Surprise, surprise, surprise! Trump found something else that doesn't belong to him to screw with. Making poor kids pay the price is icing on the cake. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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“Should Max Miller resign?” Jim Jordan: “He’s a good man. I’m helping him get re-elected.” Kasie: “He’s accused of throwing boiling water on his ex, held a gun to her head, fractured their daughter’s collarbone…”🤔 Jordan: *stammers helplessly as she plays his Platner comments*

Trump: "Ukraine has very rich, very fertile soil in terms of rare earth. We have a contract signed having to do with rare earth, we can go in there at any time we want to take pretty much whatever we want."

🚨BREAKING: Trump DOJ’s voter roll crusade is now 0-19. A federal judge dismissed its Illinois case with prejudice, ruling that Congress never gave DOJ “a general auditing power” over state election officials.

After brutal Illinois defeat, Trump DOJ’s voter roll crusade is 0 for 19

DOJ has appealed nearly all of its voter roll defeats. Yet no court to date has ordered a state to provide the department with an unredacted statewide voter database.

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The private equity play for FIFA is to turn the majority of players into replaceable gig workers who exist to churn out increasingly bad product until the market burns out. It’s what they’ve done to healthcare workers in hospitals and writers in Hollywood.

The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj

This guy must be watched very closely in future elections so he doesn't pull the same 'shenanigans' as he did in Nov 24 to help Trump win ......

President Trump held what the administration said was the first televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David, assembling his deputies at the secure wooded retreat to tout the administration’s accomplishments.

At typically tranquil Camp David, Trump publicly lashes out at political enemies

The president criticized a GOP senator, Democratic governor and Iranian leaders at what he said was the first televised Cabinet meeting from the retreat.

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Trump admin stares down ‘second Epstein scandal’ — but ‘worse’: analysis www.rawstory.com/trump-267741...

Trump admin stares down ‘second Epstein scandal’ — but ‘worse’: analysis

The Trump administration may be on the verge of a “second Epstein scandal,” one that, in some ways, could prove even “worse,” journalist Brian Beutler argued on Friday.“This ought to be an existential...

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The Trump Administration Is Attacking Federal Workers with Disabilities

Trump's rollback of telework accommodations is pushing disabled federal workers out, undermining disability rights and public service.

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After a privately funded border wall in South Texas faced legal issues and claims of shoddy construction, President Donald Trump denounced the project. His administration has handed the company behind it billions to build more of the wall. (Pub. May w/ Big Bend Sentinel & @texastribune.org)

The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts

A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded the bulk of new Texas border wall contracts to two firms without “genuine competitive opportunities.” One of the chosen firms has faced legal iss...

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No President pre-Trump was ever this low….

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Disgusted (@ellenmitchell2)

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BREAKING: The DOJ just threw Trump under the bus and admitted he lied about the vandalism at the reflecting pool. Jeanine Pirro may lose her license. Trump could face impeachment over this. Easily one of the greatest abuses of power we've ever seen. I need you to read this motion with me!!

🚨 DOJ Admits Trump LIED and Throws Entire White House UNDER THE BUS, TRUMP MELTDOWN!!!!

YouTube video by Aaron Parnas

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BREAKING: DOJ drops charges in Reflecting Pool case against former Olympian and admits pool damage was "flawed installation." @arimelber.bsky.social reports.

North Vietnam in 1965 did not have anything close to the current military capabilities of Iran. But they continued to fight for another decade until we finally had enough. They were fighting for their country, we were not. Just as we are not now.

Maybe you’re not 65 or older and this doesn’t affect you but it does your parents and grandparents. Also this is a slippery slope for other cuts that will affect you. Where is AARP? This is one reason I dropped them. abcnews.com/Health/trump...

Trump administration to end Medicare Part D subsidy program in 2027

The prescription drug benefit is used by millions of seniors.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...

🚨 United States of America v. Matthews

Learn more.

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BREAKING: The DOJ has filed it's Motion to Dismiss my lawsuit against the $1.8B slush fund saying it's moot because the fund isn't moving forward, and claiming I do not have standing. I'll post a link to the full motion once it's up on Courtlistener.

FLASH: Dramatic and deeply embarrassing loss for Team Trump. They admit the Reflecting Pool damage was caused by “botched” and “rushed” work by contractor. Not by “vandals” Latest here ===> open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

FLASH: Trump Admin. Admits it Botched the Reflecting Pool Job, Seeks to Dismiss Case Against Accused Vandal

In an embarrassing and remarkable 20-page court filing, Justice Dept. admits a botched and rushed job caused the damage at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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Everyone involved in bringing these bogus prosecutions must face criminal charges, from the AG down to the line prosecutors at DOJ. If there are no penalties for this behavior, they will never stop.

Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was flawed, drops case against former Olympian | CNN Politics

The Justice Department is admitting that President Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympia...

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Trump takes IRAN'S side as U.S. water systems come under attack, his own DOJ admits they LIED about Reflecting Pool vandals, major warning signs for the economy, and more. Your bulletin is here:

Today in Politics, Bulletin 430. 7/31/26

… Hack DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro was forced to dismiss the case today against former Olympian David Hearn, who was falsely accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in DC.

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Parnas: Are you at all concerned about the USPS mail-in ballot rule they’re floating… Fontes: A lot of people don’t know that the USPS has an obligation. Once a piece of mail gets into their hands, they’re mandated by law to move it through their system and get it where it needs to go.

Talarico: When I get tough questions, I answer them. When Ken Paxton gets tough questions, he runs away, literally runs away from reporters, from voters, from anyone asking hard questions. If you've given an Epstein style sweetheart deal to a child predator, you should have to answer questions.

Today is another one of those uncomfortable times where I find myself looking wistfully back at the Bush Administration.

Archaeologists excavating on Triquet Island—a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada—uncovered a settlement dated to 13,600–14,086 years ago. ​