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New York Times:
Police Search X's Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk — The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media. — The French police searched the premises …
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Liv McMahon / BBC:
Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X — The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
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Washington Post, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit, more at Techmeme »
France 24:
Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raids X's French office over ‘algorithm manipulation’ — The cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday launched a search of the French offices of social media platform X. The raid was connected to an ongoing investigation launched …
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CNN:
French offices of Elon Musk's X platform raided by Paris cybercrime unit — French police raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's X Tuesday and summoned the tech billionaire for questioning as part of a widening probe into the social media company and its AI chatbot Grok.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday President Trump requested her presence during an FBI search of an election center in Georgia last week. … - “My presence was requested by the President …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
All My Mornings Are Mondays — Stuck in an endless February, even though it's only day two — Taylor Swift might have been thinking about romantic heartbreak when she wrote “All my mornings are Mondays / Stuck in an endless February” in her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department …
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The Hill, Esquire and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown — Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to carry out President Donald Trump's “play call” for funding the government will be put to the test Tuesday as the House holds a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown.
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New York Times:
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
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Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
Three issues that could sink Trump — This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. — Over the weekend, the Justice Department released yet another tranche of files from its investigation …
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Assistant Told Feds He Introduced Melania to Trump, Files Reveal
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Despite 3 million files, Epstein release leaves big questions unanswered
Despite 3 million files, Epstein release leaves big questions unanswered
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MS NOW, New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, Mediaite, NewsMax.com, Roll Call, Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Ars Technica
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Why the Epstein scandal may never die
Why the Epstein scandal may never die
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UnHerd, Reuters, The Guardian, Washington Post and Associated Press
Jordain Carney / Politico:
No filibuster deal with House conservatives, Thune says — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Tuesday he has made no decisions about bypassing Senate filibuster rules to skirt the normal 60-vote margin required to advance legislation in the chamber.
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NOTUS, The Hill, Florida Politics, NewsMax.com, MS NOW, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Shutdown hinges on razor-thin rule vote
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New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard — Hours after The Times reported that President Trump had lowered the bar for a deal, he denied backtracking and made new threats against Harvard. — President Trump has backtracked on a major point in negotiations with Harvard …
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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon — In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home. — PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS —
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids — The Handbasket is now on Instagram! Follow here for news updates. — If you want to support my 100% independent journalism, subscribe to The Handbasket for free now. You can also become a premium subscriber or leave a tip.
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Politico:
House GOP leaders set noon deadline for Clintons to reach deal on testifying — Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning that Republicans have given Bill and Hillary Clinton a noon deadline Tuesday to provide details of how they plan to comply with a pair of subpoenas issued …
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Washington Times and Breitbart
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk's Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn't consent — Elon Musk's flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
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The Japan Times, TechCrunch and The Verge
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Election officials grapple with a brain drain as threats rise … The new data on election officials comes at the same time as another report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — shared first with POLITICO — found a more than 200 percent increase in violent rhetoric toward public officials …
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ISD and Election Law Blog
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Issue One:
Turning the Tide on Turnover
Turning the Tide on Turnover
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The Nevada Independent, Deseret News, Votebeat and Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump's surprise plan to close Kennedy Center — The president's announcement shocked artists and staff. A message obtained by The Washington Post brought the National Symphony Orchestra's future into focus. — President Donald Trump's surprise Sunday announcement …
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Michaela Towfighi / New York Times:
From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here's a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations
From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here's a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations
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Associated Press, To the Contrary, Politico and Los Angeles Times
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
DHS's account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ — Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims — Immediately after a US border …
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Talking Points Memo, Reason, KGW-TV and HuffPost
David Uberti / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump's Tariffs Aren't Helping — Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven't worked, so far. — The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse.
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New York Times
Chicago Sun Times:
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ — In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government's failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
‘Grassroots’ anti-ICE campaigns funded by left-wing billionaire donors: sources — Its the same dark money, with new signs. — Anti-ICE protests in Minnesota may appear to be “grassroots” campaigns organized by concerned citizens, but they're really funded with megadonor money — some coming from China.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Monday's Final Word — Ya got tabs on your face, big disgrace, somebody better put you back into your place ... Fox News: Conservative critics unleashed on Newsom attempting to portray himself as having a struggling childhood when his father worked as a “consigliere” — or trusted advisor …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
'They Couldn't Break Me': A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo — President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery that has been manipulated by A.I. But the photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong was different. — When Nekima Levy Armstrong was transported …
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
The Epstein Files — An index of PREVAIL's extensive coverage of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Donald Trump, and the most notorious child sex trafficking operation in recent memory. … Greg Olear — · — June 7, 2022 — A tale of princes, presidents, and predators.
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Guns for me, but not for thee — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊 — I screwed up on January 6. — Like tens of millions of Americans, I sat in front of my television set aghast …
The Bulwark:
10 Years of Trump, and the Alarm Keeps Going Off — Every day of the past decade has felt like Groundhog Day. — Marjorie Taylor Greene's populist insurgency against Donald Trump continues! The former congresswoman told a radio interviewer yesterday that the president's “Make America Great Again” …
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LGBTQ Nation, WLT Report and NewsNation
New York Times:
Wall St. Lawyer Brad Karp Says He Regrets Epstein Interactions — Newly released emails between Mr. Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, and Jeffrey Epstein reveal a number of social interactions between them. — Brad Karp, chairman of the giant law firm Paul Weiss, said on Monday that he regretted …
Nacha Cattan / Bloomberg:
A Mamdani-Style Candidate Looks to Win Over New Jersey's Suburbs — Analilia Mejia, a longtime labor activist who's never held elected office, is one of close to a dozen Democrats who are vying for an open Congressional seat in New Jersey. — Her campaign is a test of whether …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Investigation Finds Credit Suisse Had Wider Nazi Ties Than Previously Known — A lawyer who has been scrutinizing archives for the bank, which is now part of UBS, is expected to testify about his findings on Tuesday. — A lawyer who has been conducting a yearslong investigation …
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Fox News, Bloomberg, The Times of Israel, New York Post and Radio Iowa

