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CNN:
Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine — Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.
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New York Times:
NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland — The incursion was the first time alliance planes had engaged enemy targets in NATO airspace. Poland's leader called it “a large-scale provocation.” — More than a dozen Russian drones entered Poland overnight …
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Steff Chávez / Financial Times:
Poland shoots down Russian drones — Prime Minister Donald Tusk cites ‘multiple violations of Polish airspace’ — Poland said it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in what the Nato member said was an “unprecedented violation” of its airspace.
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Associated Press:
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine — Poland said Wednesday that multiple Russian drones entered its territory over the course of several hours and were shot down with help from NATO allies, describing the incursion as an “act of aggression” …
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BBC:
Russia says it had no plans to target Poland as Nato condemns ‘reckless’ drone incursions
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Kamala Harris / The Atlantic:
The Constant Battle — The first excerpt from 107 Days … The first stop on the day's calendar had been planned months earlier. At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Harris admits Biden ‘got tired,’ denies ‘conspiracy’ to hide mental decline
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
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New York Times:
Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It — The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war. — A Venezuelan boat that the U.S. military destroyed in the Caribbean …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
After declaring D.C. ‘safe,’ Trump dines out in the city — The president boasted in recent days about the success of the federal takeover of D.C. police. During his first term, he ventured only to the restaurant at the hotel he owned. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night arrived …
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Li Zhou / HuffPost:
Activists Protest Trump At DC Restaurant, Call Him ‘Hitler Of Our Time’
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down at Secret Service Over Trump's Humiliating Dinner
MAGA Melts Down at Secret Service Over Trump's Humiliating Dinner
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
You Really Need to See Epstein's Birthday Book for Yourself — This time, the conspiracy theorists were right. — Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened “Request No. 1,” the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Is the signature Trump's? Epstein birthday book feeds speculation.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
As Joe Perticone outlines in The Bulwark today, Republican lawmakers are greeting the release …
As Joe Perticone outlines in The Bulwark today, Republican lawmakers are greeting the release …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops' ‘shame’ over D.C. presence — Internal documents reviewed by The Post show how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military. — The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment …
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Mark A. Welsh III / president.tamu.edu:
GENERAL (RET.) MARK A. WELSH III — I am reaching out today to follow up on a statement I distributed through social media yesterday regarding an ongoing issue with one of our 16,000 course sections. I directed the Provost to remove the College of Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head from their administrative positions.
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The Hill:
Republicans bash Florida's anti-vaccine stand: ‘Horrible idea’ — Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over Florida's move to end vaccine mandates for school children, voicing fears about the spread of preventable infectious diseases and what it means for their home states.
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Politico:
RFK Jr.'s vaccine crackdown sparks a rebellion among blue-state governors
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
How to Exploit Trump's Weaknesses
John Fritze / CNN:
Kavanaugh faces blowback for claiming Americans can sue over encounters with ICE — Justice Brett Kavanaugh's breezy suggestion this week that Americans who are roughed up by ICE can sue agents in federal court is drawing pushback from civil rights attorneys who note the Supreme Court's conservative majority …
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE is Eating the Soul of America
ICE is Eating the Soul of America
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BBC:
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites — The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.
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Middle East Monitor
John Carney / Breitbart:
Biden's Final Flop: 911,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported in the Year Through March — The U.S. economy added nearly a million fewer jobs in the year through March 2025 than previously reported, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Labor Department watchdog opens probe of BLS jobs, inflation data collection
Labor Department watchdog opens probe of BLS jobs, inflation data collection
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
“The Axios Show” exclusive: Lutnick says U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue … The debut episode, featuring our conversation with Lutnick in his Commerce Department office, will be out later this week. … - The next step, Lutnick says, is to guarantee the U.S. gets …
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Jennifer Rankin / The Guardian:
Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU free trade with Israel — Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’ — The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 🧑⚖️ Subscribe to PN 🧑⚖️ — On Monday, the Supreme Court's six conservatives legalized racial profiling …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: What the CR timing dispute is really about — The Trump administration wants a stopgap funding plan through Jan. 31. Appropriators are prepared to go their own way. It's about more than a date — it's the latest proxy battle in the larger clash over whether to pursue …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America — Although it has long since entered the pantheon of American rhetoric as one of our nation's great orations, there was a time, however brief, when the Gettysburg Address had its critics. — The president's funeral sermon …
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Federal Agents Retreat From Immigration Raid In Upstate New York Amid Protests: ‘Gestapo’ — The operation took one man into custody, according to local outlet WXXI. — Federal agents pulled back from a raid on rooftop workers at a rental site in upstate New York on Tuesday morning …
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Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Blocks Trump From Removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook — Order allows Cook to remain on central bank's board for now while her legal challenge proceeds — A federal judge late on Tuesday blocked President Trump from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while a lawsuit challenging her firing proceeds.
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New York Times:
Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now
Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
New Mexico to become the first state to offer universal child care — The program may offer a blueprint for other states on an issue that was prominent during the 2024 campaign. — New Mexico will become the first state in the country to begin offering free universal child care, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced.
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Mills is interviewing staff for a possible Senate run — Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is interviewing staff for a potential Senate bid, a person familiar with the process confirmed on Wednesday. The news was first reported by Punchbowl. The interviews come as Mills is “seriously considering” …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court, weighing Trump's Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief — A federal appeals court ruled the nation's top copyright official can continue serving in her post following President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her. A divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court …
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David Klion / The Guardian:
Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go? — After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into a unshakeable pro-Israel voice. Now as Paramount eyes acquisition of her company, Weiss is poised to become Trump's ally among media elites
Financial Times:
Donald Trump tells EU to hit China and India with 100% tariffs to pressure Vladimir Putin — US president makes extraordinary demand in bid to force Russia to end invasion of Ukraine — Donald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India and China as part …
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The Guardian:
Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis's role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM — Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency records — The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis …
