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Heather Harrison / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Governor Vows Thompson's ‘Reign of Terror Is Over,’ But Cancels Redistricting Plans  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Mississippi will not redraw any of its electoral districts this month.  Gov. Tate Reeves canceled a special legislative session …
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Calen Razor / Politico:
‘Crush their souls’: Map losses spur Dem rage  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Senate GOP cool on House's summer recon plan  — Housing bill, SCORE Act to hit House floor  — House war powers vote, take three  —  Democrats are ready to play hardball after a stunning series …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
3 GOP senators break with leadership, vote to advance resolution to end Iran war  —  Three Republican senators broke with their leadership Wednesday and voted to advance a Democratic-sponsored resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act to halt the conflict with Iran unless Congress formally authorizes further military action.
Punchbowl News:   5/14/26☀️ AM: … For decades, Black power was on the rise on Capitol Hill.
Politico:
‘Crush their souls’: Democrats ditch the niceties after GOP gains upper hand on redistricting
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
Politico:
McMaster plans to call special session to redraw South Carolina House map
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Rand Paul's Son William Hurled Antisemitic Insults at Rep. Mike Lawler  —  The younger Paul interrupted Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar to say “Jews” would be to blame if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary.  — Copy  —  William Paul, the son of Sen. Rand Paul, drunkenly hurled antisemitic insults …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
China gains major edge on U.S. amid Iran war, intelligence report finds  —  A confidential assessment, circulating as President Donald Trump begins his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, shows shifts in several key areas of competition.  —  Summary  —  A confidential U.S. intelligence analysis details …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: China's Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit  —  Xi Jinping, China's leader, told President Trump that Taiwan, if handled poorly, could lead to a clash with the United States.  The two leaders are also expected to discuss trade and the Iran war at the two-day summit.  —  Beijing
Alex Gangitano / Politico:NEW!
Taiwan emerges as flash point in Trump-Xi talks … U.S. allies were worried that Trump could end up disavowing U.S. support for Taiwan, perhaps even inadvertently, in his summit with Xi.  U.S. policy on Taiwan has long been to acknowledge Taiwan as distinct from the People's Republic of China, which claims the island as its territory.
Axios:
Democrats bypass Mike Johnson on Ukraine aid with GOP help … - Just in the 119th Congress, lawmakers have succeeded in garnering the necessary 218 signatures to force votes on a half dozen bills covering everything from proxy voting in the House to releasing the Epstein files to extending Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Discussion: Grabien
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Axios:
Independent Rep. Kiley moves to force vote to ban mid-cycle redistricting
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion Medicaid payments to California  —  The Trump administration is also warning all 50 states it could freeze funding for their Medicaid fraud unite unless they investigate and prosecute fraud by providers.  —  Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Why Is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden?  —  Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story each week about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back.  You'll also receive updates on the latest from Slate's Jurisprudence team.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decisions so close to the 2026 elections
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Miami residents sue to stop Trump's presidential library from taking prime waterfront plot  —  The lawsuit alleges Florida officials violated the Constitution when they granted President Donald Trump the valuable real estate.  —  A group of Miami residents sued Wednesday in an effort …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Raw Story and KEYT-TV
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Washington Post:
Trump's plan to use his library as a hotel sparks lawsuit
Discussion: Politico, MS NOW and New Republic
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:   Miami Residents Sue Over Trump's Plan to Make His Library a Hotel
Wall Street Journal:
White House Explores 250 Pardons to Mark America's 250th Birthday  —  Trump could make the announcements on June 14, which is both Flag Day and his birthday, or on Fourth of July  —  White House officials are weighing a plan for President Trump to issue 250 pardons as a way to mark …
Axios:
Trump's killer quote exposes his bind on Iran and inflation … - That nuance is certain to be lost in the campaign ads Democrats cut highlighting the quote.  — “The president could have chosen different words, but this is what he thinks,” a Trump adviser told Axios.
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New York Times:
N.Y.U. Students Object to Speaker Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’  —  Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas.  But student leaders said he does not represent their values.  —  Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and author …
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
New York man found guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case  —  A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations that he operated a “secret police station” on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Politico:
Man convicted of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Alfred Lubrano / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Proposed WIC cuts could be detrimental to children's growth and well-being  —  President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are pursuing steep cuts to the federal WIC program — a bipartisan favorite once considered to be untouchable — which provides access to nutritious food for mothers …
Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
Chris Van Hollen Is Awaiting Kash Patel's Alcohol Abuse Test Results  —  The FBI director said he'd take the test if the Democratic senator did, too.  On Wednesday, Van Hollen posted his results.  — Copy  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued a public callout to FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday …
Bloomberg:NEW!
Pope Warns Europe's Rearmament Risks Undermining Social Spending  —  Pope Leo XIV has criticized a European rush to rearm, warning it is diverting resources from education and health, as he reiterated his message of peace.  —  “Over the past year, the increase in military spending worldwide …
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
ProPublica:
Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages  —  On the night of the military-style raid at a Chicago apartment complex, a loud boom woke the Nigerian man who lived in Unit 215.  Tolulope Akinsulie stood up from his bed and saw heavily armed federal agents rushing into his apartment.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk Said He'd Stop Political Spending.  He's the Third-Largest Donor in the Midterms  —  And now he's accompanying Trump as a guest of honor in China.  —  Elon Musk spent at least $290 million in the 2024 presidential election to help President Donald Trump and other Republicans take office.
Discussion: New York Times and Semafor
Washington Post:
Supreme Court ruling on campaign spending could give GOP a boost  —  Republicans hope the justices will rule their way and magnify their party committees' cash advantage for the midterms.  —  Summary  —  Republicans have stockpiled well over $100 million more than Democrats …
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt Staying at Bel Air Hotel, Not Airstream Trailer  —  SPENCER PRATT DITCHES TRAILER FOR SWANKY HOTEL BEL-AIR … 8:31 AM PT — We asked Spencer if he has ever lived in the trailer, and he said no, adding, “I have never told anyone I lived there.”
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
FBI insiders: Kash Patel is ‘padding the stats’ to boost his record of arrests  —  FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped months of unflattering insider accounts of his leadership in a hearing on Tuesday.  Instead, he boasted of the bureau almost doubling its number of arrests under his tenure …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
At Least We Know the Washington Post Isn't Buying Views  —  An eon ago, in the year 2012, an editor at my first job at U.S. News and World Report had the idea that we should have a YouTube channel.  It wasn't a pivot to video, exactly, but it would be a bet on an emerging platform …
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New York Times:
With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win  —  In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups' coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.  —  Over lunch at his golf club in Jupiter, Fla. …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop  —  A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is pretending it's journalism.  —  A Popular Information investigation found …
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New York Times:
Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds
Discussion: Deseret News
Katherine Hapgood / Politico:
House releases amended housing bill text, schedules vote for next week
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
NBC News:
FBI sought to interview top Milwaukee County election official
Discussion: Scripps News
 Earlier Items: 
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
House launches bipartisan push to combat sexual misconduct in Congress
Discussion: CBS News, Roll Call and NewsMax.com
Zain Habboo / New York Times:
We Cannot Let Trump Cut Childhood Cancer Research
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2026 Poll: Becerra Continues to Surge, Steyer and Hilton Compete for Second Spot
 

 
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