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Epstein Victim’s Family Accuses Officials of Cover Up
The family of Virginia Giuffre and other accusers of Jeffrey Epstein expressed “outrage” over Ghislaine Maxwell’s move to a minimum security prison in Texas Friday, calling it “a cover up,”…
Private Jobs Surveys Are Dismal Too
Glassdoor has been tracking declining “employee confidence” all year. In May and June, it hit record lows — with a sinking share of workers reporting a positive business outlook for…
Can You Do Better?
Here’s how Political Wire members are doing on this week’s new quiz: Can you do better? Take the quiz! If you’re not yet a member, join us for instant access. Save…
House Postpones Ghislaine Maxwell’s Testimony
House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) said the scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, a co-conspirator of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is indefinitely postponed, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Fed Governor Resigns Unexpectedly
“Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is unexpectedly stepping down early from the central bank’s powerful board of governors, creating an early vacancy that will give President Donald Trump an early…
Thought of the Day
David Frum: “OK, maybe Trump wants to lie about job numbers, his golf scores, and the historical fact of his two impeachments… but his word is totally solid on the…
Job Growth Under Trump Lags Far Behind Biden’s
President Trump built his political brand on being a master businessman — even though it was mostly on a reality television show. But his first six months back in office…
Crypto Donations Flood Trump’s Super PAC
“The crypto industry has donated more than $26 million to President Trump this year,” Axios reports. “The massive infusion underscores how Trump and the crypto industry have been cozying up…
Rupert Murdoch Stands Up to Trump
The Wrap: “Rupert Murdoch has no professional mountains left to climb, but part of the 94-year-old media baron’s last act could be unexpected: Becoming one of the few moguls to…
Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex Offender Status
Allison Gill reports that someone at the Bureau of Prisons waived Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security prison in Texas. Save to…
Trump Fires Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics
President Trump announced he’s firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pointing to today’s downward revisions in employment numbers. Said Trump: “I have directed my Team to fire…
Apple’s Forthcoming Update Threatens Polling
Patrick Ruffini writes that iOS 26 “will move calls and texts outside of a sender’s close contacts to an unknown senders tab. Many will welcome this as a way to…
Trump Sends Nuclear Subs Towards Russia
“President Trump said Friday that he’d ordered two nuclear submarines close to Russian waters in response to nuclear bluster from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev,” Axios reports. “It’s the first…
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at Old Nuclear Weapons Site
“A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons,” the BBC…
Senate Talks Faltering
“Things seem to be at risk of unraveling in the Senate,” Punchbowl News reports. “With senators eager to skip town for the August recess, there’s little progress on a nominations…
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shuts Down
From a statement: “The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the…
Trump’s Tariffs Will Cost Households $2,400 This Year
The Yale Budget Lab says the new tariff rates President Trump announced late Thursday are the highest in nearly a century and will cost the average family about $2,400 this…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“It makes me sick that she is claiming to be a victim. This is the same woman that grabbed my arm and forced me into a room to be raped…
Eric Adams Submitted Forged Signatures
“Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate,” Gothamist reports. “Gothamist…
MAGA Can’t Stop Talking About Jeffrey Epstein
The Wall Street Journal found that right-wing podcasters discussed the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in over 3,000 episodes of 125 podcasts this year and that these discussions “grew more than eightfold…
