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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
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, The Hill, New York Magazine, NewsMax.com, The Independent, The Mahablog, Raw Story 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, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, New Jersey Online, The Daily Caller, MSNBC and Mediaite
John Fritze / CNN:
Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to overturn her conviction — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered …
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Washington Post, NBC News, Scripps News, New Republic, USA Today, New York Post, Fox News, MSNBC, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial and Newsweek
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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The Independent and CBS News
Axios:
Scoop: Sherrod Brown met with Schumer in Ohio amid 2026 Senate push — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and former Sen. Sherrod Brown met in Ohio this weekend, as Brown weighs a possible comeback bid to flip a GOP Senate seat in the state, Axios has learned.
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RedState
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the US Senate in North Carolina in 2026
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Former Gov. Roy Cooper Jumps Into North Carolina's U.S. Senate Race
Former Gov. Roy Cooper Jumps Into North Carolina's U.S. Senate Race
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Politico, NOTUS, ABC News, Roll Call, New York Sun, Fox News, NewsNation, Daily Kos, NewsMax.com and CBS News
Cara Anna / Associated Press:
Israel's leader claims no one in Gaza is starving. Data and witnesses disagree — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Israel's Zones of Denial
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The Times of Israel, Financial Times, The Cipher Brief, Israpundit and Haaretz
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving
Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving
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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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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
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance demands viral street fighters be ‘prosecuted’ — Vice President JD Vance condemned fighters captured in a viral video and called on law enforcement to “throw their a**es in prison.” — Vance was in Canton, Ohio, on Monday to visit Metallus's steel plant in the area.
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RedState, Raw Story, The Borowitz Report and The Gateway Pundit
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
'We're not shielding anything,' Vance says of Epstein files
'We're not shielding anything,' Vance says of Epstein files
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WKYC-TV, Washington Post, USA Today, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
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, The Guardian, CNN, Associated Press, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, Haaretz, RNS, Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor, UPI, Zeteo, Reuters and Washington Examiner
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.
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Gregorio Sorgi / Politico:
EU admits it can't guarantee $600B promise to Trump
EU admits it can't guarantee $600B promise to Trump
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Democrats, IJR, NewsMax.com, New York Sun, The Independent, Raw Story, Townhall, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and NewsNation
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 …
Associated Press:
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties …
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Paul Dans, ex-director of Project 2025, will challenge US Sen. Lindsey Graham in SC GOP primary
Paul Dans, ex-director of Project 2025, will challenge US Sen. Lindsey Graham in SC GOP primary
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New York Times, NBC News, HuffPost, IJR, Raw Story, UPI and Washington Examiner
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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Washington Examiner
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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump
Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump
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The Hill, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and The Independent
Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Two Dead, Multiple People Injured in Mass Shooting at Casino in Reno, Nevada - Suspect Shot — Update: Two people are dead and three were hospitalized in the mass shooting, according to AP. — Multiple people were shot outside a Reno, Nevada, casino on Monday morning.
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Trump administration reminds federal employees they can proselytize in the office — Federal workers can hold prayer circles with members of the public and tell colleagues to rethink their religious beliefs, according to new guidance the Trump administration released on Monday.
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Fox News and Washington Examiner
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Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Trump administration urges federal employees to talk religion at work
Trump administration urges federal employees to talk religion at work
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The Hill, Federal News Network, New York Times, Politico, Al Jazeera, Townhall and The Daily Caller
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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New York Post and The Hill
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
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Joe Rogan isn't letting go of Epstein — that's a problem for Trump — Joe Rogan says the Trump administration's refusal to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein is a “line in the sand.” — Epstein's name was mentioned more than 40 times on the most recent episode of …
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Mediaite
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
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HuffPost, Axios, New Republic, Mediaite, Washington Post and Raw Story
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 …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
This construction project was on time and on budget. Then came ICE. — Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. — The site is eerily quiet.
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Reason
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.
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The Hill
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 …
New York Times:
A Maine Resort Town Feels the Pressure of Trump's Immigration Crackdown — Wells, like many U.S. tourist spots that rely on foreign labor, is fearful of immigration raids. The local police department's agreement to collaborate with federal agents only adds to the anxiety.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and The Maine Wire
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 Hill, Megyn Kelly, The Daily Caller, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else — In the Trump-dominated global economy, the U.S. gets plenty but gives nothing in return. … - In return, those countries get some assurance on their tariff rate — both 15%, and both of which could have been worse …
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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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

