The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit

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<p>Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its report that he wrote a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein. It’s an unprecedented move for a sitting president, and &nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/AdDtf3WE7TJO1DekZebBTdA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNN</a> chief media analyst Brian Stelter explains why it’s a warning to all media outlets. </p><p>Israel expanded its offensive into central Gaza as the malnutrition crisis gets worse. <a href="https://apple.news/Af_FuDijJR4O9kMb0aSD2YQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC News</a> documents the deteriorating humanitarian situation.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1Ja_d-D6T3etvx8AUfCmUw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Andrew Tangel explains what early reports reveal about the Air India plane crash.</p><p>Plus, Barack Obama <a href="https://apple.news/AW7uzZ1FPSrG1z92swAIgqA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">strongly rejects</a> at Trump’s accusation of “treason,” Speaker Johnson <a href="https://apple.news/AuUi9uByuREe6YWsI3GY14Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is closing House business</a> early to dodge the Epstein controversy, and the mystery of our <a href="https://apple.news/AXPovRGfzTFGeyIkIRe24Nw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shrinking summers</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>