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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plays Hardball With GOP Lawmakers as Epstein Vote Approaches  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene says president is publicly targeting her to discourage other Republicans from supporting the measure  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is making a last-ditch push to dissuade House Republicans …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files  —  Trump's reversal came after key lawmakers said Sunday that support is growing in the House for the measure ahead of a closely-watched vote.  —  Key lawmakers say support is building in the House for a measure that would require …
Politico:
Trump's message to MAGA  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha discuss Donald Trump's ill-fated efforts to focus on affordability.  Plus — meet the least likely musical double-act in U.S. politics.
Discussion: RedState
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🗣️🔥 Subscribe to PN 🗣️🔥  —  Just two days after the “Access Hollywood” story broke in October 2016 …
Discussion: The Nation
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say  —  Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a “deluge of Republicans” …
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Extends an Olive Branch to Trump
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about  —  The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security decided to terrorize another city this weekend, with Gregory Bovino heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to engage in the very type …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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CNN:
Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Border Patrol Fans Out Across Charlotte, N.C., Arresting 81 People on First Day
Discussion: WCNC-TV
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Launches Operation Charlotte's Web to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Charlotte, North Carolina
Associated Press:
Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders
The Harvard Crimson:
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’  —  When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Discussion: Althouse
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview  —  President Trump defended Mr. Carlson's friendly interview with an openly antisemitic white supremacist that prompted denunciations from some on the right.  —  President Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker jabs  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid by leaning into his feud with Tucker Carlson — and staking out turf as a traditional, pro-interventionist Republican.
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should ‘just sink’ drug boats  —  At a Justice Department conference in February, then-acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told the department's top drug prosecutors that the Trump administration wasn't interested in interdicting suspected drug vessels at sea anymore.
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Kit Maher / CNN:
US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3
Fox News:
US forces kill 3 narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation targeting drug networks
Discussion: IJR and RedState
Adam Wren / Politico:
Indiana Republican called out by Trump on redistricting is swatted … Fell said that around 5 p.m. Sunday “an email was sent to the Terre Haute Police Department advising harm had been done to persons inside a home, located in southeastern Vigo County,” Fell said.
New York Times:
The Unraveling of the Justice Department  —  Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.  —  President Trump's second term has brought a period of turmoil and controversy unlike any in the history of the Justice Department.  Trump and his appointees have blasted through …
Discussion: CBS News
Sean James / Mediaite:
‘This Is Corruption’: ‘60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family  —  60 Minutes reported President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former boss of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, after Zhao “enriched” …
Discussion: CBS News
Axios:
How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats  —  New York Times columnist Ezra Klein isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party — he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it. … - Through his columns, hit podcast, private briefings with Democratic lawmakers …
New York Times:
The Crypto Industry's $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’ … President Trump has started his own cryptocurrency business and vowed to make the United States the world's “crypto capital.”  Crypto companies have declared themselves safe and secure.  And a procession of major industries …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills  —  More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump.
Joe Anuta / Politico:
An early test of a Mamdani-Trump relationship?  Security clearance. … “It would be very difficult for the mayor of New York City to not have a security clearance,” said John Sandweg, a former acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, which approves clearances to local officials.
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Utah Democrats got a gift.  Now comes the headache. … “On Tuesday morning, about a thousand people woke up, went to the mirror, looked at themselves and thought, ‘This looks like a congressional candidate,’” said Brian King, the Utah Democratic Party chair.
Associated Press:
Chile's presidential race heads to a runoff between a communist and a pro-Trump conservative  —  (AP video by Mauricio Cuevas and Alexandre Plaza)  —  Chile is headed to a tense presidential runoff after a closely fought first-round vote Sunday set up a showdown between a member …
 
 
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The Charlotte Observer:
‘Felt helpless’: Unease lingers after Border Patrol arrest at Pineville Super G
Discussion: WCNC-TV
Federal Aviation Administration:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford Announce Termination of FAA Emergency Order, Return to Normal Operations
NBC News:
Epstein survivors push for release of files in new PSA, say fight isn't political
Discussion: The Independent
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: AOC's ad outscores Newsom's in California
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
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How a tech billionaire philanthropist got caught between Trump and San Francisco
Discussion: CalMatters and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Floats Venezuela Talks as US Labels Maduro a Terrorist
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Epstein's emails are the end of America as they ruined it
Axios:
Relief at the grocery store
David French / New York Times:
A Christian Answer to Trump and Trumpism Is Finally Here
Kathryn Carlson / Politico:
Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war, Hungary's Orbán says
Discussion: The Guardian and YouTube
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon to Withdraw Some National Guard Troops From Chicago and Portland