New Book Release. Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America by Jonathan Karl. amzn.to/3WPzs7s. Unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as political fortunes fell and rose again, and as a new team coalesced around President Trump.

NYC Illegal Gambling. Behind closed doors: How neighbors were oblivious to secret poker games and the Mafia who investigators say helped run them.

X's Grokipedia is online after it briefly crashed out. Elon Musk said the Grok-powered encyclopedia will be "a massive improvement over Wikipedia."

What's inside Trump's $1.2 billion settlement demand letter to UCLA? It's finally public.

What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President. Vought’s title is Director of the Office of Management and Budget. It is one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, and Vought has used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.

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How Trump turned America into a 'casino economy' built on gambling: Analysis. Despite Trump’s campaign promises to revive American manufacturing, his policies have fostered an economic system built on wagers and froth, where both markets and government decisions resemble high-stakes gambling.

Associates of the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese crime families syndicates allegedly backed a multimillion-dollar poker con that uses elaborate technology to cheat unsuspecting players — and brought rare, unappreciated light to the mob's shadowy operations, officials say.

Yikes! Health insurance increases.

What happened to the interior furnishings and artwork in the East Wing? Were they removed before the destruction?

20 Lessons from Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. amzn.to/42UNY1e. Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

NEWS: Ranking Member Raskin calls on Chairman Jordan to accept former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s offer to testify publicly before Congress regarding his investigations into Donald Trump’s criminal wrongdoing.

Trump claims not to know fraudster who boosted his crypto venture after pardoning him. President Trump said he pardoned Changpeng Zhao, a billionaire who boosted a crypto company owned by the Trump family, because "a lot of people" said he was innocent.

Senate Rejects Bills to Pay Federal Workers During Government Shutdown. With unpaid staff & law enforcement standing nearby, Republicans objected as Democrats proposed a voice vote on their legislation to pay all federal workers and prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from mass firings

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“Destruction of federal property is a federal crime.” Yeah, well, looks like Trump just committed one with a $300 million price tag and a bulldozer. If any other American did this, they’d already be in handcuffs. Trump is immune and he knows it.

Russ Vought, who leads the White House Office of Management and Budget, has become a key figure in the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/4qhIg3q

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Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold

The House Republicans Getting Rich Off Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

Trump Keeps Attacking Americans. Why Does He Get Away With It?

President Donald Trump wants the Department of Justice to pay him $230 million in compensation for criminal investigations.

New Book Release. Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Virginia offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. amzn.to/3Jls2pg.

Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested for threatening to kill NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare. And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

National Guard troops are leaving Washington. What have they accomplished?

“Sometimes, what looks like an obstacle in your path is actually a gift meant to move you in a different direction.” ~Jane Lee Logan

Former Rep. George Santos says he will only pay restitution if he's required by law. The former congressman had previously been ordered to pay approximately $374,000 in restitution.

How Has the U.S. Government Shutdown Affected You or Someone You Know, including Government-Funded Services? See more responses on Reddit.

Curious - What is something you still do that your parents or grandparents did? See more responses on Reddit.

When we show up and make our voices heard peacefully, we are too loud to ignore! Nearly seven million protesters, gathered yesterday for the #No Kings rallies in opposition to Trump’s authoritarian agenda. Protesters rallied across more than 2,700 US cities and towns Saturday.

BARTIROMO: Do you expect there will be charges that there was a conspiracy against you? TRUMP: You know, I'm allowed to be involved in this. I'm the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.

Jeffries: "They care about George Santos and freeing him than they do about providing healthcare to everyday Americans."

Just Why? CNN's Dana Bash interviews Former New York Congressman George Santos After President Trump Commutes him.

The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, has purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets for top officials – a deal worth about $172 million that is now fueling questions over how the agency paid for them and why it needed two.

Universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. The Univ of Virginia declined to join a compact that would potentially give preferential funding in exchange for a list of changes to school policy. USC, Penn, Brown University, Dartmouth College and MIT also rejected the proposal.

Anderson Cooper Recaps some of Former Congressman George Santos' Biggest Lies

'Turn the screws': Newly revealed emails show abuse Epstein aimed at huge financial backer. A slate of emails collected by the New York Times reveals a period of grinding stress between Jeffrey Epstein and his biggest financial supporter, billionaire Leon Black.

What the what? President Trump commutes former New York Congressman George Santos' prison sentence. “George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The Jeffrey Epstein Files. Alex Acosta: I never said Epstein belonged to intelligence, I have no knowledge of Epstein's membership in the intelligence community, I have no reason to believe that Epstein belonged to intelligence.

When we talk about cuts to Medicaid, we’re not talking about numbers on a page. We’re talking about families losing their lifelines.

Trump struggles to explain why a bailout for Argentina meets his ‘America First’ standards

Chantelle’s story is why we’re fighting for lower health care costs. In just a few weeks her health insurance is going to more than double from $537 to $1,100.

Airports big and small around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations.

Who benefits from ACA enhanced premium tax credits? Tens of millions of Americans from coast to coast. If Congress doesn’t act soon, health care costs are going to surge for the folks who can least afford it.

12 Things in Project 2025 That Already Came True Under Trump. Remember this: “I know nothing about Project 2025” (Truth Social July 2024). “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that despite the government shutdown, Coast Guard service members will get their paychecks this week.

President Trump’s influence was on full display during his visit to Egypt for a peace summit after brokering the ceasefire deal with Israel and Hamas.