Colin Moynihan

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

For months, people have been asking me whether I still trusted gov’t data. My answer was always the same: The stats agencies faced longstanding challenges, some of which Trump was making worse. But there was no sign of political meddling.
I can’t say that anymore.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams’ petitions to run as an independent The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged.

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This sort of thing has been widely reported, going back at least to March.

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Exclusive: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit — an apparent change to its plans to update its collection of artifacts about the historic U.S. proceedings.

Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan canceled U.S. transit visits after the Trump administration urged him to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in delicate talks with China over trade and a possible summit.

Trump lawsuit against Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward dismissed The judge in the case said Trump failed to “plausibly” show that he and Woodward intended to be co-authors of an audiobook, or that Trump had any copyright interest in his responses.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Trump that attempted to sue Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward for publishing interviews during his first administration in an October 2022 audiobook called “The Trump Tapes.”

Lawmakers tour Florida’s new detention center in the Everglades Alligator Alcatraz was built into the Everglades just eight days and state officials said would cost $450 million to operate for one year.

More than two dozen state and federal lawmakers took a 2½ hour tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday, arranged by the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). It came weeks after several Democratic state lawmakers were turned away at the gate.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

Measles cases in the U.S. have reached a 33-year high.

There have been 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia, per data published Friday by Johns Hopkins University.

155 people have been hospitalized and three have died.

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Yesterday

At the UN, China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists - ICIJ Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the Palais des Nations into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping.

ICIJ and its #ChinaTargets partners spoke to 15 activists and lawyers focused on human rights in China who described being surveilled or harassed by people suspected to be proxies for the Chinese government, including those from Chinese NGOs.

Read more: www.icij.org/investigatio...

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.

Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed. Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.

Exclusive: Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon who has been released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García.

A Public Lands Sell-Off Is Struck From the G.O.P. Policy Bill

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/c...

Tulsi Gabbard Falls in Line The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing foreign intervention, is now prioritizing her loyalty to Trump.

New: Tulsi Gabbard Falls in Line
The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing foreign intervention, is now prioritizing her loyalty to Trump.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... w/ @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social

The Times rejected Mr. Trump’s demands, noting that administration officials had subsequently confirmed the existence of the report, issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency, and its findings. “No retraction is needed,” the paper’s lawyer, David McCraw, wrote in a letter.

A fascinating essay about the bodega-reminiscent design of Zohran Mamdani's unique campaign logo, along with brief discussion of other political logos or symbols including Al Gore's orbiting star, AOC's upward-slanting type, the "charm-free" Bush-Cheney logo and the MAGA hat.

Juror Booted From Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Because He’s a Bit All Over the Place A juror was booted from the Diddy trial for making inconsistent statements about where he lives. Juror No. 6 said during the voir dire part of selection he lived in the Bronx, but really he resides in New Jersey.

A juror was booted from the Diddy trial for making inconsistent statements about where he lives. Juror No. 6 said during the voir dire part of selection he lived in the Bronx, but really he resides in New Jersey.

The Trump admin had until 9:30a to file a notice of appeal of an order finding Mahmoud Khalil should be released from the Louisiana detention center where he's languished for 3+ months

His attys just asked the court to order his immediate release and attached their emails with ICE from yesterday

Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data of millions of Americans A divided Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration for now in a pair of emergency requests involving the U.S. DOGE Service

The Supreme Court sided with President Trump on two emergency requests related to DOGE, allowing it to access sensitive data at the Social Security Administration for now and shielding DOGE from having to immediately disclose records.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are Splitsville, Until They Aren’t

Until proven otherwise, all of this is theater. Think of it as the political version of professional wrestling. For a few hours, everyone was diverted by the spectacle of a brawl between the world’s richest man and its most powerful person.
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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner

SCOOP: Less than 3 weeks before Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, his mother, Elizabeth Fago, attended a $1M/head fundraiser with Trump at Mar-a-Lago for MAGA Inc.

Walczak's pardon application emphasized Fago's financial support for Trump, & her connection to a plot to publicize Ashley Biden's diary.

NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

NEWS: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House over effort to ban federal funding for NPR & PBS

The lawsuit calls Trump's executive order "textbook retaliation" for protected free speech - threatening public radio

My story:

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Ashley Gilbertson, Bedrooms of the Fallen

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Trump administration strikes deal to allow sales of rapid-fire gun modification The Trump administration has settled a lawsuit that sought to allow the sale of a device that gun-control advocates say lets semiautomatic weapons fire like machine guns.

The Trump administration has struck a deal to allow sales of a trigger mechanism that allows a semiautomatic firearm to fire more rapidly, one of several actions recently taken by Attorney General Pam Bondi to quickly dismantle Biden-era gun regulations.

Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources

ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.

It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.

DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders

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Trump Has Made Claims About Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos. Here’s a Closer Look.

“I can tell you, MS-13 does not equivocate; they don’t leave any ambiguity when it comes to their tattoos,” said Jorja Leap, an anthropologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has worked with and studied MS-13 members for more than two decades.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.

The U.S. DOGE Service is racing to build a centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information.

The goal would create a multitude of vulnerabilities, experts say.

Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch Small group of digital wallets bought up coins in the minutes before it was announced, FT analysis shows

Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch

https://www.ft.com/content/f5797d16-6299-444c-b990-5cbc6a7ccfca

Exclusive | Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats For Official Pentagon Business In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.

Breaking: Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats