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Pete Buttigieg / Pete Buttigieg's Substack:
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family  —  Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.  —  Someone decided to hurt our family this week.  I'm furious, and I want to share what happened.
Discussion: MS NOW and Raw Story
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
How Trump's Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions  —  President Trump's priorities seem increasingly detached from the concerns of voters and his party.  —  President Trump says he doesn't care about the midterm elections.  He says he doesn't think much about Americans' economic hardship resulting from the war in Iran.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP's new election model: Colombia
Discussion: MS NOW and PolitiFact
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump hits a wall on voter fraud
American Prospect:
The Rogue Supreme Court Blesses Ethnic Cleansing  —  Thursday was a decision day at the Supreme Court, and the American people got to enjoy the familiar experience of waiting on tenterhooks yet again to see which rights were going to be deleted this time.  The answer was residency rights …
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Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Why Is the Supreme Court Unshackling the Presidency?
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and MS NOW
Associated Press:
WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after Supreme Court rulings
Washington Post:
Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme Court ruling
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’  —  The pathway that connects the White House residence to the Oval Office has long been paved in Tennessee flagstone.  Every president since Harry Truman made the 45-second commute, and made it without complaint, until Donald Trump.  The dun rock would not do.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Panic at CBS as Bari Weiss eyes ‘blockbuster sit-down’  —  Reports that embattled CBS News head Bari Weiss is searching for a sympathetic ear among journalists for an interview to clear her name have some in the executive suites in a bit of a panic.  —  According to media watchdog Status …
Discussion: Status
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Growing Drone Armada Is Overwhelming Russia's Air Defenses  —  Long-range air campaign is causing embarrassment for the Kremlin  —  Denys Shtylerman was surprised how many of his company's drones were getting through as he watched footage of them slamming into an oil refinery …
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Associated Press:
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia  —  Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday.
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to plead guilty to retaining national security information  —  Bolton served as White House national security adviser during Trump's first term.  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Friday …
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New York Times:
John Bolton, Former Trump Adviser, Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case
Kate Corliss / Washingtonian:
I Went to Trump's Great American State Fair.  It Was Bleaker Than I Expected.  —  Thursday was opening day for the Great American State Fair, the latest round of summer patriotism planned by President Trump's Freedom 250 semiquincentennial task force.  In preparation, the National Mall …
Discussion: NPR, The Independent and New Republic
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Washington Post:
A bumpy beginning for the Great American State Fair  —  Power outages and other problems led to ride delays and melted ice cream, but many visitors made the best of the 16-day event's opening on the National Mall.  —  Summary  —  The Great American State Fair, a 16-day celebration …
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, CNN and NOTUS
Alyssa Chen / South China Morning Post:
Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations  —  Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district  —  A light sport aircraft hit Beijing's tallest skyscraper, Citic Tower …
Washington Post:
Trump tries out midterms message that focuses on ‘communists’  —  The president, responding to democratic socialist victories in New York, used similar language throughout the 2024 campaign.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as communists after self-described …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation  —  Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain  —  When the Iranian missiles and drones came for the nerve center of America's naval operations …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Iran reasserts its authority over Strait of Hormuz  —  Iran on Friday asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage can only be guaranteed for ships that coordinate with Tehran.  —  The statement comes after President Trump accused Iran of hitting …
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Elizabeth Wolfe / CNN:
Texas is poised to require millions of students to study Bible stories  —  Religion Student life Education policy  —  Texas is on the verge of requiring its more than 5 million public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort …
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Emily Davies / New York Times:
Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon  —  The vice president said that the scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today and that the “deep state” had taken down Nixon.  —  Vice President JD Vance downplayed …
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Vance Says Nixon's Watergate Wouldn't End a Presidency Now
CNBC:
Leon Black refuses to answer questions on NDAs at Jeffrey Epstein hearing, Rep. Comer says … Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black refused to answer questions about non-disclosure agreements that he is party to during testimony about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein before a House committee …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House panel subpoenas Leon Black, escalating tactics in Epstein investigation
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
The Force is with him: D.C. settles with man who protested National Guard using Darth Vader's theme song  —  Sam O'Hara said he was detained and handcuffed after a guardsman complained to police.  —  The District of Columbia has settled a lawsuit by a protester who said he was detained …
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Gavin Newsom / Gavin Newsom's Substack:
It's time for a national billionaires' tax and a new social compact  —  We must democratize the American economy to save democracy.  —  Last night, it became certain that a wealth tax would be placed on the November ballot in California.  I'm voting no. And I'm going to spend the rest …
Kobe Yank-Jacobs / The Argument:
Elon Musk's zero accountability life  —  Elon Musk goes berserk if you talk about USAID  —  Elon Musk really doesn't want you to say he's responsible for the deaths of millions.  —  Earlier this week, Musk threatened to sue Rep. Ro Khanna for charging him with destroying the U.S. Agency …
Discussion: Pen Strokes
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report  —  Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins.
Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register:
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands  —  Remove something from the internet?  You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal  —  It's back!  After Donald Trump shuttered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate.gov website in 2025 …
Discussion: NPR, Watts Up With That? and Futurism
Meidas+:
You Can't Be What You Can't See: Maura Sullivan's Story  —  Pete Hegseth wants to erase their legacy.  Meet the Hell Cats.  —  MeidasTouch Network, Maura Sullivan, Rebecca Bennett, and 3 others  —  By: Hell Cats, Produced by Valor Media Network in Partnership with Meidas Defense
Politico:
Last Day of School Squabble  —  BLAKEMAN'S REGENTS GRIEVANCE: Kids are crying and teachers are up in arms — and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is blaming AI and Gov. Kathy Hochul.  —  It's the last day of school for public school students in NYC and others around the state …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Bloomberg:
Trump's USAID Cuts Hobbled Ebola Response, Ex-Agency Head Says  —  The Trump administration's move to close the US Agency for International Development helped enable the Ebola outbreak spreading through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, according to Samantha Power, who led the organization for almost four years.
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
 
 
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Rubio says Israel, Lebanon reach framework agreement aimed at ‘lasting peace and security’
Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
US Goods Trade Deficit Widens to Biggest in More Than a Year
Discussion: Raw Story and GV Wire
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Cori Bush won't commit to voting for Jeffries
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Times:
Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal as It Faces Sprawling Investigation
Discussion: Forbes
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
‘I run the protection program’: Johnson vows to shield Trump and his allies from scrutiny
Discussion: Staff Stories and Mediaite
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
They Want to Disappear You  —  How OMB will politicize the federal grant system with this one weird trick.
 Earlier Items: 
Clarence Williams / New York Times:
Prosecutors in Washington Say Citations Have Been Issued at Reflecting Pool
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead
Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Trump eases pressure on Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh as inflation tops 4%
Adam Crafton / The Athletic:
FIFA clashes with Iran, Egypt over rainbow symbols at World Cup Pride Match
William H. McRaven / The Atlantic:
Americans Deserve Answers From Hegseth
Discussion: Stars & Stripes
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Mamdani's Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board
 

 
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