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Axios

Tax-free holidays 2025: Back-to-school sales tax weekends launch in these states [3d]
Trump administration rescinds Jimmy Carter‑era DEI mandates for federal hiring [3d]
Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report [3d]
Senate to Trump on job numbers: Don't shoot the messenger [3d]
Scoop: House Democrats try to stop a "nasty" internal battle in Texas after redistricting [3d]
School heatwaves are eroding students' ability to learn, studies show [3d]
Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy [3d]
Crypto donations flood Trump's super PAC [3d]
What we know about Camp Bryan, Ghislaine Maxwell's new minimum-security prison [3d]
Trump orders nuclear submarines closer to Russia over "provocative statements" [3d]
Alarming jobs report makes potent case for the Fed to cut interest rates [3d]
Trump admin, construction industry are the biggest decelerators of job growth [3d]
The labor market is showing big cracks that were invisible just weeks ago [3d]
Trump tells Axios he's working on Gaza plan "to get people fed" [3d]
Here are the winners and losers of the trade war [3d]
Scoop: Congress' Democrats threaten investigation if Harvard cuts deal with Trump [3d]
Democrats retreat on the Green New Deal [3d]
Trump takes a step back from Liberation Day's steepest tariffs [3d]
Big tech sees AI investments begin to pay off [4d]
Trump's 35% tariffs on Canada take effect as trade talks deadline lapses [4d]
Giuffre's brother on Trump's claims she was "stolen" by Epstein: "She's not an object" [4d]
Musk's erratic June included a $10 million peace offering [4d]

Salon

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to minimum-security Texas prison camp [3d]
“Gaza is no longer livable”: Trump envoy tours aid sites amid famine [3d]
Over 1,000 pounds of frozen ground beef have been recalled due to potential metal contamination [3d]
Kamala Harris to Stephen Colbert: America is “broken” [3d]
“The Naked Gun” punches up the franchise’s funniest joke [3d]
Smithsonian erases Trump’s impeachments from history museum exhibit [3d]
“It was frightening”: Federal judges speak out on vicious threats from MAGA fans [3d]
Trump, unraveling, digs himself in deeper with Epstein [3d]
Trump seems to want a tent revival — in the federal workplace [3d]
Trump’s trade tantrum leaves American economy needing more [3d]
Seth Moulton’s primary challenger: He surrendered to MAGA [3d]
Venezuelan deportees say they endured months of abuse inside Salvadoran prison [3d]

The Drudge Report

Israeli Hostage Shown in Gaza Starvation Footage, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Releases Video... [3d]
House Republican Loudly Booed In Off The Rails Town Hall... [3d]
Making AI that can surveil citizens... [3d]
Hackers threaten to leak 'top-secret' data after French navy attack... [3d]
Govt to experiment with paying for weight loss drugs... [3d]
MAG: The Rise of Luigism... [3d]
Judges detail rise in threats, 'pizza doxings,' as Trump ramps up criticism... [3d]
Scientists upend centuries-old theory about Shroud of Turin origin... [3d]
Loomer Becomes Most Feared in Washington... [3d]
Sets up tip line for staffers to purge 'disloyal' colleagues... [3d]
The private prison exec behind detention surge... [3d]
Stocks Post Worst Week in Months on Renewed Economic Fears... [3d]
Musk Mocks White House Cover-Up... [3d]
Removal of The Don From SMITHSONIAN Impeachment Exhibit Sparks Outrage... [3d]
Ark of the Covenant mystery blown wide open as 'biblical relic' discovered... [3d]
Less staff, even less trust: Some states say they can't rely on 'HOMELAND' for election security... [3d]
Gunman opens fire at Montana bar... Multiple shot... Developing... [3d]
Labor Dept Skirts Senators' Questions on Inflation Data... [3d]
$10 billion contract from Army... [3d]
Lowest-level security prison... [3d]
House Republicans postpone deposition... [3d]
Zuckerberg says without AI glasses, you'll be at 'cognitive disadvantage'... [3d]
Gov Kugler resigns... [3d]
Why are so many British babies being given same name as murderous Hamas terrorist? [3d]
Plans 'shock and awe' sanctions... [3d]
Musk's TESLA ordered to pay $329M in deadly Autopilot crash case... [3d]
Meet the Fraudster Who Wants to Make California Its Own Country... [3d]
FIRES LABOR STATISTICS CHIEF [3d]
COLD AS ICE: Wife Finds Out Husband Taken From Photos... [3d]
Miami jury finds TESLA partly liable in Autopilot crash... [3d]
The Conservative Women Who Are 'Having It All'... [3d]
Gary Busey pleads guilty to groping woman... [3d]
Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down... [3d]
USA orders nuke subs moved near Russia... [3d]
Rhino horns injected with a radioactive material to fight poachers... [3d]
Sets up tip line for staffers to purge 'disloyal' colleagues... [3d]
Firings piling up... [3d]
ICE 'poaching' local cops... [3d]
Making AI that can surveil citizens... [3d]
Lowest-level security prison... [3d]
Removal of The Don From SMITHSONIAN Impeachment Exhibit Sparks Outrage... [3d]
Sets up tip line for staffers to purge 'disloyal' colleagues... [3d]
Tennessee Grandma Just Might Be the Savior of Sitcoms... [3d]
ERRATIC TRUMP HAMMERS ECONOMY! [3d]
FBI REDACTED THE DON'S NAME IN EPSTEIN FILES... [3d]
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES... [3d]
Ghislaine quietly moved from Florida to Texas prison... [3d]
IT'S A FLOP [3d]
ERRATIC TRUMP HAMMERS ECONOMY! [3d]
The Publicist on Call for Controversy... [3d]
US Manufacturing Contracts at Fastest Pace in Nine Months... [3d]
Trump urges Fed board to 'assume control' if rates not cut... [3d]
GOLDMAN Urges Caution as Global Credit Spreads Hit 2007 Lows... [3d]
World's Biggest Illicit Marketplace Becomes 'AMAZON for Criminals'... [3d]
STUNNING REVISIONS TO PRIOR MONTHS [3d]
STOCKS DIVE [3d]
Eric Schmidt Pays $110 Million for Spelling Manor... [3d]
How Loomer Became One of Most Feared People in Washington... [3d]
Experts predict super-intelligent bots will lead to extinction of humanity... [3d]
STUDY: Brains Naturally Tune Selves To 'Sweet Spot' For Optimal Function... [3d]
Scientists upend centuries-old theory about Shroud of Turin's origins... [3d]
Removal of The Don From SMITHSONIAN Impeachment Exhibit Sparks Outrage... [3d]
In Trump's Washington, PALANTIR winning big... [3d]
JOB GROWTH SLOWS SHARPLY [3d]
Judges detail rise in threats, 'pizza doxings,' as Trump ramps up criticism... [3d]
The hard right in Europe finds megaphone in Musk... [3d]
The private prison exec behind detention surge... [3d]
Top Trump Aide Shares Ominous Post About 'Indefinite' Presidential Terms... [3d]
PALANTIR Extending Reach Even Further Into Government... [3d]
Gets $10 billion contract from Army... [3d]
'What am I falling in love with?' Human-AI relationships no longer science fiction... [3d]
'Combat Cocktail': How America Overmedicates Veterans... [3d]
Latest Weapons Against Wolves: AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson... [3d]
Buying Swiss Watch About to Get Lot More Expensive... [3d]
El Salvador Changes Constitution, Ending Term Limits for Bukele... [3d]
Tells Colbert Democracy is Broken in First Post-Election Interview... [3d]
The Inescapable Sydney Sweeney... [3d]

The New Republic

ICE Recruiting Tactics Are Pissing Off Local Sheriffs Nationwide [3d]
JD Vance Praised Jobs Report That Trump Now Says Was a Hoax [3d]
Trump Fires BLS Chief After Jobs Report Reveals How Bad Economy Is [3d]
You’ll Miss the Corporation for Public Broadcasting When It’s Gone [3d]
Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell Being Transferred to a Nicer Prison? [3d]
Trump Moves U.S. One Chilling Step Closer to War With Russia [3d]
Trump Is Now Running the Worst Economy Since His Last Term in Office [3d]
Federal Judge Delivers Scathing Rebuke to Trump’s Deportation Regime [3d]
New Details Emerge About FBI Finding Trump’s Name in Epstein Files [3d]
Trump Adviser Reminded on Live TV About Last Time Economy Was This Bad [3d]
The White House’s Epstein Distraction Campaign Is Getting Desperate [3d]
Mike Huckabee Goes to Gaza and Declares Everything Is A-OK [3d]
Laura Loomer Shares “Tip Line” to Help Purge Trump Officials [3d]
Judge Blocks Trump Move—Says It Was Based on Great Replacement Theory [3d]
The Trump Administration Is Literally Trying to Rewrite History [3d]
Trump Has “Accomplished” a Lot. It’s Just That America Hates It. [3d]
Even Fox Business Can’t Spin Trump’s Terrible Jobs Numbers [3d]
Trump Aide Makes Dark Joke About Abolishing Presidential Term Limits [3d]
A Book Called Fascism or Genocide That’s Reluctant to Discuss Either [3d]
Republican’s Town Hall Blows Up in His Face as He’s Showered in Boos [3d]
Transcript: Trump Press Sec Fawning Takes Bizarre Turn as Polls Worsen [3d]
American Jews’ Support for Israel Is Near Its Breaking Point [3d]
The Invisible Climate Change Effect That Is Most Likely to Kill You [3d]
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide Worsens [3d]

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