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Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump's Historical Vision  —  Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America's 250th anniversary  —  The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review …
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New York Times:
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions  —  The Trump administration is giving museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.”  —  The Trump administration said on Tuesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials  —  The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III  —  We wish to begin by expressing our appreciation for the brief tour you gave us recently of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum …
NBC News:
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they align with Trump's vision
Discussion: USA Today
Amanda Macias / Fox Business:
Trump's pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns  —  ‘Major decision-makers from Wall Street to DC rely on these numbers, and a lack of confidence in the data has far-reaching consequences’  —  E.J. Antoni, the economist tapped by President Donald Trump …
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Tom Abrahams / ABC13:
Texas Democrats to return home for second special session, ABC13 sources confirm  —  After breaking quorum, Texas House Democrats will return to the Lone Star State for another special session, according to sources.  —  AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — ABC13 has confirmed with multiple sources that House Democrats will return to Texas.
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ABC News:
Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say  —  The legislators say they feel like they accomplished their mission.  —  The State Capitol is seen on July 21, 2025 in Austin, Texas.  —  Texas House Democrats who left the state …
New York Times:
Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System  —  Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities.  —  Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least …
Analisa Novak / CBS News:
Dana White says UFC will host first-ever White House fight on July 4: “It is definitely going to happen”  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will stage a historic fight at the White House on July 4, 2026, marking America's 250th birthday with what would be the first professional mixed …
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Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: National Guard Begins Arriving on D.C. Streets  —  Where Things Stand  — Washington policing: National Guard troops are starting to appear on the streets of Washington, where President Trump has deployed 800 Guard members and 500 federal agents to fight what he calls …
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom  —  The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.  —  A Minnesota teen filed a charge …
Discussion: Raw Story
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
White House May Award ‘Big Balls’ Same Medal as Rosa Parks  —  BALLS UP!  —  The move would appeal to Trump's MAGA base.  —  An ex-DOGE staffer known as “Big Balls” could end up receiving the highest civilian honor in the United States, placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks …
Texas Attorney General:
Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Action to Hold Robert Francis O'Rourke in Contempt for Violating Court Order and Scamming Texans  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for contempt against Robert Francis O'Rourke after he blatantly violated a Tarrant County temporary restraining order …
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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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Politico:
Sherrod Brown to run for Senate
Discussion: NBC News and PoliticusUSA
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ghislaine Maxwell cleared to leave prison on work release: report  —  Convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been cleared to leave prison on work release.  —  Podcast host Allison Gill obtained information about Maxwell's security score, sex offender waiver …
Siena Research Institute:
Hochul Approval & Favorability Ratings Up a Little; Hochul Lead Over Stefanik In 2026 Race Falls to 14 Points, 45-31%, from 23 Points, 47-24%, in June; Voters Say if Stefanik Runs & Is Elected Gov, It Would Be Bad for NY,49-37%  — If BBB Cuts Federal $ to NY, 36% Say Reduce Services, 24% …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections  —  We know the Supreme Court dallied a long time in setting the Louisiana case for reargument …
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies  —  The decision cited a Supreme Court order in June granting DOGE analysts sweeping access to other data stored at the Social Security Administration.  —  A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed teams affiliated …
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Politico:
Judge orders ICE to stop forcing detainees to sleep on dirty concrete floors
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump  —  Less than a week after President Trump said he has ordered a “new” census," the cabinet official who oversees the Census Bureau acknowledged Tuesday that Congress, not the president …
Discussion: The Hill
Jessie Blaeser / Politico:
Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers?  Now we have receipts. … The Trump administration's claim that it is saving billions of dollars through DOGE-related cuts to federal contracts is drastically exaggerated, according to a new POLITICO analysis of public data and federal spending records.
Discussion: South Shore Press
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘Petri dish for disease’: attorney raises alarm of possible Covid outbreak at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  A respiratory disease is running rampant through Florida immigration jail, according to attorney of a detained person  —  An outbreak of a respiratory disease, possibly Covid-19 …
Discussion: Miami New Times
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Mexico to extradite 26 top cartel leaders to US in Trump administration deal  —  The transfer comes ahead of 25% tariffs on Mexican goods imposed by President Trump  —  Mexico is handing over 26 top cartel leaders to the United States this week in a deal with the Trump administration.
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.  —  The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation's capital.  —  President Trump cast the nation's capital as overwhelmed by record-breaking levels of violent crime …
Layla A. Jones / Talking Points Memo:
Courts Let Trump Strip Collective Bargaining Rights From Huge Number of Federal Workers  —  Just days after a federal appeals court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to yank dozens of agencies and government offices out of their contracts with federal labor unions …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Other Nations Move Toward Making Their Own Vaccines as US Cuts Funding  —  At least a dozen countries are interested in developing their own vaccines because they're losing confidence that the US government will have immunizations ready for the next pandemic, a top biotech investor said.
Discussion: KVIA-TV, VTDigger and New York Times
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Ministry of Truth Is Real Now  —  E.J. Antoni's nomination isn't designed to reassure markets, the Fed, or the business community.  It's designed to provoke them.  And force them to submit.  —  ∙ Paid  —  I realize I promised you Russia-Ukraine today.  It'll have to wait.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Ashley Biden Reveals She is Ending 13-Year Marriage With Shady Post  —  ‘FREEDOM’  —  The former first daughter met Dr. Howard Krein in 2010 and the pair got married two years later.  —  Ashley Biden, the daughter of former president Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden …
Jeanine Pirro / Washington Post:
The fight to make D.C. safe and beautiful  —  These three laws are detrimental to public safety and to my ability to fight crime.  —  Just now  —  Jeanine Pirro is the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.  —  My job is to prosecute crime and ensure that people who live in and visit our nation's capital are safe.
Discussion: NewsNation and Washington Examiner
Lee Jung-joo / The Korea Herald:
Court issues warrant to detain ex-first lady  —  Covering social issues on Seoul, civil security, climate  —  The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday issued a warrant to detain former first lady Kim Keon Hee over evidence-tampering concerns linked to multiple charges against her.
Dominic Pino / National Review:
Trump Wants a Bureau of MAGA Statistics  —  President Trump has nominated an unqualified economist to take over one of America's most important statistical agencies.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
Jay Bhattacharya / Washington Post:
Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines  —  As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public's trust.  —  Jay Bhattacharya is director of the National Institutes of Health.  —  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to wind …
Discussion: Endpoints News
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028?  —  I was skeptical about a Stewart candidacy, but maybe ‘The Daily Show’ host is the right person to shake up the Democratic presidential primaries.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Last month, I ticked off an item on my bucket list.
Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls on Goldman to Replace Economist Over Tariff Stance  —  Bank's economists had predicted tariffs could cause inflation and slow economic growth  —  President Trump on Tuesday appeared to call for Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon to replace the bank's top economist …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
New Analysis Finds Trump Family Has Raked in $3.4 Billion Off the Presidency  —  America's first family is conducting its grift in full view of the public, but the profits remain a guessing game  —  Even before Donald Trump officially began his second term in office, his family businesses …
Discussion: The Independent
CNN:
White House lands on Trump-Putin summit location as officials race to prepare for historic Alaska meeting  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Analysis: Why Trump shouldn't be afraid of a failed summit in Alaska  —  Analysis: Why Trump shouldn't be afraid of a failed summit in Alaska Jasmine Crockett …
 
 
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
After firing of BLS chief, Lutnick tells federal statisticians that independence is ‘nonsense’
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Beshear wows Democrats at Jeffries' big donor fundraiser
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Pro-Hamas Protester Vandalizes State House, MIT and Now They Mention the IEDs on Boston Commons
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Consider Changes to How Government Collects Jobs Data
Laura Barrón-López / MSNBC:
Trump's moves are making immigration courts dysfunctional
Discussion: The UnPopulist
NPR:
State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
Molly Olmstead / Slate:
We Asked Pete Hegseth if Women Should Have the Right to Vote. The Answer Was ... Unsettling.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and The 19th
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Kari Lake's Attempt to Deport Her Own Employees
Discussion: Raw Story and American Greatness
Tess Owen / Wired:
The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke
Discussion: MeidasTouch News
Washington Post:
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Oliver Darcy / Status:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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