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Associated Press:
Trump administration poised to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources — The luxury jumbo jet is to be used as Air Force One, sources told ABC News. — In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One — The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly-appointed plane and the fact that Mr. Trump plans to use it after he leaves office. — The Trump administration plans to accept …
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Associated Press:
Qatar says no final decision made on gifting Trump a jet to use as Air Force One — President Donald Trump reportedly is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials …
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Troy Closson / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel — Where Things Stand — Air Force One: The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-80 plane from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Administration Preparing to Accept Luxury Jet from Qatar's Royal Family: Report
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
Trump and China close in on trade deal after productive talks, Bessent says — Secretary Bessent says more details will be revealed on Monday — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the Trump administration has made progress in its trade negotiations with China.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
US, China strike deal after extensive talks in Switzerland as Trump official touts ‘resolving’ ongoing trade war
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Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Dem Crypto Ally Defends Fundraiser With Trump Crypto Donor — Democrats have gotten too “pure,” Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego argued at a Pennsylvania town hall to explain his ties to crypto investor Marc Andreessen — Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) traveled to Pennsylvania for a town hall …
Pete Muntean / CNN:
Another equipment outage impacts flights at Newark Liberty International Airport — Another air traffic control equipment outage caused the FAA to implement a ground stop for Newark Liberty International Airport bound flights Sunday morning. — The ground stop, which means flights heading …
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Stephanie Loder / New Jersey Online:
Newark airport halts flights as system fails again, traffic control problems continue
Newark airport halts flights as system fails again, traffic control problems continue
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Ruth Simon / Wall Street Journal:
How Tariffs Are Crushing Small Businesses: ‘Nobody in Power Seems to Care’ — Owners are laying off staff and tapping personal savings, hoping to hold out until a trade deal with China; an $8,752 fee on a $5,649 order — The owner of a San Francisco card-game company cashed in his money-market funds.
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Committee on House Administration:
Morelle's Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights — WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Trump fires top US copyright official
Trump fires top US copyright official
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries are meant to intimidate them — Judges in several states say they have faced threats and intimidation tactics associated with pizza deliveries. — Federal judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries to jurists' homes that began in February may number …
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Associated Press:
DHS releases bodycam video of incident leading to Newark Mayor Baraka's arrest — Bodycam footage released by the Department of Homeland Security showed the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was detained at a federal immigration detention center. Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing during …
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Washington Post:
In Mideast, Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics — The trip is expected to focus primarily on cementing trade ties. On the heels of Trump Organization business deals in the region, it also showcases the blurring of Trump's private business ventures with foreign policy.
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Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Barrasso: 'I don't believe' suggested habeas corpus suspension will ‘come to Congress’ — Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said he doesn't believe that the White House's suggested habeas corpus suspension will reach Congress. — During an appearance on NBC's “Meet The Press” …
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Reuters:
FEMA cuts emergency training under Trump as hurricane season looms — The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Being a mom in the federal government wasn't easy. Trump made it “impossible.” — The Handbasket spoke to several moms about the series of painful choices they've had to make since January. … When Gabrielle was home on a recent Saturday morning, her older child sadly asked her if she had to go to work.
Washington Post:
The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government — Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon. — At the Environmental Protection Agency, research at 11 laboratories has ground to a halt …
Wall Street Journal:
AOC Isn't Ruling Anything Out, Including the White House — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's rise to prominence worries some Democrats who say the base is taking the wrong lessons from the 2024 election — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) was standing in front of thousands of angry Democrats …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's regulatory troubles have begun to melt away in Trump's second term — The Trump administration has halted some regulatory matters involving Musk's companies and fired people from agencies investigating Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink. — Tech billionaire Elon Musk's regulatory problems have started to fade into the past.
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Rolling Stone
James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
This Obscure New York Court Is Set to Decide Fate of Trump's Tariffs — The Court of International Trade this week will consider the legality of president's ‘Liberation Day’ levies — The Trump administration's global tariffs face their first major legal test this week …
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Raw Story
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Trump made historic gains with minority voters in 2024. They are already pulling back in 2025 — Several of the key voter groups that provided President Donald Trump's most important electoral gains in November are recoiling from him as his term moves past the 100-day mark.
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Raw Story
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
'It's time for Joe Biden to go away': Democrats are triggered by Biden's return to the spotlight — Democrats are ready to move on even if their former standard bearer is not. — Joe Biden's return to the spotlight this week is igniting anger among Democrats who wish the former president …
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New York Post and RedState
