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11:25 AM ET, July 21, 2026

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The Bulwark:
Cyclosporiasis, DOGE, and You  —  When you break everything, anything can be your fault.  —  Politico reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia later this year—"an unusual and sensitive trip for an FBI chief to one of America's top adversaries."
Discussion: Forbes and CNN
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese  —  President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump says he will impose 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods in 30 days  —  The move has nothing to do with the Canadian wildfires Trump complained about on Sunday, an official said.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will impose 50 percent tariffs …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Imposes Additional 50% Tariffs on Certain Canadian Goods
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Semafor
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada
Washington Post:
The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash  —  With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to press lawmakers Tuesday to address the increasingly urgent shortfall.  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon faces …
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Politico:
‘A persistent dark cloud’: Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows  —  The war in Iran has entered a bleak new phase.  —  After weeks of fragile peace and stalled negotiations, the weekend deaths of multiple U.S. service members — coupled with new reporting showing …
Joshua Keating / Vox:
Iran may be stronger than we thought  —  Even as the US conflict with Iran threatens to escalate once again, diplomatic talks break down, and US and Israel officials again flirt with the idea of pushing for regime change, President Donald Trump remains reportedly very reluctant to send US ground forces into Iran.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out war  —  President Trump is nearing a decisive fork in the Iran war, with U.S. and Israeli officials envisioning only two viable endgames: … But officials believe the next few days will determine which path prevails …
New York Times:
Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave  —  Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country's 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.  —  President Trump quietly denied nearly 6,000 clemency applications …
New Republic:
Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible!”  —  Donald Trump is cratering in several new polls: They have his approval at an average of 22 points underwater.  That's just abysmal.  Indeed, as CNN's Harry Enten notes in a striking on-air analysis, it's a “record” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Appeals court rejects Biden bid to block release of ghostwriter recordings used in special counsel probe  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Joe Biden lost his bid Monday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his longtime ghostwriter that were used …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
Russell Vought should be impeached  —  President Donald Trump knows that if Democrats manage to win back control of the House in November, his third impeachment likely will not be far behind.  And yet, despite racking up a laundry list of potentially impeachable offenses primed for investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care  —  Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.  —  Channing House, a senior living community just a mile from Stanford University …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Thune announces Rotunda tribute for Lindsey Graham  —  The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced in a statement.  Graham's funeral, arranged by his sister, Sen. Darline Graham, will include an invite …
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain  —  The U.S. has reviewed the Israeli assessment, and President Trump has threatened to attack the site  —  Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside a mountain last fall …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
The rise of whites-only “heritage communities”  —  A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs. … - They're also surfacing at a time when the nation …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
ICE is lying about body cams.  These documents prove it.  —  “As soon as they had funding they bought them”  —  On July 13, Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old from Colombia who was legally authorized to work in the US, was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Biddeford, Maine.
Washington Post:
Democrat set to replace Platner in Maine led state Senate with a temper  —  Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal.  —  Summary  —  Troy Jackson, a powerful Maine legislator …
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CNN:
Maine Democratic Senate frontrunner faces scrutiny over alleged anger outbursts
Discussion: HuffPost
Amanda Head / JusttheNews.com:
Across the nation, Trump's long-predicted high-tax exodus has a Midwest sequel  —  Capital flight: Illinois has now become Taxifornia 2.0, where, like California and New York, businesses are voting with their U-Hauls and heading to Texas, and Florida.  Trump has said “Job-producing people …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Politico:
Cornyn and Tillis in discussions with White House to get Blanche across the finish line  —  Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn — both Republicans spurned by the Trump administration for not being adequately loyal — are now being actively courted by the White House to confirm a key Cabinet official.
New York Times:
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps  —  Arizona's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.  —  The number of Arizonans getting SNAP benefits …
Politico:
Johnson and Vought pitch House Republicans on latest reconciliation effort  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and White House budget chief Russ Vought tried to rally House Republicans on Tuesday morning around passing a party-line package containing the administration's $95 billion supplemental funding request …
Kassia Bonesteel / CBS News:
United Airlines employee appears to threaten to call ICE on passenger: “You don't act like a citizen”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a customer during a ticketing dispute …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Greer hints new Trump tariffs coming on dozens of countries: ‘Expect action soon’ … U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday signaled another round of President Donald Trump's tariffs is on the way.  —  “We expect to see some action soon,” Greer told CNBC's “Squawk Box” …
Discussion: New York Times
Ry Rivard / Politico:
NJ Transit achieves its World Cup goooal!  —  There was another World Cup victory on Sunday — for one of the nation's largest transit agencies.  New Jersey Transit, which became infamous for disarray outside MetLife Stadium following the 2014 Super Bowl, carried soccer fans on its buses …
Discussion: New York Times
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising  —  The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.  —  The Trump administration is dismantling a wide array …
Discussion: Semafor
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home  —  The 28-year-old Mexican man who was killed while running from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week was visiting the country on a valid tourist visa.  —  Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran was in a car with three …
Politico:
FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia later this year, likely in mid-October, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the situation.  —  It would be an unusual and sensitive trip for an FBI chief to one of America's top adversaries.
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Top ICE Goon's Child Support Drama Exposed  —  PAYMENTS ON ICE  —  Lance Schroyer was accused of failing to pay child support for four years.  —  Donald Trump's pick to lead ICE was dragged to court by his ex-wife for allegedly failing to pay a single cent of child support for over four years.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Gwynne Hogan / The City Reporter:
Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Accelerate  —  A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.  —  Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage.
Discussion: Mission Local and WBUR
Paul Kane / NOTUS:
Andy Kim's Big Health Care Pitch: Enroll Every Kid in Medicaid  —  The New Jersey senator takes a unique, long-game approach to a top Democratic goal.  — Copy  —  Sen. Andy Kim is taking a unique approach to the Senate.  —  The New Jersey Democrat is trying to spark a debate …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds  —  New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.  —  The Trump administration's cuts to the largest global H.I.V. program last year resulted in sharp drops …
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
GOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag  —  When Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took the stage during the recent July Fourth weekend to recite the Declaration of Independence, there was one notable image just steps away: the Confederate battle flag.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's latest public health initiative: explosive diarrhea  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  😷 Subscribe to PN 😷  —  Donald Trump is the face of hate.  He is the face of war.  He is the face of a pandemic.
 
 
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
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Trump to Hill: I'm not that into you  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate To Vote On Trump Court Pick Who Called Lindsey Graham A ‘Weak-Ass $$&&!’
Frank Andrews / CBS News:
U.S. soldier killed in Iraq during controlled explosion of Iranian drone named as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
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Axios:
Trump “public charge” rule resets health test for green cards
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The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is a Master Class in Miscommunication
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