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Epstein’s Birthday Book Included Letter From Clinton

July 24, 2025 at 8:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The biggest name in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book back in 2003 was a past president rather than a future one,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was keen for Bill Clinton and other boldface names to submit letters for the special gift, according to people involved in putting it together.”

“In the end, she was successful.“

Trump Was Listed as Contributor for Epstein Book

July 24, 2025 at 8:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s name appeared on a contributor list for a book celebrating the 50th birthday of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, evidence that he participated in the collection even as he denied that he signed a sexually suggestive note and drawing,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Trump’s name is listed among dozens of Mr. Epstein’s acquaintances who were asked to contribute birthday messages for the leather-bound book in 2003.”

Trump Order Forces Hospitalization of Homeless

July 24, 2025 at 6:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer periods — an effort to fight what the administration calls “vagrancy” threatening the streets of U.S. cities, the Washington Post reports.


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FCC Approves Skydance’s Merger With Paramount

July 24, 2025 at 6:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it would allow Paramount to merge with the Hollywood studio Skydance, clearing the way for one of the most highly scrutinized media deals in the last decade,” the New York Times reports.

Israeli Official Says Gaza Will Be Wiped Out

July 24, 2025 at 5:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Israel Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu says Israel is advancing the destruction of Gaza, and that the Strip will be made totally Jewish, the Times of Israel reports.

Said Eliyahu: “The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out. Thank God, we are wiping out this evil. We are pushing this population that has been educated on Mein Kampf.”

Trump Sues NYC Over ‘Sanctuary City’ Policies

July 24, 2025 at 5:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in federal court Thursday, alleging the city’s ‘sanctuary’ policies interfere with the enforcement of federal immigration law,” Politico reports.

“The lawsuit represents the latest clash between the Trump administration and Democratic-controlled cities and states over immigration policy — and perhaps a final blow to the president’s mercurial relationship with Adams, one that’s frayed in recent months following a short-lived alliance.”

Israel and the U.S. Withdraw From Talks With Hamas

July 24, 2025 at 5:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Israeli government and President Trump’s Middle East envoy said on Thursday that they were recalling the teams that had been negotiating on a Gaza cease-fire with Hamas, ending for now the hope for the return of some of the last surviving hostages from the terrorist attack on Israel nearly two years ago,” the New York Times reports.

Trump Says Not ‘Necessary’ to Fire Powell

July 24, 2025 at 5:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump downplayed his clash with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns during a tour of the central bank’s renovation project on Thursday, making it clear that he saw the issue of lower interest rates as a more pressing concern,” Bloomberg reports.

“After a tour that saw Trump and Powell publicly trade barbs over the cost of the project, Trump maintained there was ‘no tension’ with the Fed chief and indicated that problems with the project probably weren’t reason enough to fire the central bank head.”

Said Trump: “To do that is a big move, and I just don’t think it’s necessary.”

DNC Lags Far Behind RNC In Fundraising

July 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Filings released this week showed the DNC with $15 million on hand compared with more than $80 million for the Republican National Committee, underscoring Democrats’ challenges in funding their efforts to rebuild.”

Venezuelans Deported by Trump Describe ‘Horror Movie’

July 24, 2025 at 5:33 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Venezuelan men who were deported by the U.S. to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process are speaking out about treatment they described as “hell” and like a “horror movie,” after arriving back home, The Guardian reports.

Bonus Quote of the Day

July 24, 2025 at 4:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Any time I say anything about Epstein, they’re like, ‘Why didn’t Joe Biden’s—why didn’t Joe Biden release the files?’ And this is what I say. Have you met Merrick Garland?”

— Former Biden aide Neera Tanden, on The Bulwark Podcast.

Kathy Hochul Opens the Door to Redrawing House Map

July 24, 2025 at 4:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Gov. Kathy Hochul is not ruling out a mid-decade redrawing of New York’s House lines, as deep red Texas and Ohio move to reshape their maps through redistricting,” Politico reports.

Said Hochul: “All’s fair in love and war. We’re following the rules. We do redistricting every 10 years. But if there’s other states violating the rules and are trying to give themselves an advantage, all I’ll say is, I’m going to look at it closely with Hakeem Jeffries.”

France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood

July 24, 2025 at 4:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Emmanuel Macron announced late Thursday that France would recognize Palestine as a state in pursuit of what he called the historical French commitment ‘to a just and durable peace in the Middle East,'” the New York Times reports.

“In a surprise statement on X that followed months of hints and hesitations over possible French recognition of a Palestinian state, he said that he would make a formal announcement to this effect at the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York.”

Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge

July 24, 2025 at 4:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The public broadcasting system in the United States suffered a seismic shock last week when Congress eliminated $550 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR and local stations across the country,” the New York Times reports.

“But public radio listeners and public television viewers have been stepping in to help fill the gap, delivering a surge of donations.”

2026 Senate Overview

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Trump Says He Wants Elon Musk’s Companies to Thrive

July 24, 2025 at 2:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to see Elon Musk’s companies thrive, one day after the White House said he didn’t want Musk’s xAI to get government contracts,” Axios reports.

“Since the Trump-Musk relationship blew up last month, the rhetoric has run hot and cold in intermittent bursts, but Trump appears to be tamping the tension down again.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Hits Trump on AI

July 24, 2025 at 2:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “is taking aim at a recent executive order from President Donald Trump looking to expand artificial intelligence capacities in the U.S., the latest prominent break between the president and one of his most vocal supporters in Congress,” Politico reports.

Social Security Recipients Set to Get Benefit Cuts

July 24, 2025 at 2:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Retirees are facing the prospect of substantial Social Security cuts in just seven years, sooner than projected, due to the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ per an analysis out Thursday from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget,” Axios reports.

“If policymakers don’t stop this from happening, it would at least double the poverty rate of America’s seniors, per several estimates.”

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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