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9:00 AM ET, August 23, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Vendetta Campaign Targets John Bolton  —  This FBI raid makes clearer that second-term success for the President includes retribution.  —  President Trump promised voters during his campaign for a second term that he had bigger things on his mind than retribution against opponents.
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Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
The Bolton Raid Feels Like a Warning  —  In just one week, the administration has targeted dozens of its perceived critics, leaving national security officials angry and afraid.  —  FBI directors don't customarily announce raids in progress.  But early this morning, Kash Patel celebrated …
Washington Post:
Trump repeatedly pointed finger at Bolton in the days before raids
Discussion: Raw Story and Grabien
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Retribution Phase of Trump's Presidency Has Begun
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's FBI Raid of John Bolton's Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”
New York Times:
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business  —  The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.  —  President Trump said on Friday that Intel, the troubled Silicon Valley chipmaker …
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John Ruwitch / NPR:
Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says  —  President Trump said on Friday he had asked Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan for a 10% stake in the company during a recent meeting at the White House.  —  “He agreed, and they've agreed to do it, and I think it's a great deal for them,” Trump told reporters.
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump “in any inappropriate setting”  —  Ghislaine Maxwell rejected the notion that Trump was seen in any “inappropriate setting"during her interview with the Department of Justice, newly released transcripts show.
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Axios:
Epstein co-conspirator: “I do not believe he died by suicide”
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Ghislaine Maxwell tells Justice Dept. she never saw Trump act inappropriately
ABC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell provided no incriminating information during meetings with deputy AG on high-profile individuals who interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, transcript shows
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Washington Post:
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse  —  The firing follows a June preliminary assessment from the DIA — the Pentagon's main intelligence wing — of the Iran military strikes, which prompted vicious backlash from the Trump administration.  —  just now
Chris Nalls / WZTV:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from Tennessee jail and returning home to Maryland, lawyer says  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from Putnam County Jail and is on his way to reunite with his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms to FOX 17 News.  This comes after a U.S. magistrate judge …
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Associated Press:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Uganda, official says
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
New York Times:
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built  —  The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.  —  The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind …
US Department of Justice:
Maxwell Interview  —  Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied.
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired:
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law  —  Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.  —  People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky.  The company announced Friday …
Discussion: Chronology
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Bluesky:
Our Response to Mississippi's Age Assurance Law  —  Keeping children safe online is a core priority for Bluesky.  We've invested a lot of time and resources building moderation tools and other infrastructure to protect the youngest members of our community.  We're also aware of the tradeoffs that come with managing an online platform.
Fox News:
National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown  —  President indicates Chicago and New York could be next targets for expanded operations  —  Up to 1,700 National Guardsmen are set to mobilize in 19 states in the coming weeks to assist the Department of Homeland Security …
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies  —  A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
Trump names Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India  —  President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had named Sergio Gor to be the next U.S. ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs.  —  Gor, who is currently the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump  —  The first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board, Ms. Cook has long been a pathbreaker in a field dominated by white men.  —  Years before Lisa Cook became President Trump's latest target in his effort to exert control …
Thomas Kahn / New York Times:
What Is Trump Hiding in His Secret Budget?  —  For the past half-century, presidents of both parties have, almost without exception, released a comprehensive federal budget proposal to Congress each year.  The Trump administration is poised to break that tradition.
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team  —  Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation.  —  A task force formed by an influential advisory committee to review the safety …
Wall Street Journal:
Mortgage-Fraud Accusations Are Trump's New Political Weapon  —  New probes represent an aggressive variation on efforts to take down opponents  —  The Trump administration has a new weapon at its disposal in its efforts to take down Democrats and their appointees: mortgage records.
Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:
9/11 conspiracy theorist Richard Gage says Ron Johnson will keynote his conference  —  On far-right podcast, Gage also says that the Wisconsin GOP senator will meet with “several stakeholders in the 9/11 truth movement”  —  On a far-right podcast, conspiracy theorist Richard Gage said that Sen. Ron Johnson …
NBC News:
ICE director says agents won't be at D.C. schools on the first day — but may be going forward  —  Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said there are special circumstances that may require ICE to go to a school, such as to check on a student's safety.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, twitchy.com, WUSA and Breitbart
Stephanie van den Berg / Reuters:
Dutch foreign minister quits caretaker government over Gaza  —  Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, part of a caretaker government, quit his cabinet post on Friday ahead of schedule over the government's position on Israel's war in Gaza, he told reporters.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Alina Habba judge is Republican, Federalist Society member  —  The judge appointed by former President Obama who ruled this week that Trump pick Alina Habba lacks the authority to serve as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey is a longtime Republican, with membership in the conservative Federalist Society …
 
 
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New York Times:
Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect Them
Discussion: The Hill and The National Pulse
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
In Trump's Second Term, Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream
CNN:
5 dead and dozens injured after tour bus with 52 passengers crashes in New York State, officials say
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
ICE Used So Much Tear Gas, a Public School Fled Its Campus
Discussion: KATU-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Cuomo transfers old funds for mayoral run as Mamdani raises $1M
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Deseret News
Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
The Resistance is Active in DC—You're Just Not Looking Closely Enough
Discussion: WJLA-TV
New York Times:
Will Museums Fight Back Against Trump?
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and The Hill
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Trump's presidential philosophy is government by shakedown
New York Times:
Trump Says Chicago and New York Are Next for Federal Crackdown on Crime
Matthew Xiao / The Washington Free Beacon:
Abigail Spanberger Supporter Wields Racist Sign: 'If Trans Can't Share Your Bathroom Then Blacks Can't Share My Water Fountain'
 

 
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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

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

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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