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Gov. Jared Polis reduces Tina Peters' sentence, says she will be released June 1 — Former Mesa County clerk's 9 years for election data breach was focus of Trump pressure campaign — Gov. Jared Polis will reduce Tina Peters' sentence by half, he confirmed Friday, appearing to bend …
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New York Times:
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Governor — Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, MS NOW and The Colorado Sun
Bente Birkeland / NPR:
Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early — DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with election equipment, allowing her to be eligible for parole on June 1.
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KUSA-TV:
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commutes Tina Peters' prison sentence — A commuted sentence reduces prison time, it does not release Peters immediately. … DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted the sentence of Tina Peters on Friday afternoon. — The former Republican Mesa County Clerk …
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CNN:
Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado's Democratic governor says — Donald Trump US elections Election security — Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election …
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Justin Papp / CNBC:
Democrats blast Trump over ‘slush fund’ in possible IRS lawsuit settlement … Democratic lawmakers on Friday slammed the Trump administration over reports that President Donald Trump would drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in an exchange for what some called a $1.7 billion “slush fund.”
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn — Would it be legal for President Donald Trump to effectively order a major U.S. government agency to hand over huge piles of taxpayer money to a group of his political allies? We may be about to find out.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump's Rumored Payout Scheme For Political Allies Mirrors Proposed J6 Compensation Fund
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Vox, Raw Story and Staff Stories
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
You're Getting Robbed. By Trump. In Broad Daylight.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats' attempt to revive new congressional map — The decision leaves in place a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that concluded the process leading up to a referendum approving a new map was legally flawed.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court refuses to restore Virginia redistricting plan approved by voters
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
‘Slap in the face’: Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move … The move is the latest in a rift between the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill who have been at odds over U.S. security interests in Europe. Lawmakers enacted limits on troop withdrawals from Europe …
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Associated Press:
Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
Patricia Kime / Military Times:
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser — Vaccines Media Donald Trump Abortion rights — As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Hantavirus Response Official Is a Right-Wing Penile Implant Expert
CNN:
GOP congressman is under doctor's care, his father says amid mysterious absence from Washington — Top House Republicans have grown increasingly concerned by Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s mysterious absence from the chamber. — Now his father, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. …
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Texas Attorney General:
Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation's First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Secures $10 Million from Texas Children's Hospital for “Transitioning” Kids — Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a historic settlement …
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Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom — President Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.
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New York Times:
Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial — This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013. — A judge in Manhattan declared a mistrial on Friday after the jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial was unable …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump waffles on Taiwan arms deal after Xi talks — President Trump said Friday he's unsure whether he would greenlight a planned $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan after discussing arms sales in “great detail” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. … - “The last thing we need right …
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Ben Shapiro / The Daily Wire:
The Biggest Lie About China Just Fell Apart In Public — China is not the rising power and America is not the declining power. — • — At the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Xi asked if the two countries could avoid the Thucydides trap.
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Chad de Guzman / Time:
Xi Warns Trump of ‘Thucydides’ Trap.' What to Know About China's Favorite Greek Reference for U.S. Relations
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Eric Trump says he'll sue Jen Psaki, MS NOW over report on China trip — President Trump's son Eric Trump on Friday said he will sue MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, and one of its hosts Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling …
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New York Times:
Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran — Top aides have drafted battle plans as peace negotiations have stalled. — President Trump returned from China on Friday facing major decisions on Iran, as his top aides have drafted plans for a return …
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Financial Times, Bloomberg and The American Conservative
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show … President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta …
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Financial Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Mediaite, Reuters, NewsMax.com, NOTUS and The Independent
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district — Democratic Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month's Supreme Court decision.
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New York Times:
Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say — Many were detained during January's mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets. — Iran has executed four prisoners this week …
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Exclusive: Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsible — The Middle East Digital security Oil & gas National security — US officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches of systems that monitor the amount of fuel …
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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Republicans Waited to Challenge Trump on the Iran War. Now It May Be Too Late. — Having deferred to the president for months, G.O.P. lawmakers missed crucial milestones to try to limit his war powers. That has tied their hands in seeking parameters and exit criteria.
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Axios:
Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting — A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a “Summer of Action” campaign with marches that start this weekend.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Justice Alito pushes back on calls to recuse in a major Supreme Court climate case — The conservative justice has no financial conflict that would require him to step aside from the case, a court spokeswoman told NBC News — WASHINGTON — Facing calls to step aside in a major upcoming …
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E&E News and The Guardian
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