Donna Bonilla
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Food prices rose 3% on an annual basis last month, higher than the overall inflation rate. Items that have seen big cost increases since last June include eggs, which are up 27.3%, roasted coffee, which is up over 12.7%, and ground beef, which is up 10.3%.
Trump is distracting from Epstein's Bank Records Cover Up over at Treasury !!!! Wyden’s investigators saw evidence in those SARS that a large chunk of the money that passed through Epstein’s network was related to that sex trafficking. As the letter notes: Epstein clearly had…
A spokesperson for Obama denounced Trump's claims, saying "these bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction." reuters.com/world/us/trump…
The revelation appears to contradict repeated claims by the Trump administration that no classified information was divulged in unclassified group chats that critics have called a significant security breach. Read more here: wapo.st/46kE7nW
One of the most significant heat waves of the summer continues to build across the eastern half of the U.S. Heat alerts are in place for just shy of 100 million people in two dozen states. wapo.st/3IJGqHy
Kari Lake, tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s dismantling of Voice of America, has locked the acting CEO of VOA’s parent agency out of his email and electronic systems. wapo.st/4mbe4nY
Breaking news: A House Oversight subcommittee voted to subpoena the Justice Department for the Jeffrey Epstein files. The committee chair also issued a subpoena for testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell. wapo.st/40xrqT9
NEW: Cracks starting to show in GOP coalition as Epstein furor isn't abating: House Oversight panel votes to subpoena DOJ for files and Republicans worried they'll get an earful from voters during recess via @MariannaReports @kadiagoba wapo.st/46UEwh1
The White House denied Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s request for $15.8 million in disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to pay for repairs after heavy floods swept through Western Maryland in May. wapo.st/452S1IS
A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and upheld a nationwide ban on his administration from implementing the measure. wapo.st/3TVrng5
Column by Kevin B. Blackistone: Washington’s NFL franchise has moved beyond its shameful past. Now the president wants to resurrect it. wapo.st/4lU2opC
Beef prices in the U.S. are searingly high. Here's why. cbsn.ws/4m80zFs
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody, second judge bars ICE from immediately detaining him cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-ab…
Rep April McClain Delaney (D-MD): “Two months after flash flooding tore through these communities, they are still in need of support to repair public schools and libraries that were inundated, roads and bridges that were washed out, and homes and businesses that were left…
A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury material stemming from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein in 2005 and 2007. cbsn.ws/4kVgvK6
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*Fox News* just published this, in case you’re wondering just how fucked Trump is.
🚨 I have issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on August 11, 2025. The Department of Justice is cooperating and will help facilitate the deposition at the prison.
Federal appeals court issues another blow to Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, upholding a nationwide block against the policy. cnn.it/4o1CQIG
Texas county's emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says. cnn.it/3H1AB7x
Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb, who signed the order replacing Habba, was appointed by Pres. Bush. She clerked for a federal judge appointed by Pres. Reagan. Weird to say this was political.
NEWS: Sen TILLIS is a NO on Paul Ingrassia's nomination to the Office of the Special Counsel. "It's January 6th, it's a number of other things. So, I think he's one of these people that's checked all the boxes and they're all the wrong boxes," he told me.