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Los Angeles Times:
Border Patrol agents stage show of force at Newsom's ‘big beautiful press conference’  — Newsom was announcing California's response to President Trump's efforts to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives  — Mayor Karen Bass asks why border patrol ‘thumbed their nose’ at the governor's event
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Feds Conduct Immigration Raid Outside California Redistricting Press Conference  —  Masked and armed federal agents made arrests outside of a Los Angeles museum in which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday was announcing plans to redraw the state's congressional map to offset the GOP's redistricting efforts in Texas.
Discussion: YouTube and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California's Democratic gerrymander … The new maps could also see more Democrats added into the Central Valley district of GOP Rep. David Valadao, who has already been able to defy gravity in a seat with a Democratic registration advantage.
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
New York Times:
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
Associated Press:
Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps
Oren Oppenheim / Associated Press:
Newsom to make announcement on redistricting after threatening to end Trump's presidency
Los Angeles Times:
Newsom calls for special November election to block Trump from ‘rigging’ 2026 midterms
Matt Gregory / WUSA:
DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody  —  Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive. … WASHINGTON — A man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
DC man charged with felony assault after hitting federal agent with Subway sandwich  —  WASHINGTON — This perp ate too fresh.  —  A man who used a Subway sandwich to attack a federal agent on the streets of DC earlier this week has been charged with felony assault.
Washington Post:
Man who threw sandwich at law enforcement was DOJ employee, Bondi says  —  Police allege that the man approached law enforcement officers, including Metro Transit Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, and began yelling obscenities.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday …
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice  —  Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Putin praises Trump's ‘energetic and sincere’ peace efforts ahead of Alaska summit
The Guardian:
Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to Jeffrey Epstein  —  First lady threatens to sue Joe Biden's son after he said sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump  —  Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Wary of the Wolff … In a video published Thursday morning, Hunter Biden sat in the shade of a large tree, facing YouTuber Andrew Callaghan with a lake stretching behind them.  The severely overexposed shot showed the two perched on black metal chairs in the grass, docks jutting into the water …
Pew Research Center:
1. Trump's job approval and views of his personal traits  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  — Trump's Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips  — 3. How Americans view the Trump administration's tariff policies and the GOP's budget and tax bill
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Pew Research Center:
Trump's Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Independent
Zac Anderson / USA Today:   Trump's approval rating dips again in new Pew survey, hits 38%
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump claims credit for fixing Social Security as it barrels to insolvency  —  Many of the president's claims were misleading and ignored months of turmoil at the embattled agency.  —  President Donald Trump marked the 90th anniversary of Social Security on Thursday with an Oval Office signing …
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Social Security has existed for 90 years. Why it may be more threatened than ever
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Trump issues Social Security proclamation
Discussion: FOX 11 Los Angeles
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NBC4 Washington:
DC police now allowed to notify ICE of people not in custody, police chief says
Tyler Thrasher / WTTG-TV:
DC Mayor Bowser flies to Martha's Vineyard while city is under federal control  — Sources have confirmed Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is in Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment.  — She is expected to return to Washington D.C. tomorrow afternoon.
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize  —  US president told Norway's finance minister he wants the Nobel peace prize, according to the Norwegian press  —  Donald Trump cold-called Norway's finance minister last month to ask about a nomination …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reuters
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance  —  NO ROOM AT THE INN  —  The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.  —  A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Meta's AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info  —  An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, reveals the social-media giant's rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex, race and celebrities.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Hawley calls for congressional probe into Meta chatbots
Megan Cerullo / CBS News:
Costco says it won't sell mifepristone abortion pill  —  Costco will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at its pharmacy locations, the shopping club told CBS News.  —  The wholesaler said its decision not to sell the prescription medication was based on a “lack of demand from our members and other patients.”
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
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Reuters:
Costco to stop selling abortion pill mifepristone at its US pharmacy stores
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time  —  Members of a law enforcement group chat including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies inadvertently added a random person to the group called “Mass Text” where they exposed highly sensitive information …
New York Times:
D.C. Homeless Camps Are Cleared Ahead of Federal Raids  —  City officials and advocates spent much of the day trying to clear the city's dozens of homeless camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of federal raids.  —  Authorities are sweeping homeless encampments in northwestern Washington …
 
 
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Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
How RFK Jr. alienated MAGA, MAHA and the White House in a single week
Discussion: Forbes
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP populists plot to repeatedly bypass Mike Johnson
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Dismissed Epstein Victims as ‘Democrats’