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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims  —  The files include new photos of former President Bill Clinton and Epstein  —  EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen politically exposed people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds …
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored  —  Newly released files show how Maria Farmer, who worked for Mr. Epstein in the 1990s, had urged the F.B.I. to investigate him.  The case went nowhere for years.  —  A woman who once worked for Jeffrey Epstein filed …
Politico:
The Trump administration's drip drip drip of the Epstein files continues … The daily drip is a remarkable result for President Donald Trump, who has urged his allies to move past the Epstein files — prompting jeers from Democrats who say he's trying to conceal details about his own longtime relationship with Epstein.
New York Times:
What Is the Origin of the Epstein Case?  —  The material includes thousands of documents related to past investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, as well as hundreds of images.  Some depict politicians, pop stars and royals; others show women whose faces have been redacted.
Brittany Chain / Daily Mail:
Bill Clinton breaks silence on damning Epstein file photos with blistering accusation about Trump: Live updates
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
‘Grossly fails.’ Lawmakers behind Epstein files' release slam DOJ
Washington Post:
Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents
Politico:
Epstein files put Bill Clinton under scrutiny - and the White House wants him there
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor's Race and Will Leave Congress  —  Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.  —  Representative Elise Stefanik of New York …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump.  He Still Jilted Her.  —  The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.  —  Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Stefanik Says She Is Quitting the Governor's Race and Won't Run for Reelection
NewsNation:
Stefanik exits New York governor race and Congress
Politico:
Rep. Elise Stefanik set to drop bid for New York governor
Washington Post:
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors  —  The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.  —  Just now
Discussion: CNN and The MAHA Report
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark's  —  The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children.  But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
MAGA infighting over Israel and 2028 heats up at the Turning Point USA conference  —  Influencers turned on each other, with Ben Shapiro blasting “charlatans,” Steve Bannon calling Shapiro a “cancer” and Megyn Kelly declaring she was no longer friends with Shapiro.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster  —  This week, Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, traveled to Nashville to meet with Candace Owens, a podcaster who has become the premier purveyor of conspiracy theories about her husband's murder.
Discussion: Mediaite, HotAir and The Wrap
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center adds Trump's name to building  —  The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex “the Trump Kennedy Center.” … The Kennedy Center began updating signage on the exterior of the building Friday morning, a day after its board voted …
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Ryan Mancini / NewsNation:
Kerry Kennedy says she'll ‘grab a pickax’ to pull Trump's name off Kennedy Center
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes  —  Four Republicans teamed up with Democrats to require a vote to revive ACA funds in early 2026.  But Senate Republicans tell NBC News that bill is dead on arrival across the Capitol.
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:   Mike Johnson's House schedule fuels GOP frustration, stalled agenda
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi.  The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat. … The beleaguered Voting Rights Act is on the ropes again — and it may soon suffer a crippling strike.  —  The Supreme Court seems on the verge of making it much harder to use the landmark civil rights measure …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire … While Indiana's attempt at mid-decade redistricting is now in the rearview mirror, other states have not ruled it out.  The GOP-controlled Florida legislature is now exploring new maps, but so are the Democratic majorities in Maryland and Virginia.
Discussion: Bolts
ABC7:
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for ‘immediate investigation’  —  Nenko Gantchev, 56, lived in Chicago for 30 years, died Monday at North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan: Officials  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — A Bulgarian man from Chicago arrested during …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection … Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) is considering running for Lummis' seat and could announce her candidacy next month, said two people familiar with the plans who were granted anonymity because it was not yet public.
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92  —  His books on Reagan “have never been transcended,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.  —  Just now … Lou Cannon, a Washington Post reporter who became the preeminent biographer of Ronald Reagan …
Discussion: New York Times
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle  —  The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.  —  The political operation founded by Charles and David Koch raised …
New York Times:
How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump  —  Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year.  How did it emerge so quickly?  —  On President Trump's first day back in office, Representative Mikie Sherrill …
Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson inflames a raging battle for MAGA's future  —  The provocative podcaster has an audience - online, among influencers and inside the White House.  That worries some on the right.  —  Just now … Tucker Carlson had some concerns.  So he called President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Associated Press
Jesse Arm / City Journal:
Everyone Wants to Know What Gen Z Republicans Think.  We Asked Them.  —  Twenty GOP Zoomers on Trump, Hitler, dating, racism, politics, the economy, and more  —  Gen Z conservatives are often portrayed by the media as a cohort radicalized by economic despair.
 
 
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