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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump's Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam — We keep hearing that the GOP is deeply, existentially conflicted over whether to evolve into a “working-class party.” Senator Josh Hawley declared as much in The New York Times, urging his party not to slash the safety net to fund …
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
‘The Titanic’: Johnson predicts House's ‘big, beautiful’ bill will sink in the Senate
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Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Punchbowl News and Semafor
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Rich vs. Poor: Who Gets What in the GOP Tax Bill
Rich vs. Poor: Who Gets What in the GOP Tax Bill
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Rolling Stone, The Economist, Reason, IJR and American Thinker
Politico:
E&C Republicans advance health care piece of GOP tax bill after marathon markup
E&C Republicans advance health care piece of GOP tax bill after marathon markup
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Punchbowl News, NOTUS, Mother Jones, New York Post, Fox News, Washington Times and The Independent
Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
Republicans wrestle with possible failure of ‘big, beautiful bill’
Republicans wrestle with possible failure of ‘big, beautiful bill’
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Politico:
‘First time we were hearing of them’: The GOP megabill is packed with surprises for some Republicans
‘First time we were hearing of them’: The GOP megabill is packed with surprises for some Republicans
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Republican squirm is in full swing
The Republican squirm is in full swing
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NPR, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy and NOTUS
Brian Faler / Politico:
Average earners' tax bills would fall under House tax package, forecasters say
Average earners' tax bills would fall under House tax package, forecasters say
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Alabama Political Reporter, Democrats, The Daily Wire and ZeroHedge News
Washington Post:
White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to 'Trump's people' — The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far. — Some of the president's top aides saw an opening.
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New Republic:
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Brutal New Reports Expose a Fresh Scam — The White House has been boasting that President Trump's partial pause in the trade war with China is a historic breakthrough. But two new reports, one from The New York Times and the other from the nonliberal Wall …
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Daily Caller News Foundation, The Hill, NOTUS and HuffPost
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Ben Shapiro is cracking under the pressure to shill for Trump
Ben Shapiro is cracking under the pressure to shill for Trump
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The Contrarian, The Hill, The Forward, Media Matters for America and Axios
Warren P. Strobel / Washington Post:
Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that wrote Venezuela assessment — The director of national intelligence fired top officials weeks after their group authored an assessment contradicting President Donald Trump's legal rationale for deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members.
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Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
Gabbard fires two senior intelligence officials focused on assessing threats to US
Gabbard fires two senior intelligence officials focused on assessing threats to US
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia — Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S. — Government lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday that the Trump administration intends …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Among the problems with Trump's ‘free’ luxury jet from Qatar: It's not actually free — Even if the jet from Qatar were free, this arrangement would still be a legal and ethical mess. But the free plane also wouldn't be free. — On Sunday night, as the public first learned …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Conduct oversight on Trump's graft — or censure James Comer
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Carville Lectures Dems on How to Go After Trump for $400m Grift
Carville Lectures Dems on How to Go After Trump for $400m Grift
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Associated Press:
Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration — Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration.
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists — President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism. — “Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society,” Trump said at an event in 2024. — However, the president's critics question whether antisemitism …
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Richard Whittaker / Austin Chronicle:
Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Patrol — Band cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom — The immigration crackdown that has been sweeping up documented U.S. residents and even U.S. citizens has seemingly hit the Austin music scene.
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Hesher Keenan / MetalSucks:
Lord Buffalo Forced to Cancel European Tour After U.S. Border Police Detained Their Drummer
Lord Buffalo Forced to Cancel European Tour After U.S. Border Police Detained Their Drummer
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Los Angeles Times
Wired:
CFBP Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers — Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans' sensitive personal data.
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Washington Post:
Georgetown researcher released from ICE custody after judge's order — Badar Khan Suri, who has been held in Texas since March, is expected to return to Virginia after a federal judge found he raised substantial First and Fifth amendment claims. — Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown University researcher …
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
BREAKING: Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri Released From ICE Detention
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Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: Abandoning America — Yale intellectuals congratulate themselves for moving to Canada. — benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org — Meet The Authors … The Situation on Monday pointed out some of the less obvious problems with the president accepting a $400 million flying palace from an authoritarian potentate.
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms — The agency acknowledged “urgent action is needed to sustain mission-critical operations,” as peak severe weather and hurricane season approach. — Some National Weather Service forecasting teams are so critically understaffed …
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David Goldman / CNN:
Trump's egg price fiction has suddenly become reality — For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that egg prices are tumbling. It wasn't true then, but it's true now. — Egg prices fell 12.7% last month, the biggest monthly decline since 1984, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews — It's a Very Special Triad today, cowritten with my buddy Will Sommer, author of our False Flag newsletter. —JVL — 1. White Genocide? — Quick catchup: This week the State Department sent an official to Dulles International Airport …
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Sarah Betancourt / GBH:
Fabian Schmidt speaks out for the first time since his detention — Fabian Schmidt, who is originally from Germany, made it clear that he's proud to be in America, but said he's still reeling from his unexpected two-month detention that he described as “dehumanizing.”
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters — Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities - one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive everyday.
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Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren't Happy About It — Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs. — In February, Ella Stapleton …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Murphy says ‘no doubt’ Biden suffered cognitive decline while in office — Few elected Democrats have so far been as direct in their criticism of the former president. — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said there's “no doubt” that former President Joe Biden suffered cognitive decline in office …
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J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
The End of Rule of Law in America … The president of the united states appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a government of laws, not of men, so that they and future generations …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
They Were Waiting for Trump All Along — Of the endless torrent of illegal, unconstitutional — and anti-constitutional — actions flowing from the Trump administration, there are three that stand out for their contempt for the rule of law. — There is the president's ongoing assault …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Washington Post editorial board says Pirro not ‘qualified’ to be DC attorney — The editorial board of The Washington Post is coming out against President Trump's decision to tap former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Trump impeachment called “idiotic” in House Dem meeting — A rogue Trump impeachment push was criticized as “idiotic” and “horrible” in a closed-door House Democratic meeting Wednesday, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: The comments from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) …
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The Economist:
Why the MAGA economy is thriving — The world's largest market is becoming two — jupiter, florida and yuba city, california — Imagine the perfect morning. After sleeping between sheets from MyPillow—a company established by Mike Lindell, a conspiracy theorist—you drink some Black Rifle Coffee …
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Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love — President Donald Trump's new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
USAID contractor sought attorney to investigate dismantled agency's former employees — A government contractor sought to hire a lawyer to work at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to conduct investigations into the dismantled agency's former staff, including for “unauthorized communications with the media.”
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
US transportation secretary changed wife's flight from Newark after ongoing issues at airport — Airport has seen multiple serious failures in past weeks while Sean Duffy has assured the public it's safe to fly from there — Sean Duffy, the Trump administration's transportation secretary …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, New Jersey Online and Gizmodo
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Man sentenced to almost 4 years in prison over threats to senators — A Las Vegas man was sentenced this week to almost four years in prison over antisemitic threats he made against to two senators. — John Anthony Miller was sentenced to more than three years in prison, 46 months …
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Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
WATCH: RFK Jr Senate hearing disrupted by screaming protesters: ‘RFK kills people with hate’ — ‘That was a made-for-C-SPAN moment,’ committee Chairman Bill Cassidy quipped as police escorted protesters out — Angry protesters disrupted a Tuesday hearing on Capitol Hill during which Health …
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Raw Story, The Post Millennial and The Hill
Jake Pearson / ProPublica:
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — One of Elon Musk's employees …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House — ...and Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 rematch. Results from the inaugural Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll … Americans broadly disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing …
