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2:40 PM ET, August 10, 2025

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Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit  —  Washington's push to negotiate an end to the war has raised concerns the Trump administration will make concessions to Moscow that Kyiv cannot accept.  —  Ukraine and its European allies sought on Sunday to present …
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Washington Post:
Russians cheer Putin's Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on Ukraine  —  Analysts noted Alaska was once part of the Russian Empire, and some nationalists believe it should be returned.  —  MOSCOW — Russian officials and commentators crowed about landing a summit between President Vladimir Putin …
Paul Sonne / New York Times:
With Ukraine in the Balance, Trump and Putin Head Into Summit With Mismatched Goals  —  For President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, it is an opportunity not just to end the Ukraine war on his terms but to split apart the Western security alliance.  —  Late last month, President Vladimir V. Putin …
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Trump-Putin summit in Alaska resembles a slow defeat for Ukraine
Jones Hayden / Politico:
Thousands in Israel march against Netanyahu's plan to escalate Gaza war  —  Families of hostages were among the protesters amid new fears over the 50 remaining captives, with 20 of them thought to be alive, held by Hamas.  —  Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Israel …
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Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Netanyahu rebuffs ‘shameful’ European plans to recognize Palestinian state
Discussion: Politico and Semafor
New York Times:
How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Orders DC Homeless to ‘Move Out IMMEDIATELY’  —  ‘NO MR. NICE GUY’  —  Around 5,000 people in the nation's capital are unhoused on a given night.  —  President Donald Trump wants homeless people to evacuate the nation's capital.  —  “We're having a News Conference tomorrow in the White House …
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Maya Goldman / Axios:
RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cut federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is the latest in a series of moves that have the potential to crush future medical breakthroughs and accelerate a brain drain.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
How RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Science—and Screwed Us in the Process … EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ABOVE SCENARIO is hypothetical—except the final part about the funding.  That part happened last week.  —  On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced …
CBS News:
Transcript: Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 10, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of an interview with Dr. Jerome Adams, the former U.S. surgeon general during President Trump's first term, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 10, 2025.
Discussion: Mediaite
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Vance urges “decisive action” on GOP redistricting efforts  —  Vice President JD Vance said Republicans must take “very decisive action” with redistricting, arguing in an interview aired Sunday that those efforts and a new census will make “the congressional apportionment fair.”
Discussion: IJR, The Hill and Los Angeles Times
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
New chatbot on Trump's Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him  —  An “answer engine” on Trump's social media site says the 2020 election wasn't stolen, tariffs aren't boosting the stock market and Barack Obama is seen favorably.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump …
CNN:
Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell  —  Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has been moved to a decidedly less prominent position, underscoring the yearslong tensions between the 44th and 47th presidents.
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The Economics of Smoot Hawley 2.0, Part II  —  This trade war is really a class war  —  Most of Donald Trump's tariffs are clearly illegal.  There is a special court, the Court of International Trade, which is supposed to have jurisdiction over these issues, and it ruled the tariffs illegal on May 28.
Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age … Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue University with a degree in computer science.Madeleine Hordinski for The New York Times  —  Growing up near Silicon Valley, Manasi Mishra remembers seeing tech executives …
Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD / Weaponized:
Silent Coup: How Trump's Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed  —  New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.  —  A sophisticated strategy is playing out in plain sight that few outside of digital war rooms truly understand or even notice.
Jerome Adams / STAT:
Former surgeon general: The CDC shooting must be a wakeup call  —  We need better discourse, leadership, and action to protect public health workers  —  At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Friday, a gunman  —  opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  —  headquarters in Atlanta.
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Politico:
Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress' authority … “No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment.  No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces,” Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in support of the decision …
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Simon / NPR:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reposted and praised a video interview of a self-described Christian nationalist pastor whose church doesn't believe women shouldn't be allowed to vote.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump suggests “MAGA” stock listing for mortgage giants Fannie, Freddie  —  Days after the administration confirmed plans to start selling the government's stakes in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Trump suggested they might be combined and trade as “MAGA.”
Michael G. Holzman / The UnPopulist:
Yoram Hazony's National Conservatism Wants to Abandon Liberal Democracy so that the Jewish People Maintain Hegemony in Israel  —  The Israeli political theorist, Yoram Hazony, recently appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to defend his vision for society.  Hazony is best known as the leading luminary …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations  —  Liu Jianchao gained warm reception during visit to Washington and New York where he was seen as potential foreign minister  —  Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister …
Discussion: The Japan Times, Bloomberg and Reuters
Abigail S. Gerstein / The Harvard Crimson:
Trump Expands Race Data Disclosure Requirements, Putting Harvard Admissions Under Scrutiny Again  —  Harvard and all other American universities will now be required to submit data proving that they do not consider race in admissions, following a Thursday memorandum from President Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
 
 
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NBC News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham says ‘there will be land swaps’ to end Russia-Ukraine war: Full interview
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Dr. Phil's Road From Oprah to ICE Raids
Discussion: Mother Jones and Fox News
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Florida's universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis
Discussion: Forbes
Olivia Diaz / Associated Press:
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is on the defensive in Virginia's race for governor
Discussion: Politico
Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
Trump has said abortion is a state issue. His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades
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Noble Brigham / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
‘Disgraceful moment’: FBI fires official who was head of Las Vegas field office, attorney says
Discussion: The Hill
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Vile Take on Teenager's Rape Goes Viral as Epstein Woes Deepen
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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