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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 York Times:
Trump Drops Nominee for U.S. Attorney, Ed Martin, After Republicans Balk  —  The means of Ed Martin's ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorney's office in Washington was his path out of power.  —  Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, was breezing toward …
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 …
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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.
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 the first pope from the United States
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
Thomas Frank / Politico:
Fired FEMA chief threatened to quit weeks ago  —  Cameron Hamilton, the acting disaster chief, appeared to contradict Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem by defending the agency on Wednesday.  —  The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning and replaced …
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Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency  —  The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.
Politico:
Ways and Means chair to huddle with Trump on taxes  —  House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) is set to meet Friday with President Donald Trump at the White House with the tax portion of the GOP megabill at risk of unraveling, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the private plans.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Politico:
Johnson targets smaller tax package with $1.5T in spending cuts
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Trump considers tax hike on Americans making $2.5 million or more per year
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and DNyuz
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 …
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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
Discussion: USA Today and Semafor
Rolling Stone:
MAGA Melts Down Over New Pope's Anti-Trump, Pro-Immigrant Social Media  —  Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been critical of the president and his actions  —  Catholics have a new Pope, and for the first time in the church's history, it's an American.
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
New Pope Leo XIV Bashed Trump and JD Vance on Twitter Just Weeks Ago
Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Venerable New York Firm That Struck a Deal With Trump Is Losing Lawyers  —  Cadwalader avoided a punitive executive order but the accord has left the firm in turmoil  —  Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft struck a deal with President Trump last month intended to secure the future of New York's oldest law firm.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Tina Nguyen / The Verge:
New surgeon general nominee cofounded ‘biowearables’ startup with DOGE operative  —  Casey Means is a MAHA celebrity; her cofounder is now in charge of dismantling the IRS. … Before she was chosen as Donald Trump's latest nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means came from the world …
Discussion: FedScoop
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump chose new surgeon general pick on RFK Jr.'s recommendation
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
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
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general  —  Exclusive: Prosecutors impanel federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump official's referral against Letitia James  —  Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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New York Post:
FBI opens formal criminal probe into New York AG Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud
Default:
Our Reporters' Notes on the May 7 Hearing in the J.G.G. Case  —  The judge seemed receptive to a class action on behalf of aliens sent to CECOT under President Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  rparloff.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors
Discussion: Law & Crime
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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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 …
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.
Bill Text / Mike Lee US Senator for Utah:
Lee Bill Establishes Obscenity Definition Across States  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act today to clarify the legal definition of “obscenity” for all states, making the transmission of obscene content across state lines more easily prosecuted.
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 …
Jessica Riedl / The Atlantic:
The Actual Math Behind DOGE's Cuts  —  If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren't in on the joke.  —  In November, when Donald Trump first announced his plan to place Elon Musk in charge of a new Department of Government Efficiency, the idea was widely written off as a joke.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants  —  CBP's acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency's custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.
Department of Transportation:
Plan Supported by Broad Coalition Never Before Seen in Aviation History  —  WASHINGTON.  D.C. — U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy today unveiled a plan to build a brand new, state-of-the-art air traffic control system that will be the envy of the world.
Luke Goldstein / The Lever:
The Texas-Sized Plan To Shut You Up  —  Texas is considering a sweeping set of legislative changes that would erode First Amendment protections, emboldening corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.  If passed, the bills could unleash a torrent …
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 Slate
Washington Post:
What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before  —  Martin's responses to Senate committee are at odds with previous public comments.  His views on the Capitol breach may derail his nomination.
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
A Subpoena for the White House?  —  On April 16, I wrote to you about a hearing in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, which is before U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland.  At that time, she characterized the steps the government had taken to facilitate his return to the U.S. following …
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
 
 
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
Annabella Rosciglione / Washington Examiner:
Elias Law Group files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin congressional maps
Discussion: WTOP News and The Daily Wire
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts
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
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Biden takes responsibility for Trump's victory: ‘I was in charge and he won’
Discussion: RealClearPolitics and Raw Story
David Strom / HotAir:
Halperin Scoop: Biden Inc. Is Going Broke
Discussion: Townhall and The Maine Wire
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Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump says that ports running empty is a “good thing”
Discussion: Raw Story, Democrats and New Republic
Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody
Discussion: Euro Weekly News
David Armstrong / ProPublica:
The Price of Remission  —  THE PAIN JOLTED ME AWAKE.  It was barely dawn, a misty February morning in 2023.
TouchGrass:
Kamala Harris Didn't Lose to the Couch
Discussion: Washington Times
MSNBC:
‘Disturbing’: Trump admin tapping right-wing MAGA outlet OAN for taxpayer-funded news network
Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters and Politico
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Meet Trump's memecoin dinner guests
 

 
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Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denounce the EU's €120M X fine

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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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