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Daily Mail:
Secret double life of Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband Bryon: The pouting ‘busty bimbo’ photos and trove of explicit messages — Kristi Noem's husband is today revealed as a secret crossdresser who dons gigantic fake breasts and pink hotpants to chat with online fetish models.
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Mediaite, RedState, them., Advocate, New York Sun, Megyn Kelly, LGBTQ Nation, The Independent, The Post Millennial and The US Sun
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: ‘The family was blindsided by this’ — Former Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem is “devastated” by salacious allegations her husband Bryon lives a double life in which he dabbled in cross-dressing and chatted online with fetish models.
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Rolling Stone, Advocate, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, Newsweek, New Republic and Raw Story
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:
Shocked Trump reacts to Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband after Daily Mail blew lid on national security scandal — Donald Trump was stunned to learn that Kristi Noem's husband is a secret cross-dresser who experts say could have compromised national security, the President revealed …
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and The US Sun
emptywheel:
Days after Daily Mail Implicates Stephen Miller in Alex Pretti Murder, Daily Mail Responds with Boobies — The most important passage from the Daily Mail (archive link) you need to read this week are these paragraphs describing how, in advance of the Alex Pretti murder …
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questions — These are the photos that allegedly show Kristi Noem's husband Bryon wearing comically oversized, lopsided breasts - complete with fake protruding nipples …
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Fox News and Ace of Spades HQ
Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Kristi Noem ‘Devastated’ Over Report Of Husband's Fetish
Kristi Noem ‘Devastated’ Over Report Of Husband's Fetish
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Wonkette
Politico:
Trump signs order limiting mail-in voting … “If Trump signs an unconstitutional Executive Order to take over voting, we will sue. I don't bluff and I usually win,” Elias wrote on social media. — At the signing ceremony, Trump dismissed any potential challenge, saying “I don't know how it can be challenged. ...
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and The Guardian
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Associated Press:
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move sure to face legal challenges — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a nationwide list of verified eligible voters, a move that is sure to draw legal challenges as the president continues …
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Wall Street Journal and Associated Press
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Trump signs order on mail ballots, escalating election overhaul push — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules nationwide that would direct his administration to create a list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state.
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Bloomberg, Washington Times and Daily Mail
NBC News:
Trump signs an executive order to create federal voter lists — The order, which is expected to be quickly challenged in court, is the president's second effort to use executive authority to shape the country's election rules. — President Donald Trump again attempted to exert control …
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday cracking down on mail-in voting across the country, the Daily Caller learned first. — The executive order will require the Secretary …
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Trump signs executive order limiting mail-in voting ahead of 2026 U.S. elections
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Election Law Blog and The National Pulse
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
BREAKING: Trump will sign sweeping order attacking mail-in voting
BREAKING: Trump will sign sweeping order attacking mail-in voting
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NPR, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and The Hill
Mark R. Warner / New York Times:
The Greatest Threat to Our Elections Is No Longer Foreign
The Greatest Threat to Our Elections Is No Longer Foreign
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France 24
Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service — A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction — What We're Covering Today — White House Ballroom: A federal judge ordered construction of President Trump's White House ballroom halted on Tuesday, saying work must come to a stop “unless and until Congress blesses this project.”
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Fox News, The Parnas Perspective, Deseret News, NewsMax.com and twitchy.com
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it
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NBC News:
Federal judge temporarily blocks further demolition of the White House for Trump's ballroom
Federal judge temporarily blocks further demolition of the White House for Trump's ballroom
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ABC News, The Hill, Raw Story, MeidasTouch News and One America News Network
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Rages After Judge Blocks White House Ballroom Construction
Trump Rages After Judge Blocks White House Ballroom Construction
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NOTUS
John Sexton / HotAir:
Obama Appointed Judge Sides with PBS, NPR
Obama Appointed Judge Sides with PBS, NPR
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NewsMax.com, The Daily Wire, The Daily Signal and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump's White House Ballroom
Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump's White House Ballroom
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Washington Post, New York Magazine, Townhall, Bloomberg, Newsbusters, Althouse, Raw Story and Diane Ravitch's blog
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump to address nation on Iran war Wednesday night, White House says
Trump to address nation on Iran war Wednesday night, White House says
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, Politico, Bloomberg and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn — The government's effort to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus as it investigates antisemitism has upset some people who worry about how the information will be used.
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KTVZ-TV, NBC News, Associated Press, The Hill, MS NOW, NewsMax.com, Jewish Insider, Diane Ravitch's blog and The Forward
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors
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All Rise News, Gay City News, NPR, Lawyers, Guns & Money, HotAir and The Forward
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
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Slate, Washington Post, New York Sun, RedState, LGBTQ Nation and Newsbusters
NPR:
A U.S. journalist is kidnapped in Iraq after threats from Iran-backed groups — A U.S. journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad after threats by Iran-backed militias in the region against American citizens. — The journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson by one of the news organizations she reported for, Al-Monitor.
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 …
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Election Law Blog, KTVZ-TV, Straight Arrow News, Scripps News, Los Angeles Times, NewsMax.com, Votebeat, Newsweek and Democrats
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal — House Speaker Mike Johnson is inching closer to hard red lines on future negotiations over the Department of Homeland Security. — “They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill for the funding …
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MS NOW
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew
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New York Magazine and Magnolia Tribune
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Struggles to Respond to Trump's Suit Against I.R.S. — Officials at the department and the White House are in the middle of a messy and complicated debate over how to respond to President Trump's lawsuit demanding $10 billion from the I.R.S. — The Justice Department …
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Politico:
With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil — White House braces for a potential oil spike to $150 or higher as the Iran war chokes supply … The oil price discussions are largely being run through the National Energy Dominance Council, a standard policy coordinating committee …
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New York Times
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's gas prices problem
Trump's gas prices problem
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Politico, New York Times, Associated Press, Straight Arrow News, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Mediaite and Deseret News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Pete Hegseth lifts suspension of Kid Rock Army helicopter flyby crews after Trump comments … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday abruptly reversed the U.S. Army's suspension hours earlier of two AH 64 Apache helicopter crews that flew around musician Kid Rock's home in Nashville, Tenn., over the weekend.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
And He Ran, He Ran So Far Away. From Iran, He Ran All... Average gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon today as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. As we'll discuss below, President Trump doesn't really care whether it opens again. So, uh, better adjust that gas budget for the long term.
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Bloomberg, New York Times, CBS News, New Republic and New York Magazine
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Guy Benson / Washington Examiner:
The politics of erasing Iryna Zarutska — Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was murdered in Charlotte last summer. She was minding her own business, seated on a public transit train, when a deranged felon abruptly attacked her from behind, without warning, allegedly stabbing her to death.
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The National Pulse, Louder With Crowder, WJAR-TV, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, HotAir, Fox News, The Post Millennial and Blaze Media
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE — On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a performance. He talked about how the Biden administration had pressured Meta to take down content.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The antisemitic influencers who popularized the term “J-pilled” know exactly what it means — A New York Times report on young attendees at last weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference soft-peddled the movement's antisemitism by describing some right-wingers as “J-pilled” …
NBC News:
Trump plans to attend oral arguments in Supreme Court birthright citizenship case — Both the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Historical Society have said there is no official record of any sitting president attending oral arguments. — President Donald Trump said that he plans …
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Balls and Strikes, Daily Mail, Newsweek, Washington Times, Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, The National Pulse, SCOTUSblog and France 24



