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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  —  Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.  —  Republicans have been redrawing congressional districts this year …
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Abbie VanSickle / Associated Press:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act  —  In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the conservative majority signaled it might prohibit using race as a factor in creating election districts.  Resulting redistricting could let states cement Republican control of Congress.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed  —  Two things were obvious at Wednesday morning's Supreme Court argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a case asking the Court to abolish longstanding safeguards against racially gerrymandered legislative maps.  —  The first thing is that the Court …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   It's Getting Worse.
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office … The U.S. Capitol Police was called about an American flag altered to include a swastika and displayed inside the office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio), his spokesperson said.  —  POLITICO obtained an image taken during …
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative's office - report
Discussion: Cincinnati.com
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones  —  Vice President JD Vance sparked backlash Tuesday after he dismissed “pearl clutching” over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat …
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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
No One in the GOP Hitler Chat Was a “Kid”  —  We checked.  Sorry, JD Vance.  —  Vice President JD Vance would like you to do anything but pay attention to those abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday.  And if you do read them, he wants you to think they're just …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’ … The vice president suggested the real problem is the idea that an offensive joke can ruin a young person's life.  —  “The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys,” Vance said on “The Charlie Kirk Show.”
Politico:
'It's revolting': More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies
New York Times:
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela  —  The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.  —  The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action …
New York Times:
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People  —  The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Democrats float a new shutdown demand: Reversing Trump's mass firings … Negotiating the fates of those workers could further complicate the path out of the shutdown, with Democrats already demanding the extension of key expiring health insurance subsidies and an end to Trump's moves to cancel congressionally approved spending.
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Janie Har / Associated Press:
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
Tom Ley / Defector:
Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends  —  It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult.  People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening  —  On Tuesday, masked members of the paramilitary wing of the MAGA movement—otherwise known as the federal agents carrying out Trump's immigration raids—broadened their operations in Chicago.
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
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Newsweek:
Democrats Unveil Plans to Rein in ICE Agents If They Win Midterms
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Don't Blame the Democrats for Trump's Revenge Tour
Discussion: New York Post and The Federalist
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs  —  The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.  —  READING TIME 5 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  A U.S. Border Patrol video featuring antisemitic lyrics went viral on X on Tuesday …
Reuters:
White House budget director plans to shut US consumer finance watchdog within months  —  White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday he wants to close the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau even though President Donald Trump's administration has argued in court that there is no such plan.
Discussion: Axios and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner  —  Dinner set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon.com and Palantir  —  WASHINGTON—More than three dozen organizations and individuals, including companies with business before the federal government …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
NBC News' 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams  —  The verticals focused on Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ groups will remain, but they come amid a broader shift in media away from diversity efforts  —  NBC News eliminated its teams dedicated …
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’  —  ‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said  —  The latest headlines from our reporters across …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Treasury Sec Reveals Argentina Bailout Is Actually Twice as Big  —  One day after Donald Trump celebrated a multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, his administration moved to double the ante.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the Treasury building Wednesday …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Exclusive: “Clever and generous” farm bailout coming, Hassett says
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment  —  Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.  —  Brown University on Wednesday rejected a White House proposal …
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Trump administration will set price floors across range of industries to combat China, Bessent says … The Trump administration will set price floors across a range of industries to combat market manipulation by China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Missouri Republicans Sue to Block 'People's Veto' of GOP Gerrymander  —  Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters' efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature's new gerrymandered congressional map.
Discussion: Mailchimp
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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for 'People's Veto' of GOP Gerrymander
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
3,000-Pound ‘Democracy’ Ice Sculpture Melts Away By The U.S. Capitol  —  “It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.  —  WASHINGTON - Democracy literally melted away in D.C. on Wednesday …
Discussion: Washington Post and Roll Call
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money  —  The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Trump vows federal ‘surge’ in more American cities to combat crime
Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Teens who jumped ex-DOGE staffer Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine avoid jail, sentenced to probation  —  Two teenagers who jumped former DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine have avoided jail after pleading guilty to simple assault at a Washington, DC, court.
Lisa Röstlund / Aftonbladet:
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”  — Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity  —  Följ  —  Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages.  —  Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla are now sharing details …
Jameson Mitrovich / The Washington Free Beacon:
Mass Chaos: Dem Rep Mounts Challenge to 79-Year-Old Progressive Senator  —  Democratic Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton, who has bucked his party's stances on transgender issues, will challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his Senate seat in 2026, pitting the 46-year-old Marine veteran …
STAT:
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on  —  Physicians should get paid for most claims once health care programs are renewed by Congress  —  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
Jeff Coltin / Politico:
Pro-Trump billionaire Bill Ackman gives $1M to anti-Mamdani effort … An outspoken supporter of Israel, Ackman has also regularly commented on the mayoral race on his X account, often focusing on Mamdani's criticism of the Jewish state.  After initially supporting Mayor Eric Adams' reelection effort …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
 
 
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
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