Gift Article - re-upping by Greg Craig “Great attorneys take hard cases.” wapo.st/4ncldVx
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Gift Article - re-upping by Greg Craig “Great attorneys take hard cases.” wapo.st/4ncldVx
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This whole scenario feels like it's straight outta the government's Alien Enemies Act/J.G.G. playbook. In J.G.G., Boasberg entered TRO barring removal of named plaintiffs and set weekend emergency hearing on certification of class. But DHS started removing people just before/during hearing...
NEWSOM, to @karaswisher.bsky.social: “.. I just wanted to put a mirror up to the absurdity of all of this. .. I mean, it’s comical. .. embarrassing .. And I’m glad they’re melting down over it. Their situational unawareness is rather jaw-dropping, and we’ll keep at it.” nymag.com/intelligence...
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Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
A true legend. One of my very first bosses, Mark Knoller taught me so much. Most of all,thank you for insisting I make the 11th phone call. (After you call 10 times, call again.) Your memory is a blessing. @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy share.google/94g9y0UD0FcL...
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From retired General Mark Hertling on Air Force plans to honor Ashli Babbitt @markhertling.bsky.social
By a 7-4 vote, the full Federal Circuit has *affirmed* a lower-court ruling holding that many of President Trump’s tariffs exceed his statutory authority. The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
Breaking news: A federal appeals court ruled President Trump does not have the authority to impose most of his sweeping tariffs on imports from dozens of trading partners, dealing another setback to his cornerstone economic policy.
Hello, everyone. Today, thanks to @sbg1.bsky.social and @newyorker.com, I learned a new word. The word is: "butt-snorkeler."
Credit to @general-ben.bsky.social
NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.
Gift article #Covid vaccines - can you still get one? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/w...
"Trump’s biggest reveal is what he shows about those around him; he is a mirror, and not a flattering one, for other people’s souls." @sbg1.bsky.social reviews the "longest, cringiest Trump Cabinet meeting yet." www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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“I think he’s learned there is not much that can really stop him from what he wants,” said Marc Short, who was Trump’s director of legislative affairs in his first term. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Breaking News: The head of the CDC, Susan Monarez, has abruptly left her job after a tumultuous first month that included dramatic shifts in vaccine policy and layoffs. nyti.ms/45CwkRD
Black parents in Washington, D.C., are on edge after President Trump’s declaration that young people are a threat to public safety and his order that put federal agents and National Guard troops on patrol around the city.
New: “A federal grand jury refused to indict a man who threw a sandwich at a federal officer, and grand jurors refused three times to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge Luttig weighs in on today’s decision substack.com/inbox/post/1...
"Everybody else in the entire world ... (is) watching out there, because they understand history, and they're seeing what happened with Franco ... they're seeing what happened with Hitler — this is how it's done. ... It's time for Americans to wake up. This is serious."
Gabriel Allon…
Lawyers for Jack Smith have struck back for the first time against the accusations conservatives have leveled against him, denouncing an ethics complaint from Tom Cotton as "imaginary and unfounded." "Mr. Smith followed well-established legal principles." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Something made me think of this … #RightToJail youtu.be/eiyfwZVAzGw
At first, a 16-year-old used ChatGPT for schoolwork. Then he started discussing plans to end his life.
As Troops Walk the Streets, Washington Restaurants Report a Slump www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/d...
“Laufman added that President Donald Trump’s administration has “crippled” the workforce necessary to combat those threats, “not only at the line-attorney level but by supervisory officials at the front office at the National Security Division…” @davidlaufman.bsky.social
Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
“Australia accuses Iran of antisemitic arson attacks, expels ambassador Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia’s security agency determined Tehran had orchestrated at least two attacks. Iran said it was weighing its response.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb. (Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.) www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
It really never went away… but it’s back and spreading #Covid www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
We have lost a friend. Fascinating and erudite. Thank you for the most memorable evenings Maurice. The best dinners and the best opera. May his memory be a blessing. wapo.st/3JyFG8A
Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
Days after FBI agents raided Bolton's home, Trump threatens to use government power against another critic, suggesting that he would open a new investigation into Chris Christie in response to criticism on television earlier in the day. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Gift Article - “A top Russian official told NBC News that there was no meeting planned between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, dealing a blow to President Trump’s efforts to mediate an end to the war between the two countries.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...
BREAKING: National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying weapons tonight, including rifles, a Defense Department official said.
3/ “Mr. Riley’s case has been a point of contention inside the U.S. attorney’s office, where a number of prosecutors concluded that officers unlawfully searched Mr. Riley when they stopped him, violating the Fourth Amendment, according to people familiar with the case…” @washingtonpost.com
2/ “One man had been arrested over an open container of alcohol. Another had been charged with threatening the president after delivering a drunken outburst following his arrest on vandalism. And one defendant’s gun case so alarmed prosecutors that they intend to drop the case.” @washingtonpost.com
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Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...
3/ “This is very serious, what’s going on,” Conway said. “But at the same time, you have to show these people that you’re not afraid. And the way you show them you’re not afraid is by showing up and speaking your piece and pointing out the absurdity. Everyone’s got to stick up for each other.”
2/ “Using his cellphone, Conway streamed the search from in front of the house and then later changed his name on the social mediate site X to George “Action News” Conway. One local resident asked him for a photo before she staked out the area for several hours alongside journalists.”
“Even in a neighborhood that’s used to the trappings of Washington’s elite, the moment felt extraordinary — an FBI search on a former member of the sitting president’s own administration.” @gtconway.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/p...
Donald Trump has shunned the advice from career experts when it comes to national-security decisions, opting instead for a tiny core group of loyal advisers, Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, Nancy A. Youssef, and Michael Scherer report:
AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:
Here’s what was NOT released today: - the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ - the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed - communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison - the Epstein files
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"I think [Ghislaine Maxwell] had every reason to downplay any involvement that Donald Trump had in anything she was involved with. I think the real question is, what’s in the documents that they haven’t produced?”
“Uneasy mix”
Breaking: Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants Gift Article “The ruling allows the Trump administration to slash research on health issues in minority, gay and transgender communities while legal battles play out over the funding.” wapo.st/4lF1blq
2/ “As I’m talking to you, I’m: drawing. I do line drawings and crayon work. I use Lyra pencils from Germany. They’ve got beautiful soft colors. I love: sharpening pencils by hand. A pencil sharpener only sharpens the top. With a pen knife, you get a much finer point.” Pierce Brosnan
And he likes a good pencil! www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
FBI association accuses Director Kash Patel of violating due process in high-profile firings www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/p...
The Trump administration has blurred the lines between family, business and government. Michael Boulos, Tiffany Trump's husband, and his family have benefited financially from his connection to her family for years, a New York Times investigation found. nyti.ms/3VavaXk
Breaking News: Apple workers have accused the creator of its fitness app, Jay Blahnik, of harassment and creating a toxic work culture.
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.
Breaking news: President Trump said he will patrol D.C. streets tonight with law enforcement as his administration continues its effort to exert control over the city.
Latest episode of Hacks on Tap with three of my favorite smart people Mike Murphy, David Axelrod, Ron Brownstein podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Some Putin history over the last 20 years…some of which was cited on @lastword.msnbc.com last night. My latest in the @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/putin-alwa...
Gift Article: Breaking News Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth’s latest shake-up of Pentagon Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration. wapo.st/47zEviQ
“In Pam Bondi, Donald Trump has the Attorney General he always dreamed of.” By Ruth Marcus @ruthmarcus.bsky.social @thenewyorker.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
A legend. #JulesWitcover May his memory be a blessing… gift article wapo.st/3JmjRZF
“AI slop” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation. snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
Gift article - “This time, when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrives in the Oval Office, he will come with backup.” @davidsanger.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
European leaders to join Zelensky at talks with Trump at White House www.cnn.com/webview/poli...
Gift Article - “The new deployments, marking a major escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital, came amid indications that the troops may soon be carrying weapons, a reversal of their initial orders.” wapo.st/4mQc3xP
Gift Article - @nytimes.com “President Trump on Sat split from Ukraine and key European allies after his summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia…” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
2/ “Eight pages, that appear to have been produced by U.S. staff and left behind accidentally, shared precise locations and meeting times of the summit and phone numbers of U.S. government employees.” @npr.org
New - @NPR reporting “documents with sensitive details” about the Trump/Putin meeting “were left behind on a public hotel printer. “👇🏻
Air Canada said it canceled more than 600 flights this week, with more cancellations looming, as a strike involving 10,000 of the airline’s flight attendants began early Saturday.
Trump’s Self-Own Summit with Putin My column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Gift Article wapo.st/4mike5W
Border Patrol agents made a show of force Thursday outside a rally in Los Angeles where Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats were detailing their plans to redraw California’s congressional map.
Some of the nation’s largest school districts are taking steps to shield students from President Trump’s expansive deportation operation as class is back in session.
Breaking - new guidelines on alcohol www.cnn.com/2025/08/14/h...
New strain of #Covid on the rise: www.today.com/health/coron...
2/ Dunn was an international affairs specialist in the criminal division of the Justice Department, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel matters.
New: “Man who threw sandwich at law enforcement was DOJ employee, Bondi says” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
This could be true….
History & past operational experiences should influence any future approach to the war on drugs My latest in The Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/bombs-wont...
Once more, with feeling: The President has no authority to federalize *anything* in D.C. without Congress, and all Congress has authorized is using the (tiny) D.C. National Guard and 30 days of use of the MPD "for federal purposes": www.stevevladeck.com/p/172-federa...
“Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged …“ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Congress has given the President the power to take control of the D.C. local police for up to 30 days "for federal purposes," and to deploy the (tiny) D.C. National Guard. As today's "One First" explains, that's the full extent of what the President can do to "federalize" D.C. without new statutes:
President Trump attacking the so-called "lawlessness" in D.C. is a well-worn in D.C. is a well-worn playbook for Republicans looking to appear tough on crime. As a result, the MAGA movement has embraced the critique as a core tenet.
@elizlanders.bsky.social Congratulations!
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Gift article - “… But there’s no better example of Spain going its own way than immigration. At a time when many Western democracies are trying to keep immigrants out, Spain is boldly welcoming them in. The details are striking.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
2/ “At first, Trump administration officials said a 1964 executive order allows the president to bypass the commission. But after a Post reporter pointed out the legal requirement, officials said the commission “will be a part of that process at the appropriate time.”
“The Trump administration plans to start work next month on a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot structure that would nearly double the footprint of the main building and its East and West wings. Records show the project has yet to be reviewed by the commission. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“.. Small businesses especially are grappling with the ability to stay in business.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift article - “The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics President Trump is imitating Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into economy” by Greg Ip @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the U.S. 15 percent of their revenue from sales of AI chips in China, a highly unusual arrangement that some experts warn may be unconstitutional.
Gift Article - New chatbot on Trump’s Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him An “answer engine” on Trump’s social media site says the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, tariffs aren’t boosting the stock market and Barack Obama is seen favorably. wapo.st/3HpR2uG
NEW: Vladimir Putin is coming to America Trump, frustrated with Putin but drawn to spectacle, believes his dealmaking can end the war. But Ukraine worries he may hand Moscow a win Inside the backchannel talks and Moscow trip that led to Alaska invite: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...