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Rachel Cohrs Zhang / Bloomberg:
Trump Gets Revenge Against Republican Who Voted to Convict Him — President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana's Republican primary, a signal of the enduring strength of the president's hold …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Cassidy Loses His Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes Another G.O.P. Foe — Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:NEW!
Sen. Bill Cassidy's defeat shows the price of dissent in Trump's Republican Party — The senator lost his primary in Louisiana Saturday night, five years after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. — Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary loss Saturday brings …
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Tim Balk / New York Times:NEW!
7 Republicans Voted to Convict Trump. Most Are No Longer in Office. — Senator Bill Cassidy's defeat means no more than two of them will be left in Congress next year. — Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Donald J. Trump of inciting …
Axios:
Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary — Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to finish in the top two spots in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary on Saturday, AP projects. — The race now goes to a June 27 runoff between Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming.
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Liz Crampton / Politico:NEW!
Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump … Both Letlow and Fleming benefited from MAGA voters' frustrations with Cassidy for his 2021 vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and for his skepticism of Trump's decision …
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The Hill:
Live results: Cassidy loses Louisiana Senate GOP primary as Letlow, Fleming advance to runoff
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Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Trump seeks passage of SAVE America Act via housing and FISA bills
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NBC News:
Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a primary for the first time since his Trump impeachment vote
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:15 minutes ago
Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs. — The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump's personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.
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Chris Buckley / New York Times:
Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring TrumpNEW!
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:NEW!
Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill — Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate's top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules. — The Republican bid to provide $1 billion for President Trump's …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Ballroom security money nixed by Senate parliamentarian … “While we expect Republicans to change this bill to appease Trump, Democrats are prepared to challenge any change to this bill,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the top Budget Committee Democrat, said in a statement Saturday.
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Sarah-Jane Collins / The Daily Beast:
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Who Vowed to ‘Bring Violence’ Arrested Again — LAW AND DISORDER — The number of pardoned Jan. 6 rioters re-arrested is starting to add up. — Yet another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter has been arrested—the latest for allegedly threatening a man with a gun in a church parking lot.
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
At least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes
NBC News:
Fmr. government watchdog says Trump stock trades are ‘completely unprecedented’ — NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Jonathan Allen and Don Fox, former acting director and general counsel of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the new scrutiny …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing. — ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn't detained and deported her. — Summary
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out — The Middle East Federal agencies Donald Trump — Amid ongoing foreign policy crises around the globe and as the Trump administration struggles to reach a deal to end the war with Iran …
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Michael Mechanic / Mother Jones:
Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull? — Whatever it is, it's staggeringly corrupt, and possibly very dangerous. — Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Poll: Israel is dividing Republicans, too … The Republican Party is starting to splinter over support for Israel — and President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters are largely aligned with the embattled U.S. ally. — New results from The POLITICO Poll find that self-identified “MAGA” …
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