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Reuters:
B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East tensions, US officials say  —  The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's backchannel to Iran failed after supreme leader went dark  —  President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quietly sought to arrange a meeting between senior U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul last week amid Israel's escalating war with Iran.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Israel seeks swift action on Iran, sources say, with a split U.S. administration  —  Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Grabien
Fox News:
B-2 stealth bombers appear to be on the move hours before Trump expected at White House  —  America's unique bunker-buster bombs could target Iran's heavily fortified nuclear facility  —  Six B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri appear to be en route to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam …
Washington Post:
B-2 bombers fly across Pacific as Trump contemplates Iran strike
Discussion: Politico and New York Post
Kai Greet / The Aviationist:   B-2 Stealth Bombers Depart Whiteman AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam, Amid Iran Conflict
Washington Post:
B-2 bombers head west over Pacific, U.S. official says, as Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Iran strike
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Adam Wren / Politico:   Playbook: Centrist Dems sweat DSA NYC candidate
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Trump and GOP's tax bill would sell off USPS's brand-new EVs  —  Postal Service officials told lawmakers the proposal would cause “substantial harm” to “our customers, your constituents.”  —  A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans' massive tax and immigration legislation …
Discussion: RedState, NewsMax.com and E&E News
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
GOP's food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules.  It's the latest setback for Trump's big bill  —  In another blow to the Republicans' tax and spending cut bill, the Senate parliamentarian has advised that a proposal to shift some food stamps costs from the federal government to states …
Grace Yarrow / Politico:
Senate GOP's plan to push food aid costs onto states axed from megabill
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views.  It Won Him an Award.  —  The University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people.  From there, the situation spiraled.
Washington Post:
Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future  —  For this story, John Woodrow Cox interviewed more than 40 farmers across the country.  He and photographer Matt McClain reported from Colorado while Sarah Blaskey talked to more than two dozen employees …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   ‘They quit after a few hours’: Farmers admit they can't find American workers
Michela Moscufo / The Guardian:
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery.  He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’  —  When the extent of the university's involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water  —  Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed …
Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran  —  The United States is well down the road to dictatorship.  Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.  —  The current debate over bombing Iran is surreal.  To begin with, bombardment is unlikely to lead to a satisfactory outcome.
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals  —  President Trump's whittling away of protected places for immigrants has fueled fears among health care workers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will arrest patients in or around hospitals.
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Austin Kocher:
56,397 People Now Detained by ICE, Possibly Highest in History
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Petty and unserious’: Padilla blasts Vance for calling him ‘Jose Padilla’  —  The vice president referred to his former Senate colleague by the wrong name on Friday.  —  Sen. Alex Padilla snapped back at Vice President JD Vance Saturday, calling the vice president “petty and unserious” …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Vance reference to Alex Padilla as ‘Jose’ during LA presser sparks Dem backlash
New York Times:
Harvard and Trump Restart Talks to Potentially End Bitter Dispute  —  Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon.  —  Harvard University and the Trump administration …
KFYR-TV:
Armstrong declares disaster for tornado damage, extends sympathy to victims' families  —  BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today declared a statewide disaster and activated the State Emergency Operations Plan after multiple tornadoes, strong winds and hail caused widespread damage …
Los Angeles Times:
‘A good day’: Detained U.S. citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot  —  A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was tackled to the ground and arrested after filming federal agents at Home Depot on Thursday said he was held for more than an hour at Dodger Stadium …
Mark Johnson / Washington Post:
Administration to phase out NIH support of HIV clinical guidelines  —  Doctors and advocates worry the move is a first step toward ending federal guidance for HIV treatment.  —  The National Institutes of Health's support for federal guidelines that steer the treatment of more than a million HIV patients …
Discussion: UPI
Washington Post:
After Virginia elections, governor's race begins a new phase  —  The newly formed Democratic ticket for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general kicked off a joint bus tour while Republicans stump separately.  —  RICHMOND — Virginia's election season kicked into high gear Saturday …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
LA Dodgers to donate $1M to help immigrants hit by ICE raids  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers announced it will donate $1 million to assist immigrant families recently affected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the Los Angeles area.  —  Why it matters: The announcement came …
Maya Goldman / Axios:
Trump admin shortens ACA enrollment window  —  The Trump administration on Friday narrowed the period to sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage and imposed other restrictions aimed at rolling back Biden-era flexibilities for the program.  —  Why it matters: The Centers for Medicare …
Discussion: Politico, ACA Signups and The Hill
 
 
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