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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait — The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye. — Summary — Trump administration officials have pressed the office responsible for printing …
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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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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Prepares to Make Trump the Face of a New $250 Bill
Treasury Prepares to Make Trump the Face of a New $250 Bill
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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:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Officials Say They Are Closing In on Arrangement to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
New York Times:
Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump's Iran Approach Sows Confusion
Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump's Iran Approach Sows Confusion
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New York Post and The Independent
Cate Martel / The Hill:
US, Iran reportedly on the verge of a deal
US, Iran reportedly on the verge of a deal
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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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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Some artists drop out of D.C. concert series for America's 250th anniversary shortly after lineup announced
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Multiple artists listed for America 250 event on National Mall deny involvement
Multiple artists listed for America 250 event on National Mall deny involvement
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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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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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The Independent
Josephine Walker / Axios:
DOJ probe targets Hoffman nonprofit tied to Carroll case
DOJ probe targets Hoffman nonprofit tied to Carroll case
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. — When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.
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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
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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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data
Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data
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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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Raw Story
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Jill Biden Worried Her Husband Was Drugged on Debate Night — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — As she watched President Biden stumble through the most cringeworthy portion of his disastrous June 2024 debate …
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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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Samer Kalaf / Defector:
Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?” — Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of the group Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., after he allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman …
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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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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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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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The Guardian, Washington Examiner and FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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 …
Simón Rios / WBUR:
DOJ sues Massachusetts for refusing to issue ICE confidential license plates — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Massachusetts over the state's refusal to issue confidential license plates and registrations to many federal immigration agents. — The plates are typically issued …
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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The Independent
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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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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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump's Portfolio Stands to Benefit. — The president's family says his stock purchases are automatically timed, but recent acquisitions of the computer company's shares raise questions. — President Trump earlier this year purchased …
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Washington 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.
Bloomberg:
The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE's Tactics — In seeking identities of those behind anonymous social media posts, the Trump administration is intensifying its pursuit using grand jury subpoenas. — The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses …
US Department of Justice:
Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations — For Immediate Release — Al-Saadi Was Allegedly Involved in Nearly 20 Attacks and Attempted Attacks Throughout Europe and the United States That Included Extensive International Planning, Coordination, and Radicalization
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Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary — 6 min Click here to listen to this article — The latest UC Berkeley-L.A. Times poll in the L.A. mayor's race has Mayor Bass at 26%, Nithya Raman at 25% and Spencer Pratt at 22% among likely voters.

