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Politico:
Jeffries lays out more targets for gerrymanders in response to GOP's renewed push … The Supreme Court decision has given Republicans a big opportunity to gerrymander more seats as they look to keep House control.  But Jeffries insisted Republicans' options for redraws before the midterms are limited given the calendar.
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Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November  —  After the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act, Johnson said states should consider redrawing House maps before the midterms.  New boundaries would help the GOP.  —  Summary
Discussion: NewsMax.com, The Hill and The Guardian
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Louisiana sued for suspending active election, nullifying votes to draft GOP gerrymander  —  A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana's extraordinary decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election …
New York Times:
How the Voting Rights Act Bolstered Black Representation in the House
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general … In a series of social media posts Thursday, President Trump withdrew his nomination of Make America Health Again influencer Casey Means to be surgeon general, lashed out at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) for Means' stalled nomination in the Senate …
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Amanda Friedman / Politico:
Casey Means: Murkowski sank my nomination
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
Associated Press:
Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier
NBC News:
Trump pulls Dr. Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general, announces replacement
Tina Reed / Axios:
MAHA scores on farm bill but loses ally for surgeon general
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
GOP unity cracks with latest Iran war vote  —  GOP unity over the Iran war started to crack Thursday when Sen. Susan Collins of Maine voted with Democrats to halt the conflict, marking the first time a Republican has changed their vote on the military campaign in the Middle East.
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump administration says its war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline  —  The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Poised to Defy Congress on War Authorization  —  Defense Secretary Hegseth tells lawmakers that the U.S.-Iran cease-fire stopped the clock on the war authorization deadline  —  The Trump administration is on course to blow past an initial deadline for congressional approval for the Iran war …
NBC News:
Congress expected to end the record 75-day partial government shutdown  —  The House expects to vote to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security by the end of the day.  ICE and border patrol will be funded separately due to Democratic opposition.  —  WASHINGTON — The House is expected …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump signs DHS legislation, ending record-breaking shutdown
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Don't Underestimate the Fury of Democratic Voters  —  One lesson of the Democratic Senate primary in Maine is that no one should underestimate the white-hot fury of the party's voters.  —  In October, Graham Platner's insurgent campaign appeared doomed.  Janet Mills, Maine's Democratic governor …
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NBC News:
What Janet Mills' fall signals for the Democratic Party's future: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: The Dispatch and New Republic
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Graham Platner's triumph, explained by a Maine reporter
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View … A suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in a Manhattan jail has been kept secret for nearly seven years, locked up in a New York courthouse.  —  A cellmate said he discovered the note in July 2019 …
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Trump DOJ Pursuing Separate Comey Probe for Classified Leaks  —  The Justice Department is pursuing additional charges against James Comey for allegedly leaking classified information, after the former FBI director's unrelated indictment this week in North Carolina, said two people familiar with the matter.
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CNN:
House Ethics Committee investigating allegations of sexual harassment against GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards  —  The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards under investigation by House Ethics
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Politico:
Mike Johnson ekes out wins, but at a cost  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Johnson, Jeffries tee up redistricting battles  — Senate GOP unity cracks on Iran  — House eyes prediction market trading ban  —  Speaker Mike Johnson survived a “week from hell” with a handful of legislative wins.
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Financial Times:
Trump sons take stake in Kazakh miner that won $1.6bn US contract  —  Donald Jr and Eric have sought to capitalise on sectors backed by father's presidential administration  —  A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has merged with a critical minerals group that last year secured …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
‘Just go to Hell’: Ed Martin, Thom Tillis squabble amid Tillis' anti-Jan. 6 litmus test  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and pardon attorney Ed Martin traded personal insults Thursday on social media, a remarkably public feud between a sitting Republican senator and member of the administration.
Annie Massa / Bloomberg:
Trump Family-Backed Drone Firm Signs Weapons Deal With US  —  The US Air Force agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Donald Trump's sons, according to the firm, deepening the military's ties to defense contractors linked to the first family …
Zoe Hussain / New York Post:
Missing Republican Oklahoma Senate candidate, 54, found dead in rural area  —  The body of a missing Republican Senate candidate was found inside a truck in rural Oklahoma, according to authorities and reports.  —  Barry Christian, a 54-year-old candidate for District 38 in western Oklahoma …
Charlotte Hazard / WKRC:
Sen. Rand Paul introduces constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship  —  WASHINGTON (TNND) — Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul announced Thursday that he would be introducing a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship. … Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments …
New York Times:
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law  —  Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.  —  Congress voted on Thursday to extend a high-profile warrantless surveillance law …
 
 
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
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Laura Strickler / NBC News:
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Kerry Breen / CBS News:
Trump administration ends funding for fentanyl test strips, baffling public health groups: “It doesn't make sense”
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
‘No Country for John Cornyn’: A Texas GOP Senator's Last Stand
Associated Press:
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Politico:
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Moves Forward With 3 Wildly Unfit Nominees To Be Trump's U.S. Attorneys
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon compares contemporary antisemitism of ‘educated elites’ to 1930s Germany
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
You Can Have Democratic Self-Government or the Corrupt Court — Not Both
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Trump Is the Favorite to Win the Nobel Peace Prize, According to Major UK Bookmaker
US Department of Justice:
Task Force Publishes Report on Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias and Restoring Religious Liberty
Associated Press:
The pastor of the nation's largest Methodist church is running for the US Senate in Kansas
Discussion: Kansas City Star and Newsweek
 

 
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Five more states join the lawsuit filed last month by eight states seeking to block Nexstar's Tegna acquisition, which Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of TV consumers sue in federal court in California to block Paramount's acquisition of WBD on antitrust grounds; Paramount says the suit lacks merit

Reporters Without Borders:
RSF Press Freedom Index hits a 25-year low: over 50% of the world's countries fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories; Norway holds the top spot
 
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