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The U.S. tourism industry is already struggling under the Trump administration. A new bond for tourist visas is only guaranteed to make things worse. trib.al/1SDx0Oi
Trump Warns Even More Tourists Away With Extremely High Visa BondsThe U.S. tourism industry is already struggling under the Trump administration. A new bond for tourist visas is only guaranteed to make things worse.trib.alThe Kennedy Center has paused its free tours program for the first time in 50 years. trib.al/f7U7EqM
Trump Punishes Kennedy Center After Tour Guide Said He Ruined ItThe Kennedy Center has paused its free tours program for the first time in 50 years.trib.alMinnesota Governor Tim Walz is firing back at Trump after he blamed Minnesota for the cyberattack it suffered. trib.al/qfiNfYA
Walz Accuses Trump of Hiding Full Scope of Cyberattack Linked to IranMinnesota Governor Tim Walz is firing back at Trump after he blamed Minnesota for the cyberattack it suffered.trib.alElon Musk is back to throwing money into U.S. elections. This time, he’s trying to save Maine’s only Republican senator. trib.al/gTTkeS3
Elon Musk Goes All in on Trying to Save Susan CollinsElon Musk is back to throwing money into U.S. elections. This time, he’s trying to save Maine’s only Republican senator.trib.alDonald Trump targeted Senator John Cornyn in a social media rant. trib.al/NkVnRCN
Trump Flies Off the Handle at GOP Senator Over Todd Blanche RevoltDonald Trump targeted Senator John Cornyn in a social media rant.trib.alJudge Rita Lin warned that the government’s case has actually “gotten worse.” trib.al/XOU7GP1
DOJ Stuns Judge With Inability to Answer “Easy Question” in AI LawsuitJudge Rita Lin warned that the government’s case has actually “gotten worse.”trib.alSenator Mitch McConnell remains missing as a major deadline for his potential replacement approaches. trib.al/GVcAn3o
Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 DeadlineSenator Mitch McConnell remains missing as a major deadline for his potential replacement approaches.trib.alA cyberattack hit Minnesota’s municipal water systems. trib.al/cTMM08y
Trump Says Cyberattack on Minnesota Is Their Fault, Not Iran’sA cyberattack hit Minnesota’s municipal water systems.trib.alWhy is the president willing to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination? The answer constitutes a blatant high crime and misdemeanor. trib.al/Ro6uKN3
We Now Have the Leading Charge in Trump’s Next ImpeachmentWhy is the president willing to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination? The answer constitutes a blatant high crime and misdemeanor.trib.alChief of staff Susie Wiles is now trying to convince senators. trib.al/QIXrgWZ
Trump Forced to Call in Reinforcements to Fix SAVE Act DisasterChief of staff Susie Wiles is now trying to convince senators.trib.alRather than kill the fund for good, Trump says he’ll wait them out. Blanche can be replaced. The slush fund, apparently, cannot. trib.al/01xPUXX
The Trump administration is getting new voter data from states in its attempt to take over elections. trib.al/AcLRB4p
FBI Escalates Trump’s “Voter Fraud” Crusade With Disturbing MoveThe Trump administration is getting new voter data from states in its attempt to take over elections.trib.alDonald Trump’s main fundraiser is calling donors and saying, “The boss wants this money.” trib.al/xJFItXh
Trump Is Demanding More Cash From Donors for His Vanity ProjectsDonald Trump’s main fundraiser is calling donors and saying, “The boss wants this money.”trib.alAmusingly, in those examples, Trump blurted right out in public that he does in fact want the FCC to punish ABC precisely because of its speech. trib.al/lR1jVFi
Trump Blurted Out Openly Corrupt Plot to Censor ABC—and It BackfiredAs Trump’s sordid pressure on ABC comes back to bite him, a legal expert explains why the network is in a good position to withstand Trump-MAGA bullying—and how this case will likely play out.trib.alThis is not a resource problem, it is a priorities problem. trib.al/KvCNtWX
Abolish FIFAGianni Infantino’s latest grifty scheme should begin the conversation about replacing an organization that cannot be reformed with something better.trib.alNow this has become a weapon against Trump. trib.al/UUME6OQ
Trump Blurted Out Openly Corrupt Plot to Censor ABC—and It BackfiredAs Trump’s sordid pressure on ABC comes back to bite him, a legal expert explains why the network is in a good position to withstand Trump-MAGA bullying—and how this case will likely play out.trib.alGianni Infantino’s latest grifty scheme should begin the conversation about replacing an organization that cannot be reformed with something better. trib.al/BVd5vsx
Abolish FIFAGianni Infantino’s latest grifty scheme should begin the conversation about replacing an organization that cannot be reformed with something better.trib.alBen Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Erika Kirk get lots of attention. But America hates them. And increasingly, they hate each other. trib.al/l4cNe83
Don’t Be Fooled: America Hates These Toxic Right-Wing GasbagsBen Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Erika Kirk get lots of attention. But America hates them. And increasingly, they hate each other.trib.alAttendees—including high-level officials representing several of the mislabeled countries—took screenshots of the map and posted them online: “Not only disrespectful to African collaborators, it’s also a significant tell.” trib.al/0tXfUTn
“Haiti is hell today. So you’d be sending people … back to hell,” Governor DeWine said. “They want to work. They want to support their family. They don’t want to go back to Haiti.” To the Trump administration, none of this matters. trib.al/K5k2cpU