Monday, July 21st, 2025

Today, Trump has filed a $10B lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for publishing information about a birthday note Trump sent to Epstein; a judge has dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward; CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert three days after he slammed Paramount for settling with Trump over editing of the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris; ICE will get access to Medicaid enrollees' personal information; the EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm; Idaho agrees not to prosecute doctors for out of state abortion referrals; WNBA All-Stars don shirts that read ‘Pay Us What You Owe Us’ during the All-Star Game trophy ceremony; and Allison and Dana deliver the good news.

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The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI - by Allison Gill

Stories
FBI personnel were told to flag Epstein files mentioning Trump, Senate Democrat says | NBC News

Trump files lawsuit over Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Epstein report | CBS News

Judge dismisses Trump’s copyright lawsuit against Bob Woodward and audiobook publisher | CNN Business

Writers’ union urges investigation into Paramount move to cancel Colbert show | Stephen Colbert | The Guardian

ICE will get access to Medicaid enrollees' personal information | NBC News

E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm | The New York Times

Consent Decree Permanently Blocks Idaho Attorney General’s Ban on Out-of-State Abortion Referrals | American Civil Liberties Union

'United' WNBA All-Stars wear 'Pay Us What You Owe Us' shirts | ESPN

Good Trouble - 
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