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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Verge
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Reuters, The Guardian and STAT
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Former CDC leaders rip into Kennedy in upcoming Senate testimonies
Discussion: 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’
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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CNN:
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and Daily Kos
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal  —  Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday they will oppose the GOP-led stopgap funding bill just hours after it was unveiled — and just two weeks before a possible government shutdown.  “The House Republican-only spending bill fails to meet the needs …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democrats declare GOP funding plan a no-go
Politico:
Republican pushes Patel for faster release of Epstein files  —  Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday to continue the release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically information about who other than Epstein, if anyone …
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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.
Discussion: Townhall, al.com and CBS News
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Patel lashes out at Schiff, calling him ‘political buffoon at best’
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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Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
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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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
Discussion: 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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Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting likely to face charges Tuesday before first court hearing
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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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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David Ingram / NBC News:   Musk's posts take a dark, inflammatory turn after Charlie Kirk killing
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.”
Discussion: Wired and Techdirt
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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Reuters:
US FBI chief calls for ‘al Qaeda’ treatment for traffickers, after second strike
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
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.
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 …
Politico:
House again votes to surrender tariff powers to Trump  —  House Republicans voted in near lockstep Tuesday to again cede congressional power over tariffs to President Donald Trump.  A measure that effectively blocks challenges to Trump's sweeping global tariff declarations through March 2026 was adopted on a 213-211 vote.
Discussion: Associated Press and Deseret News
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 …
Discussion: Fox News and NBC News
 
 
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