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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 …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Republican squirm is in full swing
Discussion: NPR, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy and NOTUS
Politico:
Not much more room left for SALT, says GOP tax chief
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
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Carville Lectures Dems on How to Go After Trump for $400m Grift
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and masslive.com
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
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
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 …
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.
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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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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.) …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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 …
US Department of Justice:
Melvindale Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Attack a Military Base on Behalf of ISIS  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan  —  DETROIT - A Melvindale man - and former member of the Michigan Army National Guard …
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
First on CNN: New book reveals how Biden's inner circle kept Cabinet from him in final two years of presidency  —  Some members of former President Joe Biden's Cabinet did not believe that he could be relied upon to perform at 2 a.m. during an emergency by the final year of his presidency …
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 …
Discussion: HotAir
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 …
Stanley B. Greenberg / American Prospect:
Kamala Could Have Won  —  She was poised to claim the presidency, but Joe Biden and a disastrous campaign defeated her.  —  Kamala Harris couldn't step outside Joe Biden's shadow in the 2024 election. … By Chris Whipple … By Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
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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Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Mar-a-Lago special prosecutor takes the fifth at ‘weaponized’ House committee
Discussion: Associated Press
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Why The Fuck Are Democrats Helping Build MAGA's Censorship Machine With KOSA?
Annabella Rosciglione / Washington Examiner:
Judge blocks DOJ from canceling grants to American Bar Association for suing Trump administration
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
USAID contractor sought attorney to investigate dismantled agency's former employees
Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
 Earlier Items: 
David Gilbert / Wired:
Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online
Washington Post:
White House bans U.S. agencies from all work on G-20 in South Africa
Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom calls for walking back free healthcare for eligible undocumented immigrants
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Meets With Militant Who Now Leads Syria
 

 
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