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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Republicans to Pay for Trump Tax Cuts With Sales of Public Land  —  House Republicans have added a plan to raise billions of dollars to help pay for US President Donald Trump's massive tax cuts through the sale of thousands of acres of federal land — a politically charged idea that has drawn opposition from some in their own party.
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Laura Loomer hammers Trump ally for backing Medicaid cuts  —  Far-right activist Laura Loomer is going after a prominent conservative health policy expert and former Trump administration official for his proposals to overhaul Medicaid — stoking larger intraparty tensions at a pivotal moment …
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:   Republican megabill ‘must not add to the deficit,’ fiscal hawks demand10 minutes ago
Politico:
Committee approves sale of public lands to help finance megabill
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America  —  Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America.  —  Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Voice of America will carry One America News programming
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Jefferson Griffin concedes N.C. Supreme Court race after months of legal battles  —  The announcement, which comes six months after the final votes were cast, brings an end to the final unresolved contest from the 2024 election.  —  Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded …
Discussion: New York Times and Vox
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent  —  The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, two days after a federal judge ruled …
Jake Pearson / ProPublica:
DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest  —  Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE's Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Discussion: New Republic
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Medicaid Cuts in Republican Bill Would Charge Poor People More for Coverage  —  The cost-sharing requirements on beneficiaries above the federal poverty line is the most notable item in a menu of Medicaid cuts seen by the Prospect.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) …
Discussion: New York Times and Off Message
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
CBO: Millions could lose coverage if GOP pulls back on Medicaid expansion
Discussion: MeidasTouch News and The Hill
Nick Robinson / BBC:
Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC  —  Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House.
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Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
Five takeaways from Biden's BBC interview  —  Former US President Joe Biden has given his first in-depth interview since he left the White House in January, speaking to the BBC about his legacy, foreign policy and his view of President Donald Trump's first 100 days.
James D. Walsh / New York Magazine:
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College  —  ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.  —  Chungin “Roy” Lee stepped onto Columbia University's campus this past fall and, by his own admission, proceeded to use generative artificial intelligence to cheat on nearly every assignment.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight  —  Human rights groups have called conditions in the country's network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”  —  The Trump administration is planning to transport a group of immigrants to Libya …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight, sources say
CNN:
Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier  —  Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump's Information Warfare Against America  —  I AM SUCH A GEEK that I remember when Barack Obama made a splash by liberating reams of government data so Americans could use it to do things like compare colleges and start businesses.  —  It was 2013 and talk of a catchy “abundance agenda” …
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Washington Post:
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Cornwell / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., Israel discuss possible U.S.-led administration for Gaza, sources say  —  The United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: HotAir, Axios, israelhayom.com and Bloomberg
Anna Peterson / New York Times:
Did One of My Students Hate Me So Much They'd Lie to Get Me in Trouble?  —  In the three years since Ron DeSantis set out to rid Florida's universities of woke ideology, my campus changed significantly.  Professors suddenly worried about what they could say and teach.  Some started avoiding terms like “racism.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Biden's Gaza pier injured far more troops than previously known  —  More than 60 service members were injured as a part of former President Joe Biden's floating aid pier in Gaza, a Pentagon Inspector General report published on Tuesday said, a number significantly higher than had been previously disclosed.
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:10 minutes ago
Vance says Russia is ‘asking for too much’ to end invasion of Ukraine  —  Vice President JD Vance said Russia is “asking for too much” in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.  —  “Certainly, the first peace offer that the Russians put on the table, our reaction to it was …
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Nora Eckert / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ford hikes prices on Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs  —  Ford Motor (F.N) is hiking prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say  —  President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two U.S. officials.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Rants About Young Girls' Dolls Just Got Weirder and Darker  —  President Trump is suddenly very taken with visions of Barbie doll factories in America.  On three separate occasions, Trump has defended his tariffs by arguing that young American girls don't need a lot of dolls—in fact, they can make do with fewer.
The Guardian:
Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan PM authorises armed forces to undertake ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26  —  Pakistan authorises retaliation after India conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir  —  Pakistan PM's office …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 6, 2025  —  In a follow-up story to last night's information about the Trump family's cryptocurrency corruption, MacKenzie Sigalos of CNBC reported today that 58 crypto wallets have made more than $10 million each on Trump's meme coin, gathering a total of $1.1 billion in profits.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Amid tariffs, biz elites hope for deus ex midterms  —  The big buzzword on stage during this week's Milken Global Conference was “tariffs.”  — In the private hotel suites and at the $25,000 restaurant tables, it was “midterms.”  —  Behind the scenes: Almost every dealmaker …
ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix:
Family uses AI to create video for deadly Chandler road rage victim's own impact statement  —  There is no other known use of AI in the creation of victim impact statements  —  CHANDLER, AZ — Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month …
Holly Hartigan / Cornell Chronicle:
Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies  —  On a lab bench in the basement of Weill Hall, a tiny device silently pumps fluid through a series of tubes and vessels that mimic the human heart.  It has the potential to save the lives of tens of thousands of babies with heart defects.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
RFK Jr. May Have Inspired Acting US Attorney's Harassment of Medical Journals  —  Ed Martin's nomination may be DOA, but MAHA lives on.  —  Ed Martin, the acting US attorney for Washington, DC, had recently been peppering medical journals with “vaguely threatening” letters accusing them of acting as “partisans” in scientific debates.
Discussion: Punchbowl News, The Hill and Forbes
Bloomberg:
States, Cities Face Funding Collapse Threat With Trump Cuts  —  Officials are confronting deep uncertainty about funding for programs that undergird their economies — just as Trump's trade war has raised fears of a recession.  —  In city halls and state capitols across the US …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:15 minutes ago
Housing Market Perceptions Dampen Homebuying Intentions  —  Less than a third of non-homeowners expect to buy a home in the next five years  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Homeownership appears to be further out of reach for non-homeowners in the U.S. Two-thirds of these Americans report being priced …
Discussion: WTTG-TV and Washington Times
 
 
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Vance says Russia is ‘asking for too much’ to end invasion of Ukraine   Find
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Republican megabill ‘must not add to the deficit,’ fiscal hawks demand   Find
 
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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
In response to RFK Jr., Pritzker to sign first in nation executive order protecting autism dataNEW!
Discussion: New Republic
Pew Research Center:
Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floyd's KillingNEW!
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Adweek
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Alcatraz 2.0: Fmr. FBI agent floats ‘perfect’ new prison site that would scare even most hardened criminals
Discussion: IJR and RedState
Margaret Manto / NOTUS:
'What's the Benefit For Me': A Kennedy Ally Suggests She Can Help Make Connections, For a Return
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
GOP senators buck Trump's pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A federal court is about to decide whether to strike down Trump's tariffs
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Inside DeSantis' “made-for-TV” fall in Florida
Discussion: Raw Story
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Andy Beshear is making serious moves toward a 2028 presidential run
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John Sexton / HotAir:
House Releases New Report on Congressional Baseball Shooting
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed
Tim Marchman / Wired:
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
Discussion: Talking Points Memo