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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, 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, The Hill, Daily Mail, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, MSNBC, USA Today, New Jersey Online, New Republic 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, Washington Examiner, New York Post, The Post Millennial, USA Today, Fox News, MSNBC and Newsweek
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, Daily Kos, New Republic, The Hill, Techdirt, Fox News, NewsMax.com, UPI and CNN
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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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Forbes, CBS News and The Independent
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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NewsMax.com, New York Post and The Hill
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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Reuters, Abortion, Every Day, CNN, Fox News, Democrats, Breitbart, American Thinker, The Guardian, IJR, Bangor Daily News, MeidasTouch News, Washington Examiner, twitchy.com, PoliticusUSA, Townhall, The Daily Signal, The Post Millennial, New York Post, RedState, Advocate, Al Jazeera, Newsweek and LifeNews.com
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates
Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates
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Associated Press, Axios, Daily Kos, Salon, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New Republic, The Post Millennial and USA Today
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, Lawfare, Associated Press, CNN, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, RNS, Mother Jones, Al Jazeera, Zeteo, Reuters 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, UPI, Washington Examiner, 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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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.
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CNN, CBS News, Associated Press, Breitbart, Bangor Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Townhall and Chicago Sun Times
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.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
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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NOTUS, Fox News, Federal News Network, New York Times, The Hill, Politico, The Independent, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller and Townhall
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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.
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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Politico, CNN, Salon, The Independent, Forbes, Blaze Media, Raw Story, The Guardian, Newsweek, USA Today, Advocate, The Hill, New Republic and NewsMax.com
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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, Esquire, NBC News, HuffPost, Raw Story, IJR, Washington Examiner and UPI
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 …
Discussion:
The Present Age
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Imagining A Democratic Majority — Steve Bannon thinks House Republicans are on track to lose 40 seats next November, in a wipeout driven by their participation in the Epstein-Trump coverup. — Assuming he's right, Democrats will hold a fairly sizable House majority a year and a half from now …
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Associated Press, New York Sun and Townhall
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Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
In Fight for House, New York May Follow Texas in Redrawing Maps
In Fight for House, New York May Follow Texas in Redrawing Maps
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NewsMax.com, The Hill and Associated Press
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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Fox News, Raw Story, The Borowitz Report, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
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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, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
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, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Althouse
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 …
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
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 Wrap, The Daily Caller, Megyn Kelly, The Hollywood Reporter, The Hill, Deadline and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
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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CNBC, Reuters, The Guardian, Raw Story, New York Sun, Mediaite, All Rise News, Business Insider, Forbes, Deadline, The Independent, Washington Examiner, New York Times and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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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Washington Examiner and Texas Attorney General
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
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 …
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
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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The Guardian, CBS News, HotAir, CNBC, WNYW-TV, CNN, NewsNation, New York Times, Townhall, RedState, Gothamist and The Post Millennial
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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Balls and Strikes and Reason
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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Newsweek, New York Sun, Reuters, Focus Taiwan and Bloomberg
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
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The Depopulation Bomb — As global fertility rates drop, two economists make the case for humans — If humanity's existence were threatened by plague, nuclear war or environmental catastrophe, people would surely demand action. — But what if the threat came from our own, passive acceptance of decline?
Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
GOP Bill Seeks to Strip JFK's Name From Kennedy Center and Replace It With Trump's — RENAMING HISTORY — The arts center took former President John F. Kennedy's name shortly after his assassination in 1963. — A new GOP bill would scrub former President John F. Kennedy's name …
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NBC News, Raw Story, The Wrap, NewsNation, The Independent and Newsweek
The Free Press:
Amy Coney Barrett and Bari Weiss Live in NYC: Get Your Tickets Now — A rare conversation with the Supreme Court justice on the future of the judicial branch, the Constitution, and the country—live at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. — By The Free Press
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Washington Examiner
