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New York Times:
Live Updates: Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, whose last Oval Office meeting ended in acrimony, was expected to hear a plan from President Trump to cede land to Russia in exchange for security guarantees.
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CNN:
Zelensky meeting shows how the White House has remade the press corps to Trump's liking  —  The Trump White House has sought to reshape the press corps in its favor this year, and Monday showcased how well the effort has succeeded.  —  Veteran White House correspondents privately grumbled …
Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
White House Hides Trump's Cankles With Odd Prop in Zelensky Photo-Op  —  COVERED UP  —  A White House photo conveniently placed an Air Force One model in front of the 79-year-old president's swollen ankles.  —  The White House appeared to cover up Donald Trump's cankles in an official photo …
Financial Times:
Ukraine offers $100bn weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees  —  Document seen by the FT lays out Kyiv's proposals to US president at crucial White House meeting  —  Max Seddon in Berlin, Christopher Miller in Washington and Ben Hall in London  —  Ukraine will promise to buy $100bn …
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Trump Snubs Greatest Allies With Greeting From Fox News Host  —  LATER!  —  European leaders arriving at the White House were met by the Chief of Protocol, Monica Crowley.  —  After rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Mediaite
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Key takeaways from Trump and Zelenskyy's Oval Office meeting to discuss Ukraine
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Ukraine War Was Always Going To End This Way
Politico:
Why Munich 1938 concessions to Nazi Germany haunt Washington 2025 talks
Discussion: The Forward
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms  —  President Donald Trump raged at Democrats Monday for supposedly cheating in elections in a long and unhinged Truth Social rant—and buried in his tirade is a clear indication of how he hopes to corrupt the 2026 midterm elections …
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Politico:
Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure … “Politics is a team sport, and they prefer to do things with the team ... but if Republicans refuse to play team ball, they will very likely begin to focus on upgrading players,” said the person …
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump Promises New, Blatantly Unconstitutional Order to End Mail-In Voting
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), chairman of a House oversight committee, this month issued a subpoena commanding the attorney general to produce documents related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday.
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
DOJ to start sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday
Michael Gold / New York Times:   Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat
Office of Governor Tate Reeves:
Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.  —  Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.:  —  “I've approved the deployment …
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Mississippi and Louisiana Will Send National Guard Troops to D.C.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Is Trump's DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?
Discussion: WTTG-TV and Democracy Docket
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany  —  ‘They are not migrants.  They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army.  The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino  —  Bailey will join the FBI as a co-deputy director with Deputy Director Dan Bongino  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey …
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New York Times:
In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I.  —  The move appears to diminish the authority of the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, whose tumultuous tenure has included a pitched argument over files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave  —  State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.  —  First, Texas House Democrats refused …
Bloomberg:
Trump Administration in Talks to Take a 10% Stake in Intel  —  The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., according to a White House official and other people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see the US become the beleaguered chipmaker's largest shareholder.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Nationalization of Intel?  —  A 10% federal stake in the computer chip maker would be another dive into corporate statism.  —  Click for Sound  —  The Trump Administration is reportedly negotiating to take a 10% stake in Intel Corp., in what would amount to a de facto nationalization …
David Gilbert / Wired:
An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories  —  A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington Post:
Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth's latest shake-up of Pentagon  —  Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.  —  Just now  —  The chief of staff of the Air Force …
Discussion: New York Times and Military Times
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William Foege / STAT:
Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense  —  Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts  —  Physician Brendan Phibbs, who wrote “The Other Side of Time: A Combat Surgeon in World War II,” said …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval holds at 40%, lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating held at 40% in recent weeks, matching the lowest level of his current term, amid weak ratings from Hispanic voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
Fifth Circuit: West Texas A&M Violated First Amendment by Blocking Student Group's Drag Show  —  Some excerpts from today's long Fifth Circuit decision in Spectrum WT v. Wendler, written by Judge Leslie Southwick and joined by Judges James Dennis, which I think reaches the correct result …
NPR:
What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?  —  Last month, the White House X account posted an illustration of President Trump looking determined, framed by eagles, fireworks, the American flag and a cloud of cash.  —  “Six months in.  All gas.  No brakes.  The winning will continue.
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong  —  Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the mayoral nominee for hedging on ‘globalize the Intifada’ and falsely claimed Mamdani hasn't visited synagogues or engaged Jewish groups  —  Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO …
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims  —  The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jeffries: Noem will be among the first ‘hauled up to Congress’ if Democrats retake House  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be a top target of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee if Democrats retake the House in the midterms.
Discussion: Mediaite
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump administration heightens ‘good moral character’ standards for potential US citizens  —  The Trump administration is ordering officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take a more “holistic” approach when determining whether to award U.S. citizenship to immigrants …
 
 
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Alek LaShomb / WCAX-TV:
Dedication ceremony at Clinton County Government Center interrupted by anti-Stefanik protesters
Discussion: NewsNation, Raw Story and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Simon Kaufman / Scripps News:
Trump increases tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will likely increase consumer prices
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
US Attorney Jay Clayton approved by judges to remain as top prosecutor in New York
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C., sources say
Discussion: HuffPost and Baltimore Sun
Marissasaldivar / Governor of California:
Reporting shows reduced homelessness in communities throughout California
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Joe Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats
Discussion: Mark It Down! and Washington Times
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says
Discussion: UnHerd, The Hill and Bloomberg
Marcela Valdes / New York Times:
The Madden Sisters Don't Want to Be Institutionalized
Zeteo:
The Vice President Who Can't Stop Taking Vacations
Discussion: HuffPost
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Gut Check Time For Democrats
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo
 

 
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