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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and twitchy.com
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic  —  Vance told NBC News' “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Friday that the FBI would be “careful” in its investigation.  —  Vice President JD Vance on Friday confirmed …
Discussion: Scripps News and The Wrap
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Retribution Phase of Trump's Presidency Has Begun
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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
Fox News:
John Bolton's home and office raided by federal agents
Discussion: The Hill and twitchy.com
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
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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:   Pentagon Fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Hegseth reportedly fires the DIA chief, pushing Pentagon purge to a ridiculous new level
Discussion: Washington Times
Axios:
Epstein co-conspirator: “I do not believe he died by suicide” … But Maxwell doesn't believe it was a “hit” from wealthy or powerful figures to silence him.  — President Trump's Justice Department and FBI concluded after an investigation that they have no evidence that Epstein blackmailed …
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Axios:
Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump “in any inappropriate setting”
Politico:   Ghislaine Maxwell, who wants a pardon, says she never saw Trump ‘in any inappropriate setting’
Associated Press:
Epstein's former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’
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
US Department of Justice:
Maxwell Interview  —  Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied.
New York Times:
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business  —  The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.  —  President Trump said on Friday that Intel, the troubled Silicon Valley chipmaker …
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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.
Discussion: Associated Press and NBC News
John Ruwitch / NPR:
Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
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 …
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
National Guard Members On DC Streets Will Be Armed, Military Says  —  The Pentagon and the Army said last week that troops would not carry guns.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's law …
Reuters:
Trump nominates Sergio Gor to be next US ambassador to India  —  President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that have worsened with the planned doubling of U.S. tariffs on India next week.
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Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
Trump names Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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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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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Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
DeSantis: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ruling won't ‘deter’ Florida immigration enforcement … “This is not going to deter us.  We're going to continue working on the deportations, advancing that mission.”  —  The comments from DeSantis underscore how Florida is taking a hard-line position …
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New York Times:
Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now
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 …
 
 
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