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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety — The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits. — During President Trump's first term, the idea that special interests and governments were buying meals …
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Politico:
Trump's free plane is not so free — The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One. — President Donald Trump insists he's getting a “free, very expensive airplane” from Qatar's royal family.
Washington Post:
Trump's gifted Qatari 747 would be a security problem, officials say — The luxury jet was moved five weeks ago to San Antonio International Airport, suggesting that preparations for improvements to the plane might already be underway. — President Donald Trump on Monday praised Qatar …
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Washington Post:
Trump's Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts — The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week. — President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, DNyuz, ABC News and Townhall
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Trump is the most corrupt President in U.S. history. Period. — There must be corrupt dictators in other countries jealous of Donald Trump. After all, in just three months, Trump has turned the American presidency into a corrupt enterprise that has made himself—and his family—literally billions of dollars.
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Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Slate:
Donald Trump's Corruption Reaches New Heights
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MSNBC, The Bulwark, The Present Age, The Atlantic, National Review, Associated Press, Daily Mail and Meidas+
Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: A Used Plane That Needs Work
The Situation: A Used Plane That Needs Work
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Poynter, DNyuz and Washington Examiner, more at Mediagazer »
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight
Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight
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CNN, Drezner's World, DNyuz, Washington Times and Fox News
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 12, 2025 — The biggest news over the weekend was silence: the silence of Republicans.
Axios:
Trump's trillion-dollar trip
Trump's trillion-dollar trip
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Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
What Trump's Corruption Will Cost Us
What Trump's Corruption Will Cost Us
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Wall Street Journal:
The Great Trump Tariff Rollback — The President started a trade war with Adam Smith. He lost. — Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump's Liberation Day tariffs—and by Mr. Trump's own hand. Witness the agreement Monday morning …
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German Lopez / New York Times:
Tariff Flip-Flops — Despite President Trump's claims, America seems to need other countries' trade as much as they need ours.
Politico:
Hill leaders question Trump's attempted Library of Congress takeover — Top congressional leaders are pushing back against President Donald Trump's attempt to replace to Library of Congress leaders, with the dispute over presidential powers over the institution leaving its future in question Monday.
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Associated Press:
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library
Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library
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Tallahassee Democrat, Politico, One America News Network, Baltimore Sun and Roll Call
New York Times:
Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff
Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff
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Law Dork, The Hill, CBS News, Washington Post, New Republic, Baltimore Sun, The Independent, DNyuz and Fortune
Neda Ulaby / NPR:
The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
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New York Times and Reason
New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices — The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices. — President Trump on Monday signed …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. The United States has less than five percent …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden aides discussed wheelchair use if he were re-elected, new book says — This story is adapted from the forthcoming book “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
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Politico:
‘The bill is dead’: New York Republican blasts House GOP's chief tax writer — New York GOP Rep. Nick LaLota said he was “insulted” by how Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith presented a proposal for a key tax deduction on a Monday morning call. — New York Republican Rep. Nick LaLota …
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New York Times:
Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays at Newark Airport — The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport. — As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work …
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill — Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years. — Late last night, House Republicans introduced new language to the Budget Reconciliation bill …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says — Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices. — Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” …
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CNN, The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia … President Trump has never bought into long-running military entanglements in the Middle East.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times — When he approved a campaign to reopen shipping in the Red Sea by bombing the Houthi militant group …
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics — To unlock more of my reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture, and to read my deep dives into emerging online spaces and internet trends, become a paid subscriber today!
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Hasan Piker Detained By CBP While Reentering The U.S. From France
Hasan Piker Detained By CBP While Reentering The U.S. From France
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The Handbasket, DNyuz and USA Today
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project — The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar rail project. — The Federal Railroad Administration, the nation's railroad agency …
Ceylan Yeğinsu / New York Times:
As Foreign Tourists Stay Away, U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion This Year, Tourism Group Says — Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
D.N.C. Takes Step to Void Election of Hogg and Kenyatta as Vice Chairs — David Hogg has faced sharp criticism for his plan to fund challenges to incumbent Democrats, but a D.N.C. vote on Monday began with an earlier complaint about the procedures used in an internal party election.
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan — WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12, 2025.
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UPI, CBS News, Axios and The Independent
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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Avelo Airlines Faces Backlash for Aiding Trump's Deportation Campaign — The company, which serves airports in liberal cities on the coasts, has agreed to operate chartered flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — In the four years since its first flight, Avelo Airlines …
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Hartford Courant, The Register and Fortune

