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New York Times:
Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute — The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, NewsMax.com, New York Post and The Hill
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents — Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals — US immigration officers made false and misleading statements in their reports …
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New Republic and Raw Story
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty's Diversity Stance — The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school's president and his work related to diversity. The Justice Department says it will investigate.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction … - The Trump administration has faced weeks of bipartisan backlash after reneging on promises to release all files related to the now-deceased sex trafficker. — MAGA activists have suggested that Maxwell …
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The Guardian, Boston.com, The Hill, New York Magazine, The Mahablog, Raw Story, The Independent, NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Durbin Demands Tapes of Ghislaine Maxwell Interviews — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee also pressed the Justice Department for a promise that Ms. Maxwell will not be pardoned for her cooperation in matters related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Axios, ABC News, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Daily Mail, The Hill, The Daily Caller, MSNBC, New Jersey Online, Mediaite and New Republic
Washington Post:
Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate — A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. — A new whistleblower has come forward to challenge …
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Raw Story, Techdirt, Daily Kos, The Hill, Fox News, NewsMax.com, New Republic and CNN
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Bove's nomination not yet derailed by new whistleblower complaint
Bove's nomination not yet derailed by new whistleblower complaint
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Raw Story
Ryan Knappenberger / Courthouse News Service:
DOJ files misconduct complaint against chief DC Judge James Boasberg — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has been in Trump administration's crosshairs since he ordered the return of more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants summarily deported to El Salvador in March.
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Politico:
Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into criminal cases … In a nine-page filing, Mirigliano said his client is “facing an imminent criminal trial proceeding under questionable legal authority” and asked for the charges to be thrown out or that Habba and her assistants …
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Raw Story, CBS News, Forbes and The Independent
Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood — A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump's administration …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates
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Associated Press, Axios, Salon, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New Republic, Daily Kos and The Post Millennial
Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Trump administration urges federal employees to talk religion at work — The guidance from the Office of Personnel Management builds on the administration's efforts to bolster faith's presence in the federal workforce. — Federal employees can display religious items at work …
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Fox News, The Hill, NOTUS, CBS News, Breitbart, Federal News Network, New York Times, Politico, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller, Townhall and The Independent
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Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide — Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel's best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree. — Two of Israel's best-known human …
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UN News, Associated Press, RTÉ, CNN, Lawfare, RNS, Mother Jones, Al Jazeera, Zeteo, Reuters, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali and Middle East Monitor
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Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
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Haaretz, Washington Examiner, UPI, Jacobin and Al Jazeera
Andy Barron / Associated Press:
Shooter opens fire outside Reno casino, killing 3 and injuring several others — Police in Nevada say a gunman opened fire just outside the Grand Sierra Resort casino in Reno and shot multiple people. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known.
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Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Former Trump aide tapped to help lead Megyn Kelly's growing media empire — Hope Hicks, a former aide to President Donald Trump, is joining Megyn Kelly's media company as its new chief operating officer, marking a powerful partnership. — Hicks was named COO of Devil May Care Media on Monday …
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New York Post, The Daily Caller, Megyn Kelly, The Wrap, The Hill, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
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Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts ‘nasty’ London mayor in front of Starmer: 'He's done a terrible job'
Trump blasts ‘nasty’ London mayor in front of Starmer: 'He's done a terrible job'
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Mediaite, Raw Story, Reuters, IJR, One America News Network, The Sun, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Guido Fawkes
The White House:
Fact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal — MAKING GLOBAL HISTORY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union (EU), fundamentally rebalancing the economic relationship between the world's two largest economies.
Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
In Fight for House, New York May Follow Texas in Redrawing Maps — Democrats in three states are now considering moves to counter a push by Texas Republicans to redraw their state's maps. — If Texas lawmakers follow through on President Trump's call to redraw state congressional maps …
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The Hill, NewsMax.com and Associated Press
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Imagining A Democratic Majority
Imagining A Democratic Majority
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Associated Press, Townhall and New York Sun
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of Ice detaining people — Congresswoman says she ‘can think of nothing more American’ than Ice dragging people out of court — Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace has claimed she cruises the web for videos of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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The Independent and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story — President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give a deposition for the president's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal within 15 days, citing the media mogul's age and physical condition.
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Politico:
Judges press Trump administration on deportation quotas … “Not to my knowledge, your honor,” replied DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth, who urged the court to lift the order focused on surprise immigration enforcement at places like home improvement store parking lots and car washes.
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Washington Times
Mitchell Hartman / Marketplace:
Federal data has been disappearing under Trump … Government data is at risk. Federal funding for the main statistical agencies — like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Commerce Department — has been tight for years. — But since the Trump administration took office in January …
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls' sports — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered one of the most carefully worded responses yet to the debate over transgender youth participation in sports on Monday morning in an NPR interview.
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NPR, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Texas Attorney General Paxton sues New York county clerk over abortion ruling — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against a New York county clerk for refusing to file a judgment and court summons against a doctor who allegedly prescribed and mailed abortion medication to a woman in Texas.
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Texas Attorney General, Washington Examiner and NewsMax.com
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Meet the out-of-state investors funding a Christian nationalist community in Tennessee — For the politically connected investors behind the project, our NewsChannel 5 investigation has now discovered, it's about business, power and creating an alternative view of America.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity — The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself. — Journalists at many mainstream media publications insist that their coverage is objective and unbiased. This isn't true. — Two of the biggest purveyors …
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The Present Age
ABC News:
2 shot, including officer, outside office building in Midtown Manhattan; suspect dead: Sources — The shooting occurred outside an office building, police sources said. — A police officer and a civilian were shot outside an office building on Park Avenue on Monday, police sources told ABC News.
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New York Post, The Hill, The Guardian, HotAir, CBS News, WNYW-TV, CNBC, CNN, New York Times, NewsNation, Townhall, RedState, Gothamist and The Post Millennial
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Delta co-pilot reportedly arrested on plane for child sexual abuse materials — Several passengers told various media outlets that law enforcement officers removed co-pilot from plane in San Francisco — A co-pilot with Delta Air Lines was reportedly arrested by federal agents …
Financial Times:
Trump blocks Taiwan's President Lai from New York stopover — Move comes as US and China hold trade talks and seek to stabilise relations — Donald Trump's administration has denied permission for Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America …
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Fox News, Raw Story, Reuters, New York Sun, Newsweek, Focus Taiwan and Bloomberg
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Total Mental Collapse’: Trump Ripped After ‘Insane’ New Ramble In Europe — Critics tore into the president after an unexpected digression against a familiar target. — President Donald Trump spent part of his weekend in Scotland reviving his old grievances against wind power …
Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
What the world got wrong about tariffs — No economy rises or falls for just one reason, even a shock as big as Trump's trade policy … At the beginning of the year, the world was in striking agreement on one point: if Donald Trump went ahead with tariffs, it would strengthen the dollar and trigger stagflation.
Keely Bastow / Associated Press:
Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34 — Islamic State-backed rebels attacked a Catholic church in eastern Congo on Sunday, killing at least 34 people, according to a local civil society leader. Dieudonne Duranthabo …
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The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, The European Conservative, Breitbart, UPI and Reuters
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Obama Official Files Bombshell Demand for Epstein Files and Secret Trump Messages — OBAMA DARE — Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics chief, has filed a wide-ranging Freedom of Information Act request. — One of President Donald Trump's most persistent legal foes is going after the Epstein files.
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Daily Mail
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Takes Break From $10 Million Golf Vacation To Put Forward New Jeffrey Epstein Explanation — The president also announced new taxes on American importers and consumers during his trip to Scotland. — President Donald Trump on Monday took a break from his $10 million taxpayer-funded golf vacation …
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New York Magazine, New Republic and Mediaite


