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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 …
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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 …
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Yuliia Dysa / Reuters:
Zelenskiy says Russia seems more inclined now to a ceasefire
Zelenskiy says Russia seems more inclined now to a ceasefire
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New York Times:
Trump Weighs Getting Involved in New York City Mayor's Race — The possibility that the president will seek to intercede could inject an element of unpredictability into an already fractious contest. — President Trump may have moved out of New York City, but he has privately discussed whether …
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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%
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Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations
Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations
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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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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) …
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Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
Dozens of FEMA staffers involuntarily reassigned to support deportations
Dozens of FEMA staffers involuntarily reassigned to support deportations
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Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Noem Unveils No Age Limit for Patriotic Americans to Join ICE Law Enforcement to Help Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S. — In less than one week since DHS launched its recruitment campaign, more than 80,000 Americans applied to join ICE — WASHINGTON — U.S. Department …
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Edward Segarra / USA Today:
Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the '90s, reveals he joined ICE
Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the '90s, reveals he joined ICE
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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 …
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Thomas Kennedy / Miami New Times:
Experts Say Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Camp May Be Illegal
Experts Say Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Camp May Be Illegal
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FIRE:
LAWSUIT: FIRE challenges unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses in crusade to deport legal immigrants over protected speech — The First Amendment trumps the statutes that the government is abusing to deport people for speech alone — This lawsuit seeks a landmark ruling …
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
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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 …
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Washington Post:
U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia — Leaked draft reports show the Trump administration is planning to eliminate or downplay accounts of prisoner abuse, corruption, LGBTQ+ discrimination and other alleged abuses. The administration says the reports are shorter for “readability.”
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client's deportation … Legal experts described the sanctions motion against Schroeder, which hasn't been previously reported, as highly unusual. DOJ brought the disciplinary action after Schroeder asked federal judges to stop the deportation of his client, Vang Lor.
Politico:
GOP Rep. Mills accused of threatening to release nude videos of ex-girlfriend … Mills, who has represented a district south of Daytona Beach since 2023, has not been charged and told POLITICO in a statement that he was unaware of the police report. — “We have not been made aware …
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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 …
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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
Fort Bliss soldier arrested for attempting to send US tank secrets to Russia
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US Department of Justice and The Gateway Pundit
Brittany Carloni / Indianapolis Star:
JD Vance to visit Indiana amid push for redistricting. Will Braun call special session? — Vice President JD Vance is visiting Indianapolis on Aug. 7 to speak with Gov. Mike Braun and Republican legislative leaders about the possibility of redistricting the state's congressional districts amid …
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Seth Masket / Tusk:
The case for Democratic recklessness, redux
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.
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Associated Press:
UCLA says Trump administration has suspended $584 million in grants — “If these funds remain suspended, it will be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the nation,” Chancellor Julio Frenk said. — The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University …
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US brings hate crime charges against suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staffers — The U.S. on Wednesday brought federal hate crime charges against the suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a museum in Washington in May, alleging he targeted them because they were Israelis, court papers showed.
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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 — The attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to leave the state. — WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton …
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 …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.
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Los Angeles Times:
Federal agents use Penske rental truck as ‘Trojan Horse’ to raid Los Angeles Home Depot — A man driving a Penske truck pulled up to day laborers at the Home Depot and told them he was looking for workers, recalled one day laborer. — The workers gathered around, just as more than half …
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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.
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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.
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 …
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