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CNN:
Bongino still in limbo as Trump fumes and JD Vance seeks to play mediator, sources say — Several of President Donald Trump's top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up today? — The deputy FBI director did not go into the office Friday …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
3 ways Trump might try to defuse the Epstein mess — President Trump isn't ready to course-correct over how his administration has handled the Jeffrey Epstein evidence. — But officials and advisers are considering at least three ways Trump could try to defuse an issue that …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's Jeffrey Epstein post contradicts what top Fox hosts have argued — Just months ago, Trump allies claimed the deep state hid the “Epstein Files.” Trump now claims that they were fabricated all along. — President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that the “Epstein Files” …
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Can't Make the Epstein Story Go Away
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Demands Trump Use Teen Sex Accused Gaetz to Probe Epstein
MAGA Demands Trump Use Teen Sex Accused Gaetz to Probe Epstein
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries urges release of all Jeffrey Epstein files
Jeffries urges release of all Jeffrey Epstein files
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats try to force release of Epstein files
House Democrats try to force release of Epstein files
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Wall Street Journal:
Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein
Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump finds himself on the wrong side of a conspiracy theory
Trump finds himself on the wrong side of a conspiracy theory
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica — OWN GOAL — Trump took every opportunity to make the new, expanded soccer tournament all about himself. — President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won't be getting …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump's Cuts to the Education Department — Lawyers for the Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court order that directed officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees. — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday that the Trump administration …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department — The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative high court.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit — The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University …
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Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor — A recent leak of venture capitalist Marc Andreessen's group chats has revealed that he's quite happy to see our university system destroyed if it will keep out foreigners and humiliate the elites who “actively discriminated against” people like him.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Marc Andreessen and the Billionaire Victims Club — The gripes of this bigwig of the tech right don't stand up to scrutiny. — ∙ Paid — 1. White People — Over the weekend the Washington Post got hold of a text chain in which Marc Andreessen explained some facts of life to his fellow travelers in the Trump White House.
Axios:
Trump to announce “aggressive” Ukraine weapons plan — President Trump will announce a new plan to arm Ukraine on Monday that is expected to include offensive weapons, two sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios. … - U.S., Ukrainian and European officials hope the weapons will shift …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Russia It Has 50 Days to Make Peace With Ukraine
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Ryan Chua / Bloomberg:
Senate Democrats Say Trump ‘Ceding Global Leadership’ to China
Senate Democrats Say Trump ‘Ceding Global Leadership’ to China
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Lauren McGaughy / ProPublica:
Why Gov. Greg Abbott Won't Release His Emails With Elon Musk — We asked Abbott for his and his staff's emails with Elon Musk and Musk's companies. The governor's office won't turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA — The other day, Stephen Miller went on Fox News and offered a plea that got surprisingly little attention given its highly toxic and unnerving implications. Miller urged politicians in GOP-run states to build their own versions of …
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New York Times:
Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor's Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani — Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce his commitment to a third-party run against Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
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Associated Press:
Cuomo stays in NYC mayor's race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani
Cuomo stays in NYC mayor's race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk's controversial AI Model — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up said its models are now available to federal agencies. — The U.S. Department of Defense will begin using Grok, the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk's start-up xAI, the company announced in a post on Monday.
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Obama's blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’ — Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.”
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Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffery Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to reveal ‘truth’ of the pedophile client list, say insiders. So, why are Republicans blocking her? — Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to speak in front of Congress about The Epstein Files, sources tell Daily Mail.
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Jerry Dunleavy / Just The News:
Pentagon pulls all military speakers from ‘globalist’ Aspen Security Forum — A dozen top U.S. military commanders and officials was slated to participate in the Aspen Security Forum this week. — Article — Dig Deeper — The Pentagon has pulled roughly a dozen high-ranking U.S …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon withdraws senior military leaders from national security forum
Pentagon withdraws senior military leaders from national security forum
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: The Case of Erez Reuveni — What if America had checks and balances and nobody came? — benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org — Meet The Authors … The Situation on Wednesday predicted that the so-called investigation of John Brennan and James Comey will prove to be a ghost …
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
167. The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again — Welcome back to “One First,” an (increasingly frequent) newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us. If you're not already a subscriber, I hope you'll consider becoming one (and, if you already are …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Tucker Carlson leads MAGA's worried warriors in questioning Trump — The former Fox News host and “America First” leader spoke with NBC News as MAGA influencers rebel over amnesty, Iran and the Epstein files. — As President Donald Trump weighed U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Carlson: Bondi ‘made up a bunch of ludicrous’ Epstein files claims
Carlson: Bondi ‘made up a bunch of ludicrous’ Epstein files claims
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Mark Cuban Reveals A Cold Truth About Why Democrats Are Flailing — “That's not the way to win. It's just not,” said the billionaire. — Billionaire investor and “Shark Tank” alum Mark Cuban pulled no punches when talking about what he sees as the Democratic Party's current failings.
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State of California:
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start — Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezin... Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] — In California, over $900 million …
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Bianca Vázquez Toness / Associated Press:
More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding
More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding
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Peter Behr / Politico:
DOGE told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear … The meeting was held after President Donald Trump signed a May 23 executive order that would supplant the NRC's historical role as the sole agency responsible for ensuring commercial nuclear projects are safe and won't threaten public health.
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Politico:
Key Senate Republican to meet with Trump on funding clawback request — Sen. Eric Schmitt is heading to the White House Monday to meet with President Donald Trump on the administration's effort to claw back $9.4 billion in funding, according to a person granted anonymity to disclose the private gathering.
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The right-wing outrage machine gears up, and a cartoonist gets death threats — Here are some possible reasonable responses to seeing an editorial cartoon you don't agree with: — Write an email to the journalist who created it, expressing your opposing view.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's ‘major’ announcement on Russia sounds familiar — and falls far short — For the fifth time, the American president has threatened Russia with economic sanctions. The first four times, Trump failed to follow through. — In recent days, Americans have repeatedly been told …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald — New documents show an officer known only as Howard managed a Cuban group that interacted with Oswald in the months before the JFK assassination. — Summary422 — For more than 60 years, the CIA claimed it had little …
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