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9:30 AM ET, May 18, 2025

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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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abc7NY:
2 killed, 19 injured after Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge  —  Anthony Carlo has the latest developments.  —  DUMBO, Brooklyn (WABC) — Two people were killed and 19 were injured when a tall Mexican Navy ship on an international goodwill tour lost power and crashed …
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.
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: NPR and Cafe Hayek
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes
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.
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 …
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New York Times:
At Least 27 Dead After Tornadoes and Storms Tear Across Central U.S.
Scott Dance / Washington Post:
How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut its overnight staff
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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
USA Today:
America chose wrong.  Sanders would've been a better president than Trump or Biden.  —  If Democrats want to save the party and defeat Trump in the midterms, it's clear that something needs to change.  Bernie Sanders is providing a roadmap for how to do it.
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New York Post:
Dems' fury at Rep. Shri Thaneder and David Hogg proves they don't believe what they say
Discussion: Axios
Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
In states, tariffs aren't yet producing the surge of foreign investment Trump is promising  —  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.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
How Trump's ‘bribe now, pain later’ budget scheme hit a surprise roadblock  —  The conservative revolt over Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ threatens a major component of his bid to keep Congress in the GOP's hands next year.  —  Rep. Chip Roy of Texas had major problems with the bill …
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Wall Street Journal:
Medicaid Cuts Are Turning Into a Republican Battle Royal
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
Vox:
Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies.  Why?  —  Presidential emergency declarations mean emergency powers — and a way around Congress. … President Donald Trump has made a habit of declaring emergencies. … In all, he's declared eight emergencies in his first 100 days …
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.
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.
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
JD Vance and Pope Leo: The Backdrop to an Inauguration  —  The cardinals' selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.  —  The announcement that Vice President JD Vance would attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass included a simple line.
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Shares Unhinged Plan to Release ‘Terrorists’ On Justices' Doorsteps  —  RAGE AGAINST THE SUPREME  —  The president is not taking the Supreme Court's rejection of his immigration plan well.  —  President Donald Trump is raging against the Supreme Court after it temporarily blocked …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
MAGA world is performing over-the-top outrage over a photo former Federal Bureau …
New York Times:
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
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