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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Vance's security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests  —  On Thursday last week, Secret Service agents groused among themselves as they prepared to deliver another perk to Vice President JD Vance's family: join a military helicopter crew to fly his young son to his golf lesson.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Politico:
Jodey Arrington says he won't ‘squeeze’ fiscal hawks on reconciliation plan  —  The last time the House Budget Committee had a crucial blueprint for a high-stakes party-line bill hanging by a thread, Chair Jodey Arrington called the question — forcing his panel's fiscal hawks to go on the record …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senators will ‘insist on offsets’ in reconciliation bill, Ron Johnson says  —  The incoming chair of the Senate Budget Committee said he expects a fight over paying for a new party-line spending bill as House Republicans move forward with a plan that does not offset $95 billion in proposed spending with cuts elsewhere.
Politico:
Johnson rushes to launch Recon 3.0  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Dems keep pressure on Blanche  — Congress braces for Trump's speech  — First in IC: Bipartisan duo's paid leave bill  —  With help from Meredith Lee Hill, Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Scholtes
Discussion: New York Magazine, UPI, KVIA-TV and Fox News
Politico:
House tax writers left out of latest GOP reconciliation bill  —  House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith is steamed over the fact tax provisions are not included in the party-line budget package — something he has said would prompt him to oppose the bill that already faces intra-party headwinds.
Discussion: Roll Call and The Hill
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill
Discussion: ABC News
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members' testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.”
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New York Times:
Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone  —  Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday a new mandatory screening program to test …
Axios:
How a fuming Trump reversed ICE's pause on vehicle stops  —  Late Tuesday at the White House, a livid President Trump complained to advisers about the Department of Homeland Security's decision to pause the type of vehicle stops by ICE agents that had led to two fatal shootings in the past two weeks.
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The Atlantic:
Inside Trump's Reversal on ICE
Bloomberg:
Iran-US Skirmishes Worsen as Hormuz Shipping Traffic Dwindles  —  US Launches New Airstrikes on Iran Video Player is loading.  —  Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 18.42% Playback Rate  —  This is a modal window.  —  Unmute  —  The US struck Iran for a fifth straight day overnight and hit …
Discussion: New York Post, The Hill and CNBC
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran
Politico:
‘Scared s-tless’: Republicans brace for Trump's primetime speech  —  President Donald Trump is promising to reveal “really big news” on election security.  Many Republicans wish he wouldn't.  —  The president's speech, expected to be delivered in prime time Thursday from the White House …
Discussion: Votebeat and New York Post
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalists  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president's new Air Force One jet.  —  The New York Times filed a motion on Wednesday to quash subpoenas issued …
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Reuters:
New York Times seeks to block subpoenas to reporters over Air Force One reporting
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
New $1 coin featuring Trump in production at US Mint, treasury says  —  Coin commemorating 250th anniversary will be released this fall and marks first time a living president appears on currency  —  The treasury department announced on Wednesday that the US Mint has started producing …
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid  —  Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally.  —  The amendment to a State Department spending bill …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche's chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn  —  Todd Blanche repeatedly told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” he helped launch as acting attorney general was now, in fact, “dead.”
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New York Times:
Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds  —  China is now viewed more favorably than the U.S. in most of the 36 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center, according to a new report spanning six continents. … - It's the first time in some 20 years of Pew global opinion polls …
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Democrats accuse Kathy Ruemmler of lying about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein  —  Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had harsh criticism for Kathy Ruemmler, the former top counsel for Goldman Sachs, as she testified Wednesday as part of the panel's ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussion: ABC News, KVIA-TV and Forbes
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray  —  The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called “American flag blue” this spring.
Jeremy Scahill / Drop Site News:
Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations  —  Drop Site's journalism is free to read because thousands of readers choose to fund it.  If our work matters to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
In Arizona, the McCain name is now raising money for a Democrat  —  Cindy and Jimmy McCain's support for Gov. Katie Hobbs underscores the state's drift away from the party their family long defined.  —  Cindy and her son Jimmy McCain will host a fundraiser on behalf of Gov. Katie Hobbs in September …
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Rep. Fine Vows to Vote Against House Rules Over Feud With Trump Adviser  —  A social media spat between Fine and outsider White House adviser Alex Bruesewitz could cut into Republicans' already thin House majority.  — Copy  —  Rep. Randy Fine has told White House officials he plans …
Discussion: Raw Story
Autonomy News:
Trump's Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban  —  Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act. … At the very end of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Wednesday …
CNN:
Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe  —  Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed …
New York Times:
Trump Is Building a White House Helipad.  He Sought No Approvals.  —  President Trump, a former real estate mogul who knows a few things about construction projects, says there is “no harder zoning thing to get” than a helipad.  But he is building one at the White House, and building it fast.
Discussion: Raw Story
Galit Altstein / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu Rushes Disputed Laws to Lock in Allies Before Israeli Election  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is passing laws aimed at strengthening his rightist-religious political bloc before tight elections in October.  —  At the center of the drive are measures …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ's Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6  —  It was not known publicly that a federal prosecutor marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6.  He was appointed this year to run a national task force targeting alleged left-wing political violence.
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses  —  Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates.
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in primetime speech, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
Big win for Sánchez and Puigdemont as top EU court backs Catalan amnesty law  —  LUXEMBOURG — The EU's top court ruled that the controversial amnesty of Catalan separatists does not violate key provisions of the bloc's law, bringing pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont a step closer …
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — As the U.S.-Iran war restarts following the collapse of the weeks-long ceasefire, senior Pentagon officials are also quietly eyeing another flashpoint much closer to home: Cuba.
Discussion: Reuters and Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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Christina Park / JusttheNews.com:
Constitutional alarm raised after DOJ records reveal Jack Smith got private texts from 44 lawmakers
Safeguard Defenders:
RSF and Safeguard Defenders urge Thailand to halt forcible return of Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China
Discussion: Reuters
Victor Nava / New York Post:
JD Vance tells Joe Rogan Israel wants to keep Iran war going ‘indefinitely,’ Trump admin ‘screwed up’ on Epstein files
Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Rep Taking Money From Orgs She Seeks To Loosen Rules On
Discussion: Raw Story
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Nearly half of Americans think Iran war will go on for a year or beyond from now: Poll
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
G.O.P. Appears to Boost Socialist's Primary Campaign for Wisconsin Governor
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon panel to study 2021 COVID vaccine mandate
Politico:
Judge handling challenge to Trump immigration halt cites exceptions for World Cup visas
José Olivares / The Guardian:
Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
Discussion: Austin Kocher and ICE
ProPublica:
FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Brendan Carr proposes repealing the national ownership cap, which restricts amassing TV stations that cover more than 39% of households, and sets an Aug. 6 vote

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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