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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters  —  Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would redraw one majority-Black district.  —  A panel of federal judges on Tuesday rejected Alabama's effort to use …
Discussion: HotAir, MS NOW and Talking Points Memo
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Associated Press:
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans  —  Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race in the midterm elections.
Politico:
Federal court blocks Alabama's midterm gerrymandering plan, a blow for Republicans … “Ultimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,” the panel wrote in their decision.
Punchbowl News:
5/26/26☀️ AM: … Something strange is happening in several crucial House Democratic primaries.  —  Mysterious super PACs are quietly emerging and spending heavily to boost candidates whom many top Democrats view as less formidable, or even toxic, in general elections.
Discussion: Roll Call, KTVZ-TV, NBC News and Raw Story
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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Race for Texas Attorney General Grew Heated, and Expensive
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Daily Signal
NOTUS:
Democrats Have an Age Problem. Some Republicans Admit They Do, Too.
Discussion: Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
5 Races to Watch in Texas Runoffs on Tuesday
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries  —  Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.  —  Grand juries are the heart of the criminal justice system …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
James Comey's seashells photo trial set for October
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
UFC Unveils Plans for White House Fight on Trump's Birthday  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump's 80th birthday.  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its latest rendering of the octagonal cage that officials are building …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers  —  The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is planning a government-wide …
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump to make rare trip to Camp David as Iran tensions rise over US strikes  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David Wednesday to hold a cabinet meeting as peace talks with Iran near crunch time, The Post has learned.
Paul Krugman:
The Dumpster Fire of the Vanities  —  America descends into a flattery-failure doom loop  —  On Memorial Day the New York Times published an article with the headline “Trump is the only person who can save America, according to his cabinet.”  The article offered a quantitative analysis of senior-official sycophancy.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for drivers' licenses issued to undocumented immigrants  —  The politically tinged lawsuit arose after a high-profile crash in Florida last year involving a commercial truck driver from India, in which three people died.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits another low on prices as Democrats hit +8 on generic ballot  —  Our new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Trump's job approval on prices falling to -47, and a record 39% of Americans naming prices as the single most important problem facing the country
Discussion: Newsweek
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Revisionist History Of Trump's Impeachments  —  No, they did not help him.... but they could've hurt him more.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democrats remain favored to win back control of the House in November, but after state-level GOP officials stole several seats on Donald Trump's orders …
Chris Van Hollen / New York Times:
The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face  —  Democrats need to face a hard truth.  While Republicans' approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has failed, so has ours.  The Democratic Party has provided reflexive and unconditional support to Israeli governments, even as their actions …
Discussion: The Hill
Ferdinand Knapp / Politico:
Rubio says US-Iran peace deal could take ‘a few more days’  —  Negotiations are ongoing amid new American attacks on missile sites and mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz.  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States and Iran may require “a few more days” …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Elon Musk is about to get richer and more powerful than ever  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🚀 Subscribe to PN 🚀  —  In the finale of Amazon Prime series “The Boys,” a new character is briefly introduced …
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Manic Trump, 79, Fires Off Bizarre 5:52AM Posting Spree  —  MORNING MAYHEM  —  The president started his day with 13 frenzied posts.  —  Donald Trump woke up and fired off a series of self-congratulatory social media posts on Tuesday.  —  The 79-year-old president was resharing an average …
Brad Plumer / New York Times:10 minutes ago
U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel  —  Companies say it's a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel.  But the plan has also faced criticism.  —  The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Michigan cop's bid to toss out an excessive force claim from a George Floyd protest  —  The case focused on the contentious issue of qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that protects cops accused of constitutional violations.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
Discussion: Reuters and Deseret News
New York Times:15 minutes ago
Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario.  What Now?  —  While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.  —  It's rare for technical papers about climate modeling to kick off …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Rubio aide promoted to top White House national security post  —  Mike Needham, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been promoted to a top national security job in the White House, Axios has learned. … - Like Gabriel, Needham has good relations in the White House …
Washington Post:
Iran threatens retaliation after U.S. strikes in southern Iran  —  The attacks prompted Tehran to warn that it would “leave no act of hostility unanswered,” complicating negotiations to end the war.  —  Summary  —  The United States launched new “self-defense” strikes on Iran …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:NEW!
South Carolina's redistricting effort fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition  —  Some Republican lawmakers changed their stance on enacting a new map before the midterms when early voting for the June primary began on Tuesday.  —  The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted …
Discussion: ABC Columbia and WLTX-TV
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel, a Possible 2028 Contender, Calls for Higher Education Reforms  —  Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues.  A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college affordability.  —  Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor …
New York Times:
Iceland, Rattled by Trump, Weighs Joining the E.U.  —  Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe.  But President Trump's threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration.  —  Iceland is in Europe.  But it is not in the European Union.  —  For a long time, that was just fine for Iceland …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:15 minutes ago
Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges' Free Speech Lawsuit  —  A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback …
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Consumer confidence dented with gas prices around $4.50 and inflation still elevated  —  U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices that have neared record levels.
Discussion: WTOP News
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:15 minutes ago
Trump's Slush Fund Is a Multitool  —  And we've all been missing its most important functions.  —  ∙ Paid  —  We're doing it live!  Sarah, Tim and I are going LIVE tonight for The Next Level covering the Texas Senate runoff results on Substack and YouTube.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
RFK Jr. wrangles pair of snakes as wife, Cheryl Hines, looks on: ‘Honey, let them go!’  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling as a reptile wrangler, sharing a video showing him grabbing hold of a pair of mating snakes with his bare hands.  —  The Health and Human Services secretary is seen trying …
 
 
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel   Find
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's Slush Fund Is a Multitool   Find
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges' Free Speech Lawsuit   Find
 
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Panel upholds US judge's private reprimand for affair with police officerNEW!
Jeffrey Winters / Mother Jones:
Tax Me If You Can  —  Democracy, for most of its existence, has managed to coexist with oligarchy … 25 minutes ago
Beau Baumann / Passing Political Time:
In Defense of the Knowledge-Production Game
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans, White House document says
New York Times:
The Case for California's Billionaire Wealth Tax
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Josh Koehn / New York Post:
Save Californians thousands — then fire up Sacramento ‘wood chipper’: Steve Hilton's wild first day
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jonathan Bernstein / Good Politics/Bad Politics:
Democrats Not in Disarray  —  A bunch of quick stuff....  - Autopsies are fine …
Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:
She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas' Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor's Office Didn't Help.
Discussion: Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Exclusive / Republican Congress faces major pileup before midterms
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Tensions Rise as Iran Threatens to Retaliate Against U.S. Strikes
Discussion: RedState and The Bulwark
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's irreversible choices
Neil Irwin / Axios:
The bond market is telling us the free lunch is over
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump fumes at Congress and courts for holding up his ballroom
Discussion: Althouse