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Associated Press:
Key Republican says he won't back Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties  —  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's informed the White House that he won't support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's pick for top federal prosecutor in Washington, stalling the nomination …
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Punchbowl News:
Ed Martin confirmation in doubt even after Trump weighs in
Politico:
Tillis says he'll oppose Ed Martin, dealing grave blow to Trump's DC prosecutor pick
NBC News:
Key GOP senator won't support Trump loyalist Ed Martin to be D.C.'s top prosecutor
Tim Marchman / Wired:
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years  —  Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.  —  Tulsi Gabbard …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control  —  A panel of experts, including the former chair of the NTSB and former head of NASA, had been asked to evaluate the FAA's oversight of traffic control operations.  —  The Federal Aviation Administration halted the work …
Discussion: CBS News
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
2 United Airlines Jets Clip Wings at San Francisco Airport  —  No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 777 jets were leaving the gate area early on Tuesday.  The airline canceled both trans-Pacific flights.  —  A United Airlines Boeing 777 jet clipped the wingtip …
Wall Street Journal:
America's Air Traffic Fiasco
New York Times:
India Strikes Pakistan Two Weeks After Terrorist Attack  —  The strikes came after an attack by militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir and are an intensification of a conflict between two nuclear powers.  —  India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military ban  —  The blanket ban, expanding on a similar policy Trump proposed in his first term, has been blocked nationwide by lower courts.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to implement his ban …
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Politico:
Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people from military
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland  —  Effort underscores seriousness of Trump's intent to acquire the island from Denmark  —  The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America's spying apparatus into President Trump's campaign …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Independent and CNN
Reuters:
Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard  —  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware …
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Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Hegseth Accused of More Chaos After Sudden Ukraine Aid Halt
Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances  —  Since 1992, the program has helped American families and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs, a federal report says.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star …
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CNN:
Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say
Discussion: The Hill, E&E News and NOTUS
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump picks Rudy Giuliani's son for key World Cup post  —  The younger Giuliani worked as a special assistant to the president and associate director of the Office of Public Liaison during Trump's first term.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Andrew Giuliani — the son of Rudy Giuliani …
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Alex Tabet / NBC News:
Trump's Cabinet members warn FIFA World Cup visitors not to overstay their visas
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier  —  Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Elon Musk's Grok AI Will ‘Remove Her Clothes’ In Public, On X  —  Elon Musk's Grok, an AI chatbot that people can interact with via X, is being used to undress photos women are posting to the social media platform, as first flagged t0 404 Media by Kolina Koltai, a researcher and trainer at Bellingcat.
Micah Lee / micahflee:
Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs  —  Despite their misleading marketing, TeleMessage, the company that makes a modified version of Signal used by senior Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs from its customers.
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Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats
Discussion: New York Times and Drop Site News
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Brags About Gold-Plated Office While Telling Americans to Cut Expenses  —  The president gloated about his “24-karat gold” White House renovation as his nonsensical tariff agenda drives up prices for consumers  —  Austerity for thee but not for me.  As Donald Trump advises …
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Alan Rappeport / Reuters:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Canada Is ‘Not for Sale,’ Its Leader Says. Trump Replies, ‘Never Say Never’
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
ICE Agents Are Targeting DC Restaurants  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are targeting DC restaurants today in what is shaping up to be one of the city's most high-profile examples yet of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.  Millie's in Spring Valley …
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Fox News:
Anti-Israel protesters occupy University of Washington building, 30 arrested  —  A group of anti-Israel protesters occupied a building at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle on Monday before police in riot gear intervened and arrested at least 30 of them, according to officials.
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
At Trump's urging, USPS board to name FedEx official as postmaster general  —  David Steiner is a member of FedEx's board and was previously the leader of sanitation company Waste Management.  —  President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service's governing board are expected …
CNN:
The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. Shipments are cut in half.  Expect shortages soon  —  American consumers are on the cusp of tough choices because of President Donald Trump's trade war.  —  Ships now pulling into US harbors from China …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children's Shows  —  The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs.  —  The White House effort to cut funding for NPR and PBS is beginning to take effect.
Washington Post:
Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show  —  The extraordinary request illustrates the administration's aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.  —  The Trump administration earlier this year urged the Ukrainian government …
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Trump administration to garnish wages of 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers this summer … The Trump Administration resumed collection efforts on defaulted student loans Monday after a roughly five-year hiatus — and affected borrowers could begin feeling the financial consequences sooner than experts expected.
Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
‘What Are They Doing Illegal?’  Officer Says Before Arresting Pro-Palestine Students  —  Audio reveals an officer admitting UT Austin students weren't breaking the law before they were arrested.  The students are now suing Greg Abbott  —  A police officer questioned the legality …
Amanda Taub / New York Times:
What Happened When Trump Altered the Deal With Law Firms and Universities  —  Does the prisoner's dilemma still apply when the rules break down?  —  A few weeks ago, several prominent American universities and law firms found themselves in what seemed to be a classic prisoner's dilemma, courtesy of President Trump.
Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A Student Journalist Covered a Pro-Palestine Protest.  Soon, Her Graduation Came Under Threat.  —  A botched challenge to press freedom at Columbia University's Barnard College.  —  Back in March, pro-Palestine protesters staged a sit-in at Barnard College, an affiliate of Columbia University, just across the street.
MSNBC:
Is the White House for sale?  New reports on Trump's crypto ventures raise concern.  —  A UAE-backed investment group and an international trucking logistics firm are pouring millions into cryptocurrencies linked to the president.  —  Investors appear to be getting a little impatient for some good news on Donald Trump's trade war.
Discussion: NBC News
Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
Trump Finds Solution to Aviation Woes—Fire a Democrat  —  GROUNDED  —  Since January, President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to purge board members overseeing independent agencies.  —  The White House on Monday ousted the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
George W. Bush not expected at White House event honoring his mother  —  First lady Melania Trump is holding the event in the East Room, where she will unveil a new U.S. postal stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush.  —  Former president George W. Bush is not expected to attend …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio governor moves to keep the state GOP from endorsing Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy to succeed him  —  The Ohio Republican Party is slated to take a Friday vote on whether to give Ramaswamy its endorsement in the 2026 race for governor.  —  CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy …
Discussion: NOTUS and Raw Story
Lautaro Grinspan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
They voted for Trump and now their son is in ICE detention  —  Green card holder from Argentina held in South Georgia's Stewart Detention Center.  —  LUMPKIN — Just 2 miles away from a sprawling South Georgia immigrant jail sits El Refugio, a hospitality house where the loved ones …
Discussion: The Daily and Raw Story
 
 
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Alexander Tin / CBS News:
HHS revokes some layoff notices, including to 9/11 program
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, GovExec.com and The Hill
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Team Wants CBS to Pay For His MAGA Kennedy Center
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website
Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
'It's All Cronyism Going Forward'
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
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President Trump's Media Company Is Offering Movies About ‘Lizard People’ And Other Wild Conspiracy Theories
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