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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to ‘kill’ cops  —  Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021 and yelling “kill 'em” as rioters attacked law enforcement.  —  Less than five years …
New York Times:
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State  —  The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on congressional maps.  Democrats said federal law enforcement was being misused.  — 1.2k
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Philip Wang / Axios:
FBI will help locate Texas Democrats who fled the state, Cornyn says  —  The FBI has agreed to cooperate with Texas state law enforcement to locate the 50 Democratic legislators who left the state to avoid a vote on redistricting, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Thursday.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump actually is ‘canceling’ the 2026 midterms, starting in Texas
Discussion: The Hill, Newsbusters and Salon
New York Times:
Senior Agent Who Helped Oversee F.B.I.'s Response to Jan. 6 Is Fired  —  Deepening its purge, the bureau forced out Steven Jensen, whose ascent had angered Trump supporters, and Brian Driscoll, the acting director in the early chaotic days of the administration.
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Fox News:
FBI ousts former acting director, agent involved in J6 prosecutions, with more expected
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
FBI ousts ex-acting director, other agents, in latest purge, people briefed say
Discussion: CBS News, Newsweek and The Hill
David Fischer / Associated Press:
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” …
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Reuters:
Judge temporarily blocks further construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center  —  Any further construction must be halted for 14 days, the judge ruled.  —  An aerial view shows “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE detention center at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, July 24, 2025.
New York Times:
Netanyahu Says Israel Wants to Take Military Control of All of Gaza  —  Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, made the remarks ahead of a security cabinet meeting, although military leaders are wary of expanding operations in the territory.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump claims he's launching a new census, seizing on an idea from the Republican fringe  —  What's wrong with the president's apparent plan for a mid-decade U.S. census?  It's not a short list of problems.  —  The language of the U.S. Constitution is unambiguous when it comes to the decennial census …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people here illegally. It'd be unprecedented
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
HUGE: Trump Orders New Census to Fix 2020's Rigged Count Favoring Democrats
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Drinks, Apps, and an Epstein Coverup to Go  —  A bunch of new tariffs go into effect today.  Expect unemployment and prices to go up while the quality and variety of goods deteriorate.  We all have reason to be worried, but perhaps none more than William Wiatrowski, acting head of the Bureau …
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Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service  —  The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.
Discussion: Advocate, Reuters and Newsweek
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US Air Force denies early retirement for group of transgender service members  —  The U.S. Air Force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Angelina Walker / Nurse.org:
VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included … In a significant shift affecting approximately 360,000 healthcare workers, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has severed ties with most federal unions, including the National Nurses Organizing Committee …
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The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Ranking Member Takano and Veterans' Affairs Committee Members Slam Secretary Collins's Gutting of VA Employee Union Rights
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Trump's Deals With Top Colleges May Give Rich Applicants a Bigger Edge  —  The public release of data on test scores and race could wind up making wealth even more influential in admissions.  —  In recent deals with Columbia and Brown, the Trump administration demanded that they publicly …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Do No Harm
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Heather Gann / al.com:
Alabama immigration advocate detained by ICE in traffic stop, family says: ‘Just heartbreaking and discouraging’  —  The family and friends of a Birmingham woman are pleading with the community to help them keep her in Alabama after she was detained this week during a traffic stop.
Discussion: Reuters and TMZ.com
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal grantmaking while ending offensive waste of tax dollars, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Katie Miller leaves Musk full-time, launches podcast  —  Katie Miller, a fiercely loyal aide in both Trump administrations, revealed to Axios that she has left her full-time work for Elon Musk — and today will launch a podcast, “The Katie Miller Podcast,” aimed at conservative women.
Gabe Ortiz / Combating Nativist Narratives:
Stephen Miller Is Getting $170 Billion To Build His Own Army To Target Our Immigrant Neighbors.  Here's What That Funding Could Do Instead  —  Just think of how much our country could get done with $170 billion in federal funding.  Hungry schoolkids fed with nutritious meals.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Will Nominate Economic Adviser Stephen Miran to Fed Vacancy  —  Miran is currently the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers  —  President Trump said he would nominate Stephen Miran, the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to fill a vacancy …
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and NewsMax.com
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Jailed by Trump's ICE, Children's Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into ‘Solitary’  —  Ayman Soliman is locally renowned for helping the families of dying kids.  Now, friends say he's been “tortured” in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him  —  CINCINNATI — Since July 9 …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump critic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a no-show boss from hell who terrorizes staffers, aides say: ‘All diva, no wow’  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Jasmine Crockett has positioned herself as an unfiltered critic of President Trump, earning regular TV appearances and an enthusiastic online following …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Anita Dunn tells GOP panel Biden ‘aged physically’ but led decisionmaking  —  Anita Dunn, an close advisor to former President Biden, told the the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee during an interview Thursday that despite aging in office, Biden made all of his own decisions.
Politico:
Federal courts step up security following major hack of electronic filing system … “The Judiciary is also further enhancing security of the system and to block future attacks, and it is prioritizing working with courts to mitigate the impact on litigants,” the statement added.
The Handbasket:
Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing  —  The app's recent swastika push alert was just the tip of the iceberg. … Katz and I worked together on the Substackers Against Nazis campaign back in 2023 and have reunited for this timely update.  It was written by him and edited by me.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
A CBP Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles  —  A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent wore Meta's AI smart glasses to a June 30 immigration raid outside a Home Depot in Cypress Park, Los Angeles, according to photos and videos of the agent verified by 404 Media.
Ben Jacobs / Politico:
Democrats Chose John Fetterman Over Conor Lamb.  Now There Are Regrets. … When he ran for Senate in 2022, Conor Lamb was thrashed by over 30 points in the Democratic Senate primary. … Progressives want you to know they're sorry about that.  —  In light of Fetterman's seeming estrangement …
Discussion: Mother Jones and NewsMax.com
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Carville apologizes, pulls YouTube video after letter from Melania Trump's lawyer  —  Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday apologized and said he'd pulled down pieces of a previous podcast tied to Jeffrey Epstein's dealings after legal pushback from first lady Melania Trump.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plans to Send Immigrant Detainees to Notorious Louisiana Prison  —  Once known as the bloodiest prison in the country, Angola is a maximum security facility with a dark history—and a popular prison rodeo  —  The Trump administration is planning to house immigrant detainees …
Discussion: USA Today and NOLA.com
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
Trump pushed major change to Medicare after $5 million donation to MAGA, Inc: report  —  Back in April, President Donald Trump paused the rollout of a Biden-era rule that sought to tamper down “abusive (Medicare) pricing practices” from private companies, and on Thursday …
Discussion: New York Times and Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers  —  Some have been fired.  Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.  Yet free-speech experts say the group's websites remain just outside the boundaries of violating personal privacy.
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes  —  A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.  —  A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Nicolae Viorel Butler / Migrant Insider:
Lawsuit: ICE Agents Deported Citizen Children in Secret, Including 4-Year-Old on Chemo  —  WASHINGTON — A new federal lawsuit filed in the Middle District of Louisiana accuses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of unlawfully deporting three U.S. citizen children, including a four-year-old …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions  —  Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct:  —  Section 1.  Background.
 
 
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's approval rating still negative while the public sours further on Democrats, CNBC survey shows
Brian Albrecht / Economic Forces:
6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
New York Times:
As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed
Discussion: Ms. Magazine
Claire Moses / New York Times:
Dean Cain, Who Played Superman, Says He Is Joining ICE
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Rep. Nancy Mace says she'll ‘debate anyone’ at a town hall where opponents were asked to leave
Zack Pierce / New York Times:
President Trump floats military use at L.A. Olympics, says there will be sex testing
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Elizabeth Blair / NPR:
Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were ‘unlawful’
Discussion: The Dispatch
Bloomberg:
Trump's Attack on Wind, Solar Cuts Deeper Than Industry Expected
ABC News:
A woman accused of fraud hired the AG's brother as her lawyer. Months later, DOJ dropped charges
Discussion: Joe.My.God.