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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's FBI Raid of John Bolton's Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”  —  Whatever we end up learning about the rationale for the FBI's early-morning raid on former national security adviser John Bolton's Bethesda, Maryland, home on Friday, there's plainly a major escalation underway …
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Patel's FBI raids John Bolton's home in high-profile national security probe  —  FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
About Courage  —  1. John Bolton and Tina Peters  —  I was up early this morning reporting on the FBI's raid of John Bolton's home.  It's a bad sign of where we stand as a country.  —  We do not know what the allegations against Bolton are.  We do know that five years ago …
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
FBI Raids the Home of John Bolton  —  Kash Patel wrote on X, “NO ONE is above the law.”  —  The FBI on Friday raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during President Donald Trump's first term before becoming a vocal Trump critic.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton's House  —  Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the FBI and Montgomery County police were seen at the Bethesda home of John Bolton, who served as national security advisor for part of Donald Trump's first term.  Montgomery County police sealed off …
Discussion: Lawfare
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton  —  The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Retribution Phase of Trump's Presidency Has Begun
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic
Discussion: Scripps News and The Wrap
April Rubin / Axios:
FBI raids former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home: Reports
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
FBI action at John Bolton's House—Live
Discussion: Raw Story and The Bulwark
Associated Press:
Live updates: FBI searches home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says
NBC News:
FBI raids former national security adviser John Bolton's home in a probe to find classified records
US Department of Justice:
Maxwell Interview  —  Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied.
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ABC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell provided no incriminating information during meetings with deputy AG on high-profile individuals who interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, transcript shows  —  Maxwell met with a top DOJ official for a two-day interview session last month.  —  Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine …
Politico:
Ghislaine Maxwell, who wants a pardon, says she never saw Donald Trump ‘in any inappropriate setting’
Washington Post:
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse  —  The firing follows a June preliminary assessment from the DIA — the Pentagon's main intelligence wing — of the Iran military strikes, which prompted vicious backlash from the Trump administration.  —  just now
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Associated Press:
Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump …
New York Times:   Pentagon Fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief
Chris Nalls / WZTV:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from Tennessee jail and returning home to Maryland, lawyer says  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from Putnam County Jail and is on his way to reunite with his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms to FOX 17 News.  This comes after a U.S. magistrate judge …
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Associated Press:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Trump's peace bid flops as Kremlin says no plans for Putin-Zelenskyy summit  —  Moscow obfuscates again in new remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.  —  Russia's top diplomat said Friday the Kremlin is “not ready at all” for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin …
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ProPublica:
Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media.  Then the Taliban Took His Family.  —  It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son.  Halimi's name had just appeared in a viral post on X …
Zachary Small / New York Times:
White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable  —  The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.  —  The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Powell indicates conditions ‘may warrant’ interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds ‘carefully’ … Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible interest rate cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty that is making the job difficult for monetary policymakers.
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Alina Habba judge is Republican, Federalist Society member  —  The judge appointed by former President Obama who ruled this week that Trump pick Alina Habba lacks the authority to serve as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey is a longtime Republican, with membership in the conservative Federalist Society …
Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems talk their way out of the wilderness?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Megan Messerly talk about Democrats' focus on their own language, why the White House is leaning in on its D.C. crackdown and the expected …
Bluesky:
Our Response to Mississippi's Age Assurance Law  —  Keeping children safe online is a core priority for Bluesky.  We've invested a lot of time and resources building moderation tools and other infrastructure to protect the youngest members of our community.  We're also aware of the tradeoffs that come with managing an online platform.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel … Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in Intel, an embattled chipmaker that is the only American company capable of making advanced chips on U.S. soil.  —  Intel shares rose about 6% during trading on Friday.
Washington Post:
Trump seeks funding to clean up D.C. in latest effort to control city  —  Trump has falsely claimed he has solved the city's crime problem.  Now he seeks to transform Washington into a place reminiscent of his private golf clubs.  —  President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would request funding …
Clint Smith / The Atlantic:
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad  —  The president's latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.  —  In what looks to be an intensifying quest to reshape American history and scholarship according to his own preferences, President Donald Trump this week targeted …
 
 
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Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
Matthew Xiao / The Washington Free Beacon:
Abigail Spanberger Supporter Wields Racist Sign: 'If Trans Can't Share Your Bathroom Then Blacks Can't Share My Water Fountain'
Bloomberg:
Trump Announces Furniture Imports Probe, Setting Up Tariffs
Discussion: Axios, CNBC and The Hill
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Gives Congress Some Subpoenaed Epstein Files
Discussion: Politico, Forbes and Townhall
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Washington Post:
IRS plans to bring back workers it pushed out but now needs
Politico:
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Your Rectitude Isn't Helping  —  Gavin Newsom is getting a lot of attention for something …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Paul Krugman on Trump's economic house of cards
New York Times:
Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Thanks, Trump: ICE Just Gassed a Public School Into Submission
Discussion: KATU-TV
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump and the case of the nonexistent $600 billion EU ‘gift’
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Famine in Gaza confirmed by hunger monitor for first time since war started
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD begins exclusive talks with Netflix to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max; Netflix is offering a $5B breakup fee if the deal isn't approved

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

James Faris / Business Insider:
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