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New York Times:
Adams Adviser Suspended From Campaign After Giving Cash to Reporter  —  A campaign volunteer for Mayor Eric Adams of New York was suspended after giving a journalist cash in a potato chip bag.  —  A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his re-election campaign on Wednesday …
The Texas Tribune:
Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats' walkout  —  Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House.
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Drew Shaw / ProPublica:
A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally  —  The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year's midterm elections.  —  Co-published with Fort Worth Report
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom's redistricting push  —  The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by state Republican legislators seeking to halt Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) plan to redistrict California's congressional map.
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted
Associated Press:
Live updates: Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor Republicans in 2026 midterms
Mark Elibert / Complex:
JD Vance Heckled With ‘Couch F*cker’ Chants During Visit to D.C.'s Union Station  —  The vice president was confronted by hecklers in Washington, D.C., who shouted vulgar chants at him during his photo-op. … On Wednesday, Vance joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Ivan Pereira / Reuters:
Protesters heckle Vance, Hegseth at photo op to thank DC National Guard
Washington Post:
JD Vance and Pete Hegseth visit National Guard troops amid DC protests over Trump's crackdown
Christopher Condon / Bloomberg:
Fed's Cook Says She Won't be Bullied Into Stepping Down  —  Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signaled her intention to remain at the central bank in defiance of calls for her resignation by President Donald Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud.  —  “I have no intention of being bullied …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump Uses Legal Threats to Push Federal Reserve Member To Resign
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Presses Fed's Cook to Quit After Mortgage Fraud Allegation
Wall Street Journal:
Weaponizing the Housing Regulator
Washington Post:
Government's demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors' notes, texts  —  Legal experts said the Justice Department's subpoenas related to medical care for transgender patients younger than 19 appear to be unprecedented.  —  The Justice Department is demanding that hospitals turn …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care  —  A June subpoena to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.
Discussion: Washington Blade
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover  —  Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.  —  WASHINGTON — As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part …
Discussion: Associated Press and Chronology
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Gabbard to slash Director of National Intelligence staff by nearly 50%  —  Gabbard wants to create “a leaner, faster, and more agile institution.”  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Politico:
Gabbard to cut ODNI staff by nearly 50 percent
Nicole Markus / Politico:
Supermajority of Washington residents oppose Trump's police takeover, poll finds … Trump on Aug. 11 invoked his authority under the Home Rule Act, the 1970s federal law that grants the District limited self-governance, which allows a president to direct the services of the Metropolitan Police Department …
Discussion: The Hill
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New York Times:
Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration  —  After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.  —  At least two large law firms that struck deals with President Trump …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
White House tours canceled indefinitely because of Trump's ballroom  —  Officials have canceled all tours that were scheduled for next month, when the president wants construction to start.  —  Just now  —  Public tours of the White House have been suspended indefinitely because of planned construction …
NPR:
Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic  —  Several Republican-led states are deploying more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to address what President Trump has called a “crime emergency” in the nation's capital.
Discussion: The Intercept
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  —  The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.  —  President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday of focusing too much on …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:   Trump is wildly unpopular and losing ground fast. Why is anyone afraid of him?
Beyond Parallel:
Undeclared North Korea: Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base  —  As featured in the Wall Street Journal “North Korea Has a Secret Long-Range Missile Base Near Chinese Border, Report Says” on August 20, 2025.  —  Key Findings  — Located approximately 27 kilometers from the China-North Korean border …
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Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Has a Secret Long-Range Missile Base Near Chinese Border, Report Says
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Kristi Noem is pushing for ICE to buy and operate a fleet of deportation planes, sources say  —  Former officials say if ICE owns its own planes, it could double the number of people it deports each month.  But it would be costly.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis  —  The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.  —  Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state's transformation …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
No, Democrats Don't Need Their Own Stephen Miller
Discussion: Raw Story
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
How a strawberry delivery driver was caught in a fight between Newsom and Trump  —  The strawberry delivery driver was making his last drop-off in Little Tokyo, unloading nearly a dozen boxes onto the sidewalk outside the Japanese American National Museum.  —  Inside the building …
Business Wire:
Statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond  —  MURRAY, Utah—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Beyond, Inc. (NYSE:BYON) has issued the following statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond:  —  We will not open or operate retail stores in California.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump administration imposes fresh sanctions on ICC officials  —  The Trump administration announced fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials on Wednesday and accused the ICC of being a “national security threat” and “instrument for lawfare” against the U.S. and Israel.
Washington Post:
Limits of Trump's diplomacy clear as Moscow balks at Ukraine plan  —  Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine.  Trump's claims that the Kremlin's position has changed has left analysts puzzled.  —  Just now  —  Just days after the White House …
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Sony will hike PS5 prices Thursday as a result of Trump's trade war  —  Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles by $50 each in the U.S. beginning Thursday, the company announced on Wednesday. … - “As a result, we've made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price …
Washington Post:
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners  —  The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trump's executive order declaring English the country's “official language.”  —  The Trump administration has quietly rescinded long-standing guidance that directed schools …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Fired LA fire chief accuses Bass of ‘misinformation’ campaign after wildfires  —  The Los Angeles Fire Department chief, who was removed in February over the department's response to the raging wildfires, accused LA Mayor Karen Bass of waging a “misinformation” campaign against her.
NBC News:
Israel enters first stage of planned assault on Gaza City  —  Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a settlement project that would effectively split the occupied West Bank in two, possibly destroying hopes for a future Palestinian state.  —  TEL AVIV — Israel on Wednesday entered …
 
 
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Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
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Politico:
Seven months in, Trump's revolving door reaching full swing
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Pew Research Center:
How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age
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