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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Going After His Foes, Trump Sets a Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies  —  President Trump's retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.  —  The indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“No one is safe”: Democrats fear Trump will prosecute them next  —  Some congressional Democrats are going so far as to check their own personal finances after the indictment of James Comey, Axios has learned. … - “I've explored liability insurance,” another House Democrat said.
Discussion: Raw Story
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Comey and the lessons of pre-capitulation
NBC News:
Trump says he ‘would think’ DOJ is investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he “would think” the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray
Discussion: Robert Reich
MSNBC:
Democratic voters are furious with party leaders.  And that disaffection has a cost.  —  The Trump era has put the Democratic Party in an unprecedented bind.  —  By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock”
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Politico:
‘Nothing has changed’: Leaders dig in ahead of crucial White House shutdown meeting … But after spending the past week hardening their positions and trading social media barbs, all corners are offering the same cautious note: The meeting could provide a path for a last-minute U-turn away from a shutdown …
Iona Cleave / Telegraph:
Mormon church gunman was Marine ‘who supported Trump’  —  Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, killed by police after ramming truck into Michigan church and opening fire on worshippers  —  The gunman who rammed his truck into a Mormon church and opened fire on worshippers was an Iraq war veteran who had previously shown support for Donald Trump.
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USA Today:
What we know about Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Michigan church shooting suspect  —  Joey Garrison Chris Quintana Dinah Voyles PulverUSA TODAY … Michigan law enforcement authorities identified 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Michigan as the suspect who killed four people …
New York Post:
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID'd as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 2 and setting it ablaze
ABC News:
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police
Chicago Sun Times:
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’  —  Dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago, The Hill and Mediaite
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Oregon, Prompts Frustration  —  President Trump has made Oregon's largest city a frequent target of both his rhetoric and his policies.  Many residents are rolling their eyes.  —  President Trump's declaration on Saturday that he had authorized …
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland
Washington Post:
Oregon sues Trump administration over order to deploy troops in Portland
New York Times:
Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City  —  Mayor Adams's campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he will abandon his foundering campaign …
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Marcia Kramer / CBS News:
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayor's race, ending his bid for reelection
Associated Press:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams abandons his reelection campaign
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams
Discussion: New York Sun, Gothamist and 77 WABC
Ethan Bronner / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu to Meet Trump as US Intensifies Gaza Truce Push  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a crucial White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday amid assertions from Washington that an ambitious plan to end the war in Gaza is nearly complete.
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Brad Heath / Reuters:
Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations  — Federal drug prosecutions drop 10% in 2025 as agents focus on immigration  — Number of new cases being filed is lowest in decades, according to Reuters analysis
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats  —  Exclusive: Miller's homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say  —  Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire  —  A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary  —  Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced …
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat  —  Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump's plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican majority in next year's congressional election.
New Republic:
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President.  These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.  —  What if we told you that Donald Trump is a really unpopular president?  Would that surprise you?  It's not something you hear much in the media.  Yet in recent days new polls from the Associated Press, Gallup …
Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Where tariffs are hiding, and how to tell if you're paying one  —  Instead of putting “tariff” on the tag, some retailers are slipping costs into shipping, fees or relabels. … Those costs are starting to be passed to consumers. … - Vague charges like “processing” or “import fees” are appearing more often at checkout.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Small Businesses Wither Under Trump's Tariffs: 'It's Hard to Breathe'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The U.S. is not a Functional Democracy  —  We are no longer at a “tipping point” or “an inflection point.”  We are no longer “sliding” toward autocracy.  Donald Trump no longer “aspires” to be an autocrat.  Last week, in case you had any doubt, the Trump regime went full-bore authoritarian.
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Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Pushes to Double Missile Production for Potential China Conflict  —  Military leaders are urging defense contractors to increase assembly of 12 critical weapons  —  The Pentagon, alarmed at the low weapons stockpiles the U.S. would have on hand for a potential future conflict with China …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
The Man Behind Trump's Push for an All-Powerful Presidency … Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, was preparing the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal this spring when his staff got some surprising news: Elon Musk's cost-cutting team was unilaterally axing items that Mr. Vought had intended to keep.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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