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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.
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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
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump  —  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to compel the Justice Department to release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending it to President Trump's desk. … - The Senate passed the bill …
Politico:
Senate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump's desk … Tuesday's votes caps off a months of drama among congressional Republicans and the White House over how to handle the Epstein files, pitting GOP lawmakers between Trump and their own base.  —  That included a long campaign …
Bloomberg:
Senate Agrees to Pass Epstein Files Bill Approved by House  —  Donald Trump's firm control of Washington showed signs of weakening Tuesday as Congress voted to compel the Justice Department to release its files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, whose earlier ties to the president have been the subject of intense scrutiny.
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House set to vote on Plaskett censure measure  —  The House is set to vote Tuesday evening on a measure censuring Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett for being in contact with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  Lawmakers sank a Democratic-led effort to send the measure …
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 …
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson to back Epstein files discharge petition
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Clay Higgins explains why he was the lone ‘no’ vote on Epstein files release
Discussion: Axios and The National Pulse
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:   ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Republicans fear a midterm slump without Trump on the trail
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats  —  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 …
Discussion: UPI and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Discussion: Law Dork
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 …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump's Scheme to Give the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face … A federal court struck down Texas' new gerrymander on Tuesday, in an extraordinary rebuke to Republicans who sought to hand the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives.
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.
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional map
Discussion: Democracy Docket, IJR and CBS News
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field  —  The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press. … The news of journalist Olivia Nuzzi's affair with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. …
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Washington Post:
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing  —  The de facto Saudi ruler was branded an outcast after the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.  Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump …
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump with MBS on Khashoggi: “A lot of people didn't like” him
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   Trump Meets Business Partner In the Oval Office
Washington Post:
‘Things happen’  —  Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.  —  Just now
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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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
Discussion: RedState
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: CBS News, ABC News and The Independent
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Plaskett's Epstein defense  —  Del. Stacey Plaskett is defending her conduct ahead of a House vote Tuesday evening to censure her and remove her from the House Intelligence Committee for secretly communicating with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Oversight Committee hearing.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   House demands Epstein financial records from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and US Virgin Islands
NBC News:
Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension  —  Trump told Republicans not to “waste” their time on extending the enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, saying he'd only support “sending the money directly back to the people.”  —  WASHINGTON — Inside …
Discussion: Axios
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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.
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Tobias Peter / American Enterprise Institute:
Legalizing Single-Family Home Conversions to Duplexes, Triplexes, or Townhomes in Washington, DC's, New Comprehensive Plan  —  We propose that the District of Columbia adopt what we call light-touch density policies in the next version of its Comprehensive Plan.
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 …
Discussion: NPR, Breitbart, Townhall and Joe.My.God.
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” …
 
 
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Kate Payne / Associated Press:
Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year's ballot
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Department of Homeland Security:
ICE and CBP Officers Face Unprecedented Surge in Vehicle Ramming Attacks
Discussion: Breitbart, IJR and NewsMax.com
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
Abortion, Every Day:
A South Carolina 20-Year-Old Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Hits Campaign Trail in Tennessee Special Election
Discussion: Politico and Nashville Banner
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IJR:
Democrats Explicitly Tell Spy Agencies, Military To Disobey Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and NewsMax.com
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What Voters Want to See from Democrats  —  Two new surveys break down what Americans are looking for in prospective candidates.
Spencer Chrisman / WBTV-TV:
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Discussion: Blaze Media
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Contractor Recruiting People on LinkedIn to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE, Will Pay $300
Politico:
White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation
Discussion: Breitbart
 

 
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The Guardian:
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