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Trump Team Frets About Netanyahu
“As smoke and debris swirled over the Syrian presidential palace, the chatter in the West Wing grew louder: Benjamin Netanyahu is out of control,” Axios reports.
Said one White House official: “Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything all the time. This could undermine what Trump is trying to do.”
Said another: “The feeling is that every day there is something new. What the fuck?”
Trump Calls for Prosecution of Adam Schiff
President Trump went after Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), attacking the former lead House impeachment manager as a “thief” and sharing an apparent tax document to make his case that Schiff committed mortgage fraud.
Said Trump: “He should be prosecuted, just like they tried to prosecute me, and everyone else — The only difference is, WE WERE TOTALLY INNOCENT, IT WAS ALL A GIANT HOAX!”
Lindsey Graham Warns Putin
Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) warned Russian president Vladimir Putin on Fox News that President Trump is about to put a “whoopin’ on your ass.”
Said Graham: “The game has changed when it comes to you, President Putin. You have played President Trump at your own peril. You made a major league mistake. And your economy is gonna continue to be crushed.“
Dershowitz Wants Immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell
Former Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz — who the Wall Street Journal also said sent Jeffrey Epstein a drawing for his 50th birthday — told Fox News that it’s unlikely that what Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked to be unsealed will amount to much for those looking for new revelations.
He also called for Congress to offer Ghislaine Maxwell immunity for hearing testimony, calling her “the Rosetta Stone.”
Travelers to U.S. Must Now Pay $250 ‘Visa Integrity Fee’
Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act, CNBC reports.
The fee applies to all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived.
Minneapolis Democrats Pick Democratic Socialist
Minneapolis Democrats chose state Sen. Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist, as their nominee in this year’s mayoral election, Axios reports.
“The young democratic socialist lawmaker’s victory over two-term sitting mayor Mayor Jacob Frey is a major coup for left-wing critics hoping to unseat the well-funded incumbent.”
Sam Altman Pushes to ‘Democratize’ AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is visiting Washington this week to argue that artificial intelligence is helping Americans be more productive and to promise to keep AI “democratic” by getting it in as many hands as possible, Axios reports.
Congress Inches Towards August Recess
Punchbowl News points out that one problem with President Trump’s push for the Senate to scrap the August recess in order to confirm his nominations: Republicans might be better served selling the “big beautiful bill” back in their states.
Trump Officials to Visit Fed
“The Trump administration wants to visit the Federal Reserve this week to review its $2.5 billion renovation,“ Semafor reports.
“President Donald Trump and his allies have identified the project as a potential opportunity to oust Fed Chair Jerome Powell amid the president’s frustration over stagnant interest rates — drawing ire from some GOP lawmakers.”
Vance Chooses U.K. For Summer Holiday
Vice President J.D. Vance is going to the UK for his family’s summer vacation, The Telegraph reports.
Global Hack Hits Key Microsoft Product
Washington Post: “The U.S. government and partners in Canada and Australia are investigating the compromise of SharePoint servers, which provide a platform for sharing and managing documents. Tens of thousands of such servers are at risk, experts said, and Microsoft has issued no patch for the flaw, leaving victims around the world scrambling to respond.”
Democrats Aim to Close the ‘Attention Gap’
Playbook: “Today, President Donald Trump faces the dawning reality that one of the very factors that helped fuel his rise to political power now threatens it like never before: the attention economy.”
“And it’s not just that the Jeffrey Epstein story is different, commanding attention like few stories Trump has faced; it’s that Democrats are using Trump’s own tactics to attract attention against him — and he’s struggling to turn the dynamic around…”
“It all adds up to this: Attention is the most valuable commodity in American politics right now. And for years, an ‘attention gap’ between the two parties has drastically shaped our politics to Trump’s advantage. But with Trump now seemingly unable to control the narrative — just for the moment, which will undoubtedly change — and with Democrats beginning to learn from their own failures, that attention gap is closing.”
Trump Denies WSJ Report on Bessent and Powell
President Trump responded angrily to a Wall Street Journal story that Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent had personally sought to talk him out of trying to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “Nobody had to explain that to me. I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A.”
He added: “If it weren’t for me, the Market wouldn’t be at Record Highs right now, it probably would have CRASHED! So, get your information CORRECT. People don’t explain to me, I explain to them!”
Democrats Wrestle with Shutdown Strategy
“Democrats on Capitol Hill are furious with the Trump administration and their Republican counterparts for undercutting government funding negotiations, but they aren’t showing a unified strategy for forcing the GOP to change course 10 weeks out from a shutdown deadline,” Politico reports.
“In the House, Republicans are ignoring Democratic priorities in government funding bills, moving forward with deep spending cuts and conservative policy riders — including to restrict abortions, block enforcement of a slew of gun regulations and snuff out federal hiring efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.”
“In the Senate, Democrats have more leverage, where 60 votes will be needed to move forward and GOP leaders are already advancing funding bills with buy-in from across the aisle. But so far Democrats are stopping short of flashing the most powerful tool they have to ensure the end result is to their liking: threatening a shutdown come Oct. 1 if they don’t get their way.”
The Hill: Republicans fear Washington headed for shutdown after bruising spending fights.
Trump Officials Regularly Defy Court Orders
President Trump and his appointees have been accused of flouting courts in a third of the more than 160 lawsuits against the administration in which a judge has issued a substantive ruling, a Washington Post analysis has found, suggesting widespread noncompliance with America’s legal system.
How Trump’s Game-Planning for the 2026 Midterms
“President Trump is already fixated behind the scenes on next year’s midterm elections for the House and Senate — unleashing his billion-dollar political operation and personally burrowing into the minutiae of races,” Axios reports.
“Now that his ‘big beautiful bill’ has passed Congress, Trump’s ability to accomplish more big things there — and avoid impeachment — hinges on keeping the GOP’s razor-thin majorities in both chambers of Congress in his last two years in office.”
“Even with all that’s swirling around Trump — foreign conflicts, deportations, tariffs, the Jeffrey Epstein fallout — he’s micro-level focused on 2026 races.”
How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein
New York Times: “When The Wall Street Journal published a story detailing a decades-old letter with a lewd drawing that Mr. Trump allegedly sent Mr. Epstein for his birthday, Mr. Trump got a respite from the revolt, as some of his core supporters rushed to his defense.”
“Mr. Trump turned one of the most fractious moments for his base into one of the most unifying by tapping into other MAGA grievances: the deep mistrust of mainstream media, the disdain for Rupert Murdoch and the belief that the president had been unfairly persecuted by his political foes.”
“Almost immediately, many of those who had been critical of the administration’s handling of the Epstein case cheered the president on as he vehemently denied the claims, sued The Journal and ordered his attorney general to seek the release of more information.”
CNN: Can Trump finally quell the Epstein storm — and is it hurting his presidency?
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