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New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Strip Citizenship From Hundreds of Naturalized Americans — The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship. — The Justice Department has identified 384 …
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The Guardian and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Senate Adopts G.O.P. Budget, Defeating Democrats' Affordability Proposals — Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
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Politico:
Senate GOP braces for Cabinet shakeup — Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Senate finishes vote-a-rama — How Thune hopes to confirm Warsh — Florida GOP revolts on endangered species bill — The Trump administration saw yet another high-profile departure Wednesday …
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HotAir, Mock Paper Scissors, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Raw Story
Politico:
House GOP leaders scramble to sell Senate's slimmed-down budget with promises of ‘Reconciliation 3.0’ — House Republican leaders want a floor vote next week on the Senate's budget resolution, the first step in writing an immigration enforcement bill and passing it by President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline.
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, Breitbart, NewsMax.com and Christian Science Monitor
Jordain Carney / Politico:
‘Just do the math’: GOP senators get antsy about Trump Cabinet shakeup
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The Hill, Semafor, Daily Kos, The Parnas Perspective and Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
4 GOP senators vote against adding SAVE America Act to budget package
4 GOP senators vote against adding SAVE America Act to budget package
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Democracy Docket, Roll Call, Associated Press, RedState, NewsMax.com, News Talk 105.9 and Townhall
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Virginia voters yesterday agreed to a constitutional amendment that would temporarily redistrict the state if any other state redistricted for partisan reasons: that is, in retaliation for the partisan redistricting President Donald J. Trump launched in Texas in 2025 in an effort to retain control of the House of Representatives.
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
“I wish none of this had happened”: GOP's buyer's remorse on redistricting
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MS NOW, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Raw Story and Politico
CNN:
Republicans pressure Ron DeSantis to redistrict in Florida after Virginia Democrats' win
Republicans pressure Ron DeSantis to redistrict in Florida after Virginia Democrats' win
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Florida Politics, IJR, The Hill, NewsMax.com, The Guardian, Joe.My.God. and Washington Examiner
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Department's watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files release — The Department of Justice's internal watchdog said Thursday that it is reviewing the department's compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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US Department of Justice:
DOJ OIG Announces Initiation of Audit
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NOTUS, CNBC, Raw Story, MS NOW and The Independent
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department watchdog probes compliance with Epstein Act
Justice Department watchdog probes compliance with Epstein Act
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The Guardian and Al Jazeera
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Why voters say the Democrats are “weak,” in their own words — This article reports results from the April 2026 Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. You can read our previous poll releases here. Subscribers to Strength In Numbers have access to additional trended charts and a full archive of crosstabs …
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New York Magazine, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Cross Section
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Voters say Republicans outdo Democrats on these key issues: Fox News poll
Voters say Republicans outdo Democrats on these key issues: Fox News poll
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New York Times, DCCC, The Daily Caller, Bangor Daily News and Washington Times
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked — AFTER-DINNER SCREECH — The president is planning a rage-fueled moment at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. — Donald Trump will launch a “revenge” attack on the White House media when he confronts …
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Why are White House journalists partying with Trump?
Why are White House journalists partying with Trump?
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Associated Press, Fox News and The Hill
Associated Press:
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift — President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates …
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Jason P. Frank / Vulture:
Russell Brand Admits to ‘Exploitative’ Sexual Behavior — Russell Brand, who will soon stand trial for rape, admitted to “exploitative” sexual behavior but insisted it was lawful. Brand went on Megyn Kelly's radio show yesterday to explain himself publicly.
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The Guardian, Variety, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Page Six, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, TMZ.com and Just Jared
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Who's out in the Trump administration's spring shakeup — At least five officials have left Trump's Cabinet and U.S. military leadership since the start of the war with Iran. Here's a look at who left and why. — Summary — The ouster of Navy Secretary John Phelan after 13 months comes amid …
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J.K. Trotter / Streetsblog New York City:
To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force — Is this public enemy #1? — James Giovansanti lives and works on Staten Island. Since 2022, traffic cameras have caught his pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times in that one borough.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Declan Harty / Politico:
‘F-k this coin’: Trump set to attend memecoin conference after 96 percent wipeout … “Nobody likes it,” said Morten Christensen, a crypto investor who still plans to attend the Mar-a-Lago event and was at the 2025 dinner. “People are losing on the coin, and they are vocal.
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Joe.My.God., Raw Story, The Guardian, ABC News, Mother Jones and CBS News
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Four people accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a SLC Council member, of unwanted ‘sexual’ advances — Four people from Utah political circles — three of them elected officials — accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a Salt Lake City Council member and Democratic congressional candidate, of restraining them during …
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The Daily Caller and Deseret News
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Tom Homan Invites Pope Leo on ICE Ride-Along: 'They're Talking About Something They Don't Understand' — President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan has invited Pope Leo XIV on an ICE ride-along amid the religious leader's criticism of the administration's deportation efforts.
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Fox News and New York Post
Jamie Sarkonak / National Post:
I read ‘The Camp of the Saints.’ Here's why it's relevant — The novel, which was temporarily removed from Amazon this week, has long been condemned for its harsh critiques of mass migration — Jean Raspail's The Camp of the Saints (1973) is easily one of the most suppressed books of the 20th century.
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American Greatness and Washington Examiner
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Washington Enters Its TMZ Era — The three members of TMZ's new Washington, D.C., bureau arrived at Capitol Hill last Monday ready and eager to stick their cameras in lawmakers' faces and ask them uncomfortable questions. But they were surprised to find that members of the House wouldn't be returning to work for another day.
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Eschaton
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump DOJ will avenge the KKK by taking out SPLC — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed on Tuesday.
Politico:
Mike Johnson tries again to extend contested spy law — House GOP leaders on Thursday unveiled the text of a new three-year extension of a key spy law, as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to overcome ultra-conservative resistance and pass it next week before the April 30 expiration deadline.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran deploys more mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy laid more mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the issue. … - After being briefed on the new developments …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans … On a sweltering night in August 2024, moments before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed then-candidate Donald J. Trump at a packed rally in Arizona, a conservative young wellness podcaster named Alex Clark …
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Wall Street Journal, STAT and MS NOW
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crime — The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation's top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to records obtained by Reuters.
Politico:
Wiles to Cabinet: Stay in the USA — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond.
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The Independent, New Republic and Raw Story
New York Times:
He Was Exonerated in a Murder and Elected to Office. He May Never Serve. — Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to abolish the job. — Calvin Duncan started learning the law as a matter of necessity, he said.
NBC News:
Justice Department settles lawsuit brought by Trump-Russia probe subject Carter Page — Lower courts had dismissed Page's suit alleging he'd been illegally targeted by DOJ because of statute of limitations issues, rulings he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Hill, MS NOW, Associated Press, The Daily Signal and KDFX-TV
Jorge Liboreiro / Euronews:
Breaking news. EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto — The two-month-long impasse over the €90 billion for Ukraine came to an end on Thursday after Hungary lifted its contentious veto. Brussels says the first payment will be made “as soon as possible”.
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Like Marco Rubio More and More — And J. D. Vance less and less — President Trump reportedly likes to go around asking aides about who his successor should be: J. D. Vance or Marco Rubio. If Trump were to ask his own voters the same question, he would …
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Raw Story
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
What We Found When We Investigated Trump's Latest Election Theft Claim — The Cook Political Report is out this morning with a midterms vibe check, and Democrats have to like what they see: Across the 36 competitive districts most likely to decide control of the House of Representatives …
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New Republic, TiffinOhio.net and Reuters
