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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“No one is safe”: Democrats fear Trump will prosecute them next  —  Some congressional Democrats are going so far as to check their own personal finances after the indictment of James Comey, Axios has learned. … - “I've explored liability insurance,” another House Democrat said.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Going After His Foes, Trump Sets a Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies  —  President Trump's retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.  —  The indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded …
NBC News:
Trump says he ‘would think’ DOJ is investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he “would think” the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray
Discussion: Robert Reich
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Comey and the lessons of pre-capitulation
USA Today:
What we know about Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Michigan church shooting suspect  —  Joey Garrison Chris Quintana Dinah Voyles PulverUSA TODAY … Michigan law enforcement authorities identified 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Michigan as the suspect who killed four people …
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Iona Cleave / Telegraph:
Mormon church gunman was Marine ‘who supported Trump’  —  Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, killed by police after ramming truck into Michigan church and opening fire on worshippers  —  The gunman who rammed his truck into a Mormon church and opened fire on worshippers was an Iraq war veteran who had previously shown support for Donald Trump.
New York Post:
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID'd as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 2 and setting it ablaze
ABC News:
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police
Politico:
‘Nothing has changed’: Leaders dig in ahead of crucial White House shutdown meeting … But after spending the past week hardening their positions and trading social media barbs, all corners are offering the same cautious note: The meeting could provide a path for a last-minute U-turn away from a shutdown …
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MSNBC:
Democratic voters are furious with party leaders.  And that disaffection has a cost.  —  The Trump era has put the Democratic Party in an unprecedented bind.  —  By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock”
Chicago Sun Times:
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’  —  Dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump's troop deployment to Portland, Oregon, faces immediate pushback in court  —  The president isn't sure he's right about Portland descending into a lawless hellscape, but he's seen some images while “watching things on television.”  —  About a week ago, Donald Trump delivered remarks …
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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Oregon, Prompts Frustration
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire  —  A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary  —  Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced …
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations  — Federal drug prosecutions drop 10% in 2025 as agents focus on immigration  — Number of new cases being filed is lowest in decades, according to Reuters analysis
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats  —  Exclusive: Miller's homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say  —  Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term  —  What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term. … Realistically, however, there is little uncertainty about how this GOP-dominated Court will resolve two of them.
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Steve Vladeck / One First:   180. The Roberts Court Turns Twenty
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The U.S. is not a Functional Democracy  —  We are no longer at a “tipping point” or “an inflection point.”  We are no longer “sliding” toward autocracy.  Donald Trump no longer “aspires” to be an autocrat.  Last week, in case you had any doubt, the Trump regime went full-bore authoritarian.
Ethan Bronner / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu to Meet Trump as US Intensifies Gaza Truce Push  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a crucial White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday amid assertions from Washington that an ambitious plan to end the war in Gaza is nearly complete.
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat  —  Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump's plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican majority in next year's congressional election.
Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Where tariffs are hiding, and how to tell if you're paying one  —  Instead of putting “tariff” on the tag, some retailers are slipping costs into shipping, fees or relabels. … Those costs are starting to be passed to consumers. … - Vague charges like “processing” or “import fees” are appearing more often at checkout.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Small Businesses Wither Under Trump's Tariffs: 'It's Hard to Breathe'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New Republic:
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President.  These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.  —  What if we told you that Donald Trump is a really unpopular president?  Would that surprise you?  It's not something you hear much in the media.  Yet in recent days new polls from the Associated Press, Gallup …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
The Man Behind Trump's Push for an All-Powerful Presidency … Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, was preparing the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal this spring when his staff got some surprising news: Elon Musk's cost-cutting team was unilaterally axing items that Mr. Vought had intended to keep.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Pushes to Double Missile Production for Potential China Conflict  —  Military leaders are urging defense contractors to increase assembly of 12 critical weapons  —  The Pentagon, alarmed at the low weapons stockpiles the U.S. would have on hand for a potential future conflict with China …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing  —  One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.  —  One year after Hurricane Helene, people …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court meets to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell appeal and other pending cases  —  The annual “long conference” is when the justices discuss all the cases that piled up over their long summer recess.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices are scheduled to meet in private on Monday …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and MSNBC
CNN:
Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say  —  A 40-year-old Marine veteran who pulled up to a waterfront North Carolina bar by boat fatally shot three people Saturday night, authorities say …
 
 
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