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In a meeting with NPR staff happening this afternoon, leadership is sharing what it did to try and save federal funding. NPR is also telling staff that it is currently meeting with top donors, including an unnamed billionaire and wealthy donors on the West Coast.
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SCOOP: Sen Booker brought Aaron Parnas to Dem lunch to push them to join TikTok. Staff were encouraged to use personal devices to create official accts to circumvent federal ban on gov devices Booker staff said Rules Cmte OK’d, but many left mtg alarmed punchbowl.news/archive/72325-…
Wait, two @BlackCaucus members @RepBynum @repscfigures on the NCAA side of this — which would mess up the NIL money for student athletes? And there’s a provision they can NEVER SUE? @StacyBrownMedia @rolandsmartin
Surfers spotted Malcolm-Jamal Warner and his 8-year-old daughter struggling in the water and dove in to help, authorities said 6abc.com/post/malcolm-j…
Won at age 14. Won at age 45. Venus Williams.
Feb. 27, 2025 #EpsteinFiles
Alina Habba just confirmed an imminent Epstein info dump, declaring, “It’s deeply disturbing—flight logs, details, and names will emerge. Arrests must follow; it’s essential. #Epsteinfiles
Since I was an intern at News4, #JimVance was both my mentor and friend. He remained one of my greatest advocates when I became a reporter. Today marks eight years since we lost Vance. Each time I walk past his image in our newsroom, I am inspired to do my best. #News4 #Legend
NEWS: Roy Black, famed Miami defense attorney who helped secure Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal with then U.S. attorney Alex Acosta, has died at 80 in Coral Gables, FL.
This guy said he would not vote for more than $500 billion in Medicaid cuts and then voted for a trillion in cuts. To just be honest, Mike Lawler lied. Fund his opponents for the seat. nytimes.com/2025/07/23/nyr…
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
The reason I took up the case is because a woman filed a lawsuit against Mr. Trump alleging he raped her when she was a teenager. At the time, (2016) Mr. Trump was running for president of the United States -- and had nominated Acosta for a top cabinet position. Acosta was the…
.@SpeakerJohnson, why are you running cover for an underage sex trafficking ring and pretending this is a partisan issue? MAGA voted for this.
WATCH: “Can you imagine if my dad did any of those things? Where the f*ck is @jaketapper?” Hunter Biden points to a few of the constant drumbeat of Trump gaffes that would’ve been treated as massive scandals had President Biden done them.
news: podcaster @JoeBudden is earning $1 million a month on Patreon, making him the highest earning creator on that platform. He opened the books for us nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
Turns out I was right. Hunter confirms George Clooney threatened to embarrass the Biden administration before the fundraiser… because his wife was big mad. So the big “moral stand” was really about Amal’s bruised ego. Thanks, George. Hope it was worth it.
MTG on Epstein files: “I really like President Trump… I also think he has a great pulse on things, but on this issue, the American people really want to see transparency. It's become one of those basically fractures that is too big to ignore.”
If anyone still doubted that Gabbard is a bad actor, installed in her present job with the purpose of corrupting U.S. intelligence and turning it into a tool of Trump’s personal agendas and vendettas, her Russiagate report should put those doubts to rest. thebulwark.com/p/gabbard-garb…