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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he “would think” the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray  —  President Trump suggested Sunday evening that the Department of Justice may be investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray. … - Trump's comments build on those he wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post during …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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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  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥  —  Former FBI Director James Comey was arguably one of the first consequential establishment figures to comply in advance with Donald Trump.
Peter Baker / New York Times:   In Going After His Foes, Trump Sets a Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Schumer: 'I have no faith in Donald Trump's judicial system'
NBC News:
Trump says he ‘would think’ DOJ is investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray
Chicago Sun Times:
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’  —  Dozens of federal 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.”
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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
New York Times:
'I'm From Here!':  U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump's Dragnet  —  As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.  —  U.S. citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody …
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 …
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
NOTUS:   Officials Working on Mass Firing Plans Deemed Essential During a Shutdown
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: No blinking yet as Trump and Hill leaders face off
Discussion: CNBC and Roll Call
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump confident ahead of Monday showdown, says Democrats' position makes shutdown likely: “I just don't know how we're going to solve this issue”
Politico:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state's National Guard in Portland … “When the president and I spoke yesterday, I told him in very plain language there is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention in Portland or any other city in our state,” Kotek said.
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Oregon, Prompts Frustration
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 …
Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend Hollywood's global business model.  —  The step signals Trump's willingness …
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Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:
Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies
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 …
Politico:
‘Bibi is on his own island’: Trump will try to secure peace with an isolated Netanyahu … On Monday, when the two leaders meet again at the White House, the U.S. president will try to close the gap with a Netanyahu who Trump believes is losing his grip on power, according …
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Axios:
Netanyahu inches toward Gaza deal under pressure from Trump
Fox News:
Editorial overhaul: Washington Post's new opinion chief feels the weight of the challenges ahead … But that's the situation 33-year-old Adam O'Neal has found himself in at The Washington Post.  —  “I just feel a tremendous responsibility to get this right,” O'Neal told Fox News Digital …
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Fed workers' unions call on Schumer, Jeffries to hold the line even if it means a shutdown  —  A coalition of federal unions are calling on Democratic leadership to fight back against budget cuts to “critical public services,” even if it leads to a government shutdown and mass layoffs.
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.
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: Reason, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Stephen Mcgrath / Associated Press:
Moldova's pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups  —  Moldova's pro-Western governing party won a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in a weekend election that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.
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.
CBS News:
Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter's truck  —  The Village of Broadview said they've launched a criminal investigation after a CBS News Chicago reporter had a projectile fired at her vehicle by an ICE agent late Sunday morning.
Bloomberg Law:
Justice Department Loses a Third of Career Leaders Under Trump  —  At least a third of senior career leaders have left the Justice Department since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, taking with them centuries of combined expertise, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis.
 
 
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David Lim / Politico:
Trump's strategy to get drug companies to act voluntarily is about to be tested
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court meets to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell appeal and other pending cases
Discussion: Washington Examiner and MSNBC
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account
Wall Street Journal:
FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.
Discussion: American Prospect and Heatmap News
Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Pushes to Double Missile Production for Potential China Conflict
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Rahm Emanuel, Weighing Presidential Bid, Navigates a Democratic Party Moving Left
Discussion: Politico
Zack Colman / Politico:
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
Discussion: TechCrunch
Neal E. Boudette / New York Times:
Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.
Discussion: Semafor
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Small Businesses Wither Under Trump's Tariffs: 'It's Hard to Breathe'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns
New York Times:
Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing
CNN:
Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say
 

 
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