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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
How Does Mike Davis Know Who a New Federal Grand Jury Will Target?  —  The Retribution: Mar-a-Lago Edition?  —  This gets a little convoluted, but it's potentially quite important so stick with me for a moment here.  —  Bloomberg News has sleuthed out a federal grand jury in Florida …
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Washington Post:
White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach  —  Much of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project's lack of transparency.  —  A demolition job that began Monday …
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Who is paying for Trump's White House ballroom?
Associated Press:
Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct
Bloomberg:   Trump Ally Pushing Conspiracy Case Says Grand Jury Empaneled
Reuters:
White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way
Adam Wren / Politico:
Indiana Republicans don't have votes to back Trump's redistricting, Senate leader spox says … A person briefed on the talks said Indiana Gov. Mike Braun was inclined to call a special session to redo the state's maps as early as next week.  A spokesperson for Braun did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Discussion: New York Sun
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Washington Post:   How Obama maneuvered behind the scenes to fight Trump on redistricting
Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
Matthew Yglesias / The Argument:
Bigots in the tent  —  What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.  —  Read →  —  Top first  —  Longestaffe  —  4h  —  I hope the people who are always attacking you (Matt) from the left will read this piece in good faith: attentively, all the way through, registering the arguments on their merits.
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Matthew Yglesias / The Argument:
Bigots in the tent  —  What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.  —  “Some people don't want a tent so big that it includes bigots.”  —  This is a relatively common sentiment on the left, one that I heard echoed in a group chat several weeks ago.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democratic senator holds Senate floor for 13 hours and counting to protest Trump
Discussion: Newsweek and NewsMax.com
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Alan Greenblatt / Politico:
My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump.  So, I Quit. … The censorship you never hear about may be the worst, or at least the most insidious.  Thankfully, many journalists are speaking out at a crucial moment for the press. … And there have been several other examples just in recent days …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing …
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
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PRRI:
Trump's Unprecedented Actions Deepen Asymmetric Divides
Discussion: The Contrarian and Plain Dealer
Associated Press:
Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Platner says he'll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol
Mary Radcliffe / State Navigate:
State Navigate Poll Shows Spanberger with 13-Point Lead in Virginia Governor Race  —  “The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.”  - Ticket-Splitting Voters, apparently  —  Abigail Spanberger has reached a new zenith in the race for Virginia Governor.
Discussion: Cardinal News and Blue Virginia
New Republic:
Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer  —  Not long after President Trump floated a $20 billion bailout for Argentina, he proposed importing beef from Argentina to bring prices down in the United States.  This angered American beef producers and sparked a backlash from farm-state Republicans.
Eleanor Watson / CBS News:
U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side  —  The U.S. struck another alleged drug vessel Tuesday night, this time on the Pacific side of South America, according to two U.S. officials.  —  In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Michael Wolff Launches Bombshell Lawsuit Against Melania Trump Over Epstein  —  SLAPP BACK!  —  Michael Wolff is launching an unprecedented legal case against the First Lady.  —  The best-selling author Michael Wolff is suing Melania Trump in an unprecedented court case—after she threatened to sue him for $1 billion.
Slate:
Why So Many Racist Group Chats?  —  From the chats to the policy proposals, no one's hiding that the goal is a whiter America.  —  Choose your preferred player:  — Apple Podcasts  — Spotify  — Amazon Music  — TuneIn  — Pocket Casts  — RSS Feed  —  Get Your Slate Plus Podcast
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Homeland Security Won't Stop Lying About Who Immigration Enforcers Are Arresting  —  In case after case, Homeland Security's Public Affairs Office releases incorrect information about arrests carried out by federal immigration officers.  —  If you've spent any time reading the Department …
Discussion: Fox News and WBEZ
Wall Street Journal:
Paul Ingrassia's ‘Nazi Streak’  —  The Trump nominee's repellent texts are a lesson for young MAGA.  —  Click for Sound  —  At least four Republican Senators have come out against confirming Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, after the publication of odious text messages he apparently sent.
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Associated Press:
Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed
New York Times:
The Real Lesson of the Shutdown: We Need Term Limits  —  A government shutdown grips Washington, leaving Americans frustrated once again with partisan squabbling.  The endless stalemates and inability to find common ground are reflective of a deeper problem: The House and the Senate are dominated …
Carol Quillen / @SavingPlaces:
Statement in Response to the Proposed Construction of the White House Ballroom … Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation sent a letter to the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and the Commission of Fine Arts regarding proposed construction of the White House ballroom.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, The Federalist and Deadline
BBC:
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time - regardless of language or territory  —  An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC  —  New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina.  Here's $40B Trump's Giving You.  —  A little bookkeeping at the top: Tonight, our Sam Stein will be moderating an hour-long conversation between human rights activist Kerry Kennedy and Sen. Chris Murphy at an online event hosted by BigTentUSA …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊  —  Monday was a rough one for Lindsey Halligan, who proved herself bad at media and law.
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Abundance vs. Populism: A Former White House Aide Wants Democrats to Have It Both Ways … As part of their midterm election pitch, Democrats have vowed to take on the high cost of living.  But so far, they haven't offered a confident, cohesive solution to voters' affordability woes …
Discussion: Economic Security Project and Vox
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Trump Admits Americans Didn't Vote for His Military Crackdowns  —  DONALD TRUMP LIKES TO PRETEND that his victims secretly love the way he treats them.  He does this in foreign policy (claiming that Greenland and Canada want him to annex them), in elections (imagining that voters in blue states prefer him) …
Jennifer Smith Richards / ProPublica:
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools  — Rightward Shift: Long before the Trump administration began pushing patriotic curricula and expanding private school choice, Oklahoma experimented with many of those conservative ideas.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
 
 
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Jessica Grose / New York Times:
Women Are Losing in Trump's Economy
Phoebe Huss / Drop Site News:
Pop-Up Database Siphoned Crypto From Conservatives to Doxx Charlie Kirk Critics, Then Went Dark
Nichola Groom / Reuters:
Insight: US shipbuilders, ports take knock-on hit from Trump assault on offshore wind
Discussion: Washington Examiner, WBUR and E&E News
Eric Geller / Cybersecurity Dive:
CISA's international, industry and academic partnerships slashed
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Francesca Regalado / New York Times:
Vehicle Crashes Into Security Gate Outside the White House
The Guardian:
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future
Financial Times:
Sequoia COO quit over Shaun Maguire's comments about Mamdani
Los Angeles Times:
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
The City:
Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors
 

 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free

 
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