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9:30 AM ET, August 12, 2025

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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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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.
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.
Anna Spiegel / Axios:
Trump's D.C. crime claims don't match the data  —  Violent crime is declining in D.C. — not rising, as President Trump claimed on Monday. … - And for the first half of 2025, violent crime has dropped in all categories in Washington, according to new data from Major Cities Chiefs Association …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
What is Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act?
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Farcical D.C. Crackdown
Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Doesn't Really Care About Crime
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 …
Discussion: Sputnik News and NewsMax.com
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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.
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Democracy Docket
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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 …
New York Times:
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue
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 …
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Key Consumer Price Index gauge rises as Trump trade war weighs  —  A key measure of consumer prices that strips out energy and food costs rose at a faster clip in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday. … - But core CPI — the measure watched most closely by policymakers …
Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Trump Names Heritage's EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussion: Daily Kos and KVIA-TV
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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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Ongoing Discussions with The People's Republic of China
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.
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 …
Discussion: NPR and STAT
Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target Trump  —  Intelligence staffer who worked for House Democrats called the alleged behavior ‘treasonous’ and ‘illegal’  —  A Democratic whistleblower told the FBI that Adam Schiff approved leaking classified information …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife.  It Almost Broke Her.  —  Lauren Southern, one of the most well-known right-wing influencers during Donald Trump's first term, first went viral with a 2015 video titled “Why I Am Not a Feminist.”  Then 19, beautiful and blond …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks  —  Russian forces have moved several miles into Ukrainian-held territory in the east, threatening to outflank Ukraine's positions.  —  Russian forces are striving to shape the battlefield to their advantage …
Punchbowl News:
8/12/25 ☀️ AM: … The Senate Leadership Fund, the top GOP super PAC focused on Senate races, urged donors last week to open their wallets to help Cornyn beat back a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing the race could become a costly disaster without immediate intervention.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump isn't the solution to the “crisis of manhood,” he's the problem  —  🗣️ Public Notice is 100 percent reader funded.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  🍉🍉 Subscribe to PN 🍉🍉
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Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Inflation held at 2.7% in July, allaying tariff fears
Fox News:
Over 100K Americans rush to join Trump's massive ICE hiring spree nationwide, DHS says
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Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project
ProPublica:
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Bloomberg:
America's New AI Plan Is Great. There's Just One Problem.
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Sierra Club board fires leader Ben Jealous
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Adam Yamaguchi / CBS News:
Fear of immigration raids turns California community into ghost town
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump admin claims Social Security, Medicare at risk if tariffs blocked
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CNBC:
Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
 

 
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