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Washington Post:
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest — Documents reviewed by The Post detail a new National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock. — Just now — The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a …
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Matt Brown / Associated Press:
Trump's Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime — President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation's capital.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Isn't Liberating D.C. He's Subduing It. — New consumer price numbers out this morning! Overall, inflation held steady at 2.7 percent year over year last month, the Labor Department reported. But core inflation was elevated, coming in at 3.1 percent as tariff-related price hikes started to kick in.
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Washington Post:
Fighting crime in D.C. cannot end with Trump's show of force — The president's takeover of the D.C. police will be temporary. Longer-term solutions will be needed. — President Donald Trump is putting on quite the show to project strength on crime after the foiled carjacking of a staffer in his administration.
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Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Is Expanding the Role of the American Military on U.S. Soil — His deployment of the National Guard in D.C. comes as he plans to broaden the use of U.S. military bases for immigrant detention centers — President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in Washington …
Anna Spiegel / Axios:
Trump's D.C. crime claims don't match the data
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Donald Trump, D.C. Police Commissioner
Donald Trump, D.C. Police Commissioner
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
President Donald J. Trump's big announcement today at his press conference—to which he showed up late …
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C.
Inside Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trial exposes internal tension over Trump's use of National Guard in LA
Trial exposes internal tension over Trump's use of National Guard in LA
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Has High Hopes for Trump-Putin Summit. Peace Isn't One of Them. — The meeting represents a victory for Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from the fate of Ukraine — Expectations in Russia are running high ahead …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
From Alaska with love — Ahead of Friday's meeting, Putin knows that Trump is desperate for a deal on Ukraine — Should Ukraine's worst fears come to pass, Donald Trump will on Friday give away land in the negotiating chamber that Russia could not win by force of arms.
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Dasha Burns / Politico:
'Trusting Trump's instincts': White House sets modest expectations ahead Putin summit
'Trusting Trump's instincts': White House sets modest expectations ahead Putin summit
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rise 2.7% annually in July, less than expected amid tariff worries … A widely followed measure of inflation accelerated slightly less than expected in July on an annual basis as President Donald Trump's tariffs showed mostly modest impacts.
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. Inflation Report Shows Effects of Trump's Tariffs — A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers. — What to know about the report.
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Key Consumer Price Index gauge rises as Trump trade war weighs
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Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Inflation held at 2.7% in July, allaying tariff fears
Inflation held at 2.7% in July, allaying tariff fears
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head — E.J. Antoni, a staunch critic of the BLS, had emerged in recent days as a favorite candidate among some influential Trump advisers, including Stephen K. Bannon. — President Donald Trump will nominate …
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Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Nominate Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics — E.J. Antoni is chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and has long criticized the agency's approach to collecting jobs data — President Trump said on Monday that he plans to nominate E.J. Antoni …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Massie, Khanna bringing Epstein survivors to Capitol — Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are planning to bring survivors of abuse by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell to the Capitol.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Comer: Bill Clinton ‘prime suspect’ in Epstein investigation
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Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
House GOP's expanding Epstein inquiry could set up clash with Trump DOJ
House GOP's expanding Epstein inquiry could set up clash with Trump DOJ
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Sherrod Brown to run for U.S. Senate in 2026, challenging Jon Husted — COLUMBUS, Ohio—Democrat Sherrod Brown has decided to run in 2026 for U.S. Senate, attempting a return to the office that he lost last year after a savagely fought reelection campaign, according to Ohio labor leaders Brown told of his thinking.
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Just The News:
Exclusive: Democrat whistleblower told FBI that Schiff okayed leaking classified intel to hurt Trump — FBI Director Kash Patel releases bombshell documents to Congress showing how agents traced classified leaks to sources but DOJ didn't act. — Article — Dig Deeper
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Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target Trump
Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target Trump
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Paul Krugman:
Trump Plays the Carnage Card — Fake crime wave, real power grab — First, some personal news. For those who may not know, I received a great honor this weekend: — I have now added “Deranged BUM” to my Substack profile. — But enough about me. Let's move on to the subject of today's post …
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Republican Gets Booed in Furious Town Hall Trainwreck: ‘F*** You!’ — MEETING MELTDOWN — Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California had a tough time selling Donald Trump's domestic agenda to voters back home. — Yet another Republican lawmaker was drowned out by boos and jeers …
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Bloomberg:
China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Ends Ban — Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. — Beijing has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia Corp.'s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes …
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Washington Post:
After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump — Investigators allege the shooter targeted the agency because of his coronavirus vaccine beliefs, according to two CDC officials briefed on the case. — KENNESAW, Georgia — A gaunt Patrick White approached his neighbor …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study — An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children …
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Harjaap Ahluwalia / JURISTnews:
Rights groups raise alarm over surge in executions in Saudi Arabia — Human Rights Watch and the Middle East Democracy Centre raised alarm on Monday over the increasing use of the death penalty to crush peaceful dissent without due process in Saudi Arabia this year.
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ProPublica:
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S. — ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longer banned.
Washington Post:
Trump's risky role as the would-be CEO of America — Trump's personal approach to running the economy — and other issues from Ukraine to D.C. — departs from traditional conservatism and carries political peril. — Just now — President Donald Trump's personal involvement in a deal …
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New York Times:
Harvard Nears a Deal With the Trump Administration to Restore Funding — A potential $500 million settlement would end a monthslong battle that pitted the nation's wealthiest school against the Trump administration's extraordinary crackdown on higher education.
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
An Uncomfortably Revealing Laura Loomer Deposition — Insights into her insults, clues about her career hopes. — ∙ Paid — Coming Soon: The Laura Loomer Foundation for Twitter Trolling — LAURA LOOMER HAS BEEN HYPERACTIVE during the second Trump administration …
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