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10:15 PM ET, May 3, 2025

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Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian:
Australia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing win  —  Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies - and loses his seat  —  Australia's centre-left prime minister, Anthony Albanese …
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Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election  —  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on track to form a majority government, powered by a backlash to U.S.-style MAGA politics.  —  SYDNEY, Australia — Incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a come-from-behind win …
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Australia's Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, set to win reelection
Discussion: Reuters
Associated Press:
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Voice of America's fate still in flux after appeals court pauses back-to-work orders  —  Less than two months ago, when the Trump administration turned off the Voice of America's networks and websites, Kari Lake, a fierce loyalist to President Donald Trump, said the agency is “unsalvageable.”
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Politico:
Embattled Voice of America's fate uncertain after brief apparent reprieve  —  Trump has targeted the government-funded media outlet that has been off the air for almost two months.  —  The future of Voice of America remains in flux after a federal appellate court Saturday paused a ruling reversing …
Isabelle Taft / New York Times:   Live Updates: Trump Administration Begins Pulling Back Money for the Arts
Washington Post:
Appeals court muddies plan to send Voice of America staff back to work
Katherine Long / Politico:
Vance defends Trump's post depicting AI-generated image of himself as pope  —  The vice president said he is “fine with people telling jokes.”  —  Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump after he posted an AI image of himself as pope on Truth Social, dismissing the post as a joke.
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Rachel Wolf / Fox News:
Trump posts AI image of himself as Pope amid Vatican's search for new pontiff
Discussion: RedState and RNS
Nette Nöstlinger / Politico:
White House posts AI image of Trump as pope
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence  —  The arrangement puts money in Trump's pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.  —  WASHINGTON — An international trucking logistics firm …
Discussion: MSNBC, New Yorker and CBS News
Associated Press:
AP PHOTOS: Many in Gaza face malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month  —  Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel's total blockade enters its third month.  A shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward starvation, according to aid agencies.
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say  —  Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations following a plea deal offered by the new U.S. attorney …
Micah Lee / micahflee:
Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials  —  Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Signal app used by Mike Waltz, and presumably also by Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, and other fascists in Trump's government.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump's attacks on media  —  Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effects  —  As Donald Trump's executive order …
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Marcia Brown / Politico:
More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's offer to resign  —  Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs, conducts research and offers services to farmers.  —  At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken …
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions
Discussion: CoinDesk
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE  —  Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  —  Three major scholarly groups have sued the National Endowment for the Humanities and Elon Musk's Department …
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
Don't Look at Stock Markets.  Look at the Ports.  —  A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.  —  Stock markets plunged for days after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on imports from around the world.  The sell-off ebbed only when he suspended most …
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Los Angeles Times:   ‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages at Own Judge After Ruling Halting Deportations Under Wartime Act  —  DID IT TO YOURSELF  —  “Our Country, as we know it, is finished!” the president wrote after a court ruled he could not deport migrants without due process.  —  President Donald Trump had a meltdown Saturday …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Harvard's President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump  —  Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government.  At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Justice Department hasn't filed Eric Adams docs, despite court order  —  The public may not see any other documents in this case.  —  NEW YORK — The Justice Department failed to publicly disclose documents in the now-dismissed corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams by a Friday deadline …
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
Inside Waltz's ouster: Before Signalgate, talks with Israel angered Trump  —  The fired national security adviser engaged in intense coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about military options against Iran ahead of an Oval Office meeting between the Israeli leader and Trump, two people said.
New York Times:
Visual Analysis Shows U.S. Likely Bombed Yemen Migrant Detention Center  —  Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack.  The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Reuters and New Republic
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump is trying to chill the investigative journalism that holds him to account  —  So much of what the public knows about President Trump's chaotic governance stems from robust reporting, including leaks from anonymous sources in the government.  —  But Trump and his aides are now actively trying …
 
 
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Signal
Devin O'Connor / MSNBC:
Congressional Republicans don't want the blame for DOGE's mayhem
Discussion: Raw Story
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Trump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the baggage of American history
Discussion: The Western Journal
Politico:
The problems are piling up for the GOP megabill
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S.
Discussion: RedState and The Handbasket
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘Do I Look Like I Care?’: AOC Shreds Trump's Border Czar In Blunt Free Speech Reminder
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia
Discussion: New York Times
Boaz Barak / New York Times:
I Teach Computer Science, and That Is All
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
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