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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 …
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.
Discussion: MSNBC, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang  —  Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn't support the administration's agenda.  —  Director of National Intelligence …
New York Times:
Gabbard Seeks to Consolidate Her Control of President's Daily Brief
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Discussion: USA Today
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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.
Discussion: Reuters and masslive.com
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.
Discussion: HuffPost
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:
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 …
Discussion: New York Magazine and CNN
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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
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Ben & Jerry's co-founder among those arrested at RFK Jr.'s testimony  —  Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was among seven people arrested during Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, police confirmed.  —  The big picture: Cohen …
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner and IJR
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Hesher Keenan / MetalSucks:
Lord Buffalo Forced to Cancel European Tour After U.S. Border Police Detained Their Drummer
Discussion: 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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New York Times:
We Study Fascism, and We're Leaving the U.S.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Shaun Boyd / CBS News:
Colorado prosecutor offers unlicensed and undocumented teen probation after deadly crash  —  The Arapahoe District Attorney's Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: NextDraft and Fortune
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.
Discussion: NBC News
 
 
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
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Discussion: The Wrap
US Department of Justice:
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Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Washington Post editorial board says Pirro not ‘qualified’ to be DC attorney
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Jake Pearson / ProPublica:
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Among the problems with Trump's ‘free’ luxury jet from Qatar: It's not actually free
J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
The End of Rule of Law in America