DrWeb<p><strong>The Damage of Two Trump Terms: A Deep Dive into America’s Democratic and Social Erosion – Perplexity</strong></p><p><strong>The Damage of Two Trump Terms: A Deep Dive into America’s Democratic and Social Erosion – via Perplexity</strong></p><p><strong>From executive missteps to democratic backsliding, a look at how Donald Trump’s time in office has altered America—twice.</strong></p><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>Donald Trump’s tenure as President—across two non-consecutive terms—has been one of the most polarizing and consequential in modern U.S. history. From controversial executive actions to attacks on democratic institutions, his presidencies have been marked by a blend of disruption, reversals, and, for many, profound harm. This post charts and lists the most significant errors and damages of Trump’s <strong>first term</strong> and then maps the expanded injuries to America’s democracy and people during his <strong>second term</strong>.</p><p><strong>Part One: First Term (2017–2021) — Errors and Damaging Policies</strong></p><p><strong>Key Errors and Harmful Decisions:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Undermining Democratic Norms:</strong><ul><li>Attempted to pressure Ukraine for political favors, leading to impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.</li><li>Persistent attempts to undermine faith in U.S. elections, especially mail-in voting<a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/president-trumps-worst-offenses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Obstruction and Abuse of Power:</strong><ul><li>Fired FBI Director James Comey to allegedly hinder Russia investigation.</li><li>Frequent use of government for personal enrichment; violated the Hatch Act with partisan activities<a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/president-trumps-worst-offenses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Foreign Policy Mistakes and Isolationism:</strong><ul><li>Withdrew from Iran nuclear deal, Paris Climate Agreement, Trans-Pacific Partnership, and abandoned the Syrian Kurds<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/14/trump-foreign-policy-first-term-errors-00189428" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a><a href="https://www.cfr.org/timeline/trumps-foreign-policy-moments" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">4</a>.</li><li>Alienated U.S. allies, fostered instability, promoted “America First” at the expense of global cooperation.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Human Rights Assaults:</strong><ul><li>Family separation policy at the southern border and mass deportations.</li><li>Executive orders targeting refugees and immigrants, including the “Muslim ban”<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5</a><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/06/us-second-trump-term-threat-rights-us-world" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">6</a><a href="https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">7</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Civil Rights Rollbacks:</strong><ul><li>Rolled back protections for LGBTQ+, racial minorities, and weakened enforcement of civil rights law<a href="https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">7</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Pandemic Response Failures:</strong><ul><li>Gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 response—delayed testing, contradictory messaging, and lack of federal coordination<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-failed-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">8</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Environmental and Health Reversals:</strong><ul><li>Rolled back over 100 environmental regulations, withdrew from global environment treaties, and weakened climate change response.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Economic Setbacks:</strong><ul><li>Initiated chaotic trade wars (notably with China), resulting in volatile markets and increased consumer costs.</li><li>Largest peacetime deficit increases due to tax cuts for the wealthy and spending surges<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/14/trump-foreign-policy-first-term-errors-00189428" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a>.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>First-Term Summary Chart Example:</strong></p>CategoryKey Action/ErrorConsequenceDemocratic NormsUkraine scandal, impeachmentErosion of institutional trust, impeachmentHuman RightsFamily separation, travel bansWidespread condemnation, civil rights violationsEnvironmentWithdrawal from Paris AccordIncreased global isolation, environmental rollbackPandemic ResponseDelayed COVID-19 actionHigher infection/death rate, global embarrassmentEconomyTrade wars, deficit expansionMarket volatility, ballooning deficitJustice/System AbuseHatch Act violations, DOJ misuseBlurred legal/political boundaries<p><strong>Part Two: Second Term (2025– ) — Expanded Damage to America, Its People, and Democracy – It’s Worse!</strong></p><p><strong>Escalating Authoritarianism and Harmful Actions:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Impunity for Insurrection:</strong><ul><li>Pardoned January 6 attackers, signaling tolerance for political violence<a href="https://civilrights.org/blog/chaos-confusion-abuse-of-power-trumps-first-week-back-in-office/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">9</a><a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Attacks on Checks and Balances:</strong><ul><li>Sweeping firings of inspectors general, independent agency leaders, and career officials investigating Trump or his allies<a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">11</a>.</li><li>Purged civil servants, targeting disloyalty over expertise or merit.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Erosion of Civil Rights and Freedoms:</strong><ul><li>Issued executive orders rescinding DEI programs, LGBTQ+ protections, reproductive rights, and racial equity initiatives<a href="https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">7</a>.</li><li>Abolished or undermined federal data collection on marginalized groups, erasing accountability for discrimination.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Retaliation and Consolidation of Power:</strong><ul><li>Launched Justice Department investigations against critics, withdrawing security and targeting political opponents<a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">11</a>.</li><li>Weaponized federal agencies to punish opposing state governments, universities, and nonprofit organizations.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Undermining the Rule of Law:</strong><ul><li>Claimed presidential immunity to skirt legal accountability; moved to unilaterally direct federal funds and policy without Congressional authorization<a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10</a><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/06/us-second-trump-term-threat-rights-us-world" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">6</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Civic and Social Consequences:</strong><ul><li>Steep rise in fear and uncertainty for immigrants, LGBTQ+ Americans, racial minorities, and women due to regressive legal changes and administrative chaos.</li><li>Abruptly shut down crucial health and safety data programs affecting millions<a href="https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">7</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Suppressing Dissent and Press Freedoms:</strong><ul><li>Cracked down on student protestors, threatened journalists, and manipulated federal communications oversight<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Socioeconomic Impacts:</strong><ul><li>Cutbacks in Medicaid and social safety nets, disproportionately hurting the poor and underprivileged<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">11</a>.</li><li>Economic instability from erratic tariffs, worsening inequality, and reduced trust in governance.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Second-Term Summary List:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Mass pardons for political violence, erasing accountability and emboldening extremist groups</em></li><li><em>Expanding executive power while sidelining Congress and the judiciary</em></li><li><em>Direct interference in federal and independent agencies to protect allies and punish critics</em></li><li><em>Dismantling civil rights enforcement and erasing data on marginalized Americans</em></li><li><em>Retaliatory investigations targeting opposition, chilling dissent and free speech</em></li><li><em>Aggressive anti-immigrant drives, mass deportations, and family separations resumed</em></li><li><em>Economic and social policy favoring the wealthy; increasing burdens on working-class Americans and children</em></li><li><em>Heightened polarization, division, and distrust throughout American society</em></li></ul><p><strong>Takeaway</strong></p><p><strong>Donald Trump’s cumulative impact over two terms goes far beyond political disagreements—his policies, executive actions, and disregard for democratic norms have fundamentally altered the landscape of American governance, justice, and public life. The ongoing harm to U.S. democracy, civic freedoms, and vulnerable communities underscores an urgent need for accountability, vigilance, and renewal.</strong></p><p>Actions: America has long been defined by its resiliency and its ability to self-correct. But with democracy itself under threat, the challenge now is for citizens and institutions to reckon with the fallout—and chart a path back toward accountability and progress.</p><p>Sources:</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/president-trumps-worst-offenses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/president-trumps-worst-offenses/</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/14/trump-foreign-policy-first-term-errors-00189428" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/14/trump-foreign-policy-first-term-errors-00189428</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cfr.org/timeline/trumps-foreign-policy-moments" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cfr.org/timeline/trumps-foreign-policy-moments</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/06/us-second-trump-term-threat-rights-us-world" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/06/us-second-trump-term-threat-rights-us-world</a></li><li><a href="https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-failed-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-failed-presidency/</a></li><li><a href="https://civilrights.org/blog/chaos-confusion-abuse-of-power-trumps-first-week-back-in-office/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://civilrights.org/blog/chaos-confusion-abuse-of-power-trumps-first-week-back-in-office/</a></li><li><a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html</a></li><li><a href="http://cohen.house.gov/TrumpAdminTracker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://cohen.house.gov/TrumpAdminTracker</a></li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5271938-trump-michigan-mistakes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5271938-trump-michigan-mistakes/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.democracy2025.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.democracy2025.org</a></li><li><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/ten-actions-that-hurt-workers-during-trumps-first-year/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.epi.org/publication/ten-actions-that-hurt-workers-during-trumps-first-year/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-has-reshaped-these-3-major-things-in-his-first-100-days" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-has-reshaped-these-3-major-things-in-his-first-100-days</a></li><li><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/threats-to-us-democracy-dangerous-cracks-in-us-democracy-pillars/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/articles/threats-to-us-democracy-dangerous-cracks-in-us-democracy-pillars/</a></li><li><a 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DrWeb<p><strong>Thune’s pre-recess game plan – POLITICO</strong></p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/28/thunes-pre-recess-game-plan-00479599?nname=inside-congress&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=e47ee16a-7a97-4834-a913-4749eef2f83d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><blockquote><p>IN TODAY’S EDITION:<br>— Thune’s ‘minibus’ dream for this week<br>— Grassley’s willing to cancel August recess<br>— GOP blames Hamas as conditions in Gaza worsen</p><p><b>Senators are racing the clock </b>to make a dent in both the government funding process and President <b>Donald Trump</b>’s backlog of nominees before heading home for August recess.</p><p><b>Senate Majority Leader John Thune</b> is hoping to get the first appropriations package through the chamber by the end of this week, with lawmakers on the hook for landing a deal to avoid a shutdown come Sept. 30. To that end, GOP leaders are negotiating with members of their conference over a “minibus” of three bills that would, collectively, fund the departments of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs, as well as key military construction projects and the FDA. Sen. <b>John Kennedy</b>’s opposition to including legislation that would fund congressional operations will likely force leadership to postpone debating a fourth bill at this time.</p><p><b>The pending package will require</b> senators to run out two, 30-hour debate clocks; the ability to move faster will require buy-in from all 100 senators. It will also take time for lawmakers of both parties to agree on amendments and then hold votes, and Democrats are still deliberating their strategy, a person granted anonymity to share private negotiations tells Jordain. Republican leadership still believes it can pass the mini-bus before leaving town, according to a second person granted anonymity. But one potential fallback option, according to two people granted anonymity, could be for the Senate to schedule a final passage vote before they leave town for the first week back in September.</p><p><b>Senate Republicans are also </b>under pressure from Trump to confirm more of his nominees before heading home for recess. Thune has warned his members to prepare to vote at least through this weekend after the president urged senators to stay in Washington through August to wrap up the work, though many lawmakers aren’t pleased with that idea. They’re eager, instead, to get back to their home states, especially as they look to counter Democratic messaging against the freshly-passed GOP megabill.</p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/28/thunes-pre-recess-game-plan-00479599" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Thune’s pre-recess game plan – POLITICO</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/august-recess/" target="_blank">#AugustRecess</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/john-thune/" target="_blank">#JohnThune</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politico/" target="_blank">#Politico</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Hemingway in Idaho – Community Library – Ketchum, Idaho</strong></p>From article… <a href="https://comlib.org/hemingway/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>From article… <p><strong>. . . best of all he loved the fall. . .</strong></p><p><strong>Ernest Hemingway held an abiding affection for central Idaho from his first visit to Sun Valley in 1939 until his death in his final home along the Big Wood River in 1961. The Community Library has a robust collection of artifacts and materials from Hemingway’s time in Idaho, and the Library is the custodian of his final home.</strong></p><p><strong>Hemingway Collections</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://hemingwayhouse.catalogaccess.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hemingway House Online Collection</a></strong></p><p>The database for the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve Collection is now available to the public. You can search or browse to see artifacts that belong to the house. <strong><a href="https://hemingwayhouse.catalogaccess.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">To look through the online collection click here.</a></strong></p><a class="" href="https://comlib.org/center-for-regional-history/wood-river-museum-exhibits/#:~:text=A-,Writer,-in%20New%20Country" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p><strong><a href="https://comlib.org/center-for-regional-history/wood-river-museum-exhibits/#:~:text=A-,Writer,-in%20New%20Country" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wood River Museum Hemingway Exhibit</a></strong></p><p>Visit the Hemingway exhibit, “A Writer in New Country: Hemingway in 1939”, at the Wood River Museum of History and Culture to see fascinating artifacts and learn what drew this writer at his peak to a remote town in Idaho.</p><a class="" href="https://rhd.thecommunitylibrary.org/luna/servlet/TCL~7~7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p><strong><a href="https://rhd.thecommunitylibrary.org/luna/servlet/TCL~7~7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Digital Photo Collection</a></strong></p><p>Peruse digitized historic photos from the Hemingway House and from the archive.</p><blockquote><p><p>Read original article here:</p> <a href="https://comlib.org/hemingway/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://comlib.org/hemingway/</a></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://comlib.org/hemingway/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hemingway in Idaho – Community Library</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/community-library/" target="_blank">#CommunityLibrary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/ernest-hemingway/" target="_blank">#ErnestHemingway</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/hemingway/" target="_blank">#Hemingway</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/idaho/" target="_blank">#Idaho</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/movies/" target="_blank">#Movies</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/travel/" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/writing/" target="_blank">#Writing</a></p>
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DrWeb<p><strong>What is Congress’s Job? – GovTrack.us</strong></p><p><strong>Get Legislative Recap Updates In Your Inbox!</strong></p><p>July 25, 2025 · by Amy West</p><p>If you’re over 50 or know someone who is, you may think Congress’s job is as described in the Schoolhouse Rock video <a href="https://youtu.be/SZ8psP4S6BQ?si=sBFHyI9VzQ-XFj5D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“I’m Just a Bill’</a> from 1975. Except for the way it leaves out lobbying activity, it’s a pretty good description of how Congress is supposed to work. At least, it is if you assume that Congress’s primary job is to pass or repeal laws including laws to fund the government (aka appropriations).</p><p><strong>House</strong></p><p>In that vein, the House passing six bills by large bipartisan majorities looks like a successful week:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr3937" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 3937: Wabeno Economic Development Act</a> passed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h215" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">410-1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr4275" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</a> passed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h218" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">399-12</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr3351" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 3351: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act</a> passed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h214" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">387-12</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr3357" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 3357: Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act</a> passed by <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h217" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">381-31</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1917" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 1917: Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025</a> passed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h216" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">360-57</a></li><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr3095" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes</a> passed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h213" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">278-121</a></li></ul><p>But they were <em>scheduled</em> to vote on 21 bipartisan bills and five Republican priority bills.</p><p>What happened?</p><p>The ongoing controversy over <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479144/trump-epstein-files-politics-maga" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jeffrey Epstein and whatever might be in Department of Justice files that includes President Trump</a> is what happened.</p><p>Because a purported coverup of a fictional Epstein client list has considerable traction among Republican voters, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5419153-house-gop-epstein-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">many Republican members of Congress want to do the opposite of what President Trump wants</a>: they want to force the release of additional information about him that the Department of Justice has. Democrats, sensing an opening to weaken the President have joined the fray and offered amendments of their own on the topic in committees.</p><p>Speaker Johnson, forced to choose between pleasing the President or allowing votes that would get support from his own party, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/mike-johnson-ends-house-session-epstein-vote.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">decided to shut down the House early for its August recess</a>.</p><p>The result? 15 bipartisan bills did not get a vote nor did the five bills ostensibly reflecting Republican priorities.</p><p>The evidence of the week suggests that the current leadership of the House believes that the House’s job, and the most important Republican priority, is to please the President. If that involves passing bills, great. But if not, well, then there’s not much point in being in session.</p><p><strong>Senate</strong></p><p>The Senate does not leave for its August Recess until next week. Next week, <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes#chamber%5B%5D=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">like this one</a>, they’ll be working through nominees in need of confirmation. They may not leave at all. With public pressure from the President to stay and confirm nominees and Democrats so far not allowing time saving methods of confirmation, <a href="https://www.notus.org/congress/senators-trump-nominations-august-recess" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">it’s possible the Senate will stay for part or all of August</a>.</p><p>Is it <em>likely</em>? Your GovTracker thinks probably not. Democrats have provided some key support for Trump nominees – most recently <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/shaheen-waltz-un-foreign-aid.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sen. Shaheen for Michael Waltz</a> – and many members of both parties already had plans set for August (some personal, but many work related).</p><p><strong>Programming note</strong></p><p>Whether the Senate stays in session or not, we’ll start our August Recess posts next week. Thanks for all the great suggestions! We’ll do our best to address them. If we don’t get to all of them during August, we’ll hold on to your suggestions and write about them the next time Congress is at a full or partial standstill. Which, for your planning needs, may be in October when the government’s fiscal year ends and a government shutdown might happen.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><blockquote></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/posts/524/2025-07-25_what-is-congresss-job" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">What is Congress’s Job? – GovTrack.us</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/congress-job/" target="_blank">#CongressJob</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-house/" target="_blank">#USHouse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-senate/" target="_blank">#USSenate</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Federal funding cuts and changing athletics landscape pose financial hurdles for UNC System – WSOC-TV</strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Federal funding cuts and changing athletics landscape pose financial hurdles for UNC System</strong></p><p class="">Additionally, the board will consider the implications of Congress’s recent vote to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting, affecting TV and radio stations operated by the state’s public universities.</p><p class="">The rapidly changing landscape of college athletics also presents financial challenges, with some schools facing a negative athletics fund balance, according to a budget document prepared for the meeting.</p><p class="">UNC System President Peter Hans is expected to report on new accreditation efforts as the system plans to leave its current accrediting body to join a new group formed with several other states.</p><p class="">The lack of a new state budget has created uncertainty for large capital projects, including a new children’s hospital and the remediation of Poe Hall at N.C. State University.</p><p class="">Enrollment changes are also a concern, with some universities expecting a drop in enrollment, which may lead to a redistribution of funds.</p><p class="">The Board of Governors’ meeting will be crucial in addressing these financial challenges and setting the direction for the UNC System as it navigates the upcoming school year amid ongoing uncertainties.</p><p>The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors is set to meet on Thursday to address significant financial challenges facing the state’s public universities as the 2025-26 school year approaches.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/federal-funding-cuts-changing-athletics-landscape-pose-financial-hurdles-unc-system/FFYLSXNC7ZCTHGRQKNTELFIE2A/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Federal funding cuts and changing athletics landscape pose financial hurdles for UNC System</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/board-of-governors/" target="_blank">#BoardOfGovernors</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/charlotte/" target="_blank">#Charlotte</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/finance/" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/north-carolina/" target="_blank">#NorthCarolina</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/public-universities/" target="_blank">#PublicUniversities</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/unc/" target="_blank">#UNC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/university-of-north-carolina/" target="_blank">#UniversityOfNorthCarolina</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/wsoc/" target="_blank">#WSOC</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>The Fight for Free Speech Goes Corporate – Columbia Journalism Review</strong></p> <a href="https://www.cjr.org/feature-2/paramount-trump-lawsuit-settlement-skydance-merger-press-freedom.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> <blockquote>AP Photos / Illustration by Katie Kosma<p><strong>The Fight for Free Speech Goes Corporate</strong></p><p>As Paramount prepares for a merger, the Freedom of the Press Foundation stands to challenge the company for capitulating to Trump. Will it work?</p><p>July 25, 2025<em>,</em> By <a href="https://www.cjr.org/author/kyle-paoletta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kyle Paoletta</a></p><p><em>Sign up for <a href="https://www.cjr.org/email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>The Media Today</strong></a>, CJR’s daily newsletter.</em></p><p>Early this month, as soon as the news broke of <a href="https://www.cjr.org/news/paramount-will-pay-president-trump-16-million-to-settle-60-minutes-lawsuit.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Paramount’s decision</a> to pay President Donald Trump’s foundation sixteen million dollars to settle a lawsuit against CBS News, the Freedom of the Press Foundation moved to take legal action. The FPF, as it’s known, tracks and resists government infringement on the news media. It’s also a Paramount shareholder, prepared to push for those interests with corporate muscle. Trump’s case, and the response of Paramount’s board, immediately set off alarm bells, as the company was in the midst of pursuing an eight-billion-dollar merger with Skydance, a Hollywood studio, that required approval from the Federal Communications Commission. “They’re essentially making a handshake deal with Donald Trump,” Seth Stern, the FPF’s advocacy director, told me. He and the FPF’s legal team believed that such a deal could be a violation of federal bribery laws. And, he noted, Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, stands to make two billion dollars from the merger. “I would think that, regardless of what Shari has to offer the rest of the board,” Stern said, “the prospect of potential prosecution for bribery would be something they would think quite hard about.”</p><p>Now it’s clear that Paramount’s board has decided the risk of prosecution is well worth a multibillion-dollar payday. On Thursday, the FCC signed off on the Skydance merger, clearing a path for its completion. “Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change,” Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, announced, praising the deal for its commitment to “unbiased journalism” and assurances that “discriminatory DEI policies” will end. But when I spoke to Brenna Frey, a lawyer for the FPF, in the wake of the settlement announcement, she was incensed. “This is an affront to the shareholders of Paramount, but it’s also an affront to CBS’s reporters and to the First Amendment,” she said. </p><p>In Stern’s view, Paramount’s willingness to settle had been a calculated surrender. The premise of Trump’s lawsuit—that <em>60 Minutes’</em> editing of an interview with Kamala Harris last fall represented “fraudulent interference with an election”—was unlikely to hold up to legal scrutiny. “The lawsuit was laughable,” David Snyder, the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, said. “What they were trying to attack here was CBS News’s choices about how they edited footage from an interview. That sort of editorial judgment is at the core of First Amendment protections, generally, but <em>especially </em>if it’s about public figures right in the middle of an election.”</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.cjr.org/feature-2/paramount-trump-lawsuit-settlement-skydance-merger-press-freedom.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Fight for Free Speech Goes Corporate – Columbia Journalism Review</a></em></p></blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/columbia-journalism-review/" target="_blank">#ColumbiaJournalismReview</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/first-amendment/" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/free-speech/" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/journalism/" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Inside the Library of Congress’s Collection – Library of Congress</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/24/inside-the-library-of-congresss-collection/#" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Menu</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Photograph of digital display by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.</p><p><strong>Inside the Library of Congress’s Collection</strong></p><p><strong>The nation’s library is an ever-expanding temple of knowledge and creativity. Here are a few of its most incredible, unexpected, and otherwise historic jewels.</strong></p><p>Written by <a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/author/ron-cassie/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ron Cassie</a> | Published on July 24, 2025</p><p><strong>During the War of 1812, British troops famously torched the US Capitol, burning down the still-new home of the fledgling country’s legislative body. Also going up in flames? Roughly 3,000 books, largely about law, that made up the Library of Congress’s core collection.</strong></p><p> Within a month, former President and noted bibliophile Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library as a replacement. His offer was warmly received by many in the House and Senate, but not by all. Massachusetts representative Cyrus King, an opposition Federalist, argued that Jefferson’s diverse holdings—which included works in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and Old English, as well as a translation of the Qur’an—would foster his “infidel philosophy” while being “in languages which many cannot read, and most ought not.”</p><p>The bill narrowly passed, along party lines, and Congress paid almost $24,000 for Jefferson’s 6,487 books. On May 8, 1815, as a final wagonload of books left Monticello, Jefferson wrote to Samuel Harrison Smith, who had helped facilitate the sale, that “an interesting treasure is added to . . . the depository of unquestionably the choicest collection of books in the U.S. and I hope it will not be without some general effect on the literature of our country.”</p><p>Jefferson eventually got his wish. Today, the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> is a national jewel. Its main building on Capitol Hill, opened in 1897 and later named for the Founding Father, is home to a domed Main Reading Room that endures as one of Washington’s most elegant spaces. Within the library’s collection of more than 178 million items, the world’s largest, are a number of incredible treasures—and across the following pages, we’ve highlighted some of our favorites.</p><p>More incredible still? Most of what the institution has to offer is accessible with a simple library card.</p><p>In many ways, the modern library is the brainchild of former Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Spofford, a visionary who lobbied Abraham Lincoln for the job and then stayed on through nine (!) Presidents. Spofford led construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building and a major expansion of the collection, working toward his broader goal of establishing a national library. He succeeded yet never lost sight of the institution’s original mission to serve legislators: For decades, the Jefferson Building and the Capitol were connected by an underground tunnel equipped with an electric book trolley and pneumatic message tubes. Lawmakers (or really, their staffers and pages) could send book requests to librarians via the tubes, and librarians could send books back via the trolley.</p><p>In the early 2000s, the book tunnel was demolished to make room for the underground <a href="https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Capitol Visitor Center</a>. A separate, pedestrian-friendly tunnel now links the two buildings, where librarians can still be spotted wheeling book carts from time to time. That’s hardly the only way the library has evolved. Its physical collection is now housed in three Capitol Hill buildings and other facilities in Maryland and Virginia; its digital collection, begun in 1994, contains more than 900 million files; its collections of sounds, music, prints, moving images, and photographs date back more than 100 years and continue to grow alongside audiovisual media and communication.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><blockquote></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/24/inside-the-library-of-congresss-collection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Inside the Library of Congress’s Collection</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/monticello/" target="_blank">#Monticello</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/thomas-jefferson/" target="_blank">#ThomasJefferson</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/thomas-jefferson-library/" target="_blank">#ThomasJeffersonLibrary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>At the Movies: 5 Iconic Library-Based Flicks for Summer Viewing – EveryLibrary</strong></p><a href="https://action.everylibrary.org/at_the_movies_5_iconic_library_based_flicks_for_summer_viewing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p>BY <a href="https://medium.com/@lizellis07" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ELIZABETH ELLIS</a></p><p>Ah, the dog days of summer — that time of year when school is out and many of us find ourselves recovering from our fun in the sun by retreating into the safe confines of our home movie theatres, revisiting some of the classics.</p><p>Libraries, by their nature of being accessible, are community spaces and often historical landmarks that lend themselves naturally as film backdrops. Here are a few recommended summer viewing films that take place inside a library — either fictional or real — that sparked my imagination as a child and into adulthood. Can’t find them streaming, but have a DVD player? Use your library card to borrow them!</p> <p><strong><strong><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://action.everylibrary.org/emailreps" target="_blank">Sign the petition</a> to show that Americans love their libraries!</strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong>1. The Pagemaster (1994) </strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110763/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Pagemaster</em></a>, a favorite film of my youth starring Macaulay Culkin and Christopher Lloyd, was, ironically, NOT shot in a library but filmed partially at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (the interior being a soundstage). In retrospect, only seventeen minutes of the film take place in the real world, with the rest occurring in the magical realm of the book genres of Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror.</p><p>The iconic vaulted ceiling with the mystical mural that transports Culkin into the literary realm stamped itself permanently on my young mind, despite only being a visual effect. While the animation is a bit dated by today’s standards, and it has scary moments that will frighten younger viewers (take the G rating with a grain of salt, millennial parents — Mr. Hyde is truly the stuff of nightmares), I found myself intrigued from a young age by libraries and the worlds of imagination they could open up as a result of this feature. </p><p><strong><strong>2. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)</strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155267/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Thomas Crown Affair</em></a>, a slick remake of the 1968 crime thriller with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo, features the stunning New York Public Library foyer — but in secret. In fact, Astor Hall is a stand-in for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose staff, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/1999/08/11/museum-security-called-a-fine-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>New York Post</em></a>, refused to let director John McTiernan film an art heist within its walls.</p><p>In a sense, having the library as a sneaky stand-in for the iconic art museum feels appropriate in a film whose narrative revolves around sleight of hand and trickery. It is also an elegant, romantic film to watch, with many other landmarks of the Big Apple that fit seamlessly into this dashing caper. </p> <p><strong><strong>3. The Mummy (1999)</strong></strong></p><p>Hailed as one of the greatest adventure films of its time, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Mummy</em></a> continues to be a cult classic — and how could it not be with one of the greatest fictional heroines of the decade being none other than a librarian?</p><p>Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) starts off as a bit clumsy and shy, but soon proves herself to be brave, resourceful, endlessly knowledgeable, and more than a match for her male counterpart, Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser). While the library location of the Cairo Museum of Antiquities exists only on celluloid, this film proves that book sense is a very important skill to have on a historical adventure.</p><p><strong><strong>4. National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)</strong></strong></p><p>While Nicolas Cage may be the main star on the movie posters, the true main character in the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368891/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>National Treasure</em></a> film franchise is the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. According to <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2022/05/national-treasure-the-book-of-secrets-and-the-library-of-congress-a-conversation-with-main-reading-room-librarian-abby-yochelson/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>From the Catbird Seat: Poetry at the Library of Congress</em></a> blog, this hallowed literary institution plays a major role in the film plots, with the highly recognizable Main Reading Room prominently featured.</p><p>While there are creative liberties taken — for instance, the secret XY section off the Main Reading Room where the Book of Secrets is discovered is the stuff of movie magic — both films are satisfying homages to our country’s rich history. Best of all, heroine Dr. Abigail Chase (played by Diane Kruger) plays an archivist, whose responsibilities at the National Archives overlap closely with those of a real-life librarian — safeguarding information and preserving American cultural heritage.</p> <p><a href="https://action.everylibrary.org/pledge" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><strong><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://action.everylibrary.org/pledge" target="_blank">Sign the pledge</a> to vote for libraries!</strong></p> <p><strong><strong>5. Desk Set (1957)</strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050307/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Desk Set</em></a> is an oldie but a goodie. Featuring real-life lovers Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, the film’s plot revolves around a theme that resonates with today’s audiences perhaps even more strongly than back then — the introduction of an early generation computer to replace the staff at the reference library at the Federal Broadcasting Network in New York City.</p><p>Hepburn plays librarian Bunny Watson, whose character was inspired by real-life CBS research librarian Agnes E. Law, who was well known for her knowledge on a wide range of topics. External scenes were filmed on-site at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Come for the eternal message that no computer circuit can ever come close to the creativity of the human brain, stay for the simmering chemistry that Tracy and Hepburn were so well known for.</p> <blockquote></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://action.everylibrary.org/at_the_movies_5_iconic_library_based_flicks_for_summer_viewing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">At the Movies: 5 Iconic Library-Based Flicks for Summer Viewing – EveryLibrary Action</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/everylibrary/" target="_blank">#Everylibrary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/film/" target="_blank">#Film</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/movies/" target="_blank">#Movies</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/television/" target="_blank">#Television</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/youtube/" target="_blank">#YouTube</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>“I Don’t Think Librarians Can Save Us”: The Material Conditions of Information Literacy Instruction in the Misinformation Age | Willenborg | College & Research Libraries</strong></p><blockquote><p>Link courtesy of <span>Library Link of the Day<br><a href="http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/</a> (archive, rss, subscribe options)</span></p><p><a href="https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/index" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Home</a> > <a href="https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/issue/view/1680" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vol 86, No 4 (2025)</a> > <a href="https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26856/34779" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Willenborg</a></p><p><strong>“I Don’t Think Librarians Can Save Us”: The Material Conditions of Information Literacy Instruction in the Misinformation Age</strong></p><p>By Amber Willenborg and Robert Detmering<a href="https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26856/wilen.html#footnote-000" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">*</a></p><p>This national qualitative study investigates academic librarians’ instructional experiences, views, and challenges regarding the widespread problem of misinformation. Findings from phenomenological interviews reveal a tension between librarians’ professional, moral, and civic obligations to address misinformation and the actual material conditions of information literacy instruction, which influence and often constrain librarians’ pedagogical and institutional roles. The authors call for greater professional reflection on current information literacy models that focus on achieving ambitious educational goals, but which may be unsuitable for addressing the larger social and political crisis of misinformation.</p><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>Donald Trump’s unlikely presidential victory in 2016 has become inextricably associated with growing public concern about the potentially negative impact of false and deceptive information on democratic society (Allcott & Gentzkow, 2017; Tenove, 2020). While media saturation and political distortion eventually rendered phrases such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” virtually meaningless, ongoing waves of COVID-19 skepticism, QAnon cultism, and 2020 election denialism suggest that various forms of misinformation and disinformation will continue to play a worrisome role in political discourse going forward. Misinformation—defined broadly to encompass disinformation and related concepts—is not a new problem for democracy; however, in today’s environment, online social networks facilitate the rapid and widespread circulation of misinformation into the larger media ecosystem, making verification exceedingly difficult and enabling interference in political campaigns and elections (Muhammed & Mathew, 2022; Tenove et al., 2018). Unsurprisingly, as long-time information literacy educators and advocates, many librarians feel professionally and morally obligated to address this crisis.</p><p>In recent years, innumerable scholarly works, think pieces, and statements from professional organizations have asserted that librarians have an especially important role to play in helping students and other library users evaluate information sources more effectively against the backdrop of civic discord and online propaganda (ALA, 2017; Batchelor, 2017; Cooke, 2017; Eva & Shea, 2018; Fister, 2021a; IFLA, 2018; Jaeger et al., 2021; Musgrove et al., 2018). Succinctly encapsulating what has become the consensus view, Beene and Greer (2021) state, “Librarians are uniquely poised to prepare learners for a lifetime of critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and information literacy” (p. 3). Based purely on the literature, the outpouring of classes, workshops, events, online guides, and other content focusing on fake news and related topics indicates that instruction librarians have largely accepted some measure of responsibility for combating misinformation as part of their efforts to advance information literacy on a broad scale (De Paor & Heravi, 2020; Revez & Corujo, 2021).</p><p>At the same time, while there appears to be general agreement that librarians should involve themselves in teaching students to identify misinformation, there is controversy surrounding the nature of that involvement. For example, librarians have been criticized for their apparent lack of engagement with research from other disciplines regarding the psychological and emotional dimensions of misinformation, specifically cognitive biases such as motivated reasoning, as well as imperfections in human memory, that can lead people to cling to false beliefs, even after they have been corrected (Sullivan 2019). Librarians have also been called out for their reliance on checklist heuristics that stress evaluating the superficial features of web sources in isolation, rather than thinking critically and holistically about sources in relation to one another (Beene & Greer, 2021; Faix & Fyn, 2020; Lor, 2018; Ziv & Bene, 2022). The popular “CRAAP Test” (Blakeslee, 2004) is perhaps the most notable—and now increasingly notorious—example of this problematic checklist approach. Additionally, to more fully understand how librarians and other educators are teaching students to evaluate information, several researchers have conducted content analyses of library and university websites (Bangani, 2021; Lim, 2020; Wineburg et al., 2020; Ziv & Bene, 2022). This body of scholarship consistently shows that such websites emphasize outdated, inadequate, and counterproductive evaluation guidance, as opposed to what Ziv and Bene (2022) refer to as “networked interventions,” (i.e., proven techniques such as lateral reading that focus on evaluation within the context of the larger web) (p. 917). Although providing a certain level of insight into the instructional approaches employed by librarians and offering fully justifiable critiques of those approaches as they appear online, these studies are necessarily limited by their dependence on websites, which, divorced from the context of lived experience, may ultimately tell us very little about how librarians actually teach their students about misinformation.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26856/34779" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“I Don’t Think Librarians Can Save Us”: The Material Conditions of Information Literacy Instruction in the Misinformation Age | Willenborg | College & Research Libraries</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/college-libraries/" target="_blank">#CollegeLibraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/university-libraries/" target="_blank">#UniversityLibraries</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Columbia deal with Trump administration may set stage for other schools – The Washington Post</strong></p>Jay Yi Hu, left, and John Perino, two medical students at Columbia University, pick up their regalia for graduation in New York City on May 1, 2024. (Ed Ou / For The Washington Post)<p><strong><em>Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion into higher education.</em></strong></p><p>Updated, July 24, 2025 at 4:37 p.m. EDT, yesterday at 4:37 p.m. EDT, 8 min</p><p>By <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/susan-svrluga/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Susan Svrluga</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/laura-meckler/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Laura Meckler</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/justine-mcdaniel/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Justine McDaniel</a> and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/joanna-slater/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Joanna Slater</a></p><p>The Trump administration hailed its deal with Columbia University as a victory and a template for agreements with other institutions on Thursday, even as concerns mounted that the settlement represents an unprecedented intervention by the government in the inner workings of higher education.</p><p>Under the terms of the deal, announced late Wednesday, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/23/trump-columbia-university-agreement-federal-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Columbia will pay more than $200 million</a> to settle claims over antisemitism and discriminatory hiring. In return, the government will unfreeze more than $1 billion in federal grants and funding to the university.</p><p>The settlement represents a dramatic new stage of President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/18/antisemitism-task-force-dei-universities-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">aggressive effort to exert control</a> over some of the nation’s most prestigious college campuses, cracking down on anti-Jewish bias as well as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and demanding a shift away from a liberal worldview.</p><p>In agreeing to the deal, the elite Ivy League institution in New York City is entering uncharted territory: It is making an enormous payment to the federal government despite not admitting any wrongdoing while relinquishing a certain measure of oversight to an independent monitor.</p><p>Columbia’s deal follows one between the University of Pennsylvania and the Trump administration this month. The administration had announced this spring that it was freezing $175 million to Penn over its policies on transgender athletes – which were in alignment with the NCAA’s rules at the time. Penn agreed to no longer allow transgender women to compete on its female teams and said it would send apology letters to swimmers who were affected by its policy.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/24/columbia-white-house-deal-implications-impacts/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Columbia deal with Trump administration may set stage for other schools – The Washington Post</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/censorship/" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/columbia-university/" target="_blank">#ColumbiaUniversity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/dei/" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/higher-education/" target="_blank">#HigherEducation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/the-washington-post/" target="_blank">#TheWashingtonPost</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/universities/" target="_blank">#Universities</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO</strong></p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/25/dems-ready-more-epstein-attacks-00476593?nname=inside-congress&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=e47ee16a-7a97-4834-a913-4749eef2f83d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ members plan to hit Republicans on Epstein and the economy over recess. | Francis Chung / POLITICO<blockquote><p>By <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/nicholas-wu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NICHOLAS WU</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/meredith-lee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MEREDITH LEE HILL</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/calen-razor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CALEN RAZOR</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/mia-mccarthy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MIA MCCARTHY</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/benjamin-guggenheim" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM</a>, 07/25/2025 04:50 AM EDT</p><p><strong>IN TODAY’S EDITION:</strong><br>— How Epstein could permeate recess town halls<br>— Senate negotiates next week’s spending bills<br>— Senate Republicans call for probe into Obama</p><p><b>The Jeffrey Epstein controversy </b>could be hitting town halls across the country as House lawmakers head home over August recess.</p><p><b>Democratic leaders have brushed aside </b>misgivings about dabbling in conspiracy theories to broadly paint the GOP as a party intent on protecting the powerful rather than standing up for the vulnerable.</p><p><b>“It’s all connected,”</b> House Minority Leader <b>Hakeem Jeffries</b> told reporters this week.</p><p><b>“This administration refuses </b>to share the truth and be transparent … while they are simultaneously working to shut down hospitals and urgent cares and Planned Parenthoods,” said Rep. <b>Sydney Kamlager-Dove, </b>previewing how Democrats would combine Epstein talking points and economic messaging in the coming weeks.</p><p><b>Some Democrats plan to leave </b>Epstein to the wayside during recess, with especially those in purple districts more interested in using their town halls and other events to hammer Republicans over President <b>Donald Trump’s </b>tariff and trade agenda, as well as the Medicaid cuts and other provisions in the GOP domestic policy package.</p><p><b>“I don’t plan to bring [Epstein] up,”</b> said swing district-Rep. <b>Dave Min</b>. “It’s not something that is top of mind.”</p><p><b>This could be welcome news </b>for Speaker<b> Mike Johnson </b>and House GOP leaders, who took pains to avoid Epstein-related votes in the House this week in an effort to give the administration time over August recess to release any new information on the convicted sex offender.</p><p><b>GOP leaders are also telling</b> rank and file members to use their recess time at home to promote the megabill, hoping their sales pitch for it will <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/24/congress/dems-hit-the-road-00475644" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">counteract the Democratic narrative against it</a>: “I’m encouraging our people to just talk about it,” NRCC chair <b>Richard Hudson</b> told reporters.</p><p><b>Still, Democrats are making clear </b>the Epstein issue isn’t going away, especially after Democrats succeeded in getting enough Republicans to join them in a vote to subpoena the DOJ’s entire Epstein file during an Oversight subcommittee markup Thursday.</p><p><b>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise </b>in an interview this week said that Republicans are trying to “expedite” the process of releasing information on Epstein, but acknowledged it depends how quickly the courts respond to Trump administration efforts to unseal grand jury information.</p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/25/dems-ready-more-epstein-attacks-00476593" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/democrats/" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein/" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag 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DrWeb<p><strong>Trump’s EPA says climate pollution doesn’t endanger people : NPR</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/climate" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Climate</a></strong></p><p>July 24, 20255:00 AM ET, Heard on <a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/2025/07/24/morning-edition-for-july-24-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Morning Edition</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/4127076/jeff-brady" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p><p>By <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/4127076/jeff-brady" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jeff Brady</a>, 3-Minute Listen, <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5302162" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Transcript</strong></a></p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana /AP<p>The Trump administration wants to overturn a key <a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/documents/endangerment_tsd.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding</a> that underpins much of the federal government’s actions to rein in climate change.</p><p>The EPA has crafted a proposal that would undo the government’s “endangerment finding,” a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels, such as carbon dioxide and methane, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The finding haslong served as the foundation for a host of policies and rules to address climate change. The EPA’s proposal to revoke the finding is currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.</p><p>Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. And the Trump administration is celebrating the proposal as a potential economic win.<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5466369/camp-fire-heat-flood-safety" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p><p>“Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in <a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">announcing the proposal</a> in March. “We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the U.S. and more.”</p><p>The administration’s effort comes in the wake of the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5232139/2024-hottest-year-human-history-global-warming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">hottest year</a> humans have ever recorded on Earth, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5273676/la-fires-climate-change-rainfall-extreme-weather" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">climate-fueled wildfires</a> that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles and hotter ocean temperatures that <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/nx-s1-5144216/climate-change-hurricane-helene" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">made Hurricane Helene stronger</a> and more likely to cause damage inland.</p><p>The move could still be overturned by courts. But if the decision is upheld, it would speed President Trump’s efforts to end former President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda and make it more difficult for future administrations to limit the human-caused greenhouse gas pollution that’s heating the planet.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><blockquote></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5302162/climate-change-trump-epa" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump’s EPA says climate pollution doesn’t endanger people : NPR</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/climate-pollution/" target="_blank">#ClimatePollution</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/danger-to-people/" target="_blank">#DangerToPeople</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/environmental-protection-agency/" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epa/" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/greenhouse-gases/" target="_blank">#GreenhouseGases</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/national-public-radio/" target="_blank">#NationalPublicRadio</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/npr/" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED</strong></p><p>By <a href="https://www.kqed.org/author/msung" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Morgan Sung</a>, Jul 24<a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean#" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kqed.org%2Fnews%2F12049420%2Fsf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>Various types of electronics sit on a shelf at the Internet Archive offices in San Francisco on March 24, 2023. The Internet Archive, thanks to its designation by California Sen. Alex Padilla, joins a network of over 1,100 libraries that make government documents accessible to the public. (Beth LaBerge / KQED)<p>The San Francisco-based <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12031980/what-happens-if-the-internet-archive-goes-dark" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a> now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization.</p><p>California Sen. Alex Padilla made the designation in <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kDxXsYfhc0QRMGBURP5X5JmfUftjIM_U/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a letter</a> sent Thursday to the Government Publishing Office, which <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/agency/services-for-agencies/federal-depository-library-program" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">oversees the program</a>. In the letter, shared exclusively with KQED, Padilla praised the Internet Archive for its “digital focus” and said it “is leading the way when it comes to providing online library services.”</p><p>“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”</p><p>Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.</p><p>Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said that while the nonprofit organization has always functioned as a library, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.</p>Brewster Kahle closes a storage container with books from the Allen County Public Library at an Internet Archive storage facility in Richmond on March 30. (Beth LaBerge / KQED)<p>“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”</p><p>The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress in 1813, with the intention of ensuring that government records would be accessible to the American public. It includes maps, environmental reports, health studies, congressional records, newspapers and books.</p><p>These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-26/san-diego-library-giving-up-federal-document-depository-status-after-137-years" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">gave up its federal depository status</a> in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.</p><blockquote><p>These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. <strong>San Diego’s public library <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-26/san-diego-library-giving-up-federal-document-depository-status-after-137-years" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">gave up its federal depository status</a> in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.</strong></p><p>Article…</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. 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DrWeb<p><strong>Watch: Newly uncovered photos show Jeffrey Epstein attended Trump’s wedding in 1993 | CNN Politics</strong></p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/video/kfile-epstein-trump-archived-photos-videos-ebof-digvid" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Newly uncovered photos show Jeffrey Epstein attended Trump’s wedding in 1993.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1rFrQeyAuw&ab_channel=CNN" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1rFrQeyAuw&ab_channel=CNN</a></p><p>Erin Burnett Out Front</p><p>Photos from Trump’s 1993 wedding and video footage from 1999</p><p>Victoria’s Secret fashion show shed light on the Trump-Epstein relationship.</p><p>CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski has the story. 03:16 – Source: CNN</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/video/kfile-epstein-trump-archived-photos-videos-ebof-digvid" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Watch: Newly uncovered photos show Jeffrey Epstein attended Trump’s wedding in 1993 | CNN Politics</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn/" target="_blank">#CNN</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-politics/" target="_blank">#CNNPolitics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein/" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein-files/" target="_blank">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/television/" target="_blank">#Television</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-epstein-history/" target="_blank">#TrumpEpsteinHistory</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/youtube/" target="_blank">#YouTube</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Trump’s Epstein nightmare worsens amid new revelations and a GOP revolt | CNN Politics</strong></p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/politics/trumps-epstein-nightmare-worsens-amid-new-revelations-and-a-gop-revolt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Politics</a>• 10 min read</p><p><strong>Trump’s Epstein nightmare worsens amid new revelations and a GOP revolt</strong></p><p>Analysis by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/stephen-collinson" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/stephen-collinson" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Stephen Collinson</a>, Updated 4 hr ago<a href="https://www.cnn.com/follow" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a></p>Sources: DOJ told Trump his name is among many in Epstein files. 1:59.<p>The Jeffrey Epstein morass surrounding President Donald Trump is deepening amid growing defiance by some Republicans and despite the administration’s most inflammatory attempt yet at distraction.</p><p>New reports Wednesday that <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/bondi-trump-epstein-list-files" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump in May</a> that his name appeared in documents related to the case of Epstein, an accused sex trafficker, offered a plausible explanation for the president’s growing fury over the drama.</p><p>They will fuel accusations of a cover-up since the administration has refused to release the files.</p><p>And although there is no evidence that Trump was involved in any wrongdoing or that he knew of Epstein’s criminal activities when they ran in the same social circle decades ago, there is bound to be intense speculation about the nature of mentions about the president in the investigative files.</p><p>The storm is also intensifying in Congress.</p><p>A vote in the House Oversight Committee <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/house-epstein-files-subpoena" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">to subpoena the Department of Justice for files related to Epstein</a> worsened Trump’s political headache, since it revealed the appetite for more disclosure among some MAGA Republicans. The GOP-majority committee also voted to subpoena testimony from Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison term.</p><p>Trump <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/murkowski-trump-obama-epstein-fallout" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">responded to the ballooning crisis</a> with the oldest trick in his political book, pushing a conspiracy theory <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/obama-trump-rage-epstein-furor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">against Barack Obama</a> — a decade and a half after his false claims about the 44th president’s birthplace electrified his coalition and political career. He enlisted the top US intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard, who misleadingly claimed<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/gabbard-russia-documents" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> in a theatrical White House appearance </a>that Obama’s handling of Russian election meddling in 2016 amounted to a coup to destroy Trump’s first presidency, a day after her boss <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">accused his predecessor of treason</a>.</p><p>There is no evidence that Trump did anything wrong or illegal in his interactions with Epstein. But days of stalling by the White House and new disclosures drove speculation to a fever pitch over their relationship in the 1990s and early 2000s, long before the wealthy financier was charged with sex trafficking and abuse and died in prison in 2019.</p><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/politics/trumps-epstein-nightmare-worsens-amid-new-revelations-and-a-gop-revolt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump’s Epstein nightmare worsens amid new revelations and a GOP revolt | CNN Politics</a></em></p></blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn/" target="_blank">#CNN</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-politics/" target="_blank">#CNNPolitics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein/" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein-files/" target="_blank">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/photos/" target="_blank">#Photos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-epstein-history/" target="_blank">#TrumpEpsteinHistory</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>How I wrote the newest Sherlock Holmes novel – The Spectator World</strong></p><a href="https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/newest-sherlock-holmes-novel-gareth-rubin-method/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>1880 Sherlock Holmes Drawing (Getty)<p>By <a href="https://thespectator.com/author/g-rubin/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gareth Rubin</a></p><p><strong>How I wrote the newest Sherlock Holmes novel</strong></p><p>It wasn’t so elementary, Watson, Wednesday, July 23, 2025</p><p>I don’t think anyone has ever come up with a word to describe an authorized author. It’s not quite a tautology. The writer, who has been invited to write a novel continuing the body of work of another, might, possibly, be an example of literary parthenogenesis. Or, more pejoratively, karaoke.</p><p>Who knows? But either way, it’s a growth industry. You will have seen the new authorized <a href="https://thespectator.com/tag/james-bond/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">James Bond</a> novels, the recently crafted Miss Marple and George Smiley outings that have appeared on the bookstore shelves over the past few years to some fanfare – despite the fact that those characters’ creators are very much pushing up the daisies. No, the mortality status of said celebrated novelists is no barrier – perhaps it’s even an incentive – to fans of the series rushing out and handing over their cash for the work featuring their favorite sleuth or spy.</p><p>In those cases, the literary estate of Ian Fleming, for instance, will have authorized the new <a href="https://thespectator.com/tag/books/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">book</a> in return for a cut of the proceeds. But sometimes – perhaps more strangely – the originators are alive and kicking but don’t fancy another ten months in front of their laptop, and so they subcontract the work. Hence, Lee Child can still introduce his latest smash-hit Jack Reacher thriller to a hungry readership, without hiding the fact that the actual words were written by his brother Andrew. Either way, the arrangement leaves everyone content and fulfilled.</p><p>I know whereof I speak. When it was announced that the <a href="https://thespectator.com/tag/arthur-conan-doyle/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Conan Doyle</a> literary estate had authorized me to write a new <a href="https://thespectator.com/tag/sherlock-holmes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes</a> novel, the first question I was publicly asked was whether I thought I was up to the job. After all, Holmes is a uniquely popular character, listed in the Guinness World Records as the most-portrayed human literary creation, with hundreds of films and television shows about him. But I do, as it happens, think I’m up to it. I wouldn’t have written it otherwise, would I?</p><p><em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/holmes-moriarty-gareth-rubin/22169859?ean=9781454961772&next=t" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Holmes and Moriarty</a></em> was published in the US this past May, with near-simultaneous publication in a wide range of European countries. My literary agent, Jon, came up with the idea. He had previously published the last two authorized Holmes novels, written by Anthony Horowitz, and was therefore in touch with the Conan Doyle estate, made up of Sir Arthur’s descendants. They were interested in finding a new author to continue their ancestor’s legacy, and my previous Gothic-tinged Victorian-set mystery, <em>The Turnglass</em>, had been a Sunday Times bestseller, so they wanted to know what I would do with Holmes.</p><blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/newest-sherlock-holmes-novel-gareth-rubin-method/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How I wrote the newest Sherlock Holmes novel – The Spectator World</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/arthur-conan-doyle/" target="_blank">#ArthurConanDoyle</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/novels/" target="_blank">#Novels</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/sherlock-holmes/" target="_blank">#SherlockHolmes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/the-spectator/" target="_blank">#TheSpectator</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/the-spectator-world/" target="_blank">#TheSpectatorWorld</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/writing/" target="_blank">#Writing</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Closer Look: Chronicling America | Teaching with the Library – Library of Congress</strong></p><blockquote><p> <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Teaching with the Library Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators</a>: </p><p><strong>Closer Look: Chronicling America</strong></p><a class="" href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/hec.30252/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Harris & Ewing, photographer. Newspaper Boys. United States, [Between 1915 and 1923] Photograph. <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/2016885202/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.loc.gov/item/2016885202/</a>.<p>July 22, 2025, Posted by: <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/author/colsmith/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Colleen Smith</a></p><p><em>This post is part of a <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/?s=closer+look%3A" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">series</a> taking a closer look at various resources to support teachers using the Library’s digital collections in their classrooms. </em></p><p><strong><em>Chronicling America</em> is one of many digital collection gems that the Library has to offer teachers and students. The collection gives users access to selected digitized newspapers published through 1963. For long-time users of Chronicling America, you may notice the website has a new look. While the format is new, your favorite tools have been preserved and augmented: You can <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america/download-and-view/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">download and view</a> newspapers, as well as <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america/images/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">clip, save, and share</a> a particular section or article.</strong></p><p>Newspapers, as a type of primary source, help students imagine what it might have been like to live in a particular time or place: consuming media of different historical eras can help to slow down the big events of history and see how they were experienced in real time. Newspapers can also be a tool for teaching different text types, media literacy, and message crafting.</p><p><strong>Quick Ideas for Teaching with Historical Newspapers</strong></p><ul><li>Examine as type of informational text</li><li>Student research about a time, place, or event</li><li>Gaining more context about significant historical events </li><li>Slow down to see big things happening in real time</li><li>Seeing coverage of a scientific invention or innovation from the past</li></ul><p>You can find even more ideas for how to use Chronicling America with students in these <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/?new=true&s=chronicling+america&loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">blog posts. </a></p><p><strong>Navigating Chronicling America</strong></p><p>There are several ways you can search Chronicling America’s collection of historic newspapers. A good place to start is in the “Collection Items,” which you can find on the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chronicling America homepage</a>.</p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Selection from homepage of Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers<p>Once in the collection, we recommend using some or all of the filters in the advanced search field. Depending on what you or your students are researching, you can narrow results through a keyword search, by location, ethnicity group, or by date. These <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america/search-tips/?loclr=blogtea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">search tips</a> can be helpful to both teachers and students.</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2025/07/closer-look-chronicling-america/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Closer Look: Chronicling America | Teaching with the Library</a></em></p></blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/blogs/" target="_blank">#Blogs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/chronicling-america/" target="_blank">#ChroniclingAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/historic-newspapers/" target="_blank">#HistoricNewspapers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/loc/" target="_blank">#LOC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/newspapers/" target="_blank">#Newspapers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/students/" target="_blank">#Students</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/teaching/" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions – The Hill</strong></p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Energy & Environment</a></p><p><strong>National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions</strong></p><p>by <a href="https://thehill.com/author/rachel-frazin/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rachel Frazin</a> – 07/22/25 1:25 PM ET</p><p>Employees of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are going public with concerns about “politically motivated and legally questionable” actions by the Trump administration related to their agency.</p><p>Their concerns range from mass firings by the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency to interference with the grant process. </p><p>In particular, the employees allege that for grants “a covert and ideologically driven secondary review process by unqualified political appointees is now interfering with the scientific merit-based review system.”</p><p>The accusation and others are detailed in a letter addressed to Rep. <a href="https://thehill.com/people/zoe-lofgren/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Zoe Lofgren </a>(Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Lofgren said at a press conference that the letter was being submitted to her office as “a protected whistleblower disclosure.”</p><p>It was signed by 149 staffers, virtually all of whom signed either anonymously or whose names were redacted in the version of the letter that was made public on Tuesday.</p><p>The NSF is an independent science agency that supports scientific research across various fields including biology, engineering, computer science and geoscience.</p><p>The agency declined to comment on the letter.</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5413880-national-science-foundation-nsf-trump-grants-doge/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5413880-national-science-foundation-nsf-trump-grants-doge/</a></p><blockquote></blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/employees/" target="_blank">#Employees</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/grants/" target="_blank">#Grants</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/national-science-foundation/" target="_blank">#NationalScienceFoundation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/nsf/" target="_blank">#NSF</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/political-bias/" target="_blank">#PoliticalBias</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/the-hill/" target="_blank">#TheHill</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Trump accuses Obama of treason, annotated | CNN Politics</strong></p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Kent Nishimura / Reuters<p> Analysis by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/z-byron-wolf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Zachary B. Wolf</a>, CNN</p><p>4 min read, Updated 10:04 AM EDT, Wed July 23, 2025, 02:58</p><p><strong>Trump pivots Epstein question into attack on Obama</strong></p><p><em>A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free </em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/newsletters/what-matters?source=nl-acq_article" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em> </p><p>CNN — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday released a slew of documents that she said implicate members of the Obama administration for “treasonous” behavior during the 2016 election.</p><p>The claims confuse the allegation that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the idea that Russia actively tried to change results by hacking into voting systems. CNN’s Jeremy Herb and Katie Bo Lillis went through them and talked to people who worked on a bipartisan Senate review of the 2016 election.</p><p>“Wildly misleading” is how the information was described by one source in <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe.newsletters.cnn.com%2Fclick%3FEemFjaGFyeS53b2xmQGNubi5jb20%2FCeyJtaWQiOiJQUlYtMTc1MzIxNjc5OTA0OGZiYmYxNDA4NmM0Yy04OGE0MWUiLCJjdCI6bnVsbCwicmQiOiJjbm4uY29tIn0%2FVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDI1LzA3LzIyL3BvbGl0aWNzL2hvdy10dWxzaS1nYWJiYXJkLWlzLXRyeWluZy10by1yZXdyaXRlLWhpc3Rvcnktb2YtdGhlLXJ1c3NpYS1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9u%2FSWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjA3MjIyMDI1Y2I%2FLY24x%2FqP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y25uX1doYXQrTWF0dGVycytmb3IrSnVseSsyMiUyQysyMDI1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYnRfZWVfcHJldmlldz1NT0xySjIwTVZtMDVMVGt0czRpcXRTRTRoU1ElMkJoajVOU1RmJTJGR1BsVWFJa0hIV2lXTEF2TWU1SU9RaSUyRmNmd0IlMkImYnRfdHNfcHJldmlldz0xNzUzMjE2Nzk5MDk0%2FgaH_3KA%2FJMDcyMjIwMjVDQg%2Fs7t3644224c&data=05%7C02%7Czachary.wolf%40cnn.com%7Ccdacab7f65fd45ba2c4808ddc95ff468%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638888136182288487%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=u6Vo2YKrzAVkDA6GGrjZ3MVOq%2F5di3giSzxXn%2Bls2eo%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">their report</a>.</p><p>But that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from accusing former President Barack Obama of treason, a crime punishable by death in the US, when he was asked about it in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Trump made the accusation while appearing at an event to discuss trade with Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>Trump’s very long, meandering answer is a window into how his mind works. All roads lead back to immigration and his 2020 election loss.</p><p>Obama’s office issued a rare statement in response:</p><p>“Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one,” said spokesman Patrick Rodenbush. “These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction. Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio.”</p><p>Here’s a look at what Trump said, along with some context from CNN reporting.</p><p>QUESTION from reporter: Tulsi Gabbard has submitted a criminal referral to the Department of Justice. From your perspective, who should the DOJ target as part of their investigation, what specific figures in the Obama administration?</p><p>TRUMP: Well, based on what I read, and I read pretty much what you read, it would be President Obama. He started it. And Biden was there with them and (then-FBI Director James) Comey was there and (then-Director of National Intelligence James) Clapper. The whole group was there — (then-CIA Director John) Brennan. They were all there, the — in a room. Right here, this was the room.</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump accuses Obama of treason, annotated | CNN Politics</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn/" target="_blank">#CNN</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-politics/" target="_blank">#CNNPolitics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-what-matters/" target="_blank">#CNNWhatMatters</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/conspiracy/" target="_blank">#Conspiracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/lies/" target="_blank">#Lies</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/treason/" target="_blank">#Treason</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-attacks-obama/" target="_blank">#TrumpAttacksObama</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trying-distraction/" target="_blank">#TryingDistraction</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
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