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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say — U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give his final approval …
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New York Times:
Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump's Iran Approach Sows Confusion
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New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Officials Say They Are Closing In on Arrangement to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Officials Say They Are Closing In on Arrangement to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Vance says U.S. and Iran are “very close” to a deal
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won't perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250's DC shows — A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Artists bail on D.C. bash for America's 250th birthday after being listed on the lineup — Morris Day and The Time and Young MC said they would not be performing during a 16-day stretch of festivities on the National Mall in D.C. starting in late June.
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
DOJ probe targets Hoffman nonprofit tied to Carroll case … - Hoffman, a LinkedIn co-founder, has donated millions to Democratic causes and the party over the years and is a longtime Trump critic. … - “It's related to E. Jean Carroll and her deposition, but she is not the subject of the investigation.”
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ probes Democratic-allied nonprofit that helped pay E. Jean Carroll's legal bills — The investigation centers on statements Carroll made during a deposition in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump, in which a jury found that he had sexually assaulted and defamed her. — Summary
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New York Times:
In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The real lesson of the E. Jean Carroll investigation is Trump's weakness
The real lesson of the E. Jean Carroll investigation is Trump's weakness
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New York Times:
CBS News Names Outsider to Lead ‘60 Minutes’ as Part of Major Shake-Up — Bari Weiss, CBS's editor in chief, named Nick Bilton, a tech journalist and filmmaker, as the show's executive producer. The network also fired two on-air correspondents. — In a bid to remake the country's top …
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Bessent blasts Washington Post reporting on Trump appearing on $250 banknote — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the latest host of the White House press briefing, where on Thursday he took aim at reporting from The Washington Post about a planned commemorative $250 bill with President Trump's face on it.
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Politico:
‘Why are we talking about this?’: Democrats are furious that the Bidens won't go away … Leading Democrats say it's an unnecessary distraction as they push to keep their party focused on a critical midterm — and what voters truly care about. — “We don't need to be distracted by what the DNC says about the autopsy.
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Jill Biden says she was ‘frightened’ that Joe Biden was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 debate
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Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Jill Biden Worried Her Husband Was Drugged on Debate Night
Jill Biden Worried Her Husband Was Drugged on Debate Night
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold — The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C. — Copy — Four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial still shine …
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Washington Examiner, New Republic and Mediaite
Ben Jacobs / Slate:
Why Was the Chief of Staff for a Leading Republican Senate Candidate on a Group Chat With Famous White Nationalists? — The chief of staff for Rep. Mike Collins, the front-runner to be Republicans' Senate nominee in Georgia, said he used his congressional position to attempt to free a Holocaust denier from prison.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Wants a Gag Order for Every Single Government Worker — You can't divorce the demands for secrecy from the corruption itself. — ∙ Paid — Amid widespread, flagrant corruption happening throughout the government, Donald Trump is trying to impose a gag order on everyone who works in the executive branch.
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Bloomberg Law:
Eleanor Ross Is US Judge Reprimanded for Sex in Chambers — Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Dan Vergano / Scientific American:
White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants — These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque — On Thursday the White House released long-anticipated draft regulations that …
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New York Post
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh just won a surprising victory for racial justice — Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican. He served in a Republican White House, typically votes with the Court's other Republicans, and even sometimes sides with President Donald Trump in major cases that divide the Republican Party.
Dean Moses / AM New York:
Night of chaos at Delaney Hall as ICE agents shove protester into path of oncoming truck, beat and pepper-spray others — An ICE agent firing pepper spray at demonstrators and reporters outside Delaney Hall in New Jersey early on May 28, 2026. amNewYork Police Bureau Chief Dean Moses was struck by the chemical upon taking this photo.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group's Bottom Line
Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group's Bottom Line
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Max Rego / The Hill:
‘No Kings’ movement planning nationwide event on Trump 80th birthday — The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump's 80th birthday. — “The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its anniversary about what story we tell.
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Washington Examiner, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Mock Paper Scissors and The Guardian
Kamaron McNair / CNBC:
Americans' savings rate falls to lowest level since 2022 as inflation outpaces paychecks … Americans are saving less as the everyday cost of living rises and wages struggle to keep up. — The personal savings rate — defined as the share of income Americans have after taxes and expenses …
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Iran War Lifts a Second Inflation Reading to Highest Level Since 2023
Iran War Lifts a Second Inflation Reading to Highest Level Since 2023
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New York Times:
Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds a New Escape: Argentina — The billionaire's new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and a shared ideology with Argentina's right-wing leader. — The Saturday tournament …
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Dillon Collier / KSAT-TV:
Man arrested for threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, affidavit says — Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony charges of a making a terroristic threat — SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was arrested early Thursday after he was accused of threatening …
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
White House has yet to release results of Trump's latest physical at Walter Reed — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — The White House has yet to release a summary of the results of President Trump's latest physical exam, following his Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital.
Dell Cameron / Wired:
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years. Now They Are — The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout — President Trump has increasingly adopted a posture of nonchalance when pushed on the political consequences of his actions. — Wednesday's cabinet meeting at the White House began, as it always does …
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Financial Times:
Vietnam moves its dead for Trump golf course — Project has become symbolically important for relations between Washington and Hanoi — In a small cemetery nestled between fruit farms in northern Vietnam, farmers who for decades buried their dead near family plantations are digging up the graves.
Miles Klee / Wired:
The GOP's Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook — Claims about low testosterone and false accusations of veganism might play well to the online far-right, but will they win an election? — On Tuesday, with Donald Trump's endorsement and the backing of the MAGA faithful …
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HuffPost, Townhall and Washington Examiner
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival — Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections.
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