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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness — With President Donald Trump sending more troops into Los Angeles amid protests there, a remarkable image has gone viral on social media. It shows members of the National Guard crowded into a sterile-looking office …
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘No Kings’: Millions to Protest Trump's ‘Dictator-Style Birthday Parade’ — A national day of protest is set for June 14. Can non-violent resistance counter Trump's authoritarian show of force? — Even before Donald Trump militarized his crackdown on pro-immigrant protesters in Los Angeles …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He's Actually a Weak Man — President Trump thinks it is a sign of strength to send in troops to deal with protesters in Los Angeles. To that end, he has federalized a portion of the California National Guard and mobilized nearby Marines to support Immigration …
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests — The move comes ahead of a planned protest in San Antonio and follows days of protest in L.A. and across the nation. — Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he'll deploy the National Guard to locations across the state …
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Judith Levine / The Guardian:
Trump is waging war against citizens in LA. This is a dangerous new era
Trump is waging war against citizens in LA. This is a dangerous new era
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Althouse, Mediaite, Breitbart and Plain Dealer
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today President Donald J. Trump made it clear that the provocations he and his administration …
Today President Donald J. Trump made it clear that the provocations he and his administration …
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Politico:
‘He does love being commander in chief’: Trump leans in on the military — On one coast, military forces are arriving by the thousands to defend federal buildings and agents. On the other, they're readying a celebration of American military might. — President Donald Trump loves displays of military force.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Silence of the Generals — As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army's defense. — President Donald Trump continued his war against America's most cherished military traditions today when he delivered a speech at Fort Bragg.
Military and Veteran Benefits, News, Veteran Jobs:
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance — It was supposed to be a routine appearance, a visit from the commander in chief to rally the troops, boost morale and celebrate the Army's 250th-birthday week …
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KRDO, The Independent and Washington Post
Stephen Saideman / MSNBC:
Trump's Fort Bragg speech was a serious step toward ending democracy — The address projected the image of the military siding with the president against his political foes. — While Donald Trump has challenged many norms both as a presidential candidate and as president …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Grotesque Military Address
Trump's Grotesque Military Address
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Rolling Stone:
Some Trump Officials Now Fear Elon's ‘Burn Book’ — “What does he have on us?” — It's been less than a week since the explosive, extremely public breakdown in relations between Donald Trump, the most powerful person on the planet, and Elon Musk, the world's richest man.
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Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Donald Trump responds to Elon Musk's late-night apology after ugly public feud — WASHINGTON — President Trump is feeling good about Elon Musk's apology after the former “first buddy” admitted late Tuesday he had gone “too far” in his personal attacks on the commander-in-chief.
Wall Street Journal:
Musk Retreats on Trump Attacks After Call from JD Vance, Susie Wiles
Musk Retreats on Trump Attacks After Call from JD Vance, Susie Wiles
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Majority Of Voters Oppose GOP Budget Bill, With Just 67% Of Republicans In Support, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Job Approval: 38%, His Handling Of Russia - Ukraine War Lowest Among List Of Issues — mail_outline — As the Senate debates the GOP tax …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Fulbright Board Resigns After Accusing Trump Aides of Political Interference — The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers. — The dozen board members of the prestigious Fulbright program …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Fulbright board quits, claims Trump administration politicized scholarships … The entire Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned over what it said Wednesday was meddling by the Trump administration in the board's authority to award scholarships. — The 12-member board, in a statement …
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Associated Press, Axios and FrmrFFSB
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox's bizarre lies shield viewers from the fact that Trump was wrong about Newsom call — A Fox News anchor, the network's White House correspondent, and two of its prime-time hosts all apparently decided to lie to their audiences on Tuesday about a dispute over when Donald Trump last spoke …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Says Trump Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests
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Rick Wilson / Rick Wilson's Intel and Observations:
The Purpose of Trump's Terror
The Purpose of Trump's Terror
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Raw Story, The DSR Network, Grabien, Political Wire and Newsweek
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
What the Hell Is Posse Comitatus Anyway?
What the Hell Is Posse Comitatus Anyway?
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New Republic, NPR, The Hill and Civil Discourse …
Wall Street Journal:
X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform — Late last year, Verizon Communications got an unusual message from a media company that wanted its business: Spend your ad dollars with us or we'll see you in court.
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New York Times:
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard — Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department's sanctions process to target a domestic entity. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Rubio knocks allies for sanctioning Israeli officials
Rubio knocks allies for sanctioning Israeli officials
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters — His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition. — Revolutions have a logic. The revolutionaries start with a big, transformative, impossible goal. They want to remake society, smash existing institutions, replace them with something different.
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The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Los Angeles Times
Kyle Schnitzer / New York Post:
Harvey Weinstein convicted of sex crime at NYC retrial — but squabbling jurors fail to come to agreement on rape charge — Harvey Weinstein's Manhattan sex-crimes retrial was thrown into chaos Wednesday as jurors agreed to convict him on one charge — but failed to reach a verdict on a rape allegation.
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in New York sex crimes retrial
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in New York sex crimes retrial
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Fox News:
Illegal alien charged with attempted murder for throwing Molotov cocktail at officers in LA riots: DHS — Previously deported Mexican national charged with attempted murder after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktail at law enforcement — FIRST ON FOX — The Department of Homeland Security …
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Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Reveals More Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Murderer, Pedophile, and Drug Traffickers Arrested during Los Angeles Operation
DHS Reveals More Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Murderer, Pedophile, and Drug Traffickers Arrested during Los Angeles Operation
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New York Times, RedState, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Blaze Media, Townhall, Breitbart, The National Pulse and Fox News
Gabe Cohen / CNN:
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year's hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration's long-term plans to dismantle …
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Pew Research Center:
U.S. Image Declines in Many Nations Amid Low Confidence in Trump — Table of Contents Table of Contents — This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of the United States and President Donald Trump in 24 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East …
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Politico, NBC News, Plain Dealer and The Guardian
Reuters:
Troops in Los Angeles can detain but not arrest individuals, military official says — U.S. military troops deployed to Los Angeles are allowed to temporarily detain individuals until law enforcement agents arrive to arrest them, a senior U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
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The Guardian and Above the Law
Adam Wren / Politico:
Former Rep. Joe Walsh is considering a bid against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham — The former Tea Party congressman has become a registered Democrat. — Joe Walsh, the former Tea Party congressman, right-wing radio host and current Never Trumper, is eyeing a possible move to South Carolina.
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Associated Press:
US prepares to order departure of all nonessential staff from Baghdad embassy, officials say — The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the potential for regional unrest, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.
David Horowitz / Daily News:
ICE detains local teen despite legal authorization to be in U.S. — DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ — [email protected] — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized and detained a local teenager in Bowling Green who has legal authorization to be in the country, according to a Teranga Academy-partnered nonprofit.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The secret police descending on Small Town, U.S.A. — Masked immigration officials are storming towns and arresting people. — GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Maybe they really were immigration officers, just as they claimed. Or maybe they were a ragtag vigilante group, arbitrarily snatching brown-looking people off the street.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump to attend ‘Les Misérables’ premiere as protests continue across the country — The musical, a Trump favorite, has also provided anthems for protesters around the world. — President Donald Trump is set to attend the opening night of “Les Misérables,” …
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CNN:
The days around Trump's trade war announcements saw spikes in lawmaker stock market transactions — In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied …
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Wall Street Journal and New York Post
Daniel Klaidman / CBS News:
Inside the Justice Dept. “rubber room,” where veteran lawyers do jigsaw puzzles and stream shows to pass time — When the Trump administration swept into the Department of Justice on Jan. 20, it moved swiftly to purge, demote, transfer and otherwise sideline career lawyers not perceived …
Politico:
Fighting for the Orthodox vote — Presented by With help from Cris Seda Chabrier — Some of New York City's most influential Orthodox Jewish leaders are flexing their political might in this month's mayoral primary — while also being courted as general election powerbrokers.
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New York Daily News, IJR, New York Times, The Forward, Jewish Insider and Washington Examiner
Los Angeles Times:
ICE expands immigration raids into California's agricultural heartland — Alarm spread through California agricultural centers Tuesday as panicked workers reported that federal immigration authorities — who had largely refrained from major enforcement action in farming communities …
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Senator Amy Klobuchar / Senator Amy Klobuchar on YouTube:
Spotlight Forum on Republicans' Big Betrayal of Women — U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and House DPCC Chair Debbie Dingell (D-MI) host a Spotlight Forum on how Republicans are working to pass a Big Betrayal of women.
Eric Holthaus / The Guardian:
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired — Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content — A major US government website supporting public education on climate science looks likely …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Stephen Miller can't make America white. LA is paying for his impotent rage — Mass deportations were never going to work, so Trump and Miller resort to authoritarian theater — Donald Trump loves authoritarian theater, but let's not forget that Stephen Miller is also to blame for the violence and chaos in Los Angeles.
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