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Politico:
Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Blanche, endangering his confirmation  —  Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination is on the brink after Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Friday that she would oppose confirming him.  The Alaska Republican said in a statement that she did not believe Blanche …
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Politico:
Blanche wins votes for Senate confirmation
New York Times:
Cassidy Will Back Blanche, Salvaging His Confirmation
Discussion: Tangle and The Independent
Associated Press:
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general
Scott MacFarlane Reports:
“DAY AHEAD” - My Daily Editorial Note
Discussion: The Verge
Angie Orellana Hernandez / NOTUS:
Blanche's Nomination in Peril After Murkowski Says She's a ‘No’
Associated Press:
Appeals court rules Trump must get approval from Congress on ballroom, ordering halt to construction  —  An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop.
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Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
US appeals court blocks Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project  —  A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader …
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New York Times:
‘I Was So Wrong’: Iranians Say Trump's Promises Never Came True  —  As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.  —  In the weeks leading up to the U.S. war with Iran …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump teased an Iran deal that didn't come, but markets soared. Here's why it keeps happening
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July  —  The U.S. economy saw an unexpected declined in jobs during July while the unemployment rate edged lower, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in a snapshot that showed a slowing employment picture.
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy  —  Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.  —  Here's the latest.
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says voters are mad at other Republicans, not him, as midterms approach  —  President Donald Trump said voters may seek to punish Republicans — but not him — in the November midterm elections, as GOP lawmakers sweat that affordability concerns and the war in Iran could mean Democrats flip the House and perhaps even the Senate.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Senate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff Nuke  —  A bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it.  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS SPENT the past year and a half bending every obscure trade law until it snapped, alienating global allies and jacking up costs for Americans.
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's quicksand
Discussion: The Independent
Politico:
Jeanine Pirro berated Doug Burgum.  But Interior staffers have been angry at him for months.  —  Interior Department staffers were optimistic after Doug Burgum was confirmed to lead the agency in 2025, believing he had strong executive experience as governor of energy-rich North Dakota who led successful tech startups and businesses.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee  —  Ogles lost despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement, NBC News projects.  Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee.  —  Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Angry Trump Unravels as Humiliating New Iran Leaks Hit  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 7 episode of The Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Discussion: RTÉ and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump's Washington  —  A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark.  This is the untold back story of the fallout.  —  TIMES INVESTIGATION
Discussion: The Hill, MS NOW and The Independent
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses 21 straight court battles for state voter rolls as midterms near  —  The Trump administration's streak of courtroom defeats in its effort to obtain state voter rolls reached 21 this year when a judge ruled this week that states are not required to share the records with the federal government.
Discussion: CBS News
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Martin Austermuhle / NOTUS:   D.C. Wins Fight Against Trump Administration Over Voter Rolls
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Team Trump uses taxpayer money to scuttle yet another renewable energy project  —  As one key Democratic member of Congress summarized, “It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money.”  —  There's no shortage of lessons to be learned from the U.S. war with Iran …
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases
ABC News:
Trump moving forward with attempt to fire Lisa Cook after Supreme Court setback: Sources  —  The White House demanded she respond to allegations within three weeks.  —  Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, Alexander Mallin, and Steven Portnoy  —  Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Staff Stories
Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship  —  I am, slowly but surely, making my way through the end of the October 2025 term.  I've already published my take on Wolford and Hemani.  I've recently completed my essay on Slaughter and Cook, which should appear in Law & Liberty next week.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump rolls out orders intended to narrow birthright citizenship and target ‘birth tourism’
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Abdul El-Sayed Talks About His Victory, Chuck Schumer and His Mom … Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who won a divisive Democratic Senate primary this week in the crucial swing state of Michigan with an unabashedly progressive message, has been flooded with calls from leaders of the party establishment he challenged during his campaign.
Paul Krugman:
Lying Liars Lie to Each Other Too  —  There is no longer a presumption of regularity  —  Lately Donald Trump has been raging against several of his own appointees.  He has publicly raged against the attorney for DC Jeannine Pirro, for admitting that the failure of the Reflecting Pool was due …
Discussion: Reason
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Corey Lewandowski plots return to Trump orbit with John Thune in his sights and alleged lover Kristi Noem at his side  —  WASHINGTON — Corey Lewandowski is down, but not out.  —  President Trump's rough-and-tumble former campaign manager took a hit when Trump fired Kristi Noem …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump declines to back Thune for another term as Senate GOP leader
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Henri Astier / BBC:
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact  —  Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, saying an attack on one of them would be seen as an attack on all three.  —  The pact was announced at a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
Juliegrace Brufke / Sources Say News:
Eric Swalwell & Katie Miller: Former Cross-Party Fling Provides Leverage in DOJ Fang Fang File Drop, Per Sources  —  Sources Say Swalwell's Team Raised Weaponization Concerns Over Past Relationship to Block Fang Fang File Drop … According to information provided to Sources Say News …
Politico:
Retail gas stations touted by Trump racked up penalties in New Jersey  —  The operator behind at least six of the mysterious Freedom Fuel discount gas stations had faced a stream of nearly 200 penalties in New Jersey before President Donald Trump touted the network last month, according to state records POLITICO reviewed.
 
 
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MS NOW:
Trump met with Spencer Pratt in LA, White House official says
CBS News:
Expert reacts to potential Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz deal; Ted Cruz says U.S. needs to arm Iranians
Discussion: The Free Press
Clara Ence Morse / Washington Post:
One chart shows the backlash to gutting the Voting Rights Act
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Snapping Up America's Means Of Production While He Labels Everyone Else A Communist
Discussion: Reason
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Trump's firings of federal officials set stage for next test of presidential power
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Primary and General Electorates Are Very Different
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