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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’  —  Brian Morrissey, the department's general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund.  —  The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down on Monday in the wake …
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New York Times:
Hegseth to Campaign for a Republican House Candidate  —  What We're Covering Today  — Justice Department: The Justice Department said that it had created a $1.8 billion fund to compensate supporters of President Trump who felt they had been mistreated by Democratic administrations.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Read Trump's “settlement” with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls  —  Senior officials in the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service on Monday signed off of the “settlement agreement” that ended President Donald Trump's collusive lawsuit …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The Looting of America  —  So the Trump administration is creating a $1.776 billion slush fund — 1776, get it? — to pay off victims of “lawfare and weaponization.”  Just to be clear, if you're a U.S. taxpayer, this action means that almost $1.8 billion of your money will be handed …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies  —  The arrangement was denounced by critics as a slush fund for supporters of President Trump, possibly including Jan. 6 rioters.  —  The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Golden Age Has Arrived—It's a Golden Age of Grift  —  HIS CROWNING SHAME  —  The president has been robbing our country blind, in plain sight, and in ways no one else would dare to attempt.  —  OPINION  —  The golden age our president promised us has arrived.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trumpworld's presidential gold rush  —  Democrats erupted Monday over President Trump's $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies who claim political persecution, vowing to investigate what they called textbook corruption. … - The taxpayer-backed fund will be overseen …
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund
Julie Watson / Associated Press:
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves  —  Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said.  The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated …
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KGTV-TV:
Two suspects dead in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont  —  Just after 1 p.m., San Diego police said the threat was “neutralized.”  —  SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Two suspects in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead, the Associated Press said Monday afternoon.
NOTUS:
Trump Is Pressuring John Thune to Fire the Parliamentarian Over Ballroom Funding  —  The nonpartisan Senate adviser determined that the ballroom funding, as written, could not be included in the party-line budget bill.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune …
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor's visit  —  Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor's presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’  —  Greenland's government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump's special envoy …
New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day  —  President Trump has repeatedly said he'll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.  —  President Trump said Monday that he had authorized …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says he's postponing ‘scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow’ at Middle East leaders' request
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Defense Watchdog Will Probe US Attacks on Boats in the Caribbean  —  The Pentagon's internal watchdog will investigate whether US boat strikes in the Caribbean followed targeting guidelines, amid claims from outside groups that the attacks were illegal.  —  “The scope of this evaluation includes …
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NBC News:
Pentagon's internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
Discussion: Mediaite
Reuters:
Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war  —  Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Mark Fuhrman, Flawed Witness in O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at 74  —  A Los Angeles police detective, he was discredited during Mr. Simpson's 1995 murder trial by defense lawyers who pointed to his past use of racist language.  —  Mark Fuhrman, a Los Angeles police detective who in the 1995 murder trial …
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Associated Press:
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump U.S. Attorney Pick Darin Smith Accused Of Misconduct Ahead Of Senate Vote  —  Federal judges tossed charges against nine criminal defendants over Smith's “deeply concerning” efforts to taint the jury as acting U.S. attorney.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are making a last-ditch push …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party  —  While President Trump remains overwhelmingly popular within the Republican coalition, a New York Times/Siena poll found, a sizable share wants the party's next nominee to take a different approach.
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Desire to Leave  —  A woman from the cruise ship with an outbreak of the deadly disease has been ordered to remain in an Omaha facility for two more weeks.  She says she tested negative.  —  Angela Perryman, an American passenger exposed …
Punchbowl News:
5/19/26☀️ AM: … House GOP leaders have pulled the SCORE Act from this week's floor schedule, according to multiple sources.  The proposed legislation would regulate how college athletes can earn money.  —  Republicans have struggled to pass this bill multiple times …
New York Times:
Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees  —  The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million.  —  President Trump moved ahead on Monday with plans …
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, CBS News and NewsMax.com
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles  —  A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.  —  Congress may require owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars to pay …
Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Senate confirms Stevan Pearce to lead Bureau of Land Management  —  The Senate confirmed Stevan Pearce on Monday to lead the Bureau of Land Management amid strong opposition from environmentalists and Democrats who criticized his views on selling off public land.
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Oversight interviews Epstein prison guard  —  Tova Noel, the prison guard on duty the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death, is the latest witness to give testimony as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into the late convicted sex offender.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi endorses fellow progressive Connie Chan in high-profile race to succeed her  —  Chan's competition includes state Sen. Scott Weiner and wealthy former tech executive Saikat Chakrabarti, a co-founder of the progressive group Justice Democrats.  —  After months of resisting endorsing …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Bill revamping college athletics is again pulled from House agenda  —  House GOP leaders are pulling a long-stalled college athletics bill from a planned House vote for a second time after they failed to secure the required votes, according to two people granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
 
 
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
The anti-war crack in MAGA's youth base
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Wendling / Byline Times:
The Jan 6th Rioters Who Were Pardoned by Trump Only to Offend Again
Discussion: MS NOW and CBS News
Eric H. Holder Jr / New York Times:
This Redistricting Chaos Must End
Christian Flores / WJLA-TV:
7News cameras capture brawl, chairs thrown inside Navy Yard Chipotle
 Earlier Items: 
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
At least 4 Virginia Democratic House candidates drop out after courts toss new map
Discussion: American Greatness
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump official helped secure US visa for fugitive Polish minister
Discussion: Notes From Poland
Washington Post:
EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Ali Winston / Wired:
An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings
US Department of Justice:
California Woman Federally Charged with Paying Individuals, Including Homeless People on L.A.'s Skid Row, to Register to Vote
Darius Tahir / KFF Health News:
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs
Discussion: NOTUS, MS NOW, Staff Stories and STAT
 

 
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A judge orders a temporary halt to the Paramount-WBD merger, as a 12-state coalition, led by California, argues it would violate federal antitrust law

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
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