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Associated Press:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination.  A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.
Cameron Arcand / Fox News:
Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over vote on benefits for illegal aliens  —  Hortman was the lone House Democrat to vote for the repeal as authorities investigate politically motivated attack  —  Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday …
Grace Panetta / The 19th:
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families  —  Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care  —  Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker …
New York Post:
Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in deadly shootings of Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, had ‘No Kings’ flyers in car: sources
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Texas state capitol evacuated after ‘credible threat’ toward lawmakers
New York Post:
Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter has ties to Middle East and Africa, runs security company
Discussion: Townhall and KSTP-TV
Washington Post:
What we know about the at-large suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shooting
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Here's how the attacks in Minnesota unfolded early on Saturday.
Melissa Turtinen / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband killed; Sen. John Hoffman, his wife shot in ‘targeted’ shootings
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Dem Assassin Is Armed Guard Boss With Anti-Abortion Hit-List
Ben Johansen / Politico:   Democratic leaders call for increased security after Minnesota shootings
Ryan Pattee / KSTP-TV:
FBI offers $50,000 reward for suspect sought in targeted shootings of Minnesota state lawmakers
Cole Premo / CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shooting, Gov. Walz says
Washington Post:
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade  —  For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.  —  Summary0  —  Planes roared over the heart of Washington on Saturday evening …
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘No Kings’ rallies draw big crowds to protest Trump and his policies  —  Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.  —  Summary2689  —  Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday …
New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Gushed Over the Parade, With No Protests in Sight  —  Cable networks covered President Trump's Army parade on a busy day of protests, a political assassination and Middle East strikes.  ABC, CBS and NBC aired other programming on their affiliates.
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure  —  The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political speeches  —  WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A few hundred gathered to protest Trump in D.C., in the shadow of the parade.  —  President Trump is taking part in events marking the Army's 250th anniversary.  Protests in Washington were peaceful on Saturday, but a forecast of thunderstorms forced an early start to the parade.  —  Here's the latest.
New York Times:
Live Updates: Protests Against Trump Policies Kick Off Across the Country  —  Demonstrations have started in Nashville, Houston, Atlanta and Newark, N.J. Los Angeles said it was preparing for a turnout that “may be unprecedented” after days of sustained protests against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Pravda Trump
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Melania Appears to Doze Off During Trump's Birthday Military Parade
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty
Discussion: Page Six
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Takeaways From Trump's Military Parade in Washington
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump reports over $600 million in income in latest financial disclosure  —  The president reported making millions from cryptocurrency, his golf properties, foreign licensing deals and other sources.  JD Vance also filed forms disclosing Bitcoin holdings.  —  Summary172
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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From Crypto Venture, Per White House Financial Disclosures
Discussion: Forbes
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel urges U.S. to join war with Iran to eliminate nuclear program  —  Israel has asked the Trump administration over the past 48 hours to join the war with Iran in order to eliminate its nuclear program, according to two Israeli officials.  —  The big picture: Israel lacks the bunker buster bombs …
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Reuters:
Live Updates: Israel and Iran Launch Another Round of Missiles at Each Other
Elissa Salamy / WTTG-TV:
Man drives into crowd of protesters at ‘No Kings’ rally in Virginia  — Police say 21-year-old Joseph R. Checklick Jr. intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpeper, hitting at least one person.  — Checklick Jr. was arrested and charged with reckless driving …
Chicago Tribune:
'We're all people': Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop  —  The sounds of one of Chicago's largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown streets Saturday afternoon, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times, CBS News and ABC7
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The Boston Globe:
Protesters crowd into streets, parks, and plazas at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across US. Follow live updates.
San Francisco Chronicle:
No Kings protests: Photos show L.A. police clashing with protesters
Rob Stein / NPR:
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended medical research and public health in the U.S. in many ways.  One of the ideas that could be influencing his overhaul of federal health agencies dates back to ancient Greece.
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list  —  An internal memo reviewed by The Post sets a 60-day deadline for the targeted nations to conform with certain requirements, or face a full or partial entry ban.  —  The United States is considering restricting entry …
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Says He Decides What ‘America First’ Means  —  When I caught Donald Trump by phone this morning, the president wanted to make one thing clear: “America First” means whatever he says it does.  “Well, considering that I'm the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term …
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Associated Press:
Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine war in phone call
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Gunman Opens Fire on ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City  —  ‘DEEPLY TROUBLING’  —  One person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.  —  A gunman opened fire on thousands of protesters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday evening.
Ilya Somin / Reason:
GOP Senate Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Includes an Ugly Attack on Courts' Ability to Protect Constitutional Rights  —  A provision inserted into the Senate GOP version of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” would, if enacted, pose a serious threat to federal courts' ability to protect your constitutional rights.
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Clint Bolick / The UnPopulist:   The Judiciary Will Become Virtually Powerless in Protecting Your Rights if the Current Budget Bill Becomes Law
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids  —  President Trump's decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise.  It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.
 
 
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