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President Donald Trump's tariff policy could soon create political headaches for the administration, according to a new op-ed.

On Thursday, economic data was released showing producer prices increased 3.3% over the last year, marking a three-year high. This happened at a time when the Trump administration is eager to convince Americans that its trade policies are working, which could help it distract from its mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Producer price increases eventually trickle down to consumer prices, the editorial noted.

A MAGA influencer had some harsh words for Tucker Carlson following his latest podcast episode.

Brandon Tatum, a MAGA political commentator known as "Officer Tatum," wrote in a recent Substack article that Carlson's latest episode distorted the truth about living conditions for Christians in Israel. Carlson painted Israel as a country that is hostile to Christians, using the testimony of an American-born nun who lives in Jerusalem to prove his point.

The ACLU and a local branch of one of the nation's largest labor unions were among those who condemned Thursday's order by Washington, DC's police chief authorizing greater cooperation with federal forces sent by President Donald Trump to target and arrest undocumented immigrants in the sanctuary city.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith issued an executive order directing MPD officers to assist federal forces including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in sharing information about people in situations including traffic stops. The directive does not apply to people already in MPD custody. The order also allows MPD to provide transportation for federal immigration agencies and people they've detained.

A conservative columnist warned Thursday that the United States has effectively rebuilt an odious institution from its past.

David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, argued in a new column that the U.S. has effectively recreated the Jim Crow era. However, the division lines are class-based in the new institution compared to the race-based lines of yore. To make his point, Brooks cites data showing the academic gap between the affluent and the less wealthy is larger today than it was during the Jim Crow era.

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) tore into President Donald Trump's move to federalize law enforcement in Washington, D.C. as a stunt — and accused him of tearing down everything that actually helps law enforcement stop crime.

"Okay, so one, this idea that if it works in Washington, D.C., then let's see where else we can do it," said anchor Alicia Menendez. "This normalization of using military force in American cities. And to clear this argument ... we've been spending all of our military resources abroad, what we really need to be doing is spending them at home. It's absurd. And it's not what Americans voted for."

President Donald Trump has said very little about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking victims, but the story is different inside the White House, according to a new report.

Rolling Stone spoke with two White House insiders "familiar with [Trump's] private remarks" about how he describes the victims when the cameras are not around. The report was published as the president tries to distract his base from his administration's refusal to release the Epstein case files, despite promising to release them on the campaign trail.

A pair of analysts warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his comments about inflation could come back to haunt him.

Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office that the U.S. has "ended Biden's inflation nightmare." The latest inflation reports appear to paint a different picture. The Producer Price Index, which measures inflation in businesses, surged by 0.9% in July compared to the expected 0.2%. That was the largest inflation spike in three years, according to the data. Economists told CBS News that the data show that price hikes for consumers are imminent.

A federal judge in Maryland gave yet another loss to President Donald Trump on Thursday, deciding against one of his administration's signature anti-diversity policies, Newsweek reported.

The judge in question is one of his own appointees.

Amanda Carpenter, former communications strategist for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), blasted her fellow Republicans who are embracing President Donald Trump's takeover of Washington, D.C.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday, Carpenter complained, "You know, the conservatives I used to run with used to be afraid of big government. I saw big government happen last night in the streets of the District of Columbia."

President Donald Trump randomly told the Norwegian minister of finance on a phone call that he wants a Nobel Peace Prize, The Guardian reported on Thursday.

"The Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv, citing unnamed sources, reported: 'Out of the blue, while finance minister Jens Stoltenberg was walking down the street in Oslo, Donald Trump called … He wanted the Nobel prize – and to discuss tariffs,'" reported Maya Yang. "The outlet added that it was not the first time that Trump had raised the question of a Nobel peace prize nomination to Stoltenberg."

There was a huge show of force outside of a political event in Los Angeles on Thursday, prompting questions about the politicization of Customs and Border Patrol and immigration agents.

Just a few weeks ago, Democrats were hesitant about redistricting California to eliminate GOP seats, while Texas was attempting to eliminate Democratic seats. That appears to have changed, as local, state, and federal officials, along with labor leaders and activists, stood behind Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) as he issued a shot across the bow of the gerrymandering battle.

In a video featuring rap music, the Department of Homeland Security debuted new vehicles that included President Donald Trump's name in gold.

The video, posted on the department's official X account on Thursday, featured the song "TOES" by DaBaby.

President Donald Trump heads to Alaska on Friday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the goals of the "summit" appear to be completely different, depending on which leader is speaking.

Trump addressed reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, stating that the goal is to reach a ceasefire, or at the very least, hold a preliminary meeting to facilitate a ceasefire.