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ABC News:
Trump eying Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC  —  Pirro, if chosen, would be interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.  —  Judge Jeanine Pirro speaks following an exclusive interview with Daniel Penny for FOX Nation, Dec. 10, 2024, in New York.
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Erupts as Top DOJ Pick Implodes in Huge Blow to MAGA  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 8 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
Washington Post:
What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Trump Drops Nominee for U.S. Attorney, Ed Martin, After Republicans Balk
Discussion: NPR, Axios and Wall Street Journal
Paul Krugman:
Will Trump Pretend to Fix What He Broke?  —  The Trump administration is planning to announce its first trade deal today, with Britain.  Except it won't be a deal; more of a “deal.”  Reportedly it will mainly be a “framework” for an actual deal that may or may not happen sometime in the future.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and U.K. Unveil Framework for Trade Deal  —  President Trump lauds agreement as first with major trading partner since he imposed blanket tariffs on countries worldwide  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump announced the outlines of an agreement on trade with the U.K. on Thursday …
Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cuts car rate to 10%, as Trump and Starmer unveil deal
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Fact Sheet: U.S.-UK Reach Historic Trade Deal
Axios:
Meet Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope  —  Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, the second day of voting in the internationally watched papal conclave.  — He will be the first pope from the U.S. and will be known to the world as Pope Leo XIV.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV  —  EDITED BY CURTIS YEE, KATARINA KRATOVAC AND MICHAEL WARREN  —  Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV.  The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office …
Reuters:
Here's the latest.  —  Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope from the United States and defying the conventional wisdom before the conclave that any American would be a long shot to become pontiff.
Lauren FitzPatrick / Chicago Sun Times:
Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is first American pope
Thomas Frank / Politico:
FEMA chief is fired  —  Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton told people he was terminated Thursday.  —  The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
FEMA head ousted one day after saying eliminating agency not in public's interest  —  The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was fired Thursday, one day after telling lawmakers he did not think it was in the public's interest to eliminate the agency.
David Pilling / Financial Times:
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts  —  Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Times:
Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045 … Today the Gates Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary by announcing its plans to close up shop.  —  Established in 2000 — when Melinda French Gates was just 35 and Bill Gates was 44 and the world's richest man …
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Democrats vote to reject Senate crypto bill  —  All Democrats and three Republicans — including Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Josh Hawley of Missouri — voted against the effort.  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday voted down a procedural motion that would allow the upper chamber …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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CNN:
House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
Axios:
Major crypto bill fails key vote
Politico:
Biden enlists veteran Democratic operative to help defend his reputation  —  The Trump administration, meanwhile, is eying the release of Biden's interview with Robert Hur.  —  Joe Biden is in reputation management mode, hiring a veteran campaign and communications strategist to help burnish …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Biden denies cognitive decline in office
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Biden takes responsibility for Trump's victory: ‘I was in charge and he won’
Graham Parsons / New York Times:
West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate  —  It turned out to be easy to undermine West Point.  All it took was an executive order from President Trump and a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dictating what could and couldn't be taught in the military and its educational institutions.
Discussion: The Guardian and Daily Nous
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say  —  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
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New York Times:
No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines  —  How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy?  —  Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be.  Most 21st-century autocrats are elected.  Rather than violently suppress opposition like Castro or Pinochet …
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Trump considers tax hike on Americans making $2.5 million or more per year  —  Trump and Johnson discussed taxes on a call Wednesday, sources tell Fox News Digital  —  President Donald Trump is considering a small tax increase for wealthy Americans to help pay for his priorities to boost the middle and working classes.
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Washington Post:
Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse  —  Nearly 67,000 crypto novices have pulled out their debit cards to bet on Trump's meme coin venture, a Post analysis found.  So far it's been a monumental bust.  —  Rebecca Davis bought President Donald Trump's meme coin …
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Mary-Beth Mangrum / WTVC-TV:
From traffic stop to ICE custody: Dalton student now in limbo, family wants answers  —  DALTON, Ga. — After a traffic stop for turning right on a red light in Dalton on Monday, a 19-year-old Dalton State student is now facing possible deportation.  —  Friends say Ximena Arias-Cristobal …
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Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Georgia college student faces deportation after running red light — police discover her entire family has been living illegally in US for years
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Townhall
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump chose new surgeon general pick on RFK Jr.'s recommendation  —  President Trump told reporters Thursday he based his new pick for surgeon general on the recommendation of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  Trump was asked why he chose Casey Means …
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Tina Nguyen / The Verge:   New surgeon general nominee cofounded ‘biowearables’ startup with DOGE operative
Santa J. Ono / Inside Higher Ed:
Why I Chose the University of Florida  —  Santa J. Ono explains why he's pursuing the University of Florida presidency.  —  The University of Florida is already one of the nation's premier public universities.  But it has the potential to be the very best.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Border Czar Secretly Deported Two U.S. Citizen Children  —  WITHOUT A TRACE  —  Two citizens, 5 and 4, simply vanished when their mother was lured to an immigration appointment, advocates say.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Denisse Parra Vargas and her husband, Omar, had just dropped their three children …
Discussion: New Republic and KXTV
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
The Brain Rot Cabinet  —  How right-wing Internet claims and muddled conspiracies are an integral part of the second Trump administration.  —  Last week, baffling many and delighting a few, HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared during a Trump administration cabinet meeting that he's engaged …
TouchGrass:
Kamala Harris Didn't Lose to the Couch  —  Why did Kamala Harris lose last November?  Three answers have been prominently offered:  — Too many 2020 Biden voters stayed home,  — Too many 2020 Biden voters changed their minds, or  — New 2024-only voters broke heavily for Donald Trump.
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump says that ports running empty is a “good thing”  —  President Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a “good thing.”  —  Why it matters: West Coast ports warn of plunging cargo volume, with likely far-reaching economic effects in the weeks and months ahead.
Discussion: New Republic and Washington Times
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism  —  Trump seems to be ceding the future to China while emulating its past.  —  China may well come to dominate the next century—because President Donald Trump is taking a page from the most famous Chinese leader of the previous one.
 
 
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts
Discussion: STAT
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Push Back Against The Monsters  —  Wow!  You know you're not living in the America you grew …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Rep Reveals He Was Married by Radical Islamic Cleric
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump demands wartime sacrifices. Good luck with that.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Sam Sutton / Politico:
‘Crony capitalism’: GOP megadonor Griffin slams Trump trade war
Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general
Discussion: Mediaite and The Post Millennial
 Earlier Items: 
Evan Weinberger / Bloomberg Law:
DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency
Discussion: Reuters and Ars Technica
Politico:
House Democrat starts ‘abundance movement’-inspired caucus
Discussion: NOTUS
David Armstrong / ProPublica:
The Price of Remission  —  THE PAIN JOLTED ME AWAKE.  It was barely dawn, a misty February morning in 2023.
Molly White / Citation Needed:
Meet Trump's memecoin dinner guests
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Worst Idea Since Tariffs
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill, Forbes and Raw Story
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months
 
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