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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Patel's FBI raids John Bolton's home in high-profile national security probe  —  FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, The Post can exclusively reveal.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton's House  —  Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the FBI and Montgomery County police were seen at the Bethesda home of John Bolton, who served as national security advisor for part of Donald Trump's first term.  Montgomery County police sealed off …
Discussion: Hackwhackers, Raw Story and MSNBC
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's FBI Raid of John Bolton's Home Looks Like a “Five Alarm Fire” … Whatever we end up learning about the rationale for the FBI's early-morning raid on John Bolton's Bethesda, Maryland, home on Friday, there's plainly a major escalation underway in President Donald Trump's use …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton  —  The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling …
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
FBI Raids the Home of John Bolton  —  Kash Patel wrote on X, “NO ONE is above the law.”  —  The FBI on Friday raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during President Donald Trump's first term before becoming a vocal Trump critic.
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches John Bolton's Maryland Home  —  Where Things Stand  — John Bolton: F.B.I. agents early Friday were searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser, said an F.B.I. official.
Associated Press:
Live updates: FBI searches home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says  —  Watch live outside the home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton.  —  The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump's …
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
FBI action at John Bolton's House—Live  —  A recording from Benjamin Wittes's live video  —  Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare, and Tim Miller  —  Get more from Benjamin Wittes in the Substack app  —  Discussion about this video
Discussion: The Bulwark
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
About Courage  —  1. John Bolton and Tina Peters  —  I was up early this morning reporting …
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
NBC News:
FBI raids former national security adviser John Bolton's home in a probe to find classified records
Discussion: Scripps News, MSNBC and Breitbart
April Rubin / Axios:
FBI raids former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home: Reports
Newsweek:
John Bolton's Home Raided By FBI: Live Updates
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
National Guard Members On DC Streets Will Be Armed, Military Says  —  The Pentagon and the Army said last week that troops would not carry guns.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's law …
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Washington Post:
Trump seeks $2 billion to clean up D.C. in latest effort to control city  —  The real estate developer has falsely claimed he has solved the city's crime problems.  Now he seeks to transform Washington into a place reminiscent of his private golf clubs.  —  just now
Discussion: Bloomberg and New Jersey Online
Fox News:
Hegseth authorizes 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in DC if necessary: US official
Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Defense Secretary Authorizes National Guard in D.C. to Carry Arms
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
New York Times:
Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now  —  A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered …
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NBC News:
Judge rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed
ProPublica:
Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media.  Then the Taliban Took His Family.  —  It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son.  Halimi's name had just appeared in a viral post on X …
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Poll suggests Trump's ICE raids are backfiring in California … About half of California voters favor a pathway to citizenship, while smaller proportions favor eligibility for permanent residency and temporary work permits.  —  There's “an impulse of empathy and humanity …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 21, 2025  —  Yesterday, Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives approved …
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Garrett Haake / NBC News:
White House to announce World Cup draw is coming to the Kennedy Center
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Zachary Small / New York Times:
White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable  —  The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.  —  The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday …
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Clint Smith / The Atlantic:
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems talk their way out of the wilderness?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Megan Messerly talk about Democrats' focus on their own language, why the White House is leaning in on its D.C. crackdown and the expected …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Powell indicates conditions ‘may warrant’ interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds ‘carefully’ … Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible interest rate cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty that is making the job difficult for monetary policymakers.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants  —  Late Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down an incomprehensible order concerning the Trump administration's decision to cancel numerous public health grants.
 
 
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NBC News:
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New York Times:
Noem's Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.
Discussion: The Independent
Joseph C. Sternberg / Wall Street Journal:
The Defunct Economist Who Shapes Trump's Trade Policy
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
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