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The Hill:
House overwhelmingly votes to release Epstein files  —  The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill directing the Department of Justice to release the files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a move that came after months of intense opposition from President Trump and GOP leaders.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  — Trump's approval rating falls to 38%, weighed down by cost of living concerns, Epstein  — Only 26% approve of Trump's handling of everyday expenses
Discussion: Silver Bulletin and Newsweek
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson to back Epstein files discharge petition  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is reversing course and throwing his support behind a petition to compel the Justice Department to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Axios has learned.
Politico:
White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation  —  A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation for passage of health or tariff legislation.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's $2,000 tariff checks would cost $450 billion, analysis finds  —  President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment, per a new analysis of the proposal.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files  —  Here's the latest.  —  The House on Tuesday approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all files related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
Bloomberg:
Senate Agrees to Pass Epstein Files Bill Approved by US House
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:   Kamala Harris Hits Campaign Trail in Tennessee Special Election
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrase We Could Do Without
Discussion: The Nation and The Hill
Michael Baharaeen / The Liberal Patriot:   What Voters Want to See from Democrats  —  Two new surveys break down what Americans are looking for in prospective candidates.
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Republicans fear a midterm slump without Trump on the trail
Discussion: Raw Story
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms  —  The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms  —  Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday.  —  The ruling was a blow …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats  —  Oops. … In a decision that could potentially reshape the 2026 midterm elections and cement the Democratic Party's future control of the US House, a federal court just struck down the gerrymandered Texas maps …
Slate:
Republicans Are Suing to Kill California's Pro-Democratic Gerrymander.  They Have a Huge Problem.  —  California Republicans, now joined by the Trump administration's Department of Justice, have sued California in federal court to stop implementation of Proposition 50, a voter-passed ballot measure …
Politico:
In blow to Trump, federal judges block new Texas congressional map … The decision is a massive blow in the White House's push to redistrict across the country.  Texas' five-seat map represented the biggest gains for the GOP through redrawing.  Republicans are expected to immediately appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map for 2026 elections  —  Washington — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.  —  In a decision authored by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown …
Discussion: The Hill
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Attacks Another Female Reporter After ‘Piggy’ Rant  —  HISSY FIT  —  The president lashed out at the ABC reporter over questions about the Epstein files and his family businesses.  —  Donald Trump has launched a furious tirade on another female reporter for asking about the Epstein files …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump again threatens ABC's broadcast license, this time over Epstein questions … “You start off with a man who is highly respected asking him a horrible, insubordinate and just a terrible question,” Trump said.  The Saudi prince is in Washington through Wednesday to discuss up to $1 trillion …
Washington Post:
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
CNN:
Trump snaps at reporter's Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’
Associated Press:
WATCH: Asked about Khashoggi murder, Trump says ‘things happen’ and MBS ‘knew nothing about it’
Washington Post:
Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept.  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.  —  The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts …
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Erica Meltzer / Chalkbeat:   K-12 moving to Labor as Trump administration accelerates bid to dismantle Education Department
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
ProPublica:
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show.  Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom  —  Coinbase donated to President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event on Tuesday.
Discussion: ABC News, CBS News and Joe.My.God.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump admin acknowledges another ‘inadvertent’ deportation despite court order … However, the judge also barred the administration from sending Uriostegui Rios to Mexico, finding a likelihood she would be tortured or killed as a result of her transgender status.
Discussion: NPR and The Daily Caller
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’  —  The Department of Homeland Security claimed in court proceedings that nearly two weeks worth of surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago has been “irretrievably destroyed” …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Court settlement calls for NPR to get $36M in government funds to operate US public radio system  —  National Public Radio will receive approximately $36 million in grant money to operate the nation's public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Contractor Recruiting People on LinkedIn to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE, Will Pay $300  —  A current pilot project aims to pay former law enforcement and military officers to physically track immigrants and verify their addresses to give to ICE for $300 each.
Faisal Islam / BBC:
Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has ‘elements of irrationality’  —  Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC.  —  Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth …
Spencer Chrisman / WBTV-TV:
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say  —  Unclear if students were absent due to Border Patrol  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Nearly 21,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were absent on Monday, according to officials.
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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