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Washington Post:
Bowser, D.C. attorney general reject push by Bondi to name emergency police commissioner  —  In a signed order, Bondi said Terry Cole will assume all powers and duties of the chief of police, and that the department's top brass “must receive approval” from him before issuing any directives.
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Ted Oberg / NBC4 Washington:
DC sues Trump admin over move to sideline MPD chief, calls it ‘hostile takeover’  —  The suit seeks to block U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order naming the head of the DEA as D.C.'s “emergency police commissioner”  —  Less than 12 hours after the Trump administration seemingly replaced Washington …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
D.C. AG Sues to Block Trump's Takeover of Metropolitan Police Department  —  D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Friday his office is suing the federal government over President Donald Trump's attempt to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Associated Press:
Bondi names DEA head as DC's ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back  —  The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's “emergency police commissioner” …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: D.C. officials balk at Bondi's order claiming powers over D.C. police  —  A.G. Schwalb told D.C.'s police chief that Bondi's order — purporting to make the DEA administrator D.C.'s “Emergency Police Commissioner” — is “unlawful.”  —  A Thursday night order from U.S. Attorney …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
D.C. Mayor Heads to Martha's Vineyard as Trump Takes Over City
New York Times:
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally  —  The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”  —  More than a dozen Border Patrol agents turned up in downtown Los Angeles …
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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
Washington Post:
Speaker Mike Johnson caught between lawmakers and Trump in GOP map fight
Discussion: The Guardian and New Republic
NBC News:
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Texas Democrats signal they are poised to end redistricting walkout
New York Times:
Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin  —  The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Coming to America  —  Trump invites a war criminal to a meeting on U.S. soil  —  We need to have a discussion about what is and is not about to happen in Alaska.  —  Once upon a time not so long ago, the United States, and particularly the office of the president, represented high ideals, a standard the world looked up to.
The Economist:
The real collusion between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to hold historic summit with Putin in Alaska seeking an end to Russia-Ukraine war
Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Alaskans greet Putin with Ukrainian flags, protest ‘war criminal hanging out here’
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 …
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies  —  The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a senior White House official tells Axios.
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 …
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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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Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Trump's ICE Spent Half a Million on Tricked-Out Trucks for a Hype Video  —  The vehicles, purchased for “recruitment purposes,” were styled to look like Trump's private jet — another big expense … The Department of Homeland Security posted a video Thursday on X featuring music by rapper DaBaby …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
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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 …
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
The Official Voice of the US Government Is Cruel, Gross, and Weird.  What Is That Doing to Us?  —  In March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a woman they accused of drug trafficking and entering the country illegally.  Standing in a parking lot, they photographed her …
Reuters:
Costco to stop selling abortion pill mifepristone at its US pharmacy stores  —  Costco Wholesale (COST.O) said on Thursday it will stop selling abortion pill mifepristone across all its U.S. pharmacy stores, citing low demand.  —  “Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone …
Politico:
Playbook: What to expect from the Trump-Putin summit  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Eli Stokols go deep on the Trump-Putin summit, each side's strategy heading in and what success looks like for both parties.
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Now We Know Who's Paying the Tariffs  —  Producer prices surge, and real wages still aren't rising fast enough.  —  Click for Sound  —  President Trump knows the public is skeptical about his tariffs, which is why Administration officials are anxious to convince voters someone somewhere else …
Diti Kohli / The Boston Globe:
Harvard tries to eliminate discrimination protections for campus unions  —  Critics say the move is another example of the university quietly bending to the Trump administration.  —  INSIDE THE WAR ON HARVARD  —  As Harvard battles with the White House, it is tussling with campus unions …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Epstein's Twisted Race to Sleep With Princess Diana: Author  —  ROYAL RACE  —  The president tried to woo Princess Diana.  She reportedly said that he gave her the “creeps.”  —  Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump once competed to sleep with Princess Diana to further …
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
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 …
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Don't knock RFK Jr.'s presidential bid just yet  —  TAN, RESTED AND READY — Not even a year has passed since Donald Trump's election, but the invisible primary for 2028 is already underway.  Potential candidates in both parties are making appearances in the early presidential primary states …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Ilya Somin / The Bulwark:
Trump's Unconstitutional Export Tax Is Probably Here to Stay
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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Matt DePerno, still facing charges tied to election probes, takes step to run for AG again
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Fred Wertheimer / Slate:
There's Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump's Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell
Discussion: New Yorker, Daily Kos and The Hill
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Exclusive: Justice Department Erases Domestic Terror Unit
New York Times:
Federal Raids Target D.C. Homeless Camps
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GOP populists plot to repeatedly bypass Mike Johnson
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