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Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos  —  President Donald Trump's rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more federal buildings …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids  —  As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw.  —  The television personality and his camera crew …
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Marines Are Deploying to Los Angeles Area  —  Move comes in the wake of weekend protests over immigration  —  Roughly 500 Marines are deploying to the Los Angeles area to protect federal buildings and personnel in the wake of weekend protests over immigration that have already led President Trump …
State of California:
Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Challenge Trump Order Seeking to Federalize California National Guard  — Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Challenge Trump Orde...  Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]  —  OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Cotton urges GOP senators to double down on fiery LA protests  —  Senate Republican leadership is urging senators to double down on condemning the chaotic protests that erupted over the weekend in Los Angeles, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Republicans are convinced they have a winning issue.
NBC News:
‘Arrest me’: California's governor unfazed by threats of arrest from Trump administration official  —  Both Trump and his “border czar,” Tom Homan, have said California officials could face arrest if they're perceived as impeding ICE operations.  —  LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed …
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
CA Democrat claims ICE agents were first to ‘escalate the situation’ amid LA riots  —  Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) claimed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was the first to escalate tensions amid the protests in Los Angeles that “started peacefully.”
9News:
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops  —  Tensions in Los Angeles have escalated again as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black  —  U.S. and Chinese officials will meet today in London to give deescalation from the current trade war the old college try.  This might have been more difficult before, when Trump's saber-rattling was focused primarily on China.
Karen Garcia / Los Angeles Times:
California to sue Trump over National Guard deployment; L.A. braces for more protests  —  Mexican president criticizes violence in L.A., says 42 nationals detained  —  Police departments from across L.A. County converge in downtown L.A.  —  Trump meant for National Guard deployment to act as a deterrent, White House says
New York Times:
Live Updates: California Will Sue Trump Over National Guard Deployment, Newsom Says
Ally Goelz / Washington Examiner:
Republican lawmakers back Trump administration in the heat of Los Angeles riots
Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
Trump deploying the National Guard is part of a bigger plan
Sean Thompson / 9News:
9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protests
Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:   Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump says he'd arrest Gov. Newsom
NPR:
4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He ‘Would’ Arrest Newsom, Heightening Tensions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr / Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines  —  We're reconstituting an advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest.  —  Vaccines have become a divisive issue in American politics, but there is one thing all parties can agree on: The U.S. faces a crisis of public trust.
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Helen Branswell / STAT:
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel  —  Kennedy said the move is needed to ‘re-establish public confidence,’ but experts expressed shock … Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers …
Annika Kim Constantino / CNBC:
RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines … Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is “retiring” all 17 members of a crucial government panel of vaccine advisors.  —  “A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science …
Discussion: Newsweek
NBC News:
White House struggles to find qualified people willing to work for Pete Hegseth  —  At least three people have turned down potential roles working for the defense secretary and former Fox News host.  Supporters say his leadership has been effective.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi's brother loses his D.C. Bar election in a blowout  —  Bradley Bondi lost his bid to be president of the D.C. Bar to Diane Seltzer, who received 34,982 votes compared to Bondi's 3,490.  —  WASHINGTON — Bradley Bondi, the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Newsweek
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DC Bar:
Diane Seltzer Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect
Discussion: MSNBC, Raw Story and Washingtonian
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar
Fox News:
IDF detains Gaza-bound vessel carrying Greta Thunberg: ‘The show is over’  —  Israeli forces detain climate activist and ‘Game of Thrones’ actor carrying less than a truckload of aid  —  Israeli forces early Monday detained an aid boat bound for Gaza while carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg
Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
The big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loans  —  If the “big, beautiful bill,” President Donald Trump's signature legislative priority, eventually becomes law, it would gut some social programs that many people rely on.  As my colleague Dylan Scott wrote in a thorough explainer …
Discussion: CNBC
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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Trump Budget's Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
Discussion: Kiplinger
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Hegseth aide upended Pentagon leak inquiry with false wiretap claims  —  Exclusive: ex-Doge staffer Justin Fulcher suggested he had evidence of wiretap that would help investigation  —  Days before Pete Hegseth fired three top aides last month over a Pentagon leak investigation into the disclosure …
Discussion: Raw Story
Arlie Russell Hochschild / New York Times:
My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country  —  “We're losing our best and brightest,” Roger Ford, the 58-year-old president of an energy startup, told me sadly one day as we ambled through a hillside cemetery brightened by graveside flowers.
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds  —  Researchers looked at firearm fatalities in the 13 years immediately after the Supreme Court limited local governments' ability to restrict gun ownership.  —  Firearm deaths of children and teenagers rose significantly …
Discussion: Raw Story and KRDO
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Musk's Own AI Claims He Took Miller's Wife and Mocked Him for It  —  Elon Musk has been forced to rebuke Grok, his own AI chatbot integrated into X, after it falsely suggested the tech billionaire wrote a post saying he “took” the wife of Stephen Miller.On Sunday, Grok replied to a question …
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True  —  Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause.  —  In the months since US health secretary …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research  —  In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own.  “Dissent,” he said, “is the very essence of science.”
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump  —  On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down a brief order permitting the Department of Government Efficiency, the enigmatic White House entity that billionaire Elon Musk previously ran, to access a wide range …
Discussion: One First
 
 
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’
Discussion: Advocate
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is floating a federal tax boycott. Here's what to know.
Discussion: RedState and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
Why Musk is vulnerable in conflict with Trump
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Gender Gaps on Abortion Reach Historic Highs
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Oriana González / NOTUS:
House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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Politico:
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Anne Tergesen / Wall Street Journal:
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Los Angeles Times:
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:
Welcome to the nihilocracy  —  In many ways, President Donald Trump is a dangerously cartoonish version …
Associated Press:
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