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#1 Trump’s See-No-Evil Move Lands Obama and Bushes Out of Sight in White House Portrait Shakeup, Report Says - Katie Hawkinson for Independent, Leading Report, Jay MAHA, ABC12WJRT, MJ Muehl, Indy100, and Super 96.3FM on X
White House staff have moved the portraits of three former presidents — including former President Barack Obama — to a staircase where visitors can’t see them, according to a new report. President Donald Trump directed staff to move Obama’s White House portrait to the top of the Grand Staircase, CNN reports, citing sources familiar with the move. The Grand Staircase leads up to the residence, an area that is restricted to the president’s family, Secret Service, and select staff. As a result, visitors can’t see the portrait, according to CNN. Portraits of former President George. W. Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, were also moved to the staircase area, the outlet reports...
#2 Trump Says Homeless Should Leave D.C. “Immediately” — After Floating Federal Takeover of Capital - Joe Walsh for CBS News, USA TODAY, Khyati Rajvanshi, James Kirkpatrick/Jack Manson, Channel 4 News, and News Prime Share on X
President Trump wrote Sunday that homeless people should be moved out of Washington, D.C., "IMMEDIATELY" and relocated "FAR" away, as he hints at more aggressive policing in the nation's capital — and suggests putting the city under federal control. The Trump administration announced last week it had boosted the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C., after the alleged assault of a former Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, staffer. In a series of Truth Social posts over the weekend, the president suggested he may take further action, announcing a Monday morning press conference he said would "involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation's Capital." Mr. Trump's possible next steps remain unclear...
#3 Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska for Ukraine Talks Next Week- Courtney Subramanian and Ali Abbas Ahmadi for BBC, Sergio Negro, The Truthful American, Ecnpeco Global, Ann, Yi Li You, and The Tradesman on X
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Trump announced the 15 August meeting on social media and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who said the location was "quite logical" given Alaska's relative proximity to Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said any solutions must include Ukraine, adding he is ready to work with all partners towards a "lasting peace". The announcement of the meeting came just hours after Trump had signalled that Ukraine might have to cede territory in order to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022...
#4 Ex-Government Officials Pen Letter Blasting Kash Patel’s FBI ‘Purge' - Greg Wehner for Fox News, STEPHEN MARTIN, MC Conroy, Miranda Devine, and Scott MacFarlane/Rustic Raven on X
A group of former FBI, intelligence, diplomatic, and national security officials released a letter blasting FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino for firing several bureau agents, saying they were targeted for not being loyal to President Trump. The group, which dubs itself The Steady State, claims Agents Brian Driscoll, Michael Feinberg, and Walter Giardina were fired as part of a campaign to dismantle the FBI’s "long-standing independence" while also setting it up as a "tool of political loyalty."
#5 Former Trump Surgeon General Says “People Are Going to Die” After Rfk Jr. Halts Some mRNA Vaccine Research - Kaia Hubbard for CBS News, Sudden and Unexpected, Billy Camou, Oremus4Pacem, Jack Harkness, and KWTX News 10 on X
Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams — who served during the first Trump administration — argued Sunday that "people are going to die" if the U.S. backs away from mRNA vaccine development, after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted around $500 million in research funding. Kennedy announced last week that the administration was canceling 22 mRNA vaccine development projects, saying the vaccines "fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu." The projects were funded through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA. Kennedy said the funds would be shifted toward "safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate."
#6 Supreme Court Formally Asked to Overturn Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling - Devin Dwyer for ABC News, Anton Sorkin, Tweeter Tot, National Law Journal, Christian People's Alliance, and Rhadix on X
Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision. Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys' fees. In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses...
#7 Trump Pushes China to Quadruple Soybean Orders Ahead of Truce Tariff Expiration - Brett Samuels for The Hill, Tuck the Frumpers, Lala News and Stuff, Cllr Dr Alan Bullion, Sergio ch., Mark Brewer, and Global Gem Update on X
President Trump late Sunday urged China to increase its orders of U.S. soybeans, suggesting it would help reduce the trade deficit between Washington and Beijing. “China is worried about its shortage of soybeans. Our great farmers produce the most robust soybeans,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “I hope China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders. This is also a way of substantially reducing China’s Trade Deficit with the USA. Rapid service will be provided. Thank you, President XI.”
#8 Governor Abbott Delivers George Strait Checks to Texas Flood Victims Ignored by Fleeing House Democrats - Randy Clark and Bob Price for Breitbart, Dennis Hensley, Gary Lane Peters1, BareKS833, lkf1123, and News 4 San Antonio on X
Texas Governor Greg Abbott traveled to Ingram, Texas, to deliver $25,000 checks from country-western legend George Strait to families devastated by the deadly Independence Day Hill Country flooding. The checks delivered by Abbott on Saturday were part of the more than $7 million raised during Strait’s benefit concert on July 27. Aid and other support for Hill Country communities is being delayed by Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to stop the state’s congressional redistricting plan...#9 House and Senate Block Trump Recess Appointments With Brief Sessions, Thune Confirms Vote Shortfall - Economic Times, Thomas Massie, Pepsidrivah/Sami Nathaniel, *, C3, and Gunther Eagleman/Drea on X
In a rare procedural move, the House and Senate briefly convened in mostly empty chambers today to prevent President Donald Trump from making recess appointments. Senate leader John Thune confirmed there are not enough votes to pass a recess, which would have allowed Trump’s appointees to assume their posts without Senate hearings.#10 Do You Want to Eat Fake Butter? Company Funded by Bill Gates Wants to Know - Scott McClallen for Townhall, Mindy MF Robinson, Getúlio Santana, Wall Street Mav/Ian Jaeger, Shadow of Ezra/HaveBlue77, and Alex Jones/Captain Tuttle on X
Do you want to eat fake butter? The company Savor sells butter made from carbon. While some people are excited, others are disgusted. The account @TPV Sean posted on X. “Bill Gates' Fake 'Butter' Made From Human Waste Approved by FDA Without Safety Data In a move straight out of a dystopian nightmare, the FDA has just greenlit a lab-grown, fake "butter" cooked up by a Bill Gates–funded startup in California. No labels. No warnings. Already slipping into the food supply via restaurants and bakeries across America. The kicker? It was approved using only the Gates Foundation’s own safety claims - no independent tests, no animal trials, no public review. And when you find out what it’s actually made from... let's just say, this isn’t the first time Gates has been caught trying to quietly feed it to the masses.”
