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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Chief Justice Declines to Halt Trump's White House Ballroom Construction, for Now  —  The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president's lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Chief Justice Allows White House Ballroom Construction While Full Court Considers the Issue  —  What We're Covering Today  — White House Ballroom: The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed President Trump to continue construction of a White House ballroom.
Discussion: Bloomberg and KQTV-TV
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump ballroom construction to continue  —  Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay that allows work to proceed while the court as a whole considers next steps.
Associated Press:
Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
Washington Post:
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD's interference  —  The Defense Department earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial independence, as “woke.”  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon on Friday fired the publisher and the editor …
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview  —  The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said.  He said he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Attacks Bar Association's Power to Accredit Law Schools  —  The move escalates a feud with the nation's premier legal organization  —  The Trump administration is opening a new front in its campaign to remake higher education: threatening the American Bar Association's power to accredit law schools.
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Politico:   Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Boost Beef Imports to Address High Prices, Trump Says  —  President says he will temporarily allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the U.S. without paying higher tariffs  —  President Trump announced a plan to temporarily allow more foreign beef imports …
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Grace Yarrow / Politico:
‘Trump in purgatory’: A White House plan to lower beef prices is dividing the president's supporters
Paul Krugman:
Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market  —  What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can't even manipulate the 30-year?  —  Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, isn't the worst member of Trump's cabinet.  I mean, he has to compete with the likes of Pete Hegseth.
Discussion: Drezner's World, Axios, Forbes and CNBC
Associated Press:
Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax  —  A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax.  The ruling does not affect …
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Rena Rowe / Washington Examiner:   Texas judge wipes $50 million judgment against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook case
Scott MacFarlane Reports:
EXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump Allies  —  President Trump's “get out of jail free” cards for convicted crooks are actually costing crime victims a fortune.  —  A scathing new investigation by Democrats …
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House Committee on the Judiciary:
New Judiciary Democrats Report Exposes MAGA's Cash-for-Clemency Racket Which Gives Unrepentant Criminals a New Lease on Life and Leaves Victims in the Dust
Discussion: New Republic
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
This Is How Democrats Talk Themselves Out Of Wielding Power  —  Let's peer into a future where Democrats come to power in 2029 with a governing trifecta.  In this crystal ball, the only thing we can't see is how large their majorities will be.  We just know they've won two national elections in a row.
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NBC News:
Vance's homecoming is a throwback to 2024 — and a preview for 2026 and 2028: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, an uncertain South Carolina race presents a key test for Trump. … Vance's homecoming is a throwback to 2024 — and a preview for 2026 and 2028  —  Analysis by Henry J. Gomez
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Colorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons’ With ‘Reptilian’ Eyes  —  Victor Marx was deep in the jungle and crippled by a fever when he was attacked.  —  The self-described “high-risk missionary” and Republican gubernatorial nominee in Colorado claims he traveled to Myanmar to train …
Gillian Stawiszynski / Cincinnati.com:
ICE detains Haitian pastor ‘beloved’ by Springfield community  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a “beloved” Springfield pastor Thursday morning, according to a local faith-based organization.  —  G92, which advocates for their immigrant neighbors, said in a news release …
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Mark Sanford Makes an Endorsement in South Carolina Senate Race  —  Mark Sanford, who previously served as both a congressman and the governor of South Carolina, endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican primary for the state's U.S. Senate seat.  —  Sanford, a Republican …
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Mikey Smith / Mirror:
Donald Trump ‘extremely close’ aide Natalie Harp pictured sprinting after his golf cart in Scotland  —  EXCLUSIVE: For the first time pictures show Natalie Harp, the devoted Trump aide nicknamed his “human printer”, chasing his golf buggy uphill at Turnberry - after bizarre and intimate letters she sent him were published
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Former acting US attorney found dead in San Diego federal office building  —  Former twice acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California Andrew Haden was found dead this week in the downtown San Diego federal building that houses the prosecutors' office, officials confirmed Friday.
Angie Orellana Hernandez / NOTUS:
Log Cabin Republicans Officially Drop the ‘T’ From LGBT  —  Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest group representing gay conservatives and their allies, will no longer advocate for transgender rights, a senior leader for the organization announced in a column Thursday.
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Your New Senator Is a Total Lightweight.  She's Perfect.  —  There's been lots of reporting lately about the breathlessly fawning personal letters Natalie Harp habitually writes to her boss.  Last night, the Daily Beast released two of them in full—and they're so, so much creepier than advertised.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and CNN
Natalie Hausmann / Democracy Docket:
Acting U.S. attorney was serving illegally when he subpoenaed Letitia James, appeals court rules  —  A federal appeals court ruled that an acting U.S. attorney in New York was serving illegally when he issued subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
New York Times:
Prison Firm Donated to Trump's PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts  —  The GEO Group has profited from the administration's mass deportation campaign.  A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president's super PAC last month.  —  A private prison company donated …
Discussion: The Lever
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries and Political Speed Dating  —  Plot twists in several states have led to rapid-fire races that have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than traditional American marathons.  —  When Lindsey Graham died last month …
Cooper Burton / FiftyPlusOne:
Rural and suburban voters haven't looked this Democratic since 2018  —  Plus, polls on social security, corruption, and the most popular sporting activities.  —  Cooper Burton, Mary Radcliffe, and FiftyPlusOne … For decades, Republicans have built their congressional strength on support …
Discussion: Townhall and The Status Kuo
Youri Benadjaoud / ABC News:
At least 55 sickened in salmonella, E. coli outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts  —  At least four people have been hospitalized, health officials said.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown in Atlanta.  —  At least 55 people have been sickened in a salmonella …
Wall Street Journal:
Army Secretary Expected to Step Down by Year's End  —  Dan Driscoll's plan to leave follows months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  —  Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down from his role by the end of the year, if not sooner, after months of tension …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court overturns verdict in undercover sting of Democratic operatives  —  A federal appeals court handed conservative activist James O'Keefe a significant legal victory Friday, tossing out a $130,000 judgment a Democratic consultant won against him over an undercover video sting tied to the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: Reason
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
“Travel with Natalie”  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  👱‍♀️ Subscribe to PN 👱‍♀️  —  Donald Trump is easily triggered.  That's hardly news.  —  He's temperamental and emotional …
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Controversial US Attorney Ed Martin to Leave Role  —  President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, was leaving his post in the administration, the latest in a series of high-profile departures ahead of November's midterm elections.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Loses Defamation Lawsuit in Alabama  —  A 2023 article incorrectly reported that a University of Alabama basketball player was at the scene of a deadly shooting.  A jury awarded $9.25 million in damages.  —  An Alabama jury determined on Thursday that The New York Times defamed …
Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Arizona AG declines to charge Gov. Katie Hobbs over pay-to-play allegations  —  State prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs over allegations that she took part in a pay-to-play scheme with a group home company that received a rate increase from the state …
 
 
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Exempted Itself from Normal Law for Undercover Investigation Into Protesters
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
Discussion: MS NOW and 77 WABC
New York Times:
N.Y. State Senator's Former Aides Say She Double-Billed for Travel
Reuters:
US plans $725 million payment towards its large UN debt
Discussion: KSTP-TV
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war
Discussion: Stars & Stripes and NewsMax.com
Bret Devereaux / Foreign Policy:
The U.S. Is Learning the Wrong Lessons in Iran
 Earlier Items: 
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
What to know about this weekend's IndyCar race on the National Mall
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Buttigieg heads to South Carolina as Trump tries to patch up Graham Nordone's debate gaffe
Discussion: Politico, LGBTQ Nation and NewsMax.com
John Authers / Bloomberg:
Bessent Must Envy When the Grownups Were in Charge
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
White, liberal female Lindsay Clancy supporters are proving why men are right to want to remain single
Discussion: The Daily Wire and National Review
New York Times:
First U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia, and Liberians Want Explanations
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: ⬇️ Trump Advisers Worry He Could ‘Sink to the High 20s’
Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
 

 
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