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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook … Trump has repeatedly sought to influence the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and has previously suggested removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in order to get the bank to change its policy.
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Firing Lisa Cook From Fed Board of Governors  —  President Trump told Lisa Cook that he had found sufficient cause “to remove you from your position.”  Ms. Cook and her lawyer said they would fight the firing.  —  President Trump said on Monday that he was taking …
Associated Press:
Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control  —  President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control …
Washington Post:
Trump moves to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook  —  Trump moves to fire a Federal Reserve member he has accused of mortgage fraud.  —  President Donald Trump moved to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, ratcheting up efforts to push the central bank to do his will.
Bloomberg:
Trump Moves to Fire Fed's Cook, Setting Up Legal Fight  —  Donald Trump moved to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a dramatic escalation in the president's battle for more control over the US central bank that unnerved investors.  —  In a letter posted on Truth Social late on Monday …
Discussion: Axios
Politico:
Playbook: Cooking up a storm
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:   Trump Fires Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in Unprecedented Attack on Agency Independence
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Prosecuting Burning of The American Flag  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Our great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America …
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Washington Post:
Trump signs orders aimed at ending cashless bail, flag burning  —  The moves are important to his conservative base but might face legal challenges.  —  President Donald Trump moved on two issues important to his conservative base Monday, signing executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail across …
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
Trump's flag-burning order tests a Supreme Court ruling. Here's how.
Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections  —  The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren't drawn to favor any party.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms  —  In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature's gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018.
Discussion: Roll Call, The Independent and Fox News
Princess Harrell / WJLA-TV:
Gov. Moore eyes Maryland map redraw; Spanberger says no changes planned in Virginia
Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah judge tosses Legislature's gerrymandered congressional maps, orders new ones be redrawn
Discussion: NBC News
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
America Tips Into Fascism  —  Today is different than before. … The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world's leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.  In the end, faster than I imagined possible, it did happen here.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:   We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial
Garrett Graff / The Handbasket:   America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump, chairman of corporate America … - No one's stopping him, so he continues to confidently plow ahead.  — Those with insight into his strategy say it's anything but arbitrary — there's a mold-breaking calculus at play, they say, centered on national security and American competitiveness.
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Michael Strain / Financial Times:
Trump's Intel deal is a threat to US economic liberty
Discussion: Fortune and HuffPost
Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un This Year  —  President Donald Trump said he would like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year as South Korea floated the idea of constructing a Trump Tower in the reclusive country if diplomatic relations improve.
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
'Maybe they will, maybe they won't': Trump voices doubt over Zelenskyy-Putin talks
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Crime Emergency.  Two weeks ago, I declared a crime emergency …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump order calls for broader National Guard role in domestic unrest
Discussion: ABC News and Al Jazeera
ABC:
Australia ‘primarily’ responsible for investigation that uncovered Iran links to antisemitic attacks  —  Loading...  In short:  —  Iran has hit back at Australia's move to cut diplomatic ties between the nations, alleging the response was influenced by domestic developments.
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MSNBC:
‘We are watching and taking names’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago  —  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
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Wall Street Journal:
Chicago Vows to Challenge Trump's National Guard Plans
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Video debunks Trump's claim that Md. governor called him the ‘greatest president’  —  The president said Gov. Wes Moore (D) told him at last year's Army-Navy football game that he was ‘the greatest president’ of Moore's lifetime.  Moore said, ‘That conversation never happened.’
Discussion: Washingtonian, Newsweek and HuffPost
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Reuters:
Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists  —  Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.
Gavin Bade / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Countries That Tax Tech Companies  —  President vows to retaliate against nations that he views as discriminating against American companies  —  The U.S. will increase tariffs and impose export restrictions on countries that tax or regulate U.S. tech firms …
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Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught  —  The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan's statewide hospital system over its provision of transgender health care services for minors …
Discussion: NBC News and HotAir
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Tim Walz Doesn't Mince Words on Trump: ‘These Are Fascist Policies’  —  The Minnesota governor and former vice presidential candidate laid into the president during DNC's summer meetings  —  In another American timeline, former football coach Tim Walz, rather than the Yale-educated MAGA toady J.D. Vance …
Politico:
Polling memo reveals risk for Indiana Republicans as they weigh redistricting … That opposition rises to 60 percent after voters are informed of arguments for and against redistricting.  The memo summarizing the survey breaks down some responses by party affiliation, but not all.
Mike Allen / Axios:
JD Vance to speak to Wisconsin workers on megabill  —  Vice President JD Vance will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to speak at a steel fabricating facility about the megabill's benefits for manufacturing, a source tells Axios. … A Vance spokesman told us Trump …
Media Matters for America:
At Gateway Pundit conference, former Trump attorney Peter Ticktin says that he “wouldn't be very surprised” if there's “an emergency called” before the next election  —  Ticktin: “I don't have it on good authority that this is going to be done, but a number of people are urging it because it's necessary.
 
 
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Discussion: Reuters
NBC News:
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message
Discussion: Newsweek, Raw Story and HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Invents Fake Governor in Embarrassing Senior Moment
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Kadia Goba / Washington Post:
House Oversight subpoenas Epstein estate, including for any ‘client list’
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump admin ‘absolutely forbidden’ from removing Abrego Garcia, judge says
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Leading Election Conspiracy Theorist Appointed to DHS Leadership Position
Discussion: WITF
Jack Detsch / Politico:
Trump hints he will change Pentagon's name to Department of War
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DNC chair: Democrats can't be ‘the only party that plays by the rules anymore’
 

 
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