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Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe  —  The agency's scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release.  —  Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication …
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S.  —  Governments friendly with America worry about Tehran's strikes on U.A.E.  —  DUBAI—President Trump chose to look the other way after Iran launched three salvos of missiles and drones into the United Arab Emirates …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:   White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
Reuters:
Iran says it wants a ‘comprehensive agreement’ with USNEW!
Discussion: New York Post and Deccan Chronicle
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran Deal
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Republicans want to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's $400 million ballroom  —  The controversial vanity project was already unpopular.  The GOP's planned use of public funds is poised to make matters worse.  —  It took more than two months, but Congress ended the shutdown …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump's Ballroom Project
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
7 Indiana legislators face Trump-backed primary challengers after bucking him on redistricting  —  A majority of the seven state senators on the ballot Tuesday who faced Trump-backed challengers lost their primaries, NBC News projects. … President Donald Trump exacted revenge …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Voters head to the polls for primaries in Ohio and Indiana
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Janaki Chadha / Politico:
Real estate titan compares ‘tax the rich’ slogan to racial slurs
Graham Kates / CBS News:NEW!
Howard Lutnick set to testify in House Oversight Committee's Epstein probe today  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to be questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance's 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say … During Vance's first trip as vice president to the early caucus state — where he was campaigning for Republican Rep. Zach Nunn at a rally in a manufacturing warehouse in this battleground House district …
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance makes Iowa debut, joining other potential presidential hopefuls
Discussion: The Independent and CBS News
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Trump lashes out at Pope Leo again ahead of Rubio trip to Rome  —  The criticism of the pontiff's stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.  —  Summary  —  ROME — Ahead of a visit to Rome by Secretary …
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Associated Press:
Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week
Democracy Docket:
Exclusive: Bert Callais, lead plaintiff in case that gutted Voting Rights Act, is an election conspiracist who was at Jan. 6 protest  —  The lead plaintiff in the case that destroyed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has a history of promoting false election conspiracies and anti-voting policies …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Politico:
Another House Republican is under the microscope for alleged sexual misconduct … “We have said it from the beginning, if you are abusing your power in Congress it does not matter if you have an R or a D beside your name, there needs to be consequences for your actions,” Mace added.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon  —  Here's a simple thought experiment for you.  The Justice Department, as you know, is prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump.  Now imagine if acting Attorney General Todd Blanche remarked …
Discussion: The Dispatch, Reason, Raw Story and Newsweek
Axios:
Federal employment agency sues NYT for discrimination … - The Times also filed its own lawsuit against the Defense Department last year over its restrictions on journalists. … - The federal agency, which sits under the executive branch, pointed to the lack of promotion for a …
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
EEOC Sues The New York Times for DEI-Related Race and Sex Discrimination
Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban  —  The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that's been in place for Colorado's largest city since 1989.  —  The lawsuit came a day after city …
Ed Demaria / NOTUS:NEW!
NRCC Chair ‘Not Worried’ About Democrats Running on High Prices  —  “We're still on a rescue mission,” Hudson said.  “Remember how bad it was before?  Give us a chance to continue to make your lives better.”  — Copy  —  National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson …
Washington Post:NEW!
Poll finds broad rejection of religion-related messages from Trump, Hegseth  —  Americans rate Pope Leo positively but are deeply critical of the president's social media post that appeared to depict him as Jesus, the Post-ABC-Ipsos poll found.  —  Summary
Discussion: ABC News and America Magazine
afsa.org:
AFSA Statement on State Department Reductions in Force  —  Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, the State Department separated more than 200 Foreign Service members under the reduction in force first announced last July, even as it continues to recruit and onboard new officers.
Discussion: Federal News Network and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Alito's Intriguing Footnote  —  He hints at a delay in releasing the Louisiana v. Callais decision.  —  Click for Sound  —  Exchanges at the Supreme Court are getting testier, as one this week between Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji Brown Jackson attests.
New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Captain Is Transferred After Calling Mamdani ‘Total Nonsense’  —  The captain, James G. Wilson, was also filmed calling Democrats a “waste of human race.”  —  A New York police captain was transferred to a less prominent role on Tuesday, one day after a video began circulating that showed him …
Discussion: New York Sun
Punchbowl News:
5/6/26☀️ AM: … But progressives are lining up behind Hakeem Jeffries as the next speaker if House Democrats win the majority in November, despite the anti-establishment fervor sweeping over the party base.  —  While a smattering of progressive Democratic candidates …
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into Los Angeles Unified School District  —  The Los Angeles Unified School District (the District) appears to be protecting sexual predators at the expense of its students.  Today, in response, the U.S. Department of Education …
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New York Democrats amplify their push for 2028 redistricting … The focus on that amendment has heightened as that initial vote looms — and particularly in the wake of last week's Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act that will allow Republican states to start eliminating Democratic-held districts with Black majorities.
 
 
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S.   Find
 
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Tooba Khan / Bloomberg:
US to Close Mission in Pakistan's Peshawar on Security Concerns
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Wall Street Journal:
Another Marty Makary Mistake
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Stephany Matat / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida creates ‘anti-woke’ AP history alternative for students
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report says
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Appeals court spars with DOJ over Supreme Court's transgender passport ruling
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Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
US approves potential sale of joint direct attack munitions to Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off
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Pluralistic: The three armies fighting for the post-American world (05 May 2026)
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump border czar threatens ICE surge if New York approves sanctuary measures
 

 
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
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