UNSEALED
President Trump scored several wins this week: the House passed $9 B in DOGE spending cuts that slash foreign aid and public broadcasting; Trump ordered AG Pam Bondi to seek grand‑jury Epstein records, calling the media frenzy a “SCAM”; and ICE nabbed a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member in Traverse City. The House also blocked a Central Bank Digital Currency, Trump’s doctor reported minor leg swelling from a vein issue, and CBS axed Colbert’s Late Show after he blasted the network’s Trump settlement.
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- House passes the DOGE cutsThe 216‑213 vote scraps roughly $9 B in approved spending—about $8 B from USAID and global‑health programs and over $1 B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Two Republicans joined Democrats in opposition.
- Trump unleashes Bondi on Epstein files: “End the SCAM!”Trump’s Truth Social post directs AG Bondi to produce “any and all” grand‑jury testimony on Epstein, pending court approval, calling the media drama a scam that “should end, right now.”
He also threatens to sue the WSJ and Rupert Murdoch over an article he calls false.
- ICE arrests suspected Tren de Aragua gangster in Traverse CityOn July 4, ICE Detroit arrested 25‑year‑old Kleiber Siso Balza—wanted in Virginia and Florida—citing ties to the violent Venezuelan gang. Three other undocumented men were taken into custody.
NOTABLES
- House slams the brakes on CBDC
- Media note minor leg swelling in Trump’s health report
- Letter from the President’s doctor
- Cruz: Biden’s autopen pardons “null & void” if not personally approved
- VIDEO: South LA woman faked ICE kidnapping—now in custody
- Why clinics say “no metal” in MRI rooms
- “Nothing good” comes from seeing Coldplay live—jokes fly online
- Chris Martin reacts to affair rumor
- Fan’s loud fart at the British Open
- Colbert’s farewell announcement with help from Trump
- Never forget Colbert’s worst bits
- Kimmel slams CBS for canceling Colbert
CLIPS
- CBS cancels The Late Show after Colbert criticizes Trump settlement
- Press Secretary addresses rumors about Trump’s health
- O’Donnell’s “birthday letter” theory on JD Vance
- Bill Kristol reads the birthday letter on CNN
- Trump wants California’s rail project investigated
- Mr Wonderful praises Trump’s tariff plan
- Press Sec: tariff revenues top $113 B
- Brian Stelter bemoans NPR/PBS cuts
- Sen. Kennedy’s plan for assailants of ICE agents
- Feds use Trump’s voice to irritate anti‑ICE protesters
- Mamdani on whether prisons are obsolete
- Dem congresswoman loves Mamdani—can’t explain funding
- Quote of the day from NPR’s CEO
- Press Sec lists examples of NPR bias
- NewsBusters stats on NPR’s liberal tilt
- Piers Morgan vs. Joy Reid
- New element discovered—Governmentium (joke)
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