News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Democrats condemn Trump’s call to fire BLS chief and accuse the president of shifting blame for an underwhelming jobs report.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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The family of Virginia Giuffre and other Epstein accusers expressed "outrage" at President Trump over Ghislaine Maxwell's move to a minimum security prison, calling it "a cover up."
— Axios (@axios.com) August 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Hamas says it won't disarm unless independent Palestinian state established reut.rs/4lb4CA6
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with the families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza Saturday as fears for the captives' survival grew nearly 22 months into the war. Videos shared online showed Witkoff arriving as families chanted "Bring them home!" and "We need your help."
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Ukraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme reut.rs/45htrUQ
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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An appeals court kept in place a Los Angeles federal judge's ruling that bars immigration agents from using a person's spoken language or job, like day laborer, as the sole pretext to detain people.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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The ruling centers on a proclamation issued by President Trump — hours after he returned to the White House — ordering the closure of the asylum system at the southern border, justifying the measure by saying that the country is facing an "invasion" of migrants.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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FEMA is making nearly $1 billion in disaster preparedness and homeland security funding available to communities nationwide, just one week after CNN reported on the agency’s proposed plan to slash the programs at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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BREAKING: U.S. Office of Special Counsel launches probe into Jack Smith after GOP senator alleges he violated the Hatch Act during Trump investigations.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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A Texas House panel has advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to help the GOP maintain the US House majority in the 2026 midterms: cnn.it/3J0eajL
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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More fireflies than usual are lighting up summer evenings in the U.S. Northeast. But scientists say the lightning bugs are still on the decline.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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