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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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“Path to a dictatorship”: Democrats flame Trump's public pressure on Bondi
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes
Trump Pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes
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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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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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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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New York Post:
Charlie Kirk funeral hits capacity as 200K people turn out — with President Trump and widow Erika expected to speak — GLENDALE, Arizona — Some 200,000 people turned out to honor Charlie Kirk on Sunday, including President Trump, who called the slain Turning Point USA founder “a patriot whose heart still had so much to give.”
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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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Ken White / The Popehat Report:
How “Free Speech Culture” Is Killing Free Speech: Part One — I'm a long-time critic of the modern concept of “free speech culture” — the notion that support of freedom of speech requires me not just to refrain from official censorship, but to avoid a wide array of expression that might chill, deter, or punish other people's speech.
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 …
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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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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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 …
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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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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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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