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Wall Street Journal:
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump's Signature Revealed — Lawyers for Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book — Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier's 50th birthday …
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Wall Street Journal:
A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein — An analysis of the text and drawing long hidden in a 2003 birthday book — Here's an analysis of the letter bearing Donald Trump's name that was included in a 50th birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Reason, New York Times, CNN, The Post Millennial, Mediaite, Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story, New Republic, Al Jazeera and Politico
New York Times:
Trump Denies Epstein Birthday Drawing, but Signature Matches Personal Letters — Donald Trump's signature has evolved over the years, but when signing just his first name, he often includes the same flourish at the end. — After the release of a lewd birthday message apparently signed …
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Washington Post, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Wrap, Raw Story, Axios, Meidas+ and Grabien
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Oversight Committee Releases Records Provided by the Epstein Estate, Chairman Comer Provides Statement
Oversight Committee Releases Records Provided by the Epstein Estate, Chairman Comer Provides Statement
Fox News:
Bill Clinton letter in Epstein ‘birthday book’ among new files released by House Oversight Committee
Bill Clinton letter in Epstein ‘birthday book’ among new files released by House Oversight Committee
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Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Sun, The Independent, The Sun, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Daily Mail, Raw Story and The Hill
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
White House Melts Down Over Proof of Trump's Gross Letter to Epstein
White House Melts Down Over Proof of Trump's Gross Letter to Epstein
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MSNBC, The Independent, Associated Press, Raw Story, The Hill, Breitbart, The Parnas Perspective, Mediaite, TMZ.com, CBS News and Newsweek
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released
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HuffPost, The Guardian, Raw Story, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Salon, Blaze Media, The Daily Caller, UPI, NewsMax.com, The Independent, Washington Times, Bloomberg, The Hill, Scripps News, Axios, NOTUS, The Mahablog, NPR and Daily Mail
Rusty Surette / KBTX-TV:
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum — The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating — COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M professor under fire by university, state, and federal leaders is under investigation …
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The Texas Tribune and American Greatness
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump and Johnson likely doomed in effort to stop Epstein files vote — Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) discharge petition on releasing the Epstein files is all but certain to force a House vote by the end of this month — even if no additional Republicans sign on.
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MeidasTouch News, Newsweek, Washington Times, The Hill and Punchbowl News
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Every Democrat Has Signed Thomas Massie's Epstein Files Discharge Petition — Only 4 Republicans have signed it — The Epstein files discharge petition is now just two signatures away from forcing a House vote, after Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) added their names.
NBC News:
Under Trump administration, ICE scraps paperwork officers once had to do before immigration arrests — For years, officers were required to fill out “homework” before operations. But, one source noted, “it's hard to fill out a worksheet that just says, ‘Meet in the Home Depot parking lot.’”
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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Washington Post:
ICE launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ targeting immigrants in Chicago
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The Hill, CBS News, KSTP-TV, NPR, New York Times, Salon, Axios, Blaze Media, The Korea Herald, NBC News, HotAir, WBUR, ABC7, Reuters, The Daily Caller, UPI, Bloomberg, NOTUS, The Independent, Chicago Sun Times, The Post Millennial, Daily Mail, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, Block Club Chicago and Christian Science Monitor
Tara Molina / CBS News:
Chicago mayor says city “received no notice” ahead of Homeland Security's “Operation Midway Blitz” announcement
Chicago mayor says city “received no notice” ahead of Homeland Security's “Operation Midway Blitz” announcement
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The Hill, Department of Homeland …, CNN, Newsweek, ABC7, Chicago Tribune, The Intercept, New York Post, twitchy.com, Breitbart, RedState, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal:
White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency — Findings would follow Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief — Five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency that gathers the country's labor and price data, his advisers are preparing a report laying …
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Issues & Insights, NewsMax.com, AAF, WTOP News and The Gateway Pundit
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Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Staffing Crisis Unfolds at BLS With a Third of Leadership Jobs Now Vacant
Staffing Crisis Unfolds at BLS With a Third of Leadership Jobs Now Vacant
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CBS News and Hartford Courant
Rebecca Picciotto / Wall Street Journal:
NYC Developers, Resigned to Mamdani Winning, Now Want to Work With Him — Democrat's big lead in polls causes some property owners to seek common ground on property-tax changes and faster building approvals — Zohran Mamdani struck fear in the real-estate community after he won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary.
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twitchy.com
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New York Times:
Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor's Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race. — Zohran Mamdani has opened …
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Fox News, The Liberal Patriot, Siena Research Institute, Political Wire and Raw Story
New York Times:
Lachlan Murdoch Secures Control of Fox and News Corp, Ending Succession Fight — Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father's media empire will retain its conservative slant. — The Murdoch family's epic …
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CNN, The Guardian, Fortune, Semafor, Al Jazeera, The Information, Los Angeles Times, WTOP News, The Hill, MPR News, Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Binaj Gurubacharya / Associated Press:
Nepal's prime minister resigns but protests against the government and corruption rage on — Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his government and accusations …
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The Kathmandu Post, Bloomberg, WTOP News, Associated Press, KSTP-TV, Al Jazeera, Variety and Semafor, more at Mediagazer »
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount Picks Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Head Of Right-Leaning Think Tank, As Ombudsman For CBS News … Skydance committed to hiring an ombudsman as it sought FCC regulatory approval of its acquisition of Paramount. — In choosing Weinstein, Paramount is selecting someone who will undoubtedly …
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New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Newsbusters, NewsMax.com, Fox News, Variety, Adweek, The Independent and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Paul Krugman:
Can a Despised Autocrat Consolidate Power? — Trump is losing the public. Will that matter? — Yesterday I wrote about Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and made some unflattering observations about him. So it might be worth mentioning a new incident, reported by Politico.
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CNN, Politico, Daily Kos, New Republic, Advocate, The Daily Caller, Tampa Free Press, New York Post, New York Magazine and Mediaite
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Presidency Boosts Trump's Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year — Donald Trump, who has fixated on The Forbes 400 since its inception in 1982, fell off the list in 2023, then came storming back as his political prospects improved. — SaveComment — Donald Trump lost money during his first term.
CNN:
Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities — Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train — Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train One woman's fight for better mental health and housing …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll — In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states.
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Raw Story
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election
Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election
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Washington Times, The Federalist, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Associated Press:
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China — The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks.
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WTOP News, more at Techmeme »
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters — The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America's biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people. — The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
“It was a kidnapping.” David Remnick introduces Jonathan Blitzer's reporting on how the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. Plus: — The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer is the author of “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here,” the definitive contemporary book on immigration and, now, mass deportation.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Redacted: The Real Epstein List — A survey of the rich & powerful individuals who elevated Jeffrey Epstein, hired him, funded him, enabled him, befriended him, and/or partook of his services. — Jeffrey Epstein was not a self-made man. His success, especially in the early days …
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New York Times
Politico:
Video footage sheds more light on Burchett's tussle with protester — New video footage shows there was more to the skirmish last week between a protester and Rep. Tim Burchett, which ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man. Burchett characterized the encounter …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump dreams of making Chicago a colony — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 🔥🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥🔥 — “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” Trump wrote on his social media site Truth Social last week.
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America, America, Defense One and The Nation
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Florida radio station borrows Trump to be its face and name — If you glance at advertisements, the billboards or the website too quickly, you might mistake any of them for a campaign banner. The colors and the lettering look familiar. And you'll certainly recognize the face beneath the cowboy hat.
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Mediaite
Politico:
Key House GOP hard-liner doesn't rule out short-term shutdown punt — House Republicans are inching closer together on a plan to fund the government, with a key GOP hard-liner suggesting he could tolerate a short-term punt before funding runs out Sept. 30. Maryland Rep. Andy Harris …
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NOTUS
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Big Tech Looks to Strengthen Frayed Relationship With Democrats Ahead of Midterms — A tech association funded by Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and other major tech companies is launching a new initiative to strengthen the frayed relationship between Democrats and Silicon Valley ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court's scant explanations in Trump emergency cases draw friction — The Supreme Court's scant explanation in recent emergency decisions backing President Trump is sparking increasing debate among lower judges — and even the justices themselves. — The Supreme Court …
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New Republic and SCOTUSblog
Axios:
MAGA dreaming of greater power grabs — MAGA activists are urging President Trump to tear down the remaining guardrails on his authority, dreaming of bigger, faster power grabs than the sweeping changes already in motion. … - But in MAGA's maximalist mindset, it's not enough …

