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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's Signature Set to Be Added to America's Currency  —  President Trump is set to be the first sitting president to have his signature appear on the U.S. dollar.  —  President Trump's signature will appear on U.S. dollars later this year, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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Aidan McLaughlin / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Donald Trump to Add His Signature to US Currency, a First For a Sitting President  —  As Vanity Fair can exclusively report, Trump's Treasury Department plans to add his signature to all denominations of US dollar bills.  —  President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term …
David Lawder / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's signature to appear on US currency, Treasury says, ending 165-year tradition  —  U.S. paper currency will bear President Donald Trump's signature to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, a first for a sitting president …
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump's signature to appear on paper currency in a first for a sitting president  —  Dollar bills historically have been signed by the U.S. treasurer and treasury secretary.  —  President Donald Trump is adding his name to U.S. dollar bills, the first time a sitting president's signature …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A War No One Wants to Defend  —  Don't look now, but there's yet another major potential energy shock on the horizon: Reuters reported yesterday that Ukrainian drone attacks had forced shutdowns at two major Russian oil export terminals.  The war in Iran has been a godsend for Russia's war economy …
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Push White House to Declare National Emergency to Pay TSA Agents  —  The move could allow Trump to use unspent funds to pay airport-security workers  —  WASHINGTON—Several Senate Republicans are pressing the White House to declare a national emergency to free up money …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump's Freestyle Diplomacy
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
‘I have no idea what they are trying to do’: Allies say Trump sends mixed signals on Iran
Discussion: Reuters and PJ Media
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump says he will order DHS to ‘immediately’ pay TSA officers as partial shutdown persists
New York Times:
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case  —  A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.  — 1.1k  —  The social media company Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They're Actually Cheering For  —  from the bad-defendants-make-bad-law dept  —  First things first: Meta is a terrible company that has spent years making terrible decisions and being terrible at explaining …
Politico:
Social media trials usher in Big Tech's latest moment of reckoning … The widely popular platforms, along with others like Snap and TikTok, once appeared unstoppable as they designed their algorithms for maximum user engagement.  Now they're suddenly facing a minefield of legal …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Pentagon prepares for massive “final blow” of Iran war  —  The Pentagon is developing military options for a “final blow” in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign, according to two U.S. officials and two sources with knowledge.
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Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump faces new oil shock threat as Iran eyes second strait … The strait, hundreds of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, at Yemen's southwestern tip, is a pathway for ships carrying about 10 percent of the world's oil and natural gas supplies.  —  Bab el Mandeb has been targeted previously by the Houthis …
Discussion: Reuters and The Times of Israel
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump extends deadline for Iran negotiations
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with GOP on Iran war powers  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will “most likely” vote for House Democrats' resolution to constrain President Trump from waging war with Iran the next time it comes up for a vote. … - Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic …
Discussion: CBS News, NOTUS, Truthout, Semafor and The Hill
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Senator Weighs Forcing Congress to Vote to Authorize the Iran War
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Republican Collapse Has Begun — And Trump Is Leading It
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project  —  President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.  —  President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats …
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote  —  The law, which mirrors national Republican priorities, requires newly registered voters to show that they are U.S. citizens in order to cast a ballot in state or local races.  —  New voters in South Dakota will have to prove …
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Amendment to require photo ID to vote fails in Senate as Democrats object
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump explains why he cast a mail ballot in Florida's election: 'Because I'm president'
Christine Mui / Politico:
Judge pauses Anthropic's supply chain risk designation … Lin added that the court's record supports “an inference that Anthropic is being punished for criticizing the government's contracting position in the press.”  —  By granting Anthropic's request, Lin removed the stigma of the designation …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Begins Inquiries Into 3 Medical Schools in Show of Power  —  The Justice Department's demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, reveal an expansion of its higher-education pressure campaign.
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Cabinet to huddle to talk midterms, economy
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Times
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Deputy attorney general endorses sending ICE agents to voting sites  —  During a norm-shattering appearance at a conservative political conference Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he couldn't understand why anyone would disagree with a president deploying federal agents to the polls.
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Scott MacFarlane Reports:
NEW: “It's a bad f**ing idea”, Congress blasts Trump Admin. war briefings  —  Members of Congress and White House spar over whether too much about war in Iran is kept secret  —  “It's a bad fucking idea,” he said into the phone in a tone so calm and measured, the words landed unexpectedly, but powerfully.
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act  —  As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill's impact on voter registration are spreading on social media …
Discussion: Deseret News
Brigham Tomco / Deseret News:
Utah Republican petition to repeal redistricting law fails after signature removal campaign  —  The Republican-led effort to put Utah's redistricting law back on the ballot fell below the required threshold in one state Senate district on Wednesday after a signature removal campaign by supporters of Proposition 4.
Ian Ward / Politico:
MAGA is growing anxious over Orbán's fate  —  As the war with Iran continues to dominate headlines in Washington, another overseas battle is quietly capturing attention among the elite echelons of the MAGA movement: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's fight for reelection.
Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
Texas Republicans Are Moving From Demonizing Muslims to Stripping Away Their Rights  —  For American Muslims, the Republican Party has become a giant no-go zone, ringed with barbed wire and “Keep Out” signs.  From the president on down, Islamophobia is now a standard sentiment, expressed without inhibition.
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Fox News
Harold Hutchison / The Daily Caller:
‘Appalling’ Video Shows Protesters Cheer American Troops Returning Home From Iran War ‘In Caskets’  —  Shocking video from a radical anti-Iran war protest in Philadelphia showed participants explicitly supporting Islamic terror groups and calling for “cheers” every time an American servicemember comes home “in a casket.”
Tampa Bay Times:
Siblings indicted after explosive found at MacDill Air Force Base  —  Federal prosecutors have obtained indictments against two siblings in an investigation of an explosive device that was found earlier this month near the entrance to MacDill Air Force Base.An indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Alen Zheng …
Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Israel says IRGC Navy's commander, other chiefs killed; Qalibaf said removed from hit list  —  Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri said responsible for efforts to close Hormuz; FM Araghchi, parliament speaker Qalibaf reportedly not hunted, at Pakistan's request, to allow them to conduct talks
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed, DOJ clash over Powell probe — as government says it has no evidence of misconduct … The case took an unusual turn with the release of the transcript of the initial hearing on the matter, in which the DOJ lawyer said, “We do not know at this time” whether there is evidence of misconduct at the central bank.
Discussion: CNBC and Bloomberg
Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
State Department sends $1.25B from other programs to Board of Peace  —  The State Department has drawn on funds for international disasters and peacekeeping to transfer $1.25 billion to President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, a person familiar with the funding said.
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center begins layoffs, rocking institution ahead of two-year closure  —  According to several staff members, the people cut include Nick Meade and Rick Loughery, whom Richard Grenell installed in top roles after Trump's takeover of the center.  —  The Kennedy Center began layoffs on Thursday …
 
 
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states' voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say
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