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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
A GOP congressman is peppered with questions about Trump during raucous town hall  —  Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler's suburban New York swing district heaped criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall Sunday night, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump's aggressive agenda …
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Washington Post:
These 6 Republican ‘red lines’ could complicate Trump's policy plans  —  “Some of these are clearly in conflict,” one former Republican aide said.  —  As Republican lawmakers hammer out a “big, beautiful bill” to enact President Donald Trump's policy plans, they're running into a problem: their colleagues' growing list of red lines.
Discussion: Semafor, Raw Story and Press Herald
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler faces another rowdy town hall as police carry away audience member
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   Lawler town hall devolves into chaos
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Thumbs Its Nose at Trump With Scathing Segment  —  NOT SCARED OF YOU  —  The show brought on lawyers and firms targeted by President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders.  —  60 Minutes examined Donald Trump's revenge tour against Big Law in a scathing episode on Sunday …
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MSNBC:
Would take ‘Herculean effort’ to rebuild: Voice of America employee speaks out amid Trump order  —  An appeals court put a ruling on pause that ordered Voice of America employees to return to work.  Now, workers face uncertainty about the future of their jobs as President Trump's executive order winds its way through courts.
Discussion: Fox News and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump  —  The president's older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Industry Reacts To Trump's “Insane” Movie Tariff Threat: “This Would Destroy The Independent Film Sector”  —  The U.S. and international film sectors are reeling after Donald Trump's announcement last night that he is “authorizing” the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.
The Guardian:
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Trump administration says it'll pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country  —  The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
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Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Announces Historic Travel Assistance and Stipend for Voluntary Self-Deportation  —  The First Illegal Alien to Utilize Travel Assistance has Already Returned to Honduras  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a historic opportunity for illegal aliens …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Trump Tells Hate Leader And J6 Seditionist ‘I Love You Guys’ At Mar-A-Lago: Report  —  The president chatted with the former extremist group boss as he was dining at Trump's country club.  —  Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys and convicted seditionist in the Jan. 6 …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our Megalomaniacal President  —  More headlines from the disaster zone: … Happy Monday  —  The Department-Store God-King  —  by William Kristol  —  Why is Donald Trump's second term so much more dangerous than his first?  —  There are several reasons, but here are two.
Scott Bessent / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Three Steps to Economic Growth  —  His tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation efforts make up a coherent strategy to benefit Main Street.  —  Readers of this paper know better than anyone: Wall Street has experienced historic success over the last four decades.  Since 1980, the S&P 500 has increased more than 5,500%.
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
How Trump could make Americans permanently poorer
Andres Picon / Politico:
GOP may be closer than ever to enacting a massive rule-busting bill  —  “For those who say it would make a radical change ... I'd say, ‘Thank heaven above for that,’” says Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee.  —  Conservative Republicans have spent more than a decade working toward a wholesale rollback …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say  —  Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel's operations …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked  —  A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages, 404 Media has learned.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
We need a way to aggregate what Donald Trump is doing to this country  —  News organizations, along with good-government groups and other interested parties, are doing a commendable job of chronicling the damage the Trump regime is doing to the government, the country, and the world.
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Throws a Tantrum After Getting Roasted by Karl Rove  —  LATE-NIGHT RANT  —  The president was stung after the Republican strategist ripped into him on tariffs, communications, and the AI image of Trump as the pope.  —  President Donald Trump ripped into Republican strategist Karl Rove …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Clearly Unhinged’: Critics Sink Trump's ‘Asinine’ Plan To Reopen Alcatraz Prison  —  The president wants to turn the park back into a penitentiary despite the fact that it would cost a fortune.  —  President Donald Trump's plan to expand and reopen Alcatraz as a prison …
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Associated Press:
Trump says he's going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costly
Kristin Wright / NPR:
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters  —  An exhibit showing victims of gun violence has been taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice has confirmed.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Memorial to victims of gun violence taken down at ATF headquarters
Discussion: Townhall
John Wisely / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan AG Dana Nessel drops all charges against U-M pro-Palestinian Diag protesters  —  Decision came after calls for Nessel to recuse herself.  —  Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dropped all charges against seven pro-Palestinian protesters arrested last year on the University of Michigan Diag.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Pence says January 6 attack's failure ‘became a triumph of freedom’ as he receives JFK Profile in Courage Award  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday while receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award that January 6, 2021, “became a triumph of freedom” …
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
‘A slippery slope to eugenics’: advocates reject RFK Jr's national autism database  —  US health secretary claims data will be used for research but has not addressed privacy concerns and potential misuse  —  Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against the creation of an autism database …
Bloomberg:
The Trade War Is Coming for Your Plumbing  —  Sweeping tariffs will harm makers of plumbing products — just like other manufacturers.  —  A fair summary of the president's kaleidoscopic vision for the American economy might go something like this: Workers should have rewarding manufacturing jobs …
Peter Elkind / ProPublica:
The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data  —  The Trump administration has eliminated or stifled critical data at dozens of federal agencies.  Now the administration's actions are hitting a new realm: the energy industry.  —  For decades, the Energy Information Administration …
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Senators unveil bipartisan plan to lower drug costs  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Peter Welch are teaming up on bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering drug costs by barring drug companies in the U.S. from charging higher prices than the international average.  While their bill is different …
 
 
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Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit
Discussion: Raw Story
Miles Bryan / Vox:
Trump promised his tariffs would create jobs. They're already destroying them.
Discussion: Fortune
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