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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump Uses Legal Threats to Push Federal Reserve Member To Resign  —  One trademark of an authoritarian regime is the use of the legal system to target political opponents and forgive friends.  This has the effect of undermining our basic conception of the law as a set of rules that is fairly and consistently applied.
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Presses Fed's Cook to Quit After Mortgage Fraud Allegation  —  President Donald Trump called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign after a staunch ally called for an investigation of the board member's mortgages, intensifying his campaign on the central bank.
Christopher Condon / Bloomberg:
Fed's Cook Says She Won't be Bullied Into Stepping Down
Discussion: The Hill
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Trump housing regulator accuses Fed governor Cook of mortgage fraud
The Texas Tribune:
Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats' walkout  —  Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House.
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Asher Price / Axios:
Texas Democrats plot to stall redistricting effort until Epstein files released
NPR:
Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic  —  Several Republican-led states are deploying more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to address what President Trump has called a “crime emergency” in the nation's capital.
Discussion: The Intercept
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas
Discussion: Defense One
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover  —  Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.  —  WASHINGTON — As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part …
Discussion: Chronology
Ivan Pereira / Reuters:
Protesters heckle Vance, Hegseth at photo op to thank DC National Guard  —  The vice president and defense secretary bought troops lunch at Union Station.  —  White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, greet members …
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Mark Elibert / Complex:
JD Vance Heckled With ‘Couch F*cker’ Chants During Visit to D.C.'s Union Station  —  The vice president was confronted by hecklers in Washington, D.C., who shouted vulgar chants at him during his photo-op. … On Wednesday, Vance joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief …
Discussion: TMZ.com
The City:
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips  —  A former top City Hall advisor and current campaign confidante to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to give money to a reporter from THE CITY following a campaign event in Harlem Wednesday.
New York Times:
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis  —  The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.  —  Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state's transformation …
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Gabbard to slash Director of National Intelligence staff by nearly 50%  —  Gabbard wants to create “a leaner, faster, and more agile institution.”  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Washington Post:
Most D.C. residents oppose Trump's city police takeover, poll finds  —  Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents don't think Trump's actions will make D.C. safer, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.  —  Washington, D.C., residents overwhelmingly oppose President …
Ketrin Jochecová / Politico:
Russia wants ... Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine  —  The Kremlin's recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration's whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.  —  Moscow isn't shifting on what it considers to be acceptable security guarantees …
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Politico:
Pentagon says US will play a minimal role in Ukraine's security guarantee
Discussion: Fox News, NewsMax.com and Townhall
Maya Goldman / Axios:
HHS workers accuse RFK Jr. of stoking violence against them  —  More than 750 current and former federal health workers on Wednesday accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of contributing to harassment and violence against government employees they said manifested itself in the Aug. 8 attack on CDC's Atlanta headquarters.
Discussion: Save HHS, NPR, Columbian, UPI and The Bulwark
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Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Judge Halts Texas' Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  —  The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.  —  A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted on Wednesday a state law …
Washington Post:
Hegseth's expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit  —  The agency tasked with protecting Defense Department leaders is under significant strain, and the secretary's atypical needs are becoming untenable, officials say.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's …
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  —  The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.  —  President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday of focusing too much on …
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Trump's Tactics Mean Many International Students Won't Make It to Campus  —  Students from some countries won't make it to class this fall because of President Trump's travel ban.  Others can't get visa appointments.  Some are simply scared.  Universities are panicking.
Discussion: Boston.com and MeidasTouch News
Paul Krugman:
ICEing the U.S. Economy  —  Mass deportations will hurt more than people realize  —  Donald Trump has been able to convert Immigration and Customs Enforcement (and Customs and Border Protection, which is effectively part of the same operation) into a huge secret police force …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Sony will hike PS5 prices Thursday as a result of Trump's trade war  —  Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles by $50 each in the U.S. beginning Thursday, the company announced on Wednesday. … - “As a result, we've made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Target's CEO is stepping down as customers turn away  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Why customers turned away from Target  —  Why customers turned away from Target  —  JFK Jr. explains his magazine's controversial Cindy Crawford cover  —  This three-Michelin-starred chef opened a restaurant in a Singapore car factory
New York Times:
Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration  —  After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.  —  At least two large law firms that struck deals with President Trump …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Kristi Noem is pushing for ICE to buy and operate a fleet of deportation planes, sources say  —  Former officials say if ICE owns its own planes, it could double the number of people it deports each month.  But it would be costly.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
How a strawberry delivery driver was caught in a fight between Newsom and Trump  —  The strawberry delivery driver was making his last drop-off in Little Tokyo, unloading nearly a dozen boxes onto the sidewalk outside the Japanese American National Museum.  —  Inside the building …
Pew Research Center:
How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age  —  Americans largely value journalists' role in society but see their influence declining - and often differ over who fits the label  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  —  Pew Research Center has been studying how Americans get news …
Adam Bonica / On Data and Democracy:
Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors  —  One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666  —  In a recent article, I broke down how the spam PACs flooding our phones and inboxes spend exorbitant amounts on fundraising and consulting fees.  The kind of Democratic fundraising …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
National Guard truck collides with civilian car in Trump DC police takeover  —  A National Guard vehicle on Wednesday collided with a civilian car in Washington, D.C., amid President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the district.  —  The accident, which occurred early Wednesday morning …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Fired LA fire chief accuses Bass of ‘misinformation’ campaign after wildfires  —  The Los Angeles Fire Department chief, who was removed in February over the department's response to the raging wildfires, accused LA Mayor Karen Bass of waging a “misinformation” campaign against her.
Business Wire:
Statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond  —  MURRAY, Utah—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Beyond, Inc. (NYSE:BYON) has issued the following statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond:  —  We will not open or operate retail stores in California.
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics  —  mRNA technology saved America's bacon in 2020.  Now RFK Jr. is defunding it.  —  Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before a Senate committee, May 14, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.
Discussion: The Free Press and Advocate
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA erupts after Israeli official charged in child sex ring flees U.S. … - Alexandrovich posted a $10,000 bail without appearing before a judge and quickly fled to Israel, raising questions about why his passport was not confiscated.  — Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told …
New York Times:
More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges  —  Among those expected to surrender in the coming days are Mayor Eric Adams's closest adviser and a friend whom the mayor installed in a powerful city position.  —  Several associates and supporters of Mayor Eric Adams …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
N.S.A.'s Acting Director Tried to Save Top Scientist From Purge  —  Vinh Nguyen, an expert in artificial intelligence and advanced mathematics, was among the current and former officials whose security clearances were revoked by the president.  —  The acting director of the National Security Agency tried …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners
Discussion: The Independent and Baltimore Sun
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Ex-Trump Ally Couldn't Definitively Say He Isn't in Epstein Files
Discussion: Daily Mail
Scott Lincicome / The Dispatch:
No, ‘the Economists’ Didn't Botch Trump's Tariffs
John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Dept. fires official after internal debates over Israel
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Fulton County Dems Defy Court Order, Block Appointment of Election Deniers
Washington Post:
Government's demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors' notes, texts
Discussion: Washington Blade and LGBTQ Nation
NBC News:
Israel enters first stage of planned assault on Gaza City
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Elon Musk reportedly eyeing JD Vance for 2028 as he hits the brakes on plans for a new political party
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CNN:
Judge rejects Trump administration request to release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
Politico:
‘Heartbreaking’ transportation cuts hit home in GOP districts
Discussion: KAJ-TV and Raw Story
William J. Burns / The Atlantic:
A Letter to America's Discarded Public Servants
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
Would You Trust This Man With Your Elections?
Discussion: WITF and New York Magazine
Perry Bacon / New Republic:
The Democratic Establishment's Shunning of Mamdani Is Disqualifying