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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise  —  President Biden this week accomplished what America elected him to do — govern from the center and make deals that solve problems.  Progressive Democrats don't seem to like that cooperative spirit, which is a big reason …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Senate votes to overturn Biden's student loan relief program
NBC News:
Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending it to Biden to become law and avert disaster
Brent Buchanan / Cygnal:
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
Discussion: Breitbart
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Jen Psaki Claims Many Republicans Are ‘Comfortable’ with Biden Because 'He's a White Man Who's Older'
Discussion: New York Times and Breitbart
Politico:
Just don't boast: How Biden world sought to ace the debt ceiling standoff
Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host  —  Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative.  And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …
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Washington Post:
Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as they hit the trail in early states  —  As the candidates hit the trail in key early states at the start of a critical summer stretch, their pitches are increasingly about distinguishing themselves from one another  —  URBANDALE, Iowa …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”
Discussion: Political Wire
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:   N.H. State Rep Endorses DeSantis, Pulls Support from Trump over Lack of Loyalty: 'He Can't Be Trusted'
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis loses his temper with a reporter: ‘Are you blind?’
Chloe Xiang / VICE:
AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test  —  The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said “it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective.”  —  An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator …
New York Times:
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case  —  A conversation in which the former president is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut a defense he has offered.  —  The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording …
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Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
What Trump's Recording Could Reveal  —  The reported existence of a tape says something important about how the former president operates.  —  Yesterday, news outlets reported the existence of a recording in which Donald Trump discusses his possession of classified documents.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he told Hannity not to joke about Biden's cognitive ability  —  Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he previously reached out to Fox News host Sean Hannity to suggest he stop joking about President Biden's cognitive abilities.  —  Trump participated in a town hall event …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Watch Roger Stone Explain on Hot Mic How to Manipulate Trump  —  In footage obtained by The Daily Beast, Stone explains how to lie to Trump—and get him to say whatever you want. … Longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone has a secret trick to get the former president to say whatever he wants: just lie to him.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:   Trump Ally Roger Stone Admits on Hot Mic He Makes Up Stories to Bend Trump to His Will
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising …
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
New York Times:
Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles  —  In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there's not enough groundwater for projects already approved.  —  Christopher Flavelle reported from Washington and Jack Healy from Phoenix.
Associated Press:
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP  —  Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.
Washington Post:
Candidate charged with shooting at Democrats' homes after election loss  —  A failed New Mexico political candidate has been indicted for allegedly organizing and carrying out a plan to shoot at the houses of Democrats and officials who certified his losing election.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Death in Custody of 8-Year-Old in Harlingen, Texas  —  CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) continues to investigate the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. Border Patrol custody, which occurred on May 17 in Harlingen, Texas.  Consistent with agency policy and CBP's commitment …
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a victory to business interests in a labor dispute, but the win was more of a whimper than a roar.  —  By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers …
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John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court hands defeat to organized labor in truckers strike case
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid  —  Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race, according to several GOP state party insiders …
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:   Former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey weighs run to replace Feinstein in California
Just The News:
J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described having to evacuate a riotous Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as traumatic.  But Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News shows …
Noreen Malone / New York Times:
When the Neighbors Don't Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues)  —  A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.  The well-heeled locals were not pleased.  —  Reporting from Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Is Joe Manchin's Pipeline a Big Deal?  —  If there's one climate policy you're likely to hear about in the debt ceiling deal, it's the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  —  The 304-mile pipeline, which will link West Virginia's booming gas fields to the East Coast and Texas, essentially received automatic approval under the bipartisan deal.
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Americans Oppose Transgender Agenda  —  By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans believe there are only two genders, and a majority support laws against transgender treatment for minors.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 71% of American Adults agree …
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Examiner
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's new Twitter pronoun rule invites bullying, LGBTQ groups say  —  The tech billionaire said Thursday that he would allow Twitter users to freely misgender people on the social media site including through pronoun usage.  —  LGBTQ advocates criticized Elon Musk on Thursday …
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russia says thousands of iPhones were hacked, blames U.S. and Apple  —  Apple denied the charge and Russia cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it did not have enough data to blame any government  —  Russia's Federal Security Service said Monday that several thousand iPhones in the country …
 
 
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
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NBC News:
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Associated Press:
Federal government orders desegregation in 32 Mississippi school districts
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Jeff Tischauser / Southern Poverty Law Center:
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