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Washington Post:
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade  —  For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.  —  Summary0  —  Planes roared over the heart of Washington on Saturday evening …
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Elissa Salamy / WTTG-TV:
Man drives into crowd of protesters at ‘No Kings’ rally in Virginia  — Police say 21-year-old Joseph R. Checklick Jr. intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpeper, hitting at least one person.  — Checklick Jr. was arrested and charged with reckless driving …
New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Gushed Over the Parade, With No Protests in Sight  —  Cable networks covered President Trump's Army parade on a busy day of protests, a political assassination and Middle East strikes.  ABC, CBS and NBC aired other programming on their affiliates.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘No Kings’ rallies draw big crowds to protest Trump and his policies  —  Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.  —  Summary2689  —  Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday …
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure  —  The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political speeches  —  WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday.
New York Times:
The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Takeaways From Trump's Military Parade in Washington
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Melania Appears to Doze Off During Trump's Birthday Military Parade
Discussion: New York Times
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A few hundred gathered to protest Trump in D.C., in the shadow of the parade.
The Boston Globe:
Protesters crowd into streets, parks, and plazas at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across US. Follow live updates.
Associated Press:
Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US
Wired:
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry  —  The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
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New York Times:
What We Know About the Suspect in the Minnesota Lawmakers Shootings  —  The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.  —  The man suspected of shooting …
Cameron Arcand / Fox News:
Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over vote on benefits for illegal aliens  —  Hortman was the lone House Democrat to vote for the repeal as authorities investigate politically motivated attack  —  Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday …
Washington Post:
What we know about the at-large suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shooting
New York Post:
Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in deadly shootings of Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, had ‘No Kings’ flyers in car: sources
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Dem Assassin Is Armed Guard Boss With Anti-Abortion Hit-List
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Democratic leaders call for increased security after Minnesota shootings
Discussion: Axios
Ryan Pattee / KSTP-TV:
FBI offers $50,000 reward for suspect sought in targeted shootings of Minnesota state lawmakers
Cole Premo / CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shooting, Gov. Walz says
Washington Post:
Trump reports over $600 million in income in latest financial disclosure  —  The president reported making millions from cryptocurrency, his golf properties, foreign licensing deals and other sources.  JD Vance also filed forms disclosing Bitcoin holdings.  —  Summary172
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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From Crypto Venture, Per White House Financial Disclosures
Discussion: Forbes
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Reuters:
Live Updates: Israel and Iran Launch Another Round of Missiles at Each Other
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
“No Kings Day” protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump  —  The “No Kings Day” nationwide rallies against Donald Trump/for democracy on Saturday turned out millions of people.  —  That's per a collective crowdsourcing effort led by Strength In Numbers, and involving many members of the independent data journalism community.
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids  —  President Trump's decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise.  It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.
Rob Stein / NPR:
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended medical research and public health in the U.S. in many ways.  One of the ideas that could be influencing his overhaul of federal health agencies dates back to ancient Greece.
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Gunman Opens Fire on ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City  —  ‘DEEPLY TROUBLING’  —  One person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.  —  A gunman opened fire on thousands of protesters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday evening.
David French / New York Times:
Millions of Americans Like Trump Better in Theory Than in Practice  —  It's not often that a single poll result can help you understand several things at once: why President Trump is politically vulnerable, why he is politically resilient and why millions of Americans still don't truly understand the MAGA movement.
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Says He Decides What ‘America First’ Means  —  When I caught Donald Trump by phone this morning, the president wanted to make one thing clear: “America First” means whatever he says it does.  “Well, considering that I'm the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term …
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Associated Press:
Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine war in phone call
Ilya Somin / Reason:
GOP Senate Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Includes an Ugly Attack on Courts' Ability to Protect Constitutional Rights  —  A provision inserted into the Senate GOP version of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” would, if enacted, pose a serious threat to federal courts' ability to protect your constitutional rights.
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Clint Bolick / The UnPopulist:
The Judiciary Will Become Virtually Powerless in Protecting Your Rights if the Current Budget Bill Becomes Law
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
 
 
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