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Associated Press:
Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says  —  A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, a law enforcement official and a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings  —  President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.
New York Times:
Live Updates: Suspect in Brown University Shooting Is Found Dead in New Hampshire  —  The man, a 48-year-old former Brown student, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage unit, officials said.  They believe he was also connected to the killing of an M.I.T. professor this week.
Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Brown University shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire, also killed MIT professor, officials say
HuffPost:
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys  —  Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday.  ICE won't release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.  —  A Maryland woman has spent days …
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan's defense argues ‘top levels of government’ pushed to bring charges  —  The “top levels of government” were involved in bringing charges against a Wisconsin judge who helped a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities, her defense attorney told jurors during closing arguments …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Judge in Wisconsin convicted of helping immigrant avoid arrest by ICE  —  The jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of a felony, obstructing an official proceeding, but acquitted her of a misdemeanor. … MILWAUKEE — A jury convicted a Wisconsin judge Thursday …
Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
JFK's family erupts over “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming plan … - Democrats have vowed to fight the plan, saying the name change can't happen without an act of Congress.  —  What they're saying:  —  Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy's grandson, wrote on X …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
Discussion: Associated Press
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Kennedy Center renamed the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ White House says
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Year of the Epstein files enters final chapter  —  After years of mystery and months of turmoil, the Justice Department is expected on Friday to release — as required by law — the bulk of its unclassified archive on Jeffrey Epstein. … - President Trump's efforts to close the book …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Justice Department faces Friday deadline for releasing Epstein documents
NOTUS:
Trump Is Running Out of Time to Remake the Economy Before the Midterms  —  When pressed on affordability, President Donald Trump pointed to his economic agenda: reshoring manufacturing, building AI data centers and a return to energy dominance.  —  His stated goal is to reorient …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNBC and Washington Examiner
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Voters blame Trump for their economic woes
Discussion: MS NOW, Colorado Politics and Fox News
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House inner circle seeks to get Trump on script
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and HuffPost
Paul Krugman:   Lies, Damned Lies and Trump Speeches
Andrew Howard / Politico:
MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference … “The conservative movement is in serious danger,” Shapiro said, arguing the danger is not just on the left, but “from charlatans who claim to speak in the name of principle but actually traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty.”
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president in 2028
Politico:
‘You cannot hide’: Democrats' swaggering approach stymies House Republicans … “Our message to Mike Johnson is clear — you can run, but you cannot hide,” Jeffries said as he took a victory lap on the House steps Thursday.  —  The New Yorker was referring to his party's effort to address …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
As GOP blows past ObamaCare deadline, is it too late for a deal?
Discussion: The Atlantic and CBS News
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care?
Discussion: The Hill
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after years-long saga  —  TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors, per an internal memo seen by Axios. … - Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX will collectively own 45% of the U.S. entity.
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
NBC News:
Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela  —  In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his offensive against Venezuela, his plan for health care and his outlook for the midterm elections.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday …
Washington Post:
Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims  —  In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president's clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments. … By the time a federal judge in 2023 sentenced convicted fraudster Trevor Milton to four years in prison …
April Rubin / Axios:
Facing Trump's wrath, Jack Smith requests public hearing in House GOP probe  —  Former special counsel Jack Smith requested to testify in “an open and public hearing” in a Thursday letter from his attorneys to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jack Smith's lawyers ask Jordan for open hearing after closed-door testimony
Discussion: CBS News
The Athletic:
Rams star Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic dance on livestream  —  Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua apologized on Thursday after appearing on a livestream in which he practiced an antisemitic touchdown dance.  —  “When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream …
Mitt Romney / New York Times:
Tax the Rich, Like Me  —  In 2012, political ads suggested that some of my policy proposals, if enacted, would amount to pushing grandma off a cliff.  Actually, my proposals were intended to prevent that very thing from happening.  —  Today, all of us, including our grandmas …
Samuel Moyn / The Guardian:
It's time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced  —  We need to remake the US high court so Americans don't suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule  —  The justices of the US supreme court - even its conservatives - have traditionally valued their institution's own standing.
ProPublica:
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump  —  Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department's civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.  It sends a message that …
CNN:
Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order  —  How should a military commander respond if they determine they have received an unlawful order?  —  Request to retire — and refrain from resigning in protest …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on Rob Reiner and Others Characterize an Uninhibited 2nd Term  —  Many of President Trump's supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership.  But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.  —  It all might make more sense if he actually were drinking.
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses.  The Industry Stays Quiet.  —  Raids on work sites.  Roofers under siege.  But builders keep mum.  —  ∙ Paid  —  WHEN LEO FELER GOT HOME, there was blood everywhere.  On his front door, the window sills, the foyer.
 
 
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