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New York Times:
Trump's Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book … An introductory letter to a book celebrating Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday, handwritten by Ghislaine Maxwell.  —  President Trump's name appeared on a contributor list for a book celebrating the 50th birthday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein's Birthday Album Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black  —  Former president, Wall Street billionaire were listed along with Donald Trump as ‘friends’ in the 2003 book's table of contents, which named around five dozen contributors  —  The biggest name …
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Bill Clinton Praised Jeffrey Epstein's ‘Childlike Curiosity’ in Birthday Letter: WSJ  —  Former President Bill Clinton handwrote a personal note to Jeffrey Epstein for the disgraced financier's 50th birthday album, praising his “childlike curiosity.”  —  The note appeared in a leather-bound …
Discussion: FOX 11 Los Angeles, MSNBC and Raw Story
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
What Powell is telling allies as Trump pressures him to resign  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  'It's not new': Jerome Powell corrects Trump over building plan  —  'It's not new': Jerome Powell corrects Trump over building plan  —  Acting Columbia president speaks out after $220 million settlement with Trump admin.
Discussion: IJR, The Hill and The Independent
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Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune:
Here's how the Fed's renovation budget ballooned to $2.5 billion
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump tussles with Powell during Federal Reserve visit but backs off firing threat
Katherine Li / Business Insider:
Trump and Powell can't agree on numbers, and it's more than just interest rates
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“Such bulls**t”: Not every Democrat wants to talk about Epstein … - House Democrats' messaging arm sent members an alert Wednesday urging them to “amplify” a Wall Street Journal report that President Trump is in the Epstein files and demand that “House Republicans stop covering up for Trump.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:   Playbook: ‘Running against history’
Politico:
Dems ready more Epstein attacks
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and Reuters
New York Times:
Did Columbia's Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It?  —  Reactions ranged from fierce criticism to relief after the university reached a settlement over allegations that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students.  —  From the perspective of one longtime professor …
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Seeks Payments From Other Universities—Including Harvard—After Columbia Deal Sets Precedent  —  The Trump administration is in talks with several schools about future funding following allegations of antisemitism  —  The White House is seeking fines from several universities …
New York Times:
Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey  —  Ms. Habba's tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration's appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state.  —  The Justice Department on Thursday cleared …
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Axios:
Alina Habba to remain N.J. prosecutor: “I don't cower to pressure”  —  Alina Habba on Thursday proclaimed herself the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, days after federal judges replaced her from the position. … Pam Bondi is the Attorney General.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Undaunted Search for the Truth  —  Julie Brown's essential reporting on Jeffrey Epstein must be commended  —  If not for Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, we might never have learned anything about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation, its implication of wealthy, powerful …
Discussion: Fox News
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:   Why the Huge Conflicts of Interest Among Trump's Epstein Team Matter
New York Times:
How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept.
Discussion: The Bulwark, Vox and The Status Kuo
Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason  —  President Trump believes that President Barack Obama committed treason, a crime that may be punishable by death.  Seeking a distraction from his current political travails, Mr. Trump is attempting to relitigate the nearly decade-old controversy …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
SCOTUS's immunity ruling looks even worse now  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  Can you believe it has been over a year since the conservatives …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump's job approval rating has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this term and just slightly higher than his all-time worst rating of 34% at the end of his first term.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Disgruntled independents sink Trump's approval to second-term low
Discussion: USA Today and Eschaton
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Redefines the Washington Scandal
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, So What and Raw Story
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says he has not thought about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell
Senator Elizabeth Warren / YouTube:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump's government just approved Paramount's merger with Skydance.  —  BREAKING NEWS: Trump's government just approved Paramount's merger with Skydance.Sure looks like they paid Donald Trump $36 MILLION for this merger.Bribery i...
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
F.C.C. Approves Skydance's $8 Billion Merger With Paramount
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says  —  The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.  —  President Emmanuel Macron announced late Thursday that France would recognize Palestine …
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:   The Worst-Kept Secret of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Inches Forward With Trump's Alarming Court Pick, Emil Bove  —  The Senate voted Thursday to advance Trump's most concerning judicial nominee to date, Emil Bove.  —  In a procedural vote, every Democrat voted against moving forward with Bove, along with two Republicans: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.
Noam Levey / NPR:
Trump voters wanted lower medical bills.  But for millions, bills are about to go up  —  President Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices.  But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care …
Reuters:
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia  —  A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022.  Reuters investigated the billionaire's order …
Greg Norman / Fox News:
DHS has begun flying migrants out of Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ DeSantis announces  —  DeSantis said Homeland Security's cadence of flights out of South Florida immigrant detention center is increasing  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Homeland Security has started flying migrants out of the …
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S.  —  At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.  —  He killed three people in Spain and fled to Venezuela …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges' orders ‘need to be respected,’ Elena Kagan says amid Trump's escalating conflict with the courts … Kagan cautioned the hundreds of judges in the audience not to respond to verbal attacks by lashing out in their decisions, but by carrying out their duties as they normally do.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former Jan. 6 prosecutor and ex-DOJ employees sue Trump administration over firings  —  Mike Gordon, who had been senior trial counsel in the Capitol Siege Section, which prosecuted Capitol rioters, was terminated without explanation.  Now he's pushing back.
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
SCOOP: Key GOP group starts work on 2nd ‘big, beautiful bill’ for Trump  —  GOP leaders are eyeing a 2nd budget reconciliation bill after their massive victory  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are already discussing contours for a potential second “big, beautiful bill” advancing President Donald Trump's agenda.
Discussion: RedState and Breaking Defense
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Texas lawsuit challenges telehealth abortions, citing Comstock Act  —  A Texas man is suing a California doctor for allegedly providing his girlfriend with abortion medication.  —  The lawsuit—a civil complaint filed in the federal court for the Southern District of Texas …
Discussion: The 19th and Daily Kos
 
 
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Jordan Salama / New Yorker:
When ICE Agents Are Waiting Outside the Courtroom
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans are split on extending Obamacare tax breaks as higher costs loom
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ProPublica:
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New York Times:
6 Trump Voters on if They Trust President's Handling of Epstein Case
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
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Trump's FCC abandons the future (permalink)
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Even the Obit Writers Are Jumping Ship at The Washington Post
Tara Suter / The Hill:
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Pictured Partying With Child Sex Predator Jeffrey Epstein
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