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Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office  —  Summary  — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office  — Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying …
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Megan Specia / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.K. Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties  —  The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The police in Britain on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor …
NBC News:
Former Prince Andrew arrested following Epstein files revelations  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, with police searching properties in two regions that include his former Windsor home and his current home on the royal Sandringham Estate.
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CNN:
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say  —  The US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though President Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether he'll authorize such actions, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Gathers the Most Air Power in the Mideast Since the 2003 Iraq Invasion  —  U.S. is ready to strike Iran but President Trump hasn't yet decided to do so  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is sending significant numbers of jet fighters and support aircraft to the Middle East …
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump has discussed timeline for Iran strikes — including as soon as this weekend — but no decision yet  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Top national security officials have told President Trump the military is ready for potential strikes on Iran as soon as Saturday …
San Antonio Express-News:
Tony Gonzales had affair with aide who set herself on fire, ex-staffer says  —  Months before her death, Regina Santos-Aviles texted a fellow Gonzales staffer saying she had an affair with the married congressman.  Gonzales has dodged questions about their relationship.
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Married MAGA Rep Addresses Bombshell Aide Affair Claim  —  ‘PERSONAL SMEARS’  —  Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.  —  A Trump-endorsed Texas congressman has addressed his alleged affair with a former aide who died by suicide last year.
Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson / San Antonio Express-News:
‘She was texting Tony:’ Husband of Tony Gonzales aide breaks silence about affair
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Confirms “Enforcement Action” Underway Against ABC's ‘The View’, Calls Stephen Colbert-James Talarico Incident A “Hoax”  —  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency “has an enforcement action underway” on ABC's The View after the show featured James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, as a guest.
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The Dean's Report:
Glenn Kirschner: Pam Bondi is engaged in a cover up and a crime with Epstein files
Discussion: NBC News
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Colbert defies CBS over interview with Texas Senate candidate
John Hendel / Politico:
Carr dismisses Colbert uproar as a ‘hoax’
Reuters:
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere  —  The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda …
Jon Collins / MPR News:
ICE drawdown?  Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"It's been almost a week since the federal government announced that officials planned to “draw down” the number of federal agents in Minnesota." …
Discussion: UNICORN RIOT
CNN:
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection  —  Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law …
New York Times:
As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No  —  The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.  —  Stacy Bradley voted for President Trump because of his border policies, and she likes that he has restored “law and order.”
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Timothy Pratt / The Guardian:   Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’
Tim Dickinson / The Contrarian:   Inside Trump's ICE Concentration Camps
Wall Street Journal:
The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark  —  French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016—three years before he was finally arrested—but ultimately backed out
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:
Tucker Carlson ‘DETAINED’ in Israel: Journalist ‘dragged into interrogation room’ as explosive interview sparks diplomatic firestorm  —  Conservative podcasting titan Tucker Carlson says he and his staff were detained in Israel on Wednesday following an interview with Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump's current ambassador to the country.
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Theres's Credible Evidence of Trump's Sex Crimes  —  The evidence, once brought together, tells a compelling, disturbing story.  —  In her sworn testimony before Congress, Attorney General Pam Bondi made a sweeping claim.  Asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) whether Donald Trump had ever attended …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon  —  The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground.”
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Yeah, US Olympians are woke.  Deal with it.  —  Sports have always been political — it's just a question of who's speaking out.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ⛷️ Subscribe to PN ⛷️  —  We don't know if Vice President …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say  —  Trump administration is looking to strengthen diplomatic relations with Syria's new leaders  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, American officials said …
Karina Petrova / PsyPost:
High IQ men tend to be less conservative than their average peers, study finds  —  The stereotype of the eccentric genius with radical political views is a common trope in fiction.  A new study challenges this assumption by suggesting that highly intelligent adults may hold political views …
Discussion: Raw Story
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens: Sources  —  The Department of Homeland Security's chief investigations arm this week launched a broader nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara Trump says  —  President Trump is holding onto a speech detailing extraterrestrial life and spaceships, according to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who said the president is waiting for the right time to deliver it.
Pranav Baskar / New York Times:
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump's Secretive Deportation Program  —  An Associated Press reporter was beaten and held with three other journalists and a lawyer, two detainees said, while at a center for migrants secretively deported from the United States.
Weekend Reading:
The Epstein Regime  —  Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio  —  Despite more technical difficulties than usual this week (skip the first 5 minutes of the recording here), Anat and I covered some good ground, including:  — It's great to see the growing use of “the Epstein class” as a term (thanks Anand Giridharadas).
Meg Anderson / NPR:
The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE  —  Like many people in the Twin Cities, Jess has been observing ICE officers: following them in her car and documenting their actions.  Earlier this month, she was in North Minneapolis, when immigration agents told …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy  —  A federal judge on Thursday threw out an administrative board's decision that endorsed the Trump administration's policy of placing thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown …
Discussion: Above the Law
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
John Cornyn warns of a GOP ‘massacre’ in Texas if Ken Paxton beats him in their Senate primary  —  Cornyn is locked in a hotly contested primary race against state Attorney General Ken Paxton and GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  Listen to this article with a free account
 
 
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Joseph Cirincione / Le Monde:
'Today, 96% of the world's nuclear weapons are held by states with authoritarian leaders'
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
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Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Robert Reich:
Memo to Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom: Why taxing the rich makes enormous sense
Discussion: The Hill and New York Magazine
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Brian Kilmeade pleads with Trump to drop tariffs on clothing
Discussion: CBS News
Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Surprise, surprise: Russia-Ukraine talks yield no peace breakthrough
The Guardian:
Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump's Board of Peace
 Earlier Items: 
Helena Hind / Media Matters for America:
Compared to other cable news channels, Fox News is hiding the latest Epstein revelations from their audience
Discussion: Daily Mail
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
How one country stopped a Trump-style authoritarian in his tracks
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Hassett says Fed staff should be ‘disciplined’ for reporting the US pays tariff costs
Philip Bump / MS NOW:
The right's obsession with American ‘heritage’ is all about who gets to be seen as ‘white’
Discussion: KVIA-TV
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did ‘nothing wrong’
Nature:
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