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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.
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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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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New York Times:
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue
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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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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Farcical D.C. Crackdown
Trump's Farcical D.C. Crackdown
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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.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says He's Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’
Trump Says He's Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’
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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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Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Sidelined from Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine warns the world not to trust Russia
Sidelined from Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine warns the world not to trust Russia
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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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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 …
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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 — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months
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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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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.
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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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Paul Crider / Liberal Currents:
Liberalism for the 21st Century — We must stop shadowboxing old enemies and focus on reactionaries holding the daggers to our throats today. — Liberals need enemies. The problem with liberals today is we don't know who our real enemies are. We get confused, fighting old fights and chasing phantasms.
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