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9:05 AM ET, August 15, 2025

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Associated Press:
Bondi names DEA head as DC's ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back  —  The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's “emergency police commissioner” …
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Washington Post:
Bowser, D.C. attorney general reject push by Bondi to name emergency police commissioner  —  In a signed order, Bondi said Terry Cole will assume all powers and duties of the chief of police, and that the department's top brass “must receive approval” from him before issuing any directives.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
D.C. Mayor Heads to Martha's Vineyard as Trump Takes Over City
Tyler Thrasher / WTTG-TV:
DC Mayor Bowser flies to Martha's Vineyard while city is under federal control
Los Angeles Times:
Border Patrol agents stage show of force at Newsom's ‘big beautiful press conference’  — Newsom was announcing California's response to President Trump's efforts to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives  — Mayor Karen Bass asks why border patrol ‘thumbed their nose’ at the governor's event
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New York Times:
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally  —  The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”  —  More than a dozen Border Patrol agents turned up in downtown Los Angeles …
Oren Oppenheim / Associated Press:
Newsom to make announcement on redistricting after threatening to end Trump's presidency
Politico:
Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California's Democratic gerrymander … The new maps could also see more Democrats added into the Central Valley district of GOP Rep. David Valadao, who has already been able to defy gravity in a seat with a Democratic registration advantage.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Post Millennial
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NBC News:
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
Associated Press:
Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice  —  Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.
New York Times:
Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin  —  The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.
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Vera Bergengruen / Wall Street Journal:
How Finland's Golf-Loving President Got Trump to Hear Him Out on Russia
Discussion: NewsNation
Matt Gregory / WUSA:
DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody  —  Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive. … WASHINGTON — A man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
DC man charged with felony assault after hitting federal agent with Subway sandwich
The Guardian:
Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to Jeffrey Epstein  —  First lady threatens to sue Joe Biden's son after he said sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump  —  Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Wary of the Wolff … In a video published Thursday morning, Hunter Biden sat in the shade of a large tree, facing YouTuber Andrew Callaghan with a lake stretching behind them.  The severely overexposed shot showed the two perched on black metal chairs in the grass, docks jutting into the water …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance  —  NO ROOM AT THE INN  —  The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.  —  A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance …
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Pew Research Center:
Trump's Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips  —  Far more Americans say Trump is making the way the federal government works worse than better  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  — Trump's Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face …
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Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Meta's AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info  —  An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, reveals the social-media giant's rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex, race and celebrities.
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Reuters:
Costco to stop selling abortion pill mifepristone at its US pharmacy stores  —  Costco Wholesale (COST.O) said on Thursday it will stop selling abortion pill mifepristone across all its U.S. pharmacy stores, citing low demand.  —  “Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone …
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US Department of Justice:
Former DOJ Employee Who Hurled a Hoagie at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Officer Charged With Assault  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was charged in a criminal complaint yesterday in U.S. District Court …
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Washington Post:
Man who threw sandwich at law enforcement was DOJ employee, Bondi says
Diti Kohli / The Boston Globe:
Harvard tries to eliminate discrimination protections for campus unions  —  Critics say the move is another example of the university quietly bending to the Trump administration.  —  INSIDE THE WAR ON HARVARD  —  As Harvard battles with the White House, it is tussling with campus unions …
Wall Street Journal:
Now We Know Who's Paying the Tariffs  —  Producer prices surge, and real wages still aren't rising fast enough.  —  Click for Sound  —  President Trump knows the public is skeptical about his tariffs, which is why Administration officials are anxious to convince voters someone somewhere else …
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Exclusive: Justice Department Erases Domestic Terror Unit  —  A top official in the Justice Department unit assigned to combat domestic terrorism has resigned in frustration after watching his office effectively gutted with much of its funding cut off and its lawyers reassigned to immigration enforcement and other matters.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies  —  The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a senior White House official tells Axios.
 
 
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Matt DePerno, still facing charges tied to election probes, takes step to run for AG again
Discussion: The Downballot and Bridge Michigan
Fred Wertheimer / Slate:
There's Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump's Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell
Discussion: New Yorker, Daily Kos and The Hill
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
How RFK Jr. alienated MAGA, MAHA and the White House in a single week
Discussion: Forbes
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Federal Raids Target D.C. Homeless Camps
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP populists plot to repeatedly bypass Mike Johnson
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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