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by Finya Swai

Democrats are reacting to the Justice Department’s move to drop its Reflecting Pool vandalism case against a former Olympian David Hearn, saying the move validated their longstanding criticism that the administration is weaponizing the Justice Department.

The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its felony destruction of property charge against Hearn after finding that the damage to the pool’s lining was caused by a “rushed and botched installation,” not vandalism as alleged.

While the department’s conclusion cited construction faults in its reasoning to dismiss the case, the Trump administration rejected the conclusion and continued to argue vandalism was the reason for the botched multi-million dollar renovation.
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes
Alba Asenjo Domínguez

The family of a Haitian immigrant who froze to death in early March at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh after she was dropped off in the city by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is poised to file a lawsuit this month against the United States and “multiple other governmental and non-governmental entities”, the Guardian has learned.

Daphy Michel, 31, had been in county jail for six months after a reported mental health crisis and street incident, and then was arrested by ICE before being released with a ankle monitor.

She was left to make her way home to Charleroi, a small community on the outskirts of Pittsburgh about 20 miles (32km) away, but was found dead three days later. In June, Pennsylvania officials said she died from hypothermia and ruled her death a homicide.
By Julie Watts

California's High-Speed Rail Authority repeatedly missed key deadlines to buy its trains, a failure federal officials cited when they pulled $4 billion in funding a year ago. More than a year and a half after the original deadline, the authority still cannot say when it expects to award the contract. The state says that the date remains "TBD."

Approved by voters in 2008, the project was originally designed to link San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours with electric trains capable of reaching 220 mph. There's no direct line between the two major cities, and the ride now takes 10.5 to 12 hours.

But the current plan is limited to the middle section of the route — a flat 171-mile stretch between Merced and Bakersfield in the Central Valley, selected because construction was expected to be easier, with no need to drill any tunnels. It's estimated that high-speed rail would cut that three-hour train ride in half.  
The lawmaker has previously been accused of concealing her own health struggles.
Julia Ornedo
A 73-year-old Republican senator is coming to Mitch McConnell’s defense as many demand transparency about his health mystery.

Maine’s Susan Collins lashed out at those demanding answers about McConnell’s weeks-long absence from Congress, following a fall that sent him to the hospital on June 14.

“Mitch was the longest-serving leader in Senate history,” Collins told The New York Times.
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
By Mark Walker

President Trump said on Saturday that he would revive a proposal for a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would compensate his supporters if the Senate does not confirm his nominee for attorney general.

The administration had backed off plans to establish such a fund in June as it was criticized as a scheme to reward political allies with taxpayers’ dollars.

But in a social media post, Mr. Trump reacted to skepticism about his nomination of Todd Blanche, his former defense lawyer, to be attorney general, saying that he would keep Mr. Blanche as the acting attorney general if the Senate failed to confirm him, and added that he would “push hard” to pass legislation creating the fund.
Story by Anushka Basu

・Capital One reportedly said it closed more than 300 Trump Organization accounts after a months-long review of anti-money laundering.

・The bank is seeking to dismiss a suit by the Trump Organization and Eric Trump, saying the political debanking claims lack merit.

・Trump-linked entities say the accounts were shut down for political reasons following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021.

Capital One Financial (COF) reportedly said that it closed the bank accounts of the Trump Organization after a months-long review by its anti-money laundering (AML) team, marking the first time a bank has publicly linked AML concerns to the President's family business.

The bank moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization and Eric Trump, claiming the allegations of political debanking were “misguided” and “based on cherry-picked quotations unsupported by the full context” of documents submitted to the court, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Story by Joseph McBride

Donald Trump has famously claimed that he is very hard to beat at golf and once reacted with hostility after losing to a 15-year-old during the 2007 Westchester Men’s Club Championship.

Trump, 80, celebrated winning the annual Trump National Golf Club Bedminster club and senior championship this year, allegedly carding 70 on a Par-72 course. This follows Trump's double victory in Florida two years ago, as he continues to dominate at his own clubs.

His latest success takes his number of victories at his clubs to over 40, though his scores have been questioned during his two presidential terms. Trump has faced allegations of cheating on the course, but back in 2007, he suffered a humbling defeat. It all comes as Trump rudely showed where his priorities really were when greeting military troops.

Sportswriter Rick Reilly has accused Trump of cheating on several occasions and decided to examine his tournament history in an article for The Guardian. Reilly once said of Trump, "When it comes to cheating, he’s an 11 on a scale of one to 10."

Reilly has continued to call out Trump, and before his Bedminster championship in 2025, he wrote on social media, "Hey Trump, tomorrow is the Senior Champ at Bedminster. Are you shameless enough to pretend you won it? Even after the whole planet saw you cheat in Scotland? Is your ego that sick."
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