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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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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
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 …
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Pam Bondi Threatens Charges Over Office Depot Employee Who Refused To Print Charlie Kirk Flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’
Pam Bondi Threatens Charges Over Office Depot Employee Who Refused To Print Charlie Kirk Flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’
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HotAir, The Free Press, The Independent, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Cruz says First Amendment ‘absolutely protects hate speech’ in wake of Charlie Kirk killing
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New York Post, The Hill, Raw Story and Mediaite
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 York Sun, New York Daily News, New Republic and Daily Caller News Foundation
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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's new civil suit against The New York Times is so bizarre — Americans have never had a president who, while in office, sued independent news organizations for publishing reports the White House disapproved of. — About a week ago, for reasons that were not altogether clear …
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NPR, Deadline, Business Insider, NBC News, New Republic, RedState, Townhall and Axios
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for ‘financial coercion’ over UCLA cuts
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Erin In The Morning
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
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:
Thune mocks Schumer's shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’ — Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded tartly to his Democratic counterpart's calls for “bipartisan negotiations” ahead of an approaching government shutdown deadline Tuesday, underscoring the posturing that has marked the process thus far.
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Politico:
House Republicans roll out 7-week funding patch as shutdown looms
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal
Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal
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New York Times, STAT, The Hill, Bloomberg, Roll Call, Daily Caller News Foundation, 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
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:
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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Newsweek, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Hill, Raw Story, Associated Press, NewsMax.com and PBS NewsHour
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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.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Patel lashes out at Schiff, calling him ‘political buffoon at best’
Patel lashes out at Schiff, calling him ‘political buffoon at best’
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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
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
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NBC News, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, Axios, Los Angeles Times, KSTP-TV, Variety, Daily Mail, al.com, The Wrap, New York Post, CBC News, Politico, Rolling Stone, Advocate, CBS News, Palm Beach Post, New York Daily News, Breitbart, One America News Network, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Reuters, Deseret News and Free Thinking Through …
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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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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MeidasTouch News, The Wrap, New York Post, TechCrunch, The Independent, Associated Press, CBS News and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
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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, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, WTOP News, KSTP-TV and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
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, FOX 13 News Utah, KSL-TV, The Guardian, Townhall, Fox News, Salt Lake Tribune, New York Post, The Daily Caller, KSLTV.com, Not the Bee, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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Associated Press:
Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger
Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger
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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
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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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
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New York Times, The Guardian, Associated Press, The Times of Israel, CNBC, Reuters, Washington Examiner and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jackie Fortiér / KFF Health News:
RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Panel Expected To Recommend Delaying Hepatitis B Shot for Children — A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 …
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New York Post, New York Times and NPR
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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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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 …
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.
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Axios, Associated Press, Raw Story and Deseret News
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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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, Boston.com and Associated Press

