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US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation

The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise.

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Donald Trump makes the pettiest move against Obama and the Bushes’ white house portraits

Trump is acting like a mean girl.

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Trump’s see-no-evil move lands Obama and Bushes out of sight in White House portrait shakeup, report says

The portraits have reportedly been moved to the Grand Staircase, which leads to the president’s residence

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President gives OK for military to target drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations: report

Previous administrations have followed a century-old law prohibiting military involvement in law enforcement

The Independent UK

How does the King of the Hill reboot fit into a very different America?

The welcome return of Mike Judge’s Texas-set animated sitcom about a conservative father tries to find reason during an unreasonable time

The Guardian - US

At the Races: The Art of the Sale - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including GOP's quest to sell the 'big beautiful' law.

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39 Fascinating Facts That People Only Learned Now And Just Had To Share With Others (New Pics)

Here are some not-so-well-known facts from the “Today I Learned” internet group to tickle your brain.

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Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy

In the “one, big, beautiful bill,” President Donald Trump has called for substantial decreases in federal domestic spending. However, a schism emerged between Republican lawmakers during the budget debates in Congress.

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Trump has just gambled his second presidency on a potential war with Iran

ANALYSIS: President need only look to his predecessors to see what will happen now that he has committed to military strikes in the Middle East, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

In LA, Trump is arsonist and firefighter

Trump and Stephen Miller's made-for-TV street theater ignores the facts — and threatens democracy

Salon

Trump’s ‘triumph’: Newt Gringrich selective spins in new book praising president

Former House speaker and Clinton antagonist sidesteps his own dubious ethics and gushes over Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

Points of Light, founded by the Bush family, aims to double American volunteerism by 2035

The Bush family’s nonprofit Points of Light will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S. charitable organizations from 75 million annually to 150 million in 10 years

The Independent UK

Cutting HIV aid means undercutting US foreign and economic interests − Nigeria shows the human costs

A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region and ultimately compromise U.S. interests. These interests included securing access to Nigeria’s substantial oil reserves, maintaining…

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MAGA gets the Middle East treatment

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

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“No more Souters”

In memoriam to an abandoned Supreme Court standard bearer

The Independent UK

Former President George W. Bush draws inspiration close to his Dallas home in his latest paintings

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David Souter obituary

Former US supreme court justice nominated by George HW Bush who consistently voted with its liberal wing

Reason

David Souter Shaped the Supreme Court Through the Backlash He Inspired

The late justice was appointed by a Republican but quickly established himself as a judicial liberal.

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‘Republicans should probably not do it’: Trump waffles on tax hikes for the rich

"I’m OK if they do!!!"

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Supreme Court Justice David Souter, champion of ‘ordered Liberty,’ dies at 85

Former Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, a New Hampshire Republican appointed by President George H.W. Bush, died at the age of 85. The Supreme Court announced his death, marking the end of a life dedicated to the law by a judge known for his thoughtful independence and surprising path…

The Guardian - US

Former US supreme court justice David Souter dies aged 85

Souter was a New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench

Roll Call

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 - Roll Call

The tenure of the late Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations.

The Guardian - US

Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to stand up for embattled legal system

Supreme court justice does not mention Trump by name but called threats and harassment ‘an attack on democracy’

The Conversation

Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history

Former presidents don’t criticize their successors in public.

The Independent UK

Biden Derangement Syndrome? How Trump can’t stop blaming everything under the sun on his predecessor

ANALAYSIS: Immigration, crime, trade – even the economic numbers since he left office: Biden’s name is on the lips of his successor multiple times a day to explain everything wrong with America. But will voters buy it, asks Andrew Feinberg from West Palm Beach, Florida

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