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NBC News:
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms  —  The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.  —  The White House ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday …
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Lawfare:
Faithful Execution and the Removal Power  —  President Trump is exercising his removal power in ways that defeat his duty to faithfully execute the law.  —  nicholasbednar.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  On July 9, President Trump removed or forced out all three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Discussion: Just Security
Aaron Blacksberg / Just Security:
What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?  —  Last night, President Donald Trump effectively relieved all three serving commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) of their positions.  According to media reports, the Commission's two Democratic members …
Discussion: ProPublica and Newsweek
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump fires members of bipartisan elections commission  —  The action accelerates President Donald Trump's push to overhaul election administration before November's midterms, which will determine control of Congress.  —  President Donald Trump dismantled a long-standing bipartisan elections board Thursday …
John Light / Talking Points Memo:
The Brief: Trump Seizes on SCOTUS Decision to Mess With the Midterms
Discussion: MS NOW and Washington Post
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers  —  Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting.  —  Summary  —  HOUSTON — The three men who were arrested during …
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New York Times:
Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn't the Intended Target  —  Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.  —  Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching …
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:   A Season of Death and Fear
Politico:
Trump refuses to sign landmark housing bill, taking aim at GOP  —  President Donald Trump said Friday he would not sign Congress' much-awaited bipartisan housing affordability legislation — protesting lawmakers' inaction on his preferred elections bill, the SAVE America Act.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill But Will Allow It to Become Law
Politico:
The reason House GOP leaders are holding a vote to stop the changing of the clocks
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
Reuters:
US senators say agreement reached with Trump on Russia sanctions bill
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military The Middle East  —  As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.
Discussion: New York Post
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James LaPorta / CBS News:
Hegseth frustrated with lack of adherence to grooming rules after “beardos” speech last year  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — As they juggle ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran and a host of other national security challenges, senior Pentagon officials have also been pressing ahead …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:   Pete Hegseth sends heads rolling after noticing his no-beard policy is going unenforced
Frank Landymore / Futurism:
The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop  —  Donald Trump is now the first president to have an airport named after him while still in office.  And what better way to commemorate this high honor than with lazy AI slop?  —  Until a few days ago …
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
On the same day, a Florida airport and a Tennessee bridge are renamed after Trump
David Hughes / Press Association:
UK Police Launch Murder Inquiry After Death of Former Conservative Lawmaker  —  Police launch murder inquiry after death of Ann Widdecombe  —  Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of former MP and minister Ann Widdecombe.  —  The ex-Tory prisons minister, who was 78 …
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video  —  Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post he's ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target  —  President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there'll be hell to pay.  —  “I've been on their list for a long time.
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Ex-DHS boss Kristi Noem divorcing husband Bryon after cross-dressing bombshell, mom says  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has begun the process of divorcing her husband Bryon following bombshell revelations earlier this year that he engaged in a lurid secret life of cross-dressing …
Caitlin Devitt / Bond Buyer:
Cities, states warn of credit impact from proposed federal grant rule  —  Cities, states, hospitals, universities and other public entities that depend on federal grant funds have until Monday to comment on a proposed Trump administration overhaul of the grant process that critics …
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Ashley Hinson Says She Feels Americans' Financial Pain Despite Being a Millionaire  —  Hinson called herself a “working mom” while making millions on the stock market  —  Key Points  —  Iowa Republican Representative and U.S. Senate Candidate Ashley Hinson has repeatedly said in interviews …
David Lawrence / New York Times:
This Is a Lot More Worrying Than the Supreme Court's Ruling on Executive Power  —  The Supreme Court last week expanded the powers of the “unitary” executive, raising fears among many that the presidency is becoming too strong.  Yet as big as the ruling appears to be, it wasn't even the most concerning news …
Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica:
Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report  —  Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns …
Mike Elk / Payday Report:
Platner's Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee's Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints  —  PITTSBURGH, PA. - Yesterday, Payday Report learned that Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct against Moraff.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
US Department of Justice:
Former Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Pays $20,000 for Post-Employment Restriction Violation  —  For Immediate Release  —  Deirdre Walsh, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) …
Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within  —  A survey reveals concern among the rank and file that Trump-administration meddling is undermining intelligence work.  —  The CIA officer Ray Cline, who was the agency's chief analyst during the Cuban missile crisis, once observed that when it comes …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Inside Mike Johnson's déjà vu cycle of failed rule votes  —  Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same problem next week that he faced last week: a bloc of Republicans willing to shut down the House floor over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act.
Discussion: The Hill
Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files: “Unlike anything I had seen”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of files related to UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, including one report from a military aviator …
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Mail
John F. Harris / Politico:
Trump Brushed Off His Scandals.  Here's Why Platner Couldn't. … If a Democrat reclaims the presidency in 2028, the party and its new leader will be faced with a tantalizing question: Now is it finally their turn to behave like Donald Trump?  —  Probably there is no 2028 aspirant …
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico:
Judge blocks Trump anti-DEI conditions on California, Oregon grants  —  A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from imposing “anti-DEI” conditions on grants sought by 11 cities and counties in California and Oregon from the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Interior, and FEMA.
Andy Rose / CNN:
Federal task force designed to make Memphis safer faces scrutiny after two deadly shootings by law enforcement in one week  —  The fatal shooting of a man in Memphis by an armed Tennessee National Guardsman on Sunday brought shock and concern to some members of the community.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party  —  Rahm Emanuel and the death of the pro-Israel Democrat. … This week, Rahm Emanuel — a chief of staff in the Obama White House and widely rumored 2028 candidate — went to Tel Aviv to deliver a stern message to the Israeli public …
 
 
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him?
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Gay Wyoming Republican sues members of his own party for ‘pedophile’ slur
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