: 5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia, shooter in custody  —  Gunfire erupted at the army base on Wednesday morning, prompting the base commander to lock down facilities in the wake of an “active shooter” incident. … Shooter was from Florida and had no deployments
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Associated Press:
Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Vance expected to host Epstein strategy dinner with Bondi, Blanche, Patel  —  Officials are considering releasing the Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcript.  —  Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” at Don's Machine Shop in West Pittston, Penn., on July 16, 2025.
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TJ L'Heureux / Phoenix New Times:
Women shouldn't hold office, says GOP woman now running for office  —  “I don't know if I would vote for any female,” said state senate hopeful Mylie Biggs, the daughter of GOP Rep. Andy Biggs. … Audio By Carbonatix … The daughter of Rep. Andy Biggs, one of Donald Trump's biggest …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Thomas Kennedy / Miami New Times:
Experts Say Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Camp May Be Illegal
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
Discussion: Bloomberg
US Department of Justice:
Fort Bliss Soldier Arrested, Charged with Espionage and Export Violations  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas  —  EL PASO, Texas - An active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss was arrested today in El Paso on criminal charges of attempted transmission …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:   Fort Bliss soldier arrested for attempting to send US tank secrets to Russia
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Allegations surrounding GOP's Cory Mills go from bad to worse  —  House Republican leaders didn't need another controversy surrounding one of their members, but they apparently have one anyway.  —  All things considered, House Republican leaders didn't need another controversy surrounding …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces she's running for governor in Tennessee  —  Blackburn would be the state's first female governor if she wins.  —  Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for governor, she announced Wednesday, promising to help her state be “America's conservative leader” for generations to come.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Examiner
Warren P. Strobel / Washington Post:
Gabbard overrode CIA officials' concerns in push to release classified Russia report  —  CIA officials worried that the release of a House report on 2016 Russian election meddling could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources, but Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard authorized …
Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel
Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
FBI crime report says violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024  —  Violent crime is defined as murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.  —  Statistics released Tuesday by the FBI indicate that violent crime decreased overall in the United States by 4.5% last year.
Discussion: The Guardian, MSNBC, Townhall and PinkNews
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Nation's violent crime rate fell in 2024 to lowest in 20 years: FBI
Discussion: Reason
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Library of Congress blames “coding error” for missing sections of online Constitution  —  The Library of Congress on Wednesday pointed to an unspecified “coding error” that led to key parts of the U.S. Constitution being deleted from the Constitution Annotated website.
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research  —  The cuts add to mounting evidence that Kennedy is pursuing an aggressive anti-vaccine agenda.  —  The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines …
Amber Levis / The Daily Beast:
Laura Loomer Reveals White House Clout Has Earned Her a New Nickname  —  EVER LOOMING  —  Laura Loomer is now touting her new title as “Trump's Rasputin” for her growing political influence, à la the Russian Svengali who advised the Romanov family.  In the past month …
Discussion: Telegraph and The Independent
Politico:
Trump administration staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ assaulted in DC … President Donald Trump posted a photo on his social media platform showing a shirtless Coristine with what appeared to be blood spattered on his face, body and pants.  He called for a change in the law so that the juveniles …
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Apple Announces $100 Billion US Investment Ahead of Trump Event  —  Apple Inc. committed to spending another $100 billion on domestic manufacturing ahead of an event with President Donald Trump, marking the latest pledge by the tech giant to increase US production as it seeks to avoid punishing tariffs on its flagship iPhones.
Seth Masket / Tusk:
The case for Democratic recklessness, redux  —  The Democrats also doing mid-decade redistricting would be chaos.  It's also the only way out of this situation.  —  Back in 2017, I wrote a piece for Pacific Standard called “The Case for Democratic Recklessness.”
Discussion: Indianapolis Star
NBC News:
80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare  —  The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the anniversary as global conflicts fuel nuclear fears.  —  HIROSHIMA, Japan — For more than half a century …
The Economist:
Why the laws of war are widely ignored  —  Global courts struggle to cope with power politics  —  International courts have never been busier.  Conflicts are more common than at any point since 1945.  Ever more civilians are being bombed, starved and raped by men with guns.
U.S. Department of the Interior:
Interior Department Moves to Cancel Reckless Biden-era Approval of Lava Ridge Wind Project  —  WASHINGTON — Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is restoring common sense to American energy policy by reversing the Biden administration's misguided, last-minute push to approve …
 
 
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Alex Miller / Fox News:
Violent attack reignites BOWSER Act debate as Trump floats federal takeover of DC
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
The War Over America's Birthday Party
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
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Donald Trump and John Roberts Have a Lot in Common
Discussion: NPR, The Hill and Mother Jones
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Lula rejects ‘humiliation’ of calling Trump over US-Brazil tariff
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
What Do We Owe Andry?  —  Our country sent this young man and hundreds of others to a foreign gulag …
Discussion: ProPublica
Sarkis Darbinyan / Financial Times:
Russia's internet crackdown is in a dangerous new phase
mpdc.dc.gov:
MPD Makes Two Arrests in Swann Street Attempted Carjacking
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Molly Redden / ProPublica:
Trump's War on Big Law Means It's Harder to Challenge the Administration
Discussion: Above the Law