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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 …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
National Guard troops have temporarily detained civilians in LA protests, commander says  —  National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to law enforcement.
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Steve Beynon / Military and Veteran Benefits …:
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet  —  The 4,000 California National Guard soldiers who President Donald Trump surged into Los Angeles remain unpaid due to delays in issuing official activation orders, leaving compensation and benefits in limbo.
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 …
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Live updates: LA curfew approaches with Marines standing by and more protests gearing up across the US
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
David Hogg to Exit D.N.C. After Backlash to His Primary Plan  —  Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted for a new election.  Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party's sitting lawmakers in primary races.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
DNC will redo party elections for David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta's posts after procedural error  —  The DNC determined it failed to follow internal rules in its February officer election.  Separately, Hogg's plans to back primaries against incumbent Democrats stirred controversy.
Discussion: Axios, Townhall and Twitchy
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Hogg declines to run again for DNC vice chair after new election is called  —  The 25-year-old activist said he will devote his efforts to Leaders We Deserve.  —  David Hogg will not run again for his Democratic National Committee vice chairman position, he announced on Tuesday …
Washington Post:
David Hogg to depart as DNC vice chair after months of turmoil
Discussion: HotAir and The Post Millennial
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
David Hogg splits from DNC in ‘fundamental disagreement’ over party's direction
Discussion: NOTUS, Raw Story and KRDO
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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Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost:   The Board Of A Prestigious Program Resigns After Accusing Trump Of Political Interference
Adam Nichols / Raw Story:   Entire Fulbright board quits in mass revolt over Trump assault
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Fulbright board resigns over alleged Trump administration interference
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
CBS News:   Entire Fulbright scholarship board quits, accusing Trump administration of meddling
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.
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Israel is poised to launch operation on Iran, sources say  —  U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.  —  The U.S. anticipates Iran could retaliate on certain American sites in neighboring Iraq.
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 …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82  —  Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Kosovo will accept up to 50 deported migrants from America.  —  Here's the latest  — Musk's regrets: Elon Musk phoned President Trump before publicly expressing regret for attacks that he said “went too far” during a public feud between the men last week, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Donald Trump responds to Elon Musk's late-night apology after ugly public feud
Politico:
Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race  —  The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.  —  NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani, the young democratic socialist who has been rising …
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Jeff Coltin / Politico:   In final stretch of New York mayoral race, Cuomo targets Mamdani's inexperience
Axios:
House GOP to Senate: “Touch very lightly” on Trump budget bill  —  House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain has a stern warning for her Senate colleagues on the House-passed Trump budget bill: “Touch very lightly” and don't force a conference process.  —  Why it matters …
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Landmark crypto bill moves closer to passage in Senate
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
EPA moves to repeal limits on greenhouse gas emissions by power plants  —  The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury and carbon dioxide.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a proposal …
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump's EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
New China Trade ‘Deal’ Takes U.S. Back to Where It Started  —  If a handshake agreement holds, it would merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started.  —  After two days of tense negotiations, the United States and China appear to have walked back from the brink …
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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation  —  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
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The Hill:
RFK Jr. includes vaccine misinformation spreaders among newly announced ACIP members
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Freak Out When Asked About Trump's Military Parade Costing $45 Million  —  Some ducked into elevators.  Some stared into space.  “I answered the question I wanted to answer!”  Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) snapped.  —  WASHINGTON - They snapped.  They stared off into space.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Where are the people the Trump administration has deported?  —  The Trump administration's aggressive immigration deportation efforts often have been carried out illegally.  What has happened to the people at the center of the cases?  —  In its first 150 days, the second Trump administration …
Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
Head of FEMA's storm response center leaving agency amid leadership exodus  —  The head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center — a position responsible for the government's response to storms — submitted his resignation letter Wednesday and will formally depart the agency in two weeks.
Sophie Gardner / Politico:
CDC backtracks on layoffs, rehires more than 400 people  —  Around half of those employees are in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reinstating more than 400 people who had received layoff notices …
Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Dozens Of Journalists Targeted, Shot, Detained While Covering LA Protests, Press Org Says  —  “I never thought for one moment that I'd actually have to be fearful of law enforcement during a public protest,” said one photojournalist hospitalized after getting shot in the leg.
Kabc / ABC7:
ICE agents ram car to take man into custody in Boyle Heights  —  Federal agents arrested a man in Boyle Heights after a crash.  The chaotic scene was captured by surveillance video.  —  BOYLE HEIGHTS, Calif. (KABC) — A Wednesday morning crash in Boyle Heights was being investigated …
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Judge Opens Door to Releasing Mahmoud Khalil as Soon as This Week  —  Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for more than three months.  The judge suggested he could be released as early as Friday unless the government successfully appeals.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump plans to attend ‘Les Misérables’ at the Kennedy Center after taking over the institution  —  President Donald Trump is set to take a seat at Wednesday's opening night of the award-winning musical “Les Misérables” at the Kennedy Center, where he replaced the previous leadership …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE  —  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed it is flying Predator drones above the Los Angeles protests, and specifically in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a CBP statement sent to 404 Media.
 
 
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James Matheson / Baltimore Sun:
Naval Academy history chair resigns over ordered removal of symposium paper
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NBC News:
‘Incredibly petty’: Sen. Rand Paul says he was ‘uninvited’ to White House picnic over breaks with Trump
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