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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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Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
Republicans wrestle with possible failure of ‘big, beautiful bill’ — The News — The last time one party tried cramming all of its priorities into one bill was four years ago, when the Democratic “Build Back Better” plan sank under its own weight. — Some Republicans are starting …
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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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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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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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Oriana González / NOTUS:
A Measure to Defund Planned Parenthood Will Stay in the Reconciliation Bill
A Measure to Defund Planned Parenthood Will Stay in the Reconciliation Bill
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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, The Daily Wire, Democrats and ZeroHedge News
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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Politico, The Economist, Rolling Stone, The 19th, Reason, IJR and American Thinker
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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New York Times:
Gabbard Seeks to Consolidate Her Control of President's Daily Brief — President Trump has wondered over time about whether the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which was created after the 9/11 attacks, should continue to exist. — Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence …
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Tulsi Gabbard Fires Top Intelligence Officials Who Contradicted Trump
Tulsi Gabbard Fires Top Intelligence Officials Who Contradicted Trump
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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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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
U.S. Charges Russian Scientist with Smuggling — A government lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that the intention is to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, to Russia. — The Trump administration announced criminal smuggling charges on Wednesday against Kseniia Petrova …
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US Department of Justice:
Russian National Charged with Smuggling Biological Material Into Boston — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts — BOSTON - A Russian national has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples into the United States.
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The Harvard Crimson:
Trump Admin Files Smuggling Charges Against Detained HMS Researcher, Plans To Deport Her To Russia — Government lawyers said the Trump administration plans to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Protection officials in February, back to Russia at a Wednesday hearing.
ProPublica:
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs — Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that caused …
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight — Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. — Shortly after the Supreme Court announced …
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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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Washington Post:
Democrats rattled again by fresh claims that Biden aides hid his frailty — A new book and Biden's public appearances are potential distractions as the party seeks to focus on Trump. — A growing number of Democrats are publicly second-guessing their party's handling of the last election …
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
First on CNN: New book reveals how Biden's inner circle kept Cabinet from him in final two years of presidency
First on CNN: New book reveals how Biden's inner circle kept Cabinet from him in final two years of presidency
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Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested protesting Senate hearing: ‘RFK kills people with hate’ — Ben Cohen was among seven arrested after they disrupted the hearing, Capitol Police say — Ben Cohen, one of the co-founders of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, was arrested …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Ben & Jerry's co-founder among those arrested at RFK Jr.'s testimony
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Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
WATCH: RFK Jr Senate hearing disrupted by screaming protesters: ‘RFK kills people with hate’
WATCH: RFK Jr Senate hearing disrupted by screaming protesters: ‘RFK kills people with hate’
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The Hill
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
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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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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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Thanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash
Thanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash
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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.
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Orders Georgetown Academic Released From Immigration Detention — The judge said that the government had offered no evidence that Badar Khan Suri represented a national security threat, and that efforts to deport him violated the First Amendment. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered …
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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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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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Politico, The Hill, Scientific American, Sun-Sentinel and WBUR
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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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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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.”
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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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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Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Mar-a-Lago special prosecutor takes the fifth at ‘weaponized’ House committee — Jay Bratt asserted constitutional right to silence before panel pursuing people involved in prosecutions of Trump — The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt asserted his fifth amendment right …
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Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
John Ewing set to become Omaha's first Black mayor and flip the office for Democrats — Ewing faced GOP incumbent Jean Stothert, who was running for a fourth term. — John Ewing, right, speaks after the first round of results at the election night watch party for John Ewing for Omaha mayor …
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 …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Ousted top federal prosecutor in Washington facing ethics probe — The lawyer President Donald Trump tapped to serve as Washington, D.C.'s top prosecutor and then dropped in the face of Senate opposition, said on Wednesday he is facing a professional ethics investigation, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
