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Epstein files: A federal judge’s ruling points toward Trump team cover-up

Epstein files: A federal judge’s ruling points toward Trump team cover-up

CNN reports: For weeks, the Trump administration has made a series of rather curious moves related to the Jeffrey Epstein files. It has gone back on its promises of extensive disclosure. It has misled about the situation. It has strained to avoid acknowledging President Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein. It has treated Ghislaine Maxwell suspiciously well in still-unexplained ways. And it has taken actions geared toward supposed transparency that didn’t appear all that transparent. The whole thing has several of…

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Reps. Massie and Khanna will bring Epstein victims to Capitol to push for files release

Reps. Massie and Khanna will bring Epstein victims to Capitol to push for files release

The Daily Beast reports: A rebel Republican congressman has invited multiple victims of Jeffrey Epstein to a press conference at the U.S. Capitol as part of a bipartisan push to force the release of legal files linked to the late pedophile. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a thorn in Donald Trump’s side for his frequent objections to the president’s spending bills and foreign policies, said that he and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna will be co-hosting the Sept. 3 conference. The…

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Trump calls on Goldman to replace economist who has warned tariffs will cause inflation

Trump calls on Goldman to replace economist who has warned tariffs will cause inflation

The Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump on Tuesday appeared to call for Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon to replace the bank’s top economist over his past predictions, in his latest broadside against executives he believes are undermining his goals. Trump said on his Truth Social social-media platform that Solomon should “go out and get himself a new Economist” because the bank made a “bad prediction a long time ago” on the market and tariffs. The president asserted that…

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After crushing dissent, American universities are deepening their ties with Israeli academia

After crushing dissent, American universities are deepening their ties with Israeli academia

+972 reports: At the end of July, Harvard signaled its willingness to spend as much as half a billion dollars to settle accusations of antisemitism brought by the Trump administration. While the scandal — and the staggering sum — has drawn widespread attention, a previous concession slipped under the radar: in a failed bid to placate the administration earlier this year, Harvard agreed to establish a formal partnership with an Israeli university. On July 28, Harvard announced two new initiatives…

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Trump regime asserts power to rewrite history at Smithsonian

Trump regime asserts power to rewrite history at Smithsonian

The Guardian reports: The Trump administration is evidently extending its control of cultural representation at the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum and research complex. In a letter obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the White House told the Smithsonian that it plans a wide review of exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2026. The letter to Lonnie Bunch, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, from Trump administration officials said the White House wants the…

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Zuckerberg ‘occupation’ trashes Palo Alto neighborhood

Zuckerberg ‘occupation’ trashes Palo Alto neighborhood

The New York Times reports: For decades, the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto represented the dream of California living. Doctors, lawyers, business executives and Stanford University professors lived in charming homes under oak, redwood and magnolia trees. The houses, an eclectic mix including Craftsman homes and bungalows, were filled with families who became fast friends. The annual block parties heaved with people. Daily life was tranquil, and the soundtrack was one of children laughing as they rode their bicycles…

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As crime rates fall, Trump’s DC takeover is yet another distraction from Epstein

As crime rates fall, Trump’s DC takeover is yet another distraction from Epstein

Axios reports: President Trump temporarily placed Washington, D.C., police under federal control on Monday and implied that he would intervene in other cities despite crime rates falling. Why it matters: Trump’s D.C. takeover is a major escalation of federal control not frequently seen in America, and further illustrates his willingness to target Democratic-led cities while testing the limits of presidential authority. While announcing the D.C. crackdown, Trump also named Los Angeles, Baltimore, Oakland, New York and Chicago as cities that are “bad, very bad,” without offering specific…

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Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to LA violated federal law

Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to LA violated federal law

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge will hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed National Guard soldiers and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles following June protests over immigration raids. President Donald Trump’s administration federalized California National Guard members and sent them to the second-largest U.S. city over the objections of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and city leaders, after protests erupted June 7 when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested people at multiple locations….

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Essential workers forced to go into hiding as crops rot and farmers face bankruptcy

Essential workers forced to go into hiding as crops rot and farmers face bankruptcy

  Crops are rotting. Families have vanished. Behind closed doors, a hidden crisis is unfolding across the farms of the West. Fear of immigration raids has driven farmworkers indoors, with their kids stuck inside all summer and their livelihoods on hold. CNN’s David Culver goes inside homes few outsiders ever see and reveals how immigration enforcement is reshaping the fields and the families who keep them running.

‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’ — the last words of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif

‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’ — the last words of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif

Before his assassination by Israel, Anas al-Sharif wrote: This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabaliya refugee…

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GOP redistricting power grab may turn out to be dummymandering

GOP redistricting power grab may turn out to be dummymandering

Texas state lawmakers board a bus following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream, Ill., on Aug. 3, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images By Charlie Hunt, Boise State University The gerrymandering drama in Texas – and beyond – has continued to unfold after Democratic state legislators fled the state. The Democrats want to prevent the Republican-controlled government from enacting a mid-decade gerrymander aimed at giving Republicans several more seats in Congress. The Texas GOP move…

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The ‘greatest con artist in American history’ cashes in on the presidency. How much has he made?

The ‘greatest con artist in American history’ cashes in on the presidency. How much has he made?

David D. Kirkpatrick writes: At a press conference on January 11, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump explained for the first time how he would handle the many conflicts of interest that his business empire posed for his new role. His company, the Trump Organization, collected money from all over the world for luxury condos, hotel rentals, development projects, and club memberships, and he had made deals that put his name on everything from mail-order steaks to get-rich-quick courses. Could citizens trust…

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The excitement around AI chatbots is being driven by the people who stand to profit from promoting them

The excitement around AI chatbots is being driven by the people who stand to profit from promoting them

Mat Honan writes: My colleague Grace Huckins has a great story on OpenAI’s release of GPT-5, its long-awaited new flagship model. One of the takeaways, however, is that while GPT-5 may make for a better experience than the previous versions, it isn’t something revolutionary. “GPT-5 is, above all else,” Grace concludes, “a refined product.” This is pretty much in line with my colleague Will Heaven’s recent argument that the latest model releases have been a bit like smartphone releases: Increasingly,…

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Avrum Burg: Israel is committing crimes against humanity ‘under the false banner of our Jewish identity’

Avrum Burg: Israel is committing crimes against humanity ‘under the false banner of our Jewish identity’

Avrum Burg, former Speaker of the Knesset, writes: There is no single definition that defines all who identify themselves as Jewish. Is Jewishness a religion? A gene? A culture? A nationality? A legal status? In the confusion of these overlapping and contradicting identities, modern Israel has forged its own unprecedented synthesis; a fusion of five elements never fully welded in Jewish history: religion, land, power, language, and sovereignty. The product of this Israeli crucible is a cultural mutation that dares…

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