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Rolling Stone:
Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret — The president's social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration — President Donald Trump surprised members of his administration …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“Path to a dictatorship”: Democrats flame Trump's public pressure on Bondi
“Path to a dictatorship”: Democrats flame Trump's public pressure on Bondi
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Makes Bonkers Demand for Bondi to Lock Up His Enemies
Trump Makes Bonkers Demand for Bondi to Lock Up His Enemies
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines
Donald Trump's Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Republicans walk tight rope in defending Trump, condemning weaponization of DOJ
Republicans walk tight rope in defending Trump, condemning weaponization of DOJ
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates — The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials. — As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents …
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Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone:
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights — At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties — Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear …
Washington Post:
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement. — The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts …
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Politico:
Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism … In a statement Sunday, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the “announcement will make historic progress” in addressing rising autism rates. — Finding the condition's cause is a major priority of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America — Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders — The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …
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NBC News:
Trump's new $100,000 visa fee sets off panic and confusion — The White House clarified its change to H-1B visas after workers, companies and foreign governments scrambled to respond to its latest immigration crackdown. — The surprise order from the Trump administration imposing …
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe
Harry Farley / BBC:
UK formally recognises Palestinian state — Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. — In a video statement on X, the prime minister said: “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East …
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Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
U.K., Canada, Australia recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S.
U.K., Canada, Australia recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says — Media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and tech entrepreneur Michael Dell are among the U.S. investors who will be part of the deal for TikTok, President Trump said on Sunday. … I hate to tell you this, but a man named ‘Lachlan’ is involved.
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Washington Post:
Charlie Kirk memorial to be on par with a state funeral in scale, security — A combination of memorial service and political rally, the event will involve an extraordinary amount of government resources. — just now — PHOENIX — With security on the level of a Super Bowl and a speaker lineup …
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
ICE Plans To Evacuate Chicago-Area Facility Following Immigration Protests — Homeland security communications show officials want to move operations following a protest in which demonstrators said they were hit with teargas. — The Trump administration plans to evacuate an Immigration …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
For Erika Kirk, a Husband's Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee — In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest. But she sees divine work in his death. — During the past 11 days of heartache and anger …
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Adrienne Matei / The Guardian:
From Nazi Germany to Trump's America: why strongmen rely on women at home — Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women's unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies — In 1980, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink …
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down Over Maher's Shooter Take — NEW TARGET UNLOCKED — The comedian is coming under fire for his Friday night monologue. — MAGA is turning on a new talk show host: Bill Maher. — The comedian came under fire from the far-right for criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! …
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty — Huge crowds pack the streets to oppose endeavours to help ex-president escape jail — Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country's former president Jair Bolsonaro …
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Olha Hlushchenko / Ukrainska Pravda:
Czech president: NATO must respond militarily to Russian violations — Czech President Petr Pavel has stated that in the event of violations by Russia, NATO must respond accordingly, including militarily, such as shooting down an intruding aircraft. — Source: Pavel in an interview …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’ — The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal …
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Associated Press:
Man is arrested and charged in New Hampshire country club shooting — NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said. — The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear. But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances. There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice …
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