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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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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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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Says Trump Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called on Americans to stand up to President Trump in a nationally televised address. — Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump's decisions …
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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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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Enter Risky Political Terrain as Protests Grip California — Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Donald Trump v. America
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's ludicrously sloppy legal rationale for occupying LA
Trump's ludicrously sloppy legal rationale for occupying LA
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
What the Hell Is Posse Comitatus Anyway?
What the Hell Is Posse Comitatus Anyway?
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests
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Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Billionaire Walmart Heiress Promotes Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests
Billionaire Walmart Heiress Promotes Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests
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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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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests
California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests
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Marissasaldivar / Governor of California:
Governor Newsom's Address to California: Democracy at a Crossroads
Governor Newsom's Address to California: Democracy at a Crossroads
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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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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.
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests — Former officials said the Trump administration's push for the agency to detain record numbers of undocumented immigrants increases the chances of mistakes. — Former officials said the Trump administration's push …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Stephen Miller can't make America white. LA is paying for his impotent rage
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Axios:
Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far
Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Despite administration rhetoric, ICE heavily targets non-criminals
Despite administration rhetoric, ICE heavily targets non-criminals
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA — In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to “wean” …
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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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US Department of Justice:
Congresswoman Charged for Forcibly Impeding and Interfering With Federal Officers — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey — NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged in a three-count indictment today for forcibly impeding …
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Reuters:
Trump says China will supply rare earths, US to allow students — “WE ARE GETTING A TOTAL OF 55% TARIFFS, CHINA IS GETTING 10%. RELATIONSHIP IS EXCELLENT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social without elaborating. — A White House official said the agreement allows the U.S. to charge a 55% tariff on imported Chinese goods.
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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.
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names — The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military. — President Trump, during a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., said on Tuesday that he would restore the names of all Army bases …
Jeremy Turley / Flatwater Free Press:
Immigration raid rocks Nebraska meatpacking plant; protesters and law enforcement clash — Editor's note: Earlier reports indicated that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids at multiple locations in Omaha. ICE has since confirmed worksite enforcement operations at one location.
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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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Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Inflation inched up less than expected in May with little sign of tariffs — Annual inflation rose to a 2.4 percent pace, slightly hotter than in April. — Inflation picked up in May, but not as much as economists expected, suggesting that the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs have yet to take hold.
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Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
We published real photos of troops sleeping on a floor in L.A. Right-wing critics called them fake — In the hours after the Chronicle published two exclusive photos of California National Guard troops sleeping on the concrete floor of a Los Angeles federal building, a torrent of false claims …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
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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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Reuters:
Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’ — Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regretted some of the posts he made last week about U.S. President Donald Trump as they had gone “too far”. — Trump said on Saturday his relationship with Musk …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump doesn't rule out reconciliation with Elon Musk as he sits down with Miranda Devine for ‘Pod Force One’
Trump doesn't rule out reconciliation with Elon Musk as he sits down with Miranda Devine for ‘Pod Force One’
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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 …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Tulsi Gabbard Admits to Asking AI What to Classify in JFK Files — EASIER THAT WAY — Gabbard revealed that she fed tens of thousands of documents about the JFK assassination into an AI program for review. — Tulsi Gabbard relied on artificial intelligence to determine what to classify …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Vance, Rubio peddle fiction that 88 percent of foreign aid doesn't go overseas — The vice president and secretary of state twist a statistic issued under the Biden administration — and pretend it's new.
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.
Politico:
Most GOP lawmakers plan to skip Trump's big parade — POLITICO surveyed 50 Hill Republicans. Only six said they'd stick around Saturday for the big show. — President Donald Trump is celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary — and his own 79th birthday — with a massive, multimillion-dollar military parade Saturday in Washington.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
ABC News drops Terry Moran over late-night post attacking Trump and Stephen Miller — ABC News is parting ways with veteran correspondent Terry Moran, two days after he posted a missive on X calling President Donald Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller “world-class haters.”
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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now — Court will hear fast-track oral arguments this summer — A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration's request to keep the president's far-reaching tariffs in effect for now but agreed to fast track its consideration of the case this summer.
