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Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian:
Australia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing win  —  Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies - and loses his seat  —  Australia's centre-left prime minister, Anthony Albanese …
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CNN:
Australia's center-left Labor Party retains power in vote seen as test of anti-Trump sentiment  —  Brisbane and Sydney, Australia CNN —  Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals …
Alasdair Pal / Reuters:
Australia opposition leader Dutton loses seat in shock vote defeat
Discussion: Associated Press
Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal:
First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election
Discussion: New York Times, Al Jazeera and NBC News
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:   Australia's Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, set to win reelection
Reuters:
Count under way in Australia election with living costs, Trump in focus
Politico:
Embattled Voice of America's fate uncertain after brief apparent reprieve  —  Trump has targeted the government-funded media outlet that has been off the air for almost two months.  —  The future of Voice of America remains in flux after a federal appellate court Saturday paused a ruling reversing …
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Washington Post:
Appeals court muddies plan to send Voice of America staff back to work  —  The U.S.-funded news service, which has been in limbo as its leaders wage a court fight against the Trump administration, faced legal whiplash over the weekend.  —  EDITOR'S NOTE  —  This article was published …
Isabelle Taft / New York Times:   Live Updates: Trump Administration Begins Pulling Back Money for the Arts
Katherine Long / Politico:
Vance defends Trump's post depicting AI-generated image of himself as pope  —  The vice president said he is “fine with people telling jokes.”  —  Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump after he posted an AI image of himself as pope on Truth Social, dismissing the post as a joke.
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Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope  —  The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be A.I.-generated, took things a step further and drew some pushback.  —  President Trump on Tuesday had a ready answer when reporters asked who he would like to see become the next supreme pontiff.
Rachel Wolf / Fox News:
Trump posts AI image of himself as Pope amid Vatican's search for new pontiff
Discussion: RedState and RNS
Nette Nöstlinger / Politico:
White House posts AI image of Trump as pope
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence  —  The arrangement puts money in Trump's pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.  —  WASHINGTON — An international trucking logistics firm …
Discussion: MSNBC, New Yorker and CBS News
Marcia Brown / Politico:
More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's offer to resign  —  Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs, conducts research and offers services to farmers.  —  At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken …
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions
Discussion: CoinDesk
NBC News:
Trump administration plans to cut thousands of employees at spy agencies  —  Sources familiar with the situation said the downsizing would cut about 1,000 to 1,200 employees at the Central Intelligence Agency.  —  The Trump administration plans to significantly shrink the workforce …
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say  —  Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations following a plea deal offered by the new U.S. attorney …
Washington Post:
Inside Waltz's ouster: Before Signalgate, talks with Israel angered Trump  —  The fired national security adviser engaged in intense coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about military options against Iran ahead of an Oval Office meeting between the Israeli leader and Trump, two people said.
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
Don't Look at Stock Markets.  Look at the Ports.  —  A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.  —  Stock markets plunged for days after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on imports from around the world.  The sell-off ebbed only when he suspended most …
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Los Angeles Times:   ‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
Mark Walker / New York Times:
2 Planes Abort Landings as Army Helicopter Flies Near D.C. Airport  —  The episode followed a fatal collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet in January, and prompted concern and outrage among officials.  —  Federal transportation safety officials were investigating …
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE  —  Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  —  Three major scholarly groups have sued the National Endowment for the Humanities and Elon Musk's Department …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump is trying to chill the investigative journalism that holds him to account  —  So much of what the public knows about President Trump's chaotic governance stems from robust reporting, including leaks from anonymous sources in the government.  —  But Trump and his aides are now actively trying …
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘Do I Look Like I Care?’:  AOC Shreds Trump's Border Czar In Blunt Free Speech Reminder  —  The congresswoman slammed Tom Homan after he claimed she could be in “trouble” over her “know your rights” advice.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tore apart White House border czar Tom Homan …
Erica Orden / Politico:
Justice Department hasn't filed Eric Adams docs, despite court order  —  The public may not see any other documents in this case.  —  NEW YORK — The Justice Department failed to publicly disclose documents in the now-dismissed corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams by a Friday deadline …
Discussion: New York Post
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages at Own Judge After Ruling Halting Deportations Under Wartime Act  —  DID IT TO YOURSELF  —  “Our Country, as we know it, is finished!” the president wrote after a court ruled he could not deport migrants without due process.  —  President Donald Trump had a meltdown Saturday …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Harvard's President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump  —  Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government.  At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.
 
 
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Discussion: Al Jazeera, Reuters and New Republic
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Signal
Devin O'Connor / MSNBC:
Congressional Republicans don't want the blame for DOGE's mayhem
Discussion: Raw Story
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Trump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the baggage of American history
Discussion: The Western Journal
Politico:
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S.
Discussion: RedState and The Handbasket
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 2, 2025  —  Yesterday I identified incorrectly the messaging app newly fired national …
Lee C. Bollinger / The Atlantic:
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia
Discussion: New York Times
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I Teach Computer Science, and That Is All
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
Discussion: CNN
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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