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Erica Orden / Politico:
Sotomayor rebukes calls to ‘criminalize free speech’ in apparent swipe at Pam Bondi … “There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society,” Bondi said. She added that “we will absolutely target you …
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NBC News, The Hill, Raw Story, Deadline, The Post Millennial, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Pam Bondi Is Really Wrong About Hate Speech — Attorney General Pam Bondi has made quite the First Amendment-related faux pas: In a recent interview about what the federal government could do to deter political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, she said the federal government would …
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New York Times, Raw Story, Axios, The Hill, FIRE, Blaze Media, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Breitbart, Instapundit, New York Sun and New Republic
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Pam Bondi Threatens Charges Over Office Depot Employee Who Refused To Print Charlie Kirk Flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’ — Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice is considering bringing charges after a now-fired Office Depot employee refused to print flyers advertising a vigil for Charlie Kirk.
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HotAir, The Free Press, The Independent, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Pam Bondi's Ridiculous 24 Hours — It has not been a good 24 hours for Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States. Yesterday, on the Katie Miller Podcast, Bondi said: … Actually, she won't. She won't “target” or “go after” anyone for “hate speech,” because, legally …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Trump Threatens ABC's Jon Karl to His Face Amid Grilling on ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdown
Trump Threatens ABC's Jon Karl to His Face Amid Grilling on ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdown
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, New Republic, New York Daily News, New York Sun and Daily Caller News Foundation
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing — The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway — President Trump and his allies are capitalizing on the assassination of Charlie Kirk to open up fresh attacks on liberal institutions, donors and foundations. They seek to portray many on the left as traitors. — Appearing on Kirk's podcast on Monday …
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MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, The Cross Section and The Federalist
Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
Kennedy Said He Wouldn't Take Away Vaccines. This Week Will Be the Test. — I was recently counseling a patient who was planning to become pregnant. In addition to prenatal vitamins, I discussed the vaccines recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Reuters, The Guardian and STAT
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Politico:
Trump wants GOP lawmakers to embrace RFK Jr. They're having trouble.
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New York Times, Washington Post and The Week
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Former CDC leaders rip into Kennedy in upcoming Senate testimonies
Former CDC leaders rip into Kennedy in upcoming Senate testimonies
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STAT
Sophie Gardner / Politico:
Ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expected to push back against RFK Jr.'s version of her firing
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’
Politico:
House Republicans roll out 7-week funding patch as shutdown looms … “They have chosen not to engage Democrats,” California Rep. Pete Aguilar, the House Democratic Caucus chair, said Tuesday. “So my assumption is that they have the plan, and they have something that has the votes.”
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Politico:
Thune mocks Schumer's shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’
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The Hill, Michigan Advance and NewsMax.com
Politico:
House again votes to surrender tariff powers to Trump
House again votes to surrender tariff powers to Trump
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Associated Press and Deseret News
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal
Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal
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STAT, The Hill, Bloomberg, Roll Call, Breaking Defense and Washington Times
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democrats declare GOP funding plan a no-go
Democrats declare GOP funding plan a no-go
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New York Times, The Hill and Associated Press
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success — The lawsuit, filed by the president in federal court in Florida, claims The Times defamed him and sought to undermine his campaign in the 2024 election. — President Trump accused The New York Times and four of its reporters …
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Washington Post, Reuters, Politico and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's new civil suit against The New York Times is so bizarre
Why Trump's new civil suit against The New York Times is so bizarre
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Los Angeles Times, NPR, Deadline, Business Insider, NBC News, RedState, New Republic, Townhall, Axios and New York Sun
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89 — He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power. — Robert Redford in 2013. With a distaste for Hollywood's dumb-it-down approach to moviemaking …
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People, Variety, TMZ.com, Deseret News, The Atlantic, Raw Story, The Wrap, CBS News, NewsMax.com, Rolling Stone, The Post Millennial, Daily Mail and UPI
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Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Patel lashes out at Schiff, calling him ‘political buffoon at best’ — FBI Director Kash Patel launched into a heated takedown of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) at a Tuesday hearing, lobbing multiple insults at a lawmaker who is also a frequent target of President Trump's.
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Fox News, CBS News, Breitbart, Townhall, New York Sun, New Jersey Online, RedState, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, PoliticusUSA, twitchy.com, IJR, Mediaite, NBC News and RUMBLE
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Politico:
Adam Schiff and Kash Patel get into a shouting match — The yearslong feud between longtime political rivals Adam Schiff and Kash Patel reached a fever pitch Tuesday afternoon, complete with a shouting match that briefly derailed an ongoing Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Republicans embrace speech limits — President Trump and MAGA spent years lampooning censorship, discrimination against conservatives, and progressive “cancel culture.” — Now in power — and riding an outpouring of grief and fury over Charlie Kirk's tragic killing — they're enforcing speech codes to punish ideological opponents.
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The Bulwark, The Hill, Reason, The Intellectualist, Washington Post and PennLive
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Politico:
Carr splits from the GOP's social media crackdown after Kirk killing
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Adam Kinzinger and Daily Kos
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Cruz says First Amendment ‘absolutely protects hate speech’ in wake of Charlie Kirk killing
Cruz says First Amendment ‘absolutely protects hate speech’ in wake of Charlie Kirk killing
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New York Post, The Hill, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Politico:
Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis' appeal of her removal from Trump election case … Willis said she disagreed with the court's decision, but would direct her office to make the case file and evidence available to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia so it can appoint a new prosecutor to replace her.
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Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Fox continued Trump's campaign to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook just before reports seemed to exonerate her — The Trump administration and Fox have accused Cook of mortgage fraud as part of a long-running effort to influence or seize control of the Fed
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Reuters and Deseret News
TMZ.com:
Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Hit With Child Porn Charges — FAKE CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTER SLAPPED WITH KIDDIE PORN CHARGES ... After Confessing to FBI — The man accused of obstructing the Charlie Kirk murder probe is in even more hot water ... he's now been charged with possessing child porn.
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The Hill, KSL-TV, FOX 13 News Utah, The Guardian, Townhall, Fox News, Salt Lake Tribune, New York Post, The Daily Caller, KSLTV.com, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
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Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting likely to face charges Tuesday before first court hearing
Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting likely to face charges Tuesday before first court hearing
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CBS News, CNBC, NOTUS, HotAir, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Salt Lake Tribune, Advocate, NPR, KSTP-TV, New York Sun, New York Daily News, El País, TMZ.com, Associated Press, RedState, Fox News, The Post Millennial, The Daily Signal, The Gateway Pundit, Deseret News, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, UPI and The Guardian
Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community …
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New York Times, BBC, Reuters, CNN, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Townhall, JURISTnews, Military and Veteran …, RTÉ, The Moderate Voice, Boston.com, Associated Press, Politico, Middle East Monitor, Washington Examiner and UPI
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Seth J. Frantzman / Jerusalem Post:
UN accuses Israel of genocide after IDF begins Gaza City invasion
UN accuses Israel of genocide after IDF begins Gaza City invasion
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China — Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are part of consortium that would control 80% stake — TikTok's U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle , Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump extends TikTok deadline again as deal promise looms
Trump extends TikTok deadline again as deal promise looms
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New York Times, KSTP-TV, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal and WTOP News, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Workers Are Getting Fired Over Posts Mocking Charlie Kirk's Death — Campaigns to alert employers to contentious posts are posing new challenges for bosses; ‘This is very different’ from past political controversies at work — Workers across the country who've mocked Charlie Kirk's death online …
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Washington Post, Axios, New York Sun and Reason
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Ken Klippenstein:
Exclusive: Leaked Messages from Charlie Kirk Assassin — “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all ... it was me at UVU yesterday.” Thus Tyler Robinson messaged his friends on Discord, seemingly apologizing for murdering Charlie Kirk. “I'm sorry for all of this.”
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Military Hit Third Drug Boat From Venezuela — US President Donald Trump said the US military had “knocked off” a third drug boat from Venezuela, despite the Pentagon so far only detailing two such strikes. — “Stop sending drugs into the United States,” …
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New York Times and Washington Times
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Ken Dilanian / MSNBC:
Trump's deportations divert FBI agents off child predator cases — Officials warn that President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is leaving domestic terrorists, including online extremists who prey on children, unpoliced. — President Donald Trump's promise to carry out the …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will run for a third term in 2026 — The Democrat, who was his party's vice presidential nominee in 2024, made the announcement Tuesday morning. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced that he would seek re-election to a third term in 2026.
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Associated Press, Washington Post, NewsMax.com, Roll Call, Washington Examiner, UPI, The Hill, WNYW-TV, New York Post, The Daily Caller and CBS News
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
South Korea to examine Georgia ICE raid for possible human rights abuses — South Korea vowed to investigate whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated human rights after it detained hundreds at a Hyundai-LG plant. — SEOUL — The South Korean government said it will look …
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New Republic and Associated Press
Washington Post:
More Epstein documents come from the Hill — The House Oversight Committee released a list of contacts, a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr and other documents. — just now — The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released documents from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate …
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand — A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against him.
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