Why didn't we name streets after New York Liberty players?

NEW: A Big Law firm says its deal with Trump doesn't have any terms beyond his brief Truth Social post. There's no underlying contract with spelled-out details, no explanation of how it'd be enforced — nothing.

One of Cuomo's former top aides, who long ago had a falling out with him, penned what one source described as a "ghoul haiku."

Here's the deal. We're not going to remain silent while our management blunders through poorly conceived AI experiments. We are proud journalists and we'll protect ourselves. niemanlab.org/2025/07/law360…

In the first election cycle since NY state passed public financing for elections, spending shot up -- much of it on political consultants

I've covered Jeffrey Epstein for years. Here are 7 things that make no sense about the DOJ's "Epstein files" memo:🧵 1. The letter says the DOJ and FBI determined it won't release any files. Why? There's no explanation. I've asked the DOJ press office and they won't respond.

NEW: Mike Lee’s online persona — spreading conspiracy theories, mocking assassination victims — is causing worry in Salt Lake City. On Lee, his church, and the difficulties of “peacemaking” in our current political era:

ok this from Emil Bove is pretty funny

1000 low income adults were randomly selected to receive $1000/month for 3 years, with a control group receiving $50/month over that same period. Many of them had children in the household. How did it affect how they parented and their kids?

Brightline is one of the few projects that both the Trump and Biden administrations have embraced, but . . . Based on the numbers so far, 3.1 million people are expected to ride Brightline in 2025, which is 53% below last year’s estimate, according to company reports. Revenue is

Excellent, #FOIA -forward story from ⁦Jack Newsham⁩ businessinsider.com/west-point-heg…

“Why isn’t the media reporting on this 13-second video with no indication of where or when it was filmed that shows me what I want to believe?”

Tension has brewed between Media Matters and Marc Elias's firm over Trump/Musk's lawsuits/probes—as MM racks up legal fees "You must be kidding!! This is how you treat people who have been clients for 16 years and are friends?" a MM aide wrote to the firm over its demand for

"Earth is being slowly dehydrated by the unmitigated mining of groundwater, which underlies vast proportions of every continent." Terrifying ProPublica interactive": propublica.org/article/water-…

Business Insider A CPUC spokesperson said Tesla notified the agency of its plans to extend operations in the Bay area to include some members of the public on Thursday. The agency said Tesla does not have a permit to transport people in an AV, but can provide transportation in a non-AV.

this story is nuts and when what remains of the bottom drops out of uninsurable housing markets, we'll get a round of 2008-style "where were the credit ratings agencies?" and the answer will just be "fees" wsj.com/finance/small-…

Another week of low initial claims for unemployment benefits while continuing claims continues to run at a higher level

scoop: palmer luckey’s digital bank, erebor, told prospective investors it expects federal banking regulators to approve its plans by late 2025 — a fast timeline it says is possible because “palmer’s political network will get this done,” per a fundraising memo. w Jack Newsham 1/

Palmer Luckey gave $1M to mostly Republicans last year. Then potential investors in his new project were told his "political network" would help it get a federal bank charter in 6 months, which experts said would be unbelievably fast. Details -->

Incredible photo by Jeff Coltin.