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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Foreign Call About Person Close to Trump  —  Call intercepted by U.S. formed a key part of a complaint filed last year against the director of national intelligence  —  A whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard …
Discussion: NewsNation
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, moved to lock down an intelligence intercept that referred to someone close to President Trump, the report said.  —  Members of Congress were briefed this week …
Discussion: The Guardian and The Independent
Cate Brown / The Guardian:
NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump  —  Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff  —  Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) flagged an unusual phone call between …
NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard responds to senator's criticism over handling of whistleblower complaint  —  Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., condemned the director of national intelligence for not providing the May 2025 complaint to lawmakers until this month.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
New York Times:
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure  —  Mr. Lewis will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D'Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, the company said.  —  Will Lewis, the embattled chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, has stepped down, the company announced Saturday.
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Financial Times:
Will Lewis steps down as Washington Post publisher and CEO after job cuts  —  British journalist's tenure was controversial after Jeff Bezos appointed him to turn around the newspaper  —  Christopher Grimes in Los Angeles, Daniel Thomas in London and Anna Nicolaou in New York
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Joseph Ramos / The Bulwark:
Trump 2.0's Most Racist Moments, Ranked
Discussion: CNN
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   This Is Just Who Trump Is  —  What motivates President Trump?  —  Not what motivates Trumpism, whatever that is.
David Nir / The Downballot:
Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup  —  Democrats successfully defended a conservative seat in rural Louisiana on Saturday night, as Chasity Martinez defeated Republican Brad Daigle by a dominant 62-38 margin—a massive 37-point overperformance compared to the 2024 presidential result.
Discussion: emptywheel
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Quinn Coffman / The Advocate:
Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez wins District 60 seat, replacing Chad Brown  —  Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez won Saturday's special election for State House District 60, defeating Republican Brad Daigle.  —  Martinez, a member of the Iberville Parish Council, earned 62% of the vote against Daigle …
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Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
Discussion: Raw Story
Amelia Gentleman / The Guardian:
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein's sordid men's club
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Politico:
‘The sugar high will be short lived’: Trump's big bet on tax refunds might not pay off … “The sugar high will be short-lived if [the refunds], in fact, go toward paying and supporting prices of things like additional health care costs, additional insurance costs, additional electricity costs …
Washington Post:
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.  —  The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia's war.  —  KYIV — Days after negotiations to halt Russia's war in Ukraine ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi …
Ken Klippenstein:
Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users  —  Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like “Budget-Chicken-2425” … Homeland security field agents are scouring the social media site Reddit, monitoring the communications of law-abiding Americans critical of the agency.
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says  —  The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
Discussion: The Japan Times
New York Times:
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump  —  A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation's semiquincentennial.  —  President Trump's allies are offering access to him and other perks …
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny's star turn at the Super Bowl  —  The halftime show will illustrate the nation's immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump's deportation drive.  —  Puerto Rican native Ray Sanchez generally …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Elderly Lawmakers Won't Step Aside, Prompting New Debate Over Age Limits  —  Refusal of older officeholders to cede stage to younger faces is prompting fresh calls for a limit on how long they can serve  —  An aging political class in Washington is prompting fresh calls for forcing older officeholders …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu to hold urgent meeting with Trump Wednesday amid Iran negotiations  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved up his visit to Washington and is expected to meet with President Trump on Wednesday to discuss the negotiations with Iran, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
Colleen DeGuzman / The Texas Tribune:
Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility  —  Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified.  U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many “chronic issues.”  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
Discussion: El Paso Times
Rachel Wolf / Fox News:
Virginia Democrat gives profanity-laced response to Cruz's criticism of the state's redistricting push  —  ‘You all started it and we f—ing finished it,’ Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas said  —  Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas delivered …
Sam McKeith / Reuters:
Australia's opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws  —  Australia's conservative opposition coalition reunited on Sunday after the junior partner National Party severed ties last month with the Liberal Party over its decision to back government hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi massacre.
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts  —  Jim Stolley, the chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, has left as government prosecutors grapple with a crush of cases.  —  The top lawyer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and MS NOW
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Green Day frontman calls out ICE ahead of Super Bowl: ‘Quit that s-tty job you have’  —  Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong on Friday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to “quit that s-tty job you have” during a pre-Super Bowl LX party in San Francisco ahead of their performance before Sunday's game.
 
 
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
A MAGA push to erase a Dem House seat is triggering accusations of fraud and violence in Utah
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
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