The Washington Post reports: Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is unexpectedly stepping down early from the central bank’s powerful board of governors, creating an early vacancy that will give President Donald Trump an early opportunity to shape the Fed’s leadership. Kugler, a labor economist, was nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2023. Her resignation will open a slot that …

CBS News reports: Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been transferred from a federal correctional facility in Tallahassee, Florida, to a facility in Bryan, Texas, CBS News has learned. No reason was given for the move. Minimum security facilities, including the Bryan Federal Prison Camp, have dormitory housing for inmates, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: The Ohio legislature may have finished its work on the state operating budget, but when it returns from summer break, another significant piece of work lies ahead of them. The congressional map that establishes voting districts for Ohio’s U.S. House representatives must be redrawn before the end of the year. State lawmakers’ first deadline is …

Pittsburgh’s PBS affiliate reports: Rep. Rob Bresnahan said House ethics rules have so far thwarted his try at putting his stocks and other investments into a blind trust that will block him from controlling or knowing about trades. Bresnahan, who as a candidate last year called for banning members of Congress from trading stocks, has faced sharp criticism from a …

“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory. “This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump is quietly discussing plans to host the 2026 G20 summit, a forum of the world’s largest economies, at his Doral golf club in the Miami area, a White House official told CNN. The idea has been discussed for weeks, the official said. CNN previously spotted an aide carrying a “G20 Miami 2026” sign into the …

The Washington Post reports: A jury found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, and slapped the company with $200 million in punitive damages, a stunning rebuke for CEO Elon Musk’s company, which for years has avoided responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash. After less than a day of deliberation, the eight-person …

CNBC reports: Palantir has inked a contract with the U.S. Army worth up to $10 billion to meet growing warfare demands over the next decade. As part of the deal, Palantir will help the military streamline efficiencies while preparing for threats, consolidating 75 total contracts into one enterprise deal, the release states. The agreement creates a “comprehensive framework for the Army’s …

Just in via press release: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the …

“Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can …

The Associated Press reports: Seventeen Democratic officials accused President Donald Trump’s administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth in a lawsuit filed Friday. The complaint comes after a month in which at least eight major hospitals and hospital systems — all in states where the care is allowed under state law — announced …

The Arizona Mirror reports: A student-led Democratic PAC has filed a complaint against Turning Point USA’s political arms accusing it of violating Arizona’s dark money disclosure law by not revealing its funders who are providing money to run a campaign backing U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs’ bid for governor. The Voters’ Right to Know Act, or Proposition 211, was overwhelmingly passed …

The Independent reports: Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been moved from her prison in Florida to another institution in Texas. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in helping Epstein recruit, groom, and abuse young girls. She was being held at a federal prison in Tallahassee. Now, she’s at the Federal Prison Camp Bryan …

Axios reports: The new tariff rates President Trump announced late Thursday are the highest in nearly a century and will cost the average family about $2,400 this year, the Yale Budget Lab said. Combined with the surprisingly weak jobs report Friday morning, it’s the latest sign that American households face a much more difficult economy in the months to come. …

CHARLES PAYNE: “I think this is more about the Federal Reserve. Again, we got a bifurcated economy. The Fed is — they have a regressive approach here, right? They’re trying to still clamp down on this economy, but it’s not working. It’s hurting 70% of the folks out there. Look at delinquencies. Look at all of the things that are …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump is once again pushing the widely disputed claim that Barack Obama attempted to stage a “coup” after the 2016 election, and insists those involved “must pay.” In a flurry of posts on Truth Social, the president has returned to his familiar playbook of trying to distract his MAGA base from the ongoing fallout …

Bloomberg News reports: We know from news reports that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files. But what hasn’t been reported is that an FBI FOIA team redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak with the media. That team, tasked with …

The Meidas Touch report: At Turning Point USA’s BLEXIT Liberation Show in Tampa, pro-Trump speaker and former Republican House candidate Vince E. Ellison delivered a chilling speech filled with violent and dehumanizing rhetoric. Addressing supporters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Ellison, who spoke after GOP Representative Nancy Mace, declared, “You are inferior. Yeah, you need it. I don’t need …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate, a Gothamist investigation has found. Gothamist reviewed signatures submitted from across New York City and found people who said their names were forged, as well as people who said they were …

The Washington Examiner reports: President Donald Trump on Friday called on Senate Republicans to stay in session instead of taking a monthlong recess in order to confirm his nominees, who require confirmation from the upper chamber. Of the estimated 1,300 nominees requiring Senate confirmation, more than 160 nominees are ready for a vote. The massive backlog of nominees comes just …