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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
South Carolina's redistricting effort fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition  —  Some Republican lawmakers changed their stance on enacting a new map before the midterms when early voting for the June primary began on Tuesday.  —  The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters  —  Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would redraw one majority-Black district.  —  A panel of federal judges on Tuesday rejected Alabama's effort to use …
Associated Press:
Early voting begins in South Carolina as senators weigh scrapping primary for congressional races  —  Early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina's primaries, as state senators considered whether to cancel the congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed …
Associated Press:
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans  —  Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race in the midterm elections.
Politico:
Federal court blocks Alabama's midterm gerrymandering plan, a blow for Republicans
Politico:
Clyburn's seat survives for now as South Carolina Republicans buck Trump on redistricting
Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers  —  The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is planning a government-wide …
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New York Times:
Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S. Amid Push for Diplomatic Deal  —  The warnings came after U.S. forces struck military sites in Iran.  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that negotiations to end the war were continuing.  —  Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps …
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Washington Post:
Iran threatens retaliation after U.S. strikes in southern Iran
Ferdinand Knapp / Politico:
Rubio says US-Iran peace deal could take ‘a few more days’
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries  —  Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.  —  Grand juries are the heart of the criminal justice system …
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump to make rare trip to Camp David as Iran tensions rise over US strikes  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David Wednesday to hold a cabinet meeting as peace talks with Iran near crunch time, The Post has learned.
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Sean Gregory / Time:
How Dana White Took the UFC From the Fringes to the White House  —  Dana White marches in lockstep with President Donald Trump into a downtown Miami arena as the Kid Rock song “American Bad Ass” blares over the loudspeakers. … Two American featherweights, Cub Swanson and Nate Landwehr …
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Paul Krugman:
The Dumpster Fire of the Vanities  —  On Memorial Day the New York Times published an article with the headline “Trump is the only person who can save America, according to his cabinet.”  The article offered a quantitative analysis of senior-official sycophancy.
STAT:
Trump wraps up three-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’  —  The medical exam comes as the president tries to project strength ahead of midterm elections  —  on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has  —  over his age and stamina.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Trump Declares Himself in Good Health After Physical Exam at Walter Reed
Noah Shachtman / Vanity Fair:
Todd Blanche Is Trump's Legal Enforcer.  But There's One Wild Case From His Past He Can't Seem to Escape.  —  A fake Mossad agent.  Twin grifters.  The nation's top lawman.  A head-spinning legal drama has the attorney general fighting off accusations of forgery, malpractice, and more.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Revisionist History Of Trump's Impeachments  —  No, they did not help him.... but they could've hurt him more.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democrats remain favored to win back control of the House in November, but after state-level GOP officials stole several seats on Donald Trump's orders …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for drivers' licenses issued to undocumented immigrants  —  The politically tinged lawsuit arose after a high-profile crash in Florida last year involving a commercial truck driver from India, in which three people died.
Ross O'Keefe / New York Post:
‘The Simpsons’ writer known as ‘The Prophet’ launches run for president  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The California Post on Google  —  A high-profile Simpsons writer is hoping his prophetic chops can change America.  —  Dan Greaney, best known for the 2000 episode …
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel  —  Companies say it's a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel.  But the plan has also faced criticism.  —  The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan …
Discussion: Business Wire and Al Jazeera
Chris Van Hollen / New York Times:
The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face  —  Democrats need to face a hard truth.  While Republicans' approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has failed, so has ours.  The Democratic Party has provided reflexive and unconditional support to Israeli governments, even as their actions …
Discussion: The Hill
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits another low on prices as Democrats hit +8 on generic ballot  —  Our new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Trump's job approval on prices falling to -47, and a record 39% of Americans naming prices as the single most important problem facing the country
Discussion: Newsweek
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
What to Know About the Trump Administration's New Green Card Policy  —  Immigrants who have ever been in the country illegally—or who have had gaps between visas—could face particular hurdles  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced a new green card policy Friday that …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel, a Possible 2028 Contender, Calls for Higher Education Reforms  —  Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues.  A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college affordability.  —  Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor …
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Manic Trump, 79, Fires Off Bizarre 5:52AM Posting Spree  —  MORNING MAYHEM  —  The president started his day with 13 frenzied posts.  —  Donald Trump woke up and fired off a series of self-congratulatory social media posts on Tuesday.  —  The 79-year-old president was resharing an average …
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops  —  The Trump administration has mass-deleted information about prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including cases of defendants who assaulted police officers.
Discussion: USA Today
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority:
HOOVER DAM TRANSFORMED BY MOST AMBITIOUS PATRIOTIC DISPLAY IN ITS HISTORY AS ROAD TO AMERICA250 BEGINS  —  The installation debuted during a Memorial Day tribute featuring leaders from Nevada and Arizona.  —  Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer travel …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance calls Pope Leo's AI warnings ‘profound’  —  In an interview Tuesday with NBC News, the vice president said he is glad the pope tackled the topic.  Vance also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.  —  Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday …
Ramsey Khalifeh / Gothamist:
Exclusive renderings of Penn Station overhaul show Trump's name with presidential seal  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations  —  The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Elizabeth Piper / Reuters:
UK's ex-PM Blair calls on Labour to focus on policy, not personality  —  Tony Blair, who led Labour to victory in three UK elections, called on the party on Tuesday to shun the temptation to move left or reverse Brexit to shore up its fortunes, and to concentrate on policy rather than personality.
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Wes Moore inks bill guaranteeing emergency abortion access in hospitals
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Democratic attorneys general snub Vance's anti-fraud roundtable at White House after late invite
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Kennedy faces anti-vaccine anger over hantavirus treatment legal protections
Discussion: Axios, New Republic and New York Sun
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Panel upholds US judge's private reprimand for affair with police officer
New York Times:
Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's Slush Fund Is a Multitool
Jeffrey Winters / Mother Jones:
Tax Me If You Can  —  Democracy, for most of its existence, has managed to coexist with oligarchy …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump promotes unregulated online casino after $1 million Super PAC donation
Discussion: NextDraft
Beau Baumann / Passing Political Time:
In Defense of the Knowledge-Production Game
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Michigan cop's bid to toss out an excessive force claim from a George Floyd protest
Discussion: Reuters and Deseret News
New York Times:
Iceland, Rattled by Trump, Weighs Joining the E.U.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Politico:
‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
The Writers Guild of America sues Paramount and WBD in an effort to stop their merger, claiming the deal would hurt wages and working conditions for writers

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC DG Matt Brittin says the BBC and UK public service broadcasting face “real jeopardy” as license fee erosion drives BBC's third consecutive annual deficit

The Athletic:
German soccer league Bundesliga is moving its US TV rights from ESPN to Versant's USA Network and Fandango in a deal, sources say, worth $100M over five seasons
 
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