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Washington Post:
Senate eyes changes to Trump's legislative package that narrowly passed the House — Senate Republicans are looking to rework President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration bill that narrowly cleared the Republican-led House last week. Expect debate in coming weeks over Medicaid spending …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
President Speaks of Sacrifice and Boasts of His Successes in Memorial Day Address — Where Things Stand — Memorial Day speech: President Trump highlighted the sacrifices of military veterans during a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Axios
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
7 ways Republicans are split over Trump's ‘big bill’ — Getting Trump's tax and immigration bill through the Senate won't be easy. — House Republicans barely passed a massive bill last week containing much of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda after months of tense negotiations between feuding factions.
Martine Powers / Washington Post:
On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and celebrates political wins
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump honors fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery
Trump honors fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump hits Biden administration in Memorial Day address: ‘That was a long and hard 4 years’
Trump hits Biden administration in Memorial Day address: ‘That was a long and hard 4 years’
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Rolling Stone and IJR
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says Putin Has ‘Gone Crazy’ After New Russian Attacks on Ukraine — President Trump says that the Russian president has “gone absolutely CRAZY” with attacks in Ukraine, but has so far refused to join Europe with its newest sanctions. — “I don't know what the hell happened to Putin …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Weighs Sanctions Against Russia as Relationship With Putin Sours — President expresses frustration over new attacks in Ukraine and slow pace of talks — WASHINGTON—President Trump is eyeing sanctions against Moscow this week as he grows frustrated by Russian President Vladimir …
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back
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Associated Press:
Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’
Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Putin Accuses Trump of ‘Emotional Overload’ After His Wild Rant
Putin Accuses Trump of ‘Emotional Overload’ After His Wild Rant
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Stacey Dec / ABC News:
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges — Scott Jenkins, who was sheriff in Culpeper, was to report to jail on Tuesday. — Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks during a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League …
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Bo Erickson / Reuters:
Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery — President Donald Trump issued a pardon on Monday for a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted last year of federal bribery charges, averting prison time for the officer. — “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia …
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Politico:
GOP declares war on GAO — Republicans are undermining the Government Accountability Office, the century-old agency that roots out waste, fraud and abuse. — The independent Government Accountability Office has served Congress as the nation's chief investigator of wrongdoing at federal agencies for more than a century.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Filibuster takes center stage as GOP tees up vote to nix California EV rule
Filibuster takes center stage as GOP tees up vote to nix California EV rule
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94 — As the dean of New York's delegation and the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a powerful political force for decades. — Charles Rangel spoke at a news conference outside the Bronx County Courthouse in 1985.
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Erik Ortiz / Associated Press:
Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94
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Herb Boyd / New York Amsterdam News:
Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94
Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94
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Mark Prussin / CBS News:
Charlie Rangel, longtime Congressman from Harlem, dies at 94
Charlie Rangel, longtime Congressman from Harlem, dies at 94
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Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Trump's China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business — A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump's tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered. — When President Trump temporarily reduced tariffs …
Stephanie Armour / Washington Post:
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn't surface — Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination. — Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Eric Levitz / Vox:
3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet — It's been more than six months, but Democrats are still picking over the cold, dead body of the 2024 election. The latest autopsy comes courtesy of Catalist, a Democratic data firm with a widely coveted voter database.
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New York Magazine and The Korea Herald
Reuters:
Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to US trade schools — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Within Pete Hegseth's divided inner circle, a ‘cold war’ endures — At the Pentagon, personality conflicts persist and inexperience reigns, fueling internal speculation about the defense secretary's long-term viability in Trump's Cabinet. — An enduring rift among Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cadre …
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Tech's Trump Whisperer, Tim Cook, Goes Quiet as His Influence Fades — Apple's chief executive has gone from winning President Trump's praise to drawing his ire, deepening the company's woes in a very bad year. — In the run-up to President Trump's recent trip to the Middle East …
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New Republic
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Politics of Plunder — The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America's aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents. — To understand the vagaries of power in Washington, pay attention to where the powerful congregate. When Teddy Roosevelt was ascending …
New York Times:
What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan — Experts say the administration may be trying to shape the behavior of immigrants through fear. — The Trump administration is trying to deport a group of eight migrants to South Sudan, a country on the brink of civil war.
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Newsweek
