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Fox is the GOP media network, so, a no-brainer here.

"Would Fox Take Donald Trump’s Side Against Rupert Murdoch? Uh ... Yes."

newrepublic.com/article/198148

The Epstein story, currently fracturing the Trump coalition, is now poised to pit two NewsCorp properties against each other.

The New Republic · Would Fox Take Donald Trump’s Side Against Rupert Murdoch? Uh ... Yes.The Epstein story, currently fracturing the Trump coalition, is now poised to pit two NewsCorp properties against each other.
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⬆️ Is Trump preparing to pardon Epstein's notorious accomplice? ⬇️

dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/22

"The Epstein files don’t have an incentive to lie for a coverup. A convicted sex trafficker in search of a pardon does," Ryan Goodman on X.

Even more fishy is the person who will meet with Maxwell to interview her is Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche—Trump's defense attorney during his numerous federal indictments now dismissed.

Daily KosIs Trump preparing to pardon Epstein's notorious accomplice?Don't look now, but Ghislaine Maxwell's time in federal prison for aiding and abetting accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein could be cut short. In an effort to distract from the fact that ...
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"American consumers will be hit with 3 big cost increases:

(1) Import taxes ( #TrumpTariffs)...

(2) On top of the import #taxes, the declining dollar makes everything imported from the rest of the #world even more expensive...

(3) Trump’s #BigUglybill will cut #Medicaid and food stamps, which will raise the costs of #health care and #food ...

Many of the working-class people who voted for #Trump will be harmed the most."
- @rbreich

robertreich.substack.com/p/the

#GOP#Tariffs#USPol

Trump Claims Epstein Scandal Made His Approval Go Up 5 Pts

mediaite.com/politics/trump/tr

At a reception with members of Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed that the festering scandal regarding the Epstein files had made his poll numbers improve five points. Multiple recent polls contradict this claim.

Mediaite · Trump Claims the Epstein Story Has Boosted His Approval Rating to ‘Best Numbers I’ve Ever Had& ...By Sarah Rumpf

"House #GOP leaders are canceling Thursday votes and sending members home early for a month-long recess as the Jeffrey #Epstein crisis deepens on Capitol Hill.

The decision to move up summer recess came after Republicans lost control of the floor over bipartisan pressure to vote on releasing Epstein-related documents. House committees will keep working through the week, but there will be no further floor votes after Wednesday."