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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful, Again, for U.S. Support in War With Russia — President Trump renewed his criticism of Ukraine's government as emissaries from Kyiv and Washington met to discuss a plan to end the war. — Ukraine's government has been insufficiently thankful for American aid …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Ukraine says it's probing over 178,000 war crimes amid Trump peace plan talks — The number of war crime investigations open in Ukraine at the beginning of the fall was 178,391, Kyiv's top prosecutor told CBS' “60 Minutes” in a program airing Sunday evening.
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
U.S., Ukrainian officials discussing bringing Zelenskyy to U.S., sources say
Bloomberg:
Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Plan That Blindsided Ukraine
Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Plan That Blindsided Ukraine
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Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter — DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026 — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration — Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media
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Olivia Empson / The Guardian:
'That doesn't exist': Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
'That doesn't exist': Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls — ROLE PLAY — A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement. — Elon Musk's social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency …
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Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors — We have a stunning development over the past 24 hours. A new transparency feature on Twitter is revealing that many loud, “patriotic” voices in the MAGA ecosystem aren't actually located in the United States at all.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Rand Paul predicts GOP will ‘fracture’ over Venezuelan strikes … Over the last few months, Trump has launched a campaign to eliminate alleged drug trafficking in international waters near Central and South America, mostly through controversial boat strikes - although he has also floated the idea of taking the strikes to land.
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Bloomberg:
Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump's Family and Followers — In President Donald Trump's second term, crypto assets transformed his family's wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital currencies.
Jake Traylor / MS NOW:
Trump set to propose framework to fix Obamacare subsidies — The president's health-care legislation would seek to terminate what one of the White House officials referred to as ‘surprise premium hikes’ generated by the ACA. — President Donald Trump is expected to announce, as early as Monday …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr. … Cassidy, who was essentially the deciding vote on Kennedy's nomination to lead Health and Human Services, was initially hesitant to support Trump's pick — in part because of Kennedy's history of questioning vaccine efficacy.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Cassidy says people should not ‘undermine’ science on vaccine safety
Cassidy says people should not ‘undermine’ science on vaccine safety
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Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained — The situation around Venezuela has Americans asking to know more. — Across party lines, big majorities say the administration needs to explain what the U.S. intends regarding any action, and that it has not done so clearly yet.
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Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Trump claims GOP has ‘never been so united,’ calls Greene and other Republicans ‘lowlifes’ — President singles out Rand Paul, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene in Truth Social message — President Donald Trump made a passionate post claiming that the Republican Party is “so UNITED” …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Crockett: MTG couldn't ‘take the heat’ from Trump
Crockett: MTG couldn't ‘take the heat’ from Trump
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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Bessent believes there won't be a recession in 2026 but says some sectors are challenged … Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the U.S. was not at risk of entering a recession in 2026 and claimed Americans would soon benefit from the Trump administration's economic policies on trade and taxes.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The night America's doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil — Apparently, time really does heal all wounds — even those caused by the bone saw of a murderous prince and his personal goon squad after they hacked an intrepid Washington Post opinion journalist into pieces for speaking …
Max Tani / Semafor:
How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise — The News — President Donald Trump has strong views about news media and an interest in asserting them; he's long claimed credit for ending the careers of journalists and comedians.
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Dems eye ranked-choice voting for primaries … - It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win. … - Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Joe Biden pollster Celinda Lake, the nonprofit FairVote Action …
John Solomon / Just The News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump tells Just the News he will designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization — Announcement came just days after Just the News published a long expose on the Muslim Brotherhood's activities. — Article — Dig Deeper — President Donald Trump told Just the News …
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Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails — As journalists comb through the Epstein emails, surfacing the name of one fawning luminary after another, there is a collective whisper of “How could they?” How could such eminent people, belonging to such prestigious institutions, succumb to this?
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He's Right? — How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science — robert f. kennedy jr. somehow knew, even as a little boy, that fate can lead a person to terrible places.
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Julia Coin / The Charlotte Observer:
DHS quietly corrects inaccurate information after Charlotte Observer report — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly corrected false information it published after The Charlotte Observer reported it incorrectly said a Honduran man charged in a Charlotte murder was released …
Associated Press:
Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a U.S. Border Patrol commander known …
Kristin Wright / NPR:
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children — Two men from North Texas have been charged over violent plans that included an armed coup on the Haitian island of Gonave, according to the Justice Department. — Gavin Weisenburg, 21 years old of Allen …
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Erin Schumaker / Politico:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn … After infuriating progressives time and again for stonewalling their priorities, the Arizona Democrat-turned-Independent decided not to seek reelection last year and instead became a senior adviser at the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells.
New York Times:
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend … When Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer dating the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta in the spring …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
As Trump's Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role … The U.S. attorney in Miami, who is running a sprawling investigation into former officials who investigated President Trump, has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury at the federal courthouse …

