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[AXA @aainmtpleasant]

@PoPville May be related to the work the water department is doing across the street to add storm capacity so run off is reduced. I can’t recall - maybe a staging area.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In @nytopinion

One year ago, President Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he used the presidency to enrich himself, the @nytimes editorial board writes. This is how Trump has pocketed at least $1.4 billion. https://t.co/U35Bm4UaDy

[ProPublica @propublica]

In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.

In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
https://t.co/pzNpHOgA4V

[Reese Gorman @reesejgorman]

New: Mike Collins official office reimbursed his top aide, Brandon Phillips, over $300,000 between 2023-2025

Over $178k of that was for expenses like franking.

The rest, $129k, was for travel in 2023 and 2024, per the OCC report.

https://t.co/RPzHXMTBrB

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @LazaroGamio @amyswalk
https://t.co/lNnj7yfj9m

[AXA @aainmtpleasant]

@SenBillCassidy Every time you post after ACIP makes a bad decision it confirms what a dupe you are.

[Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis]

Freed from prison by Trump, a $200 million fraudster started a new Ponzi scheme within months.
*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
https://t.co/uJZZB04nyi

[S.V. Dáte @svdate]

NEW -- Trump's golf tab tops $70 million since returning to office and is on pace to exceed $300 million by the end of his term.

Three hundred million.

https://t.co/subqxZVQyq

[Erica York @ericadyork]

TACO in one chart.

[Erica York @ericadyork]

The effective tariff rate in August reached 11.1 percent, and goods imports fell 6 percent from July, as the “Liberation Day” tariffs took effect August 7.

https://t.co/CxjKLVQcBv

[P a u l ◉ @SkylineReport]

If Trump’s team can’t tell whether an apartment inside the U.S. is actually filled with gang members, how the hell can we trust them to know that the 80 people they’ve killed on boats in international waters were truly narco-terrorists?

[Jonathan O'Connell @jocwapo]

The D.C. mayor, and her defense of Washington.

[Disclaimer: This is a long and detailed story. You will need a moment.]

https://t.co/WnNxwkVYdJ

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

1. Raise tariff
2. Collect bribes
3. Reduce tariff

It's really that simple.

The challenge with describing the economic strategy of the Trump admin is that it's not an "economic" "strategy," it's a "create pain -> collect payoff" mafia formula run over and over again, and admin defenders have to pretend that Trump receiving personalized gold bars from Switzerland is simply the best way we know to help Iowa farmers

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said. https://t.co/jVwfREv4Bf

[Justin Elliott @JustinElliott]

New story:

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides.

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone. https://t.co/R75RP88yCo

[tony romm @TonyRomm]

NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. https://t.co/zB8VPAqIG8

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

Trump is literally at Mar-a-Lago.

[AXA @aainmtpleasant]

@JustinWolfers @MollyJongFast Also adding the risk of misuse of funding when the government dumps money into individual accounts that no one audits versus sending money directly to health plans (the way that the ACA subsidies work today) who are audited by the government makes no sense