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Los Angeles Times:
One dead after suspected bomb blast near reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs  —  An explosion that authorities believe was “an intentional act of violence” outside a fertility clinic left one person dead in Palm Springs on Saturday.  —  The blast was reportedly felt more than two miles away …
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Kendall Balchan / The Palm Springs Post:
One dead, four injured after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police and FBI investigating as an act of terror  —  One person is confirmed dead and four were injured after an explosion caused by what was believed to be a bomb rocked the American Reproductive Centers building …
Washington Post:
Explosion at Palm Springs fertility clinic was ‘act of terrorism,’ FBI says  —  The California blast killed one, police said, and damaged buildings for blocks.  A doctor said all reproductive materials at American Reproductive Centers are safe.  —  Explosion hits Palm Springs fertility clinic
Associated Press:
Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and fatally injuring 2 crew members  —  A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving …
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Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
‘I own the store’: Trump seeks a direct role in the economy  —  From prices to tariffs to dealmaking, Trump's involvement in economic issues prompts both frustration and applause.  —  President Donald Trump is trying to force down drug prices to specific levels.  He has directed tariff rates on virtually every country.
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Washington Post:
Meet the small-business owner suing Trump over tariffs
Discussion: The Guardian
Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks Walmart for Tariff-Related Price Increases
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Axios
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions  —  The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated.  The Trump administration is considering changing that.
Discussion: RedState and CBS News
Rebekah Jones / Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones:
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts  —  Of all the disasters I've studied, tornadoes scare me the most.  —  They come with little warning and can erase entire communities in minutes — even seconds.  —  There's no four-day lead-up to prepare like we often have with major hurricanes …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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New York Times:
At Least 27 Dead After Tornadoes and Storms Tear Across Central U.S.
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
One Thing Helping Trump's Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention  —  Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump's job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found.
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions  —  The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine …
Discussion: Associated Press, KDFX-TV and STAT
Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
Trump touts flood of foreign investments, but local economic officials aren't yet seeing it  —  The Trump administration has touted investments to reassure Americans who are uneasy about his tariffs.  But economic development officials say those investments have slowed amid economic uncertainty.
Wall Street Journal:
The Coalition That Powered Trump to Victory in 2024 Is Starting to Fray  —  The president's approval rating slips among the young, Black and Latino voters he brought to the Republican Party  —  President Trump's victory in 2024 not only put a Republican in the White House but gave the party hope …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Energized by Kennedy, Texas ‘Mad Moms’ Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates  —  A measles outbreak in the state has not stopped “medical freedom” activists from pushing forward with their goal.  They now have an influential ally in Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Katie J.M. Baker / New York Times:
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement  —  Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States.  —  In late April, the Heritage Foundation dispatched …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The $7 Billion We Wasted Bombing a Country We Couldn't Find on a Map  —  The Signal scandal drew howls of outrage for the way Trump administration officials insecurely exchanged texts about military strikes on Yemen.  But dig a little deeper, and there's an even larger scandal.
CBS News:
Walz calls Trump a “tyrant” who abuses power and violates rule of law  —  Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota criticized Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.
Discussion: Twitchy and Associated Press
Katie Houlis / CBS News:
Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say  —  A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious this week, health officials said.  —  Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday …
Ellie Avishai / Quillette:
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?  —  Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I'd expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.  —  On 8 November 2021, the founders of the University of Austin (UATX) announced the launch of their new project …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Education Secretary Wants Talks With Harvard to Resume, Without Giving Ground  —  Linda McMahon, President Trump's top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to comply with the administration's demands.  —  Linda McMahon, the country's top …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump's USAID Cuts
Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmaker ‘Reborn’ Through Psychedelic Therapy Wants the GOP to Embrace It
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Washington Post:
Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
MAGA world is performing over-the-top outrage over a photo former Federal Bureau …
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Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump's Immigration Wrath.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
House GOP to probe ‘cover up’ after leaked Hur audio signals Biden struggle
Washington Post:
Trump says he will speak to Putin, Zelensky about Ukraine war on Monday
NPR:
How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch
Discussion: Law & Crime and Washington Post
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Let's Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers
 

 
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