The Hound | July 13

Hi there,

It’s Monday. The Trump administration subpoenaed four New York Times journalists after they reported that the Qatari-gifted Air Force One lacked key security features of the older presidential aircraft — and that the Secret Service advised Trump not to fly it out of Turkey amid heightened tensions with Iran. The reporters have been ordered to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan.

🖊️ Sign the petition to call on the media to cover the DOJ's subpoenas of New York Times journalists not as a legal procedural story, but as a direct assault on press freedom — one that threatens every outlet's ability to hold this administration accountable.

The public deserves reporting that treats attacks on journalism as attacks on democracy itself. Subpoenaing reporters for publishing accurate, newsworthy information about the president's safety is not a national security measure

In addition, Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, a staunch Trump ally died suddenly on Sunday after a brief illness. And in Israel, Rep. Ro Khanna was detained by armed settlers during a tour through the ruins of a Palestinian school demolished by the settlers several years ago.

Read about these, and more, with today’s stories:

New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns (AP News)

Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Ro Khanna. He Wants Their Illegal Outposts Demolished. (The Intercept)

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies at 71 (NPR)

FOIA Under Attack: Landmark Transparency Law Turns 60; Fed Gov't Blocking More Documents Than Ever (Democracy Now!)

Organized Money: Curbing America’s Gambling Problem (The American Prospect)

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. (ProPublica)

The Case of the (France-Sized) Missing Antarctic Ice (Inside Climate News)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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