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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The sad, sad state of the New York Times  —  The sad fact is that there is nothing terribly out of character about the New York Times's decision to publish a deceptive hit piece about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, based on hacked data supplied by a noted eugenicist to whom they granted anonymity.
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:   The NYT Has a New Standard for What's Newsworthy: Whatever White Supremacists Are Pushing
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Four Fears about ICE, Trump's New Masked Monster  —  We're about to pour $200 billion into immigration enforcement—but understanding specifically why this is a bad idea is important. … There are many reasons Trump's new giant domestic agenda, the so-called one big beautiful bill …
Discussion: HotAir and State of California
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? … One aspect of the Republicans' big, ugly bill that didn't get enough attention until Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez elevated it over the last few days is the massive amounts of money it directs to the apprehension and detention of immigrants.
Discussion: Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox News and Alternet.org
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Trump's ominous ICE security state
Los Angeles Times:
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park in L.A.  —  Dozens of immigration agents, some on horseback, others carrying rifles in armored vehicles, swept through MacArthur Park on Monday in an extraordinary show of force at the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.
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The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Kept Sightseeing as Desperate Rescue Crews Searched for Missing Kids in Texas Floods  —  GREEK TRAGEDY  —  The Texas senator was visiting the Parthenon in Athens while a massive rescue mission was under way to find flood victims, our must-read newsletter, The Swamp, reveals.  —  EXCLUSIVE
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NBC News:
Texas floods live updates: At least 90 dead or missing, including Camp Mystic campers and counselors, as storms continue  —  Forecasters warn slow-moving thunderstorms could cause more flash flooding over Texas today. … Couple search for five missing family members
Associated Press:
Epstein ‘client list’ doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted  —  Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation …
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Rolling Stone:
'They're Gonna Be So Mad': Trump Admin Braces for MAGA Revolt Over Epstein Memo
Luc Olinga / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk Accuses Trump of Epstein Coverup With Clown Meme
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Musk and Yang have connected on the billionaire's third party threat … He did not respond to follow-up questions about when they spoke and what else they discussed.  Yang amped up his denunciation of America's two-party system after his failed run for New York City mayor in 2021 as a Democrat.
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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Tesla shares drop 7% in premarket trading after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party
New York Times:
Here Are Trump's New Tariff Threats  —  President Trump has told 14 countries that they will face tariffs of at least 25 percent on Aug. 1 if they don't reach agreements by then.  —  President Trump informed Japan, South Korea and 12 other nations on Monday that they will face significantly …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, new import taxes on 12 other nations.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats told to “get shot” for the anti-Trump resistance  —  At town halls in their districts and in one-on-one meetings with constituents and activists, Democratic members of Congress are facing a growing thrum of demands to break the rules, fight dirty — and not be afraid to get hurt.
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
An Elderly Lawmaker's Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters.  Should They Keep Quoting Her?  —  A media conundrum for the age of gerontocracy.  —  A few weeks ago, my POLITICO colleague Nicholas Wu and NBC's Sahil Kapur ran into D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Capitol.
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller  —  Stephen Miller was livid.  It was a couple of months after Donald Trump's inauguration, and Mr. Miller, a senior White House adviser, believed that the federal government was not doing nearly enough to stem …
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Man with rifle and tactical gear killed after exchange of fire with Border Patrol in Texas  —  A man with a rifle and tactical gear opened fire on law enforcement officers Monday morning at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, before being shot and killed during an exchange of fire …
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Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Man killed after shooting at a US Border Patrol facility in southern Texas
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
El Salvador Contradicts Trump, Says It Has No Authority Over Migrants Held in Megaprison  —  El Salvador told the United Nations that it has no legal authority over hundreds of Venezuelan men that President Donald Trump sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year.
Discussion: Law Dork, New York Times and Newsweek
Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Judge calls DOJ's motion to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawsuit “meritless”  —  A federal judge denied the Justice Department's motions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawsuit over his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, calling one of the government's motions “meritless.”
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Court Strikes Down ‘Unconstitutional’ Kansas Ballot Application Law  —  In a major win for voters, a federal court ruled that a Kansas law banning prefilled mail-in ballot applications is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.  —  The law, known as the “Personalized Application Prohibition …
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Pediatrician fired for vile post suggesting Texas flood victims were Trump supporters who got ‘what they voted for’  —  A pediatrician has been fired over a vile post suggesting that the more than 80 killed in the horrific Texas floods — including dozens of kids — were President Trump supporters who got “what they voted for.”
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Trump Fired Them.  Now They're Plotting to Stop Him.  —  Former USAID and State Department officials worried about the future of democracy in America say they're actively organizing to resist Trump, inside and outside of government.  — Copy  —  Some of the democracy-building experts …
Washington Post:
Veterans Affairs reverses course on large-scale layoffs  —  The agency says it is on pace to reduce its total staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of this fiscal year through retirements, attrition and deferred resignations after previously saying it would need to cull 83,000.
The Bulwark:
Trump Probably Can't Believe How Easy It's Been  —  He's becoming a more effective bully, and no one is getting in his way.  —  Terrible news out of Texas, where more than eighty people have died as a result of floods, and scores remain missing.  We spend a lot of time discussing manmade tragedies …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
 
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Planned Parenthood sues Trump administration over planned ‘defunding’
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Sean Patrick Maloney mulls political comeback against Mike Lawler
Discussion: The Hill
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump admin waffles in court on whether pro-Palestinian foreigners have full First Amendment rights
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Associated Press:
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Rachel Monroe / New Yorker:
Is the Hispanic Red Wave for Donald Trump Starting to Crash?
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ Jumps on SCOTUS Nationwide Injunctions Ruling to Revive Trump's Anti-Voting Order
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Preston Mizell / Fox News:
DHS terminates temporary protected status for around 76K Honduran, Nicaraguan migrants
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Trump Media launches TV streaming platform with Newsmax channel globally
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
CNN Data Chief 'Never Thought I'd See' This Stunning Shift In Sentiment
Brandon del Pozo / The Atlantic:
Take Off the Mask, ICE
Paul Krugman:
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Politico:
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