“The Pentagon has for months been blocking Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russia, limiting Kyiv from employing a powerful weapon in its fight against Moscow’s invasion,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Plans Military Deployment in Chicago
“The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities,“ the Washington Post reports.
“The Chicago effort would further expand Trump’s use of military force domestically, even when state and local authorities call the idea unwelcome and unwarranted. Administration officials have defended such deployments, arguing that they are taking necessary steps to bring back law and order.”
Feds Looking Into John Bolton’s Private Email Server
The FBI raid of John Bolton’s home and office are part of a probe over allegations that he sent “highly sensitive” classified documents to his family from a private email server while working in the White House, the New York Post reports.
President Trump told reporters Bolton is “not a smart guy, but he could be a very unpatriotic guy… We’re going to find out.”
Scientists Scrub Diversity From Research
Scientists are removing words like “diverse” and “disparities” from hundreds of federal grant renewals to avoid getting flagged in the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.
Melania Trump Remains Privately Influential
CNN: “The first lady is rarely seen publicly. She did not accompany her husband when he delivered her letter to President Vladimir Putin during last week’s summit in Anchorage, nor was she present at the White House days later when he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. She’s made public appearances just 19 days so far this term, compared to 40 at this point during the previous. Her East Wing staff this time around is a fraction of her first-term team and that of her predecessors.”
“But Trump is in frequent communication with her husband, often in texts or calls exchanged throughout the day, according to sources familiar with the matter. And much like her husband, the first lady consumes a steady diet of news coverage. By Donald Trump’s account, Melania Trump has provided a healthy dose of skepticism after previous conversations with Putin.”
U.S. Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia
“Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges,” the AP reports.
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Quote of the Day
“I’ll see whose fault it is. If there are reasons why, I’ll understand that. I know exactly what I’m doing. We’re gonna see whether or not they have a meeting. That’ll be interesting to see. And if they don’t, why didn’t they have a meeting? Because I told them to have a meeting. But I’ll know in two weeks what I’m gonna do.”
— Donald Trump, quoted by Mediaite, on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream
“During President Trump’s first turn in the White House, right-wing extremists like the Proud Boys were on the streets, weekend after weekend, raising their voices — and oftentimes their fists — about issues such as immigration, the squelching of conservative speech and the removal of Confederate-era statues,” the New York Times reports.
“But in the first seven months of Mr. Trump’s second term, there has been a conspicuous absence of far-right demonstrations. And that, some leaders of the movement say, is because the president has effectively adopted their agenda.”
Corporate America’s Newest Activist Investor Is Trump
“Corporate America has built up defenses against the likes of Carl Icahn, Nelson Peltz and other corporate raiders who have rattled the cages of chief executives, pushing for higher stock prices. Now companies have a new investor to worry about: the president of the United States,” the New York Times reports.
“President Trump has inserted the government into U.S. companies in extraordinary ways, including taking a stake in U.S. Steel and pushing for a cut of Nvidia’s and Advanced Micro Devices’ revenue from China. Last month, the Pentagon said it was taking a 15 percent stake in MP Materials, a large American miner of rare earths.”
“And on Friday, Intel agreed to allow the U.S. government to take a 10 percent stake in its business, worth $8.9 billion.”
Mortgage-Fraud Accusations Are Trump’s New Weapon
“The Trump administration has a new weapon at its disposal in its efforts to take down Democrats and their appointees: mortgage records,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Members of the administration have now alleged three public officials have committed mortgage fraud, referring each to the Justice Department. The administration has signaled that it has just gotten started: U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin was recently tapped ‘to investigate fraud by public officials in mortgages,’ according to a letter Martin sent.”
“The targets have denied wrongdoing, but the probes represent an aggressive new spin on opposition research that has long dug into tax records and financial disclosures public officeholders have to make. Mortgage applications go beyond the typical disclosure requirements.”
Trump Yet Again Threatens Russian Sanctions
“President Donald Trump again threatened Russia with ‘massive sanctions’ over the war in Ukraine unless an agreement can be reached in about two weeks, swerving back to a tougher stance after an inconclusive meeting with President Vladimir Putin,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “I’m not happy about anything about that war — nothing, not happy at all. I think over the next two weeks, we’re going to find out which way it’s going to go. And I better be very happy.”
Patriots Owner Helps Son’s Mayoral Bid
“New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft stepped into Boston’s mayoral race, urging voters to see his son Josh as more than the heir to one of the area’s wealthiest families as the younger Kraft struggles to close a wide gap with incumbent Michelle Wu,” Bloomberg reports.
A Partisan Shot Fired in Texas Reverberates
Molly Ball: “The upshot of the redistricting wars looks likely to benefit Republicans overall. And the episode seems fated to stand as yet another illustration of Trump’s willingness to use his stranglehold over his party to maximize his power, polarizing the national landscape and trampling long-held norms in the process, and leaving the opposition dazed.”
Maxwell Thinks Epstein Was Murdered
Ghislaine Maxwell told the Department of Justice in newly-released interview transcripts that she thinks Jeffrey Epstein was murdered, Axios reports.
Said Maxwell: “I do not believe he died by suicide, no.”
Tariffs Will Lower Deficits by $4 Trillion
“The Trump administration’s tariffs will lower deficits by a combined $4 trillion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday, a substantial increase from its last projection in June,” Axios reports.
“Tariffs are quickly becoming a part of the country’s economic reality, making them harder to get rid of by the day.”
DOJ Won’t Defend Grants for Hispanic Colleges
“The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional,” the AP reports.
The Retribution Phase of Trump’s Presidency Has Begun
Susan Glasser: “There was a certain awful predictability about the FBI’s Friday-morning raids targeting the former Trump adviser turned critic John Bolton.”
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