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Adam Wren / Politico:
Indiana GOP rejects Trump's map in major blow to his gerrymandering push … The members held out in spite of pipe bomb threats, unsolicited pizza deliveries to their homes, and swattings of their homes.  —  It's a major setback for the president as well and a blow to his party's hopes …
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Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Senate rejects rival Obamacare bills  —  The Senate voted down competing health care proposals on Thursday, likely guaranteeing that the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits will expire at the end of the year. … - Democrats got the vote on their proposal in exchange for ending this fall's government shutdown.
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess  —  Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a last-minute plan to avert the rate hikes.  —  As many as 4 million people could be forced to go uninsured, because they can no longer afford their health plan.
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Health insurers ask GOP to fix their fraud problem — and extend Obamacare subsidies … “We embrace all of those reforms, and we think even more should be done, and that this market, and all markets, should be subject to continuous improvement when it comes to fraud and program integrity,” …
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Concepts of Health Care Plans → Humiliation Trying to Pass Them
Discussion: One America News Network and TPR
Arika Herron / Axios:
Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort
Vox:
Why Republicans in Congress are turning against Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Time
NBC News:
Justice Department fails in its 3rd attempt to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James  —  The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia …
Discussion: CBS News
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New York Times:
A Grand Jury Again Declines to Reindict Letitia James  —  It was a striking rejection of the administration's retribution campaign.  —  A grand jury in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's effort to bring new charges against Letitia James, the New York attorney general …
Washington Post:   Administration fails again to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
MS NOW:
Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out
Discussion: CNBC
Associated Press:
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling  —  President Donald Trump's approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely …
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AP-NORC:
Trump's approval rating slips on the economy and immigration  —  Approval of Trump's handling of the economy and immigration are down about 10 points since March.  Border security remains Trump's best issue with 50% approval. … In March 2025, a few months into Donald Trump's second term, his overall job approval was 42%.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2026 Poll: Democrats Make Gains in Races for Governor and US Senate
Reuters:
Heading into midterms, Republicans hold edge with older voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
I Asked the Pentagon About Pete Hegseth's Mentor.  Then the Threats Started.  —  Six weeks ago, Jack Posobiec asked me to comment on whether I have a “creepy fetish for Asian women.”  —  That was one of several false and wildly personal allegations that the far-right pundit and newly minted member …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump and the Oligarchs Are Killing Corporate Media
Discussion: MS NOW
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Kristi Noem Caught Lying About Why She Left Committee Hearing Early  —  Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Noem left today's hearing for was cancelled.  —  In a surprising development this afternoon, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem left …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Highly anticipated meeting on the future of FEMA abruptly canceled
Associated Press:
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention  —  A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.
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Walker Bragman / Important Context:
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary  —  This report has been updated to reflect a post-publication comment provided to Important Context by Liam Neeson's publicist.  —  Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills—skills he recently lent to a new anti-vax documentary …
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show  —  New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Discussion: HotAir, New York Post and Futurism
Reuters:
Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say  —  The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro …
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:
Olivia Nuzzi's ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week  —  By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff.  Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.  —  Topline  —  Viral blog posts about her alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
Time:
The Architects of AI Are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year  —  Jensen Huang needs a moment.  —  The CEO of Nvidia enters a cavernous studio at the company's Bay Area headquarters and hunches over a table, his head bowed.  —  At 62, the world's eighth richest man is compact, polished …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
A band-aid on a festering hand wound  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝  —  The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren't the only coverups taking place right now in the White House.
Discussion: Atlanta Black Star
Brock Hrehor / The Lever:
The Secret Algorithm Behind Your $20 Burger  —  According to private and federal lawsuits, the country's biggest meat processors have been using a secretive data company to share sensitive information, enabling them to hike up prices and suppress wages for decades.
Aisha Down / The Guardian:
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content  —  More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings  —  Meta has removed or restricted dozens …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Navy delivers report to Hegseth on potential punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video  —  Pete Hegseth Immigration  —  The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video that reminded US troops …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and KDFX-TV
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump admin reveals new militarized zone plan for California-Mexico border  —  The Trump administration announced plans Wednesday for a new militarized zone in California, along the U.S.-Mexico border. … - President Trump's administration has since April designated several new militarized zones along …
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges  —  Donald Trump  —  After demolishing the White House's East Wing, President Donald Trump is now eying four federal buildings for the same treatment and is circumventing a key government agency with his plans …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Henry Cuellar will retake key spending post after Trump pardon  —  Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership position on a powerful spending panel following his pardon on federal corruption charges.  “We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters following the vote.
Discussion: NOTUS and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers  —  The country could be losing 20,000 jobs a month, Powell said, a concern that was part of the decision to cut interest rates  —  Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed on Wednesday to a job-market risk that economists …
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico:
White House raises concerns about Trump's ‘image’ in lawsuit over sign language interpreters … U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued an order last month requiring the White House to provide real-time ASL interpretation for Trump and Leavitt's briefings, rejecting the administration's argument …
Axios:
Inside Kristi Noem's bitter feud with Trump's border czar … - Noem's backers blamed the whisper campaign on supporters of her administration rival, border czar Tom Homan.  — Homan's partisans deny any involvement. … Trump has shown no signs of wanting a change.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Remember the Torture Memos?  The Boat Strike Memos May Be Worse. … Perhaps not surprisingly, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior military leaders have faced the worst of the political uproar from the Trump administration's boat strikes off the coasts of Central and South America.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
WWE sexual abuse case involving Trump's education secretary will continue  —  A lawsuit alleging Education Secretary Linda McMahon and her husband, WWE co-founder Vincent McMahon, knew about and chose not to stop sexual abuse against eight underage “ring boys” will proceed, a Maryland judge ruled Wednesday.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Zeteo:
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