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Washington Post:
Trump readies federal moves on D.C. crime, takes over D.C. police — The president is planning to flex his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and crack down on crime. — President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would place …
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New York Times:
District residents say they feel safe, but occasionally unnerved. — President Trump ordered what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and suggested the federal intervention could be expanded to other cities. — Here's the latest.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard … President Donald Trump on Monday said he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops in order to address what he claims is out-of-control crime in the capital city.
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Max Matza / BBC:
Trump demands homeless people ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC — US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must “move out” of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, but the mayor pushed back against the White House likening the American capital to Baghdad in Iraq.
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Crime is down. But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating. — 🗣️ Public Notice is 100 percent reader funded. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us. 👇 — The White House has seized …
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Brian Mann / NPR:
Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump's vow to crack down on crime — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., and he asserted federal control over the city's Metropolitan police department.
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Mimi Montgomery / Axios:
Trump to deploy National Guard to D.C. and federalize city police — President Trump announced Monday that he's seizing control of D.C.'s police force and deploying the National Guard into the city. — Why it matters: It's a major escalation of a federal crackdown already underway …
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Idrees Ali / Reuters:
US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say
US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump to hold news event on D.C. crime after threatening a federal takeover
Live updates: Trump to hold news event on D.C. crime after threatening a federal takeover
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Democracy Docket and Fox News
The Guardian:
Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy national guard - live updates
Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy national guard - live updates
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead — This week gets off to a fast start. Back on July 9, Judge Charles Breyer …
The Week Ahead — This week gets off to a fast start. Back on July 9, Judge Charles Breyer …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops
Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops
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Politico, Roll Call, One America News Network, The Hill, TheGrio, The Post Millennial, The Independent and Washington Examiner
Andrew Solender / Axios:
D.C.-area Dems rage as Trump takes control of city's policing
D.C.-area Dems rage as Trump takes control of city's policing
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike — The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and an unnamed assistant by Israeli forces in Gaza.
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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza — Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital — A prominent Al Jazeera journalist …
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics — President Trump is imitating Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into economy — A generation ago conventional wisdom held that as China liberalized, its economy would come to resemble America's.
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Alaska Summit: Trump and Putin Planning to Carve Up Ukraine — REMEMBER WHEN, A FEW WEEKS BACK, commentators suddenly started talking about Donald Trump's “pivot” or “dramatic shift” on Ukraine and Russia? The promises of aid to the one and scary sanctions against the other?
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Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
Looking past the performative cruelty to see the reality of Trump's collapsing agenda
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The Guardian, IJR and The Hill
Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Trump to join European leaders on emergency call before Putin talks
Trump to join European leaders on emergency call before Putin talks
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Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China — In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government. — Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to pay …
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Washington Post:
Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of A.I. chip sales to China
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Financial Times:
Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government
Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Fighting Gives Democrats Stories To Tell — It's easier to rally people when they have protagonists to cheer on. — Fighting is most important because it's a predicate to winning. Good, hard fighters combine strategic thinking with aggression, and that mixture alone will change an opponent's behavior.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Proportional representation is the solution to gerrymandering
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American Thinker, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Eric Holder to strategize with House Democrats on redistricting
Eric Holder to strategize with House Democrats on redistricting
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Charlotte Graham-McLay / Associated Press:
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says — Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks of urging …
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Jake Evans / ABC:
Albanese announces Palestinian recognition, saying war in Gaza has gone too far
Albanese announces Palestinian recognition, saying war in Gaza has gone too far
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Al Jazeera, Reuters, The Times of Israel, UPI and Washington Examiner
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Put F.B.I. Agents on Night Patrol in Washington — The move is part of President Trump's pledge to crack down on street crime in the nation's capital. — The Trump administration plans to temporarily reassign 120 F.B.I. agents in Washington to nighttime patrol duties …
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Brendan Murray / Bloomberg:
Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit — Small US companies, the source of more than half of the country's job creation in recent years, are struggling to comply with President Donald Trump's new tariffs and cope with growing financial strains clobbering them from higher import costs.
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages at Nobel-Winning ‘Deranged Bum’ in Late-Night Meltdown — JEALOUS, MUCH? — The president went after economist Paul Krugman in an irate Truth Social post. — Donald Trump has lashed out at Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in a late-night rant after he weighed …
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George Stockburger / The Hill:
People left trapped under rubble after explosion at Pennsylvania steel mill — CLAIRTON, Pa. (WHTM) - An explosion at a U.S. Steel coking plant near Pittsburgh on Monday left people trapped under the rubble, officials say. — There were no confirmed fatalities yet at the Clairton Coke Works …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How to Make Good Trouble — Hey fam: I'm back. I'll do a little personal catchup / beach postcard for you in #3. — 1. Andry — The only news I paid attention to last week was Tim's conversation with Andry Hernández Romero. — I took three things from it. — (1) Andry is an extraordinary soul.
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling — Kim Davis, a former clerk who refused gay couples, brought the appeal. — Paula Faris speaks to Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who went to jail because she refused to issue gay marriage licenses.
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Newsweek and LGBTQ Nation

