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Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Democrats Will Hand Out Free Tacos to Mock Trump  —  The Democratic Party has commissioned a taco truck to serve free lunch outside the Republican National Committee's DC headquarters beginning at noon on Tuesday. … The giveaway is not just to mark taco Tuesday, says a Democratic National Committee staffer …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: DNC rents taco truck to mock Trump on ‘TACO’ slogan  —  The Democratic National Committee is commandeering a taco truck to mock Trump's apparent fury at the slogan “Trump Always Chickens Out,” or “TACO,” Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Democrats clearly think they have found a way to get under the president's skin.
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Washington Post:   TACO Tuesday — and why it bothers Trump
Reuters:
Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say  —  Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season …
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The GOP's New Medicaid Denialism  —  Congressional Republicans claim to have achieved something truly miraculous.  Their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they argue, would cut nearly $800 billion from Medicaid spending over 10 years without causing any Americans to lose health care—or, at least …
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
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CNN:
The Lead with Jake Tapper
Discussion: HotAir
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.  —  “My whole team, including those who were eager to apply for more permanent positions in the U.S., have no more interest,” he said.KT Kanazawich for The New York Times
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower  —  The president's assault on science dangerously undermines America's superpower status.  —  the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army and, not so coincidentally, the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump — a gaudy display of U.S. military power will parade through Washington.
The Guardian:
Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives  —  Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Kerch Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv's SBU security service says  —  Ukraine has detonated a massive underwater blast targeting the key road and rail bridge connecting …
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Aaron Blake / CNN:
2 key findings on Democrats' brand problem from the new CNN poll  —  There's new evidence that the Democratic Party's reputation is in a bad place.  That doesn't mean the party is doomed, electorally speaking.  There's plenty of reason to doubt that, given lots of history and its performance …
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Joe Walsh / The Social Contract with Joe Walsh:
From the TEA Party to the Democratic Party
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Musk blasts Trump's signature bill as “disgusting abomination”  —  Elon Musk unloaded on President Trump's signature tax-and-spending bill Tuesday, declaring that he could no longer stay silent on what he called a “disgusting abomination.”  — “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.
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Molly White / Citation Needed:
Trump to launch branded crypto trading application  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  President Trump is on the cusp of adding a Trump-branded cryptocurrency wallet …
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year  —  Sales for ticket packages across all genres are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center's challenges following President Donald Trump's takeover.  —  Sales of subscriptions for the coming season …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues Alina Habba over his arrest at an immigration detention center  —  The Democratic mayor, who's running for governor of New Jersey, was arrested last month, but the charges were dropped.  —  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba …
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Benedict Smith / Telegraph:
Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin  —  Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin  —  A senior official who dismantled the US government's Russian disinformation unit …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New Republic
Peter Baker / New York Times:
As Trump Says He's Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes  —  President Trump's effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his own extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.  —  In the Oval Office one day last week …
New York Times:
A Stephen Miller Staffer and Tough Talk: Inside Trump's Latest Attack on Harvard  —  The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review.  The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Townhall
CNN:
Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated  —  President Donald Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Trump's approval among Latino voters is crashing, new poll shows  —  A new poll shows the president's approval has dropped by 14 points since February among independents.  —  After Latino voters moved toward President Donald Trump in November, a new in-depth survey of this demographic shows …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump DOJ reviewing Biden pardons  —  The Department of Justice is reviewing pardons doled out under former President Biden, citing concerns about whether Biden himself was making decisions about clemency power, a senior administration official confirmed to The Hill.
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Reuters:
Trump's Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Exclusive: One-third of top U.S. cyber force has left since Trump took office  —  Roughly 1,000 people have already left the nation's top cybersecurity agency during the second Trump administration, a former government official tells Axios — cutting the agency's total workforce by nearly a third.
Discussion: Defense One
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Trump is planning to slash 107,000 federal jobs next year. See where
Discussion: Defense One and New York Post
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump's Crackdown on Immigration  — Temp to Permanent: There's periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.
Discussion: Gothamist
Elena Schneider / Politico:
New think tank ‘Searchlight’ pushes Democrats toward more popular positions  —  Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.  —  At a private meeting last month, a top Democratic strategist pitched party leaders …
Discussion: IJR
Paul Krugman:
We Are No Longer a Serious Country  —  “If you're explaining, you're losing.”  This line is usually attributed to Ronald Reagan.  Whoever said it definitely had a point, and not just about politics.  If you're trying to explain to people, be they voters or bond investors …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report  —  A new report by Sen. Elizabeth Warren itemizes 130 dodgy dealings by the man who calls himself the “Dogefather”  —  As Elon Musk departs the Trump White House — at least officially — a new Senate report examines …
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Meet the Worst People in America  —  They voted for Trump and now they are very upset that Trump is destroying one of their friends' lives.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Carol  —  Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story about Kennett, Missouri.  —  Kennett is a small town.
New York Times:
If Andrew Cuomo Has a Regret, It's Resigning as Governor  —  Mr. Cuomo told The New York Times in a wide-ranging interview that none of the sexual harassment allegations against him had merit.  —  Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that he regretted his decision to resign as governor of New York …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land.  Now He's in Line to Lead the Forest Service.  —  Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Dems call on Jim Jordan to condemn the detaining of a House staffer  —  Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling on chair Jim Jordan to condemn the detainment of a Congressional aide by Department of Homeland Security authorities.  A staffer for Rep. Jerry Nadler …
Discussion: NOTUS, Fox News and Grabien
New York Times:
Live Updates: Center-Left Candidate Likely to Be South Korea's Next President, Exit Poll Shows  —  As votes were still being counted, Lee Jae-myung said it was too early to claim victory but he respected “the great decision by the people.”  —  Here are the latest developments.
Bart H. Meijer / Reuters:
Dutch government on brink of collapse after Wilders' far-right party quits  —  Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders' PVV party left the governing coalition on Tuesday, in a move that is set to topple the right wing government and likely lead to new elections.
 
 
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Adam Tooze / New York Times:
America's Novel and Gratuitous Fiscal Crisis
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
MAHA adviser: Report's citation errors ‘great disservice’ to Trump, RFK Jr.
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Texas Republicans fail in move to curb renewable energy projects
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The real cover-up is of Trump's disordered mental state
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Firings, pardons and policy changes have gutted DOJ anti-corruption efforts, experts say
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