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7:25 PM ET, May 5, 2026

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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump ballroom project security funding included in $72B GOP enforcement bill … “The White House applauds Congress's latest proposal in its reconciliation package which includes additional funding for security infrastructure upgrades in relation to the long overdue East Wing Modernization Project …
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Washington Post:
GOP offers $1B for White House security, sparking dispute over ballroom
Discussion: CNN and Newsweek
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Republicans Unveil $72 Billion Package For ICE, Trump's Ballroom
Discussion: The Hill, Roll Call and NewsMax.com
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump border czar threatens ICE surge if New York approves sanctuary measures
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation  —  A high-level Trump administration official informed Iran on Sunday of the impending U.S. operation to “guide” ships through the Strait of Hormuz and warned Tehran not to interfere, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge.
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NBC News:
U.S. insists Iran ceasefire not over despite attacks in Strait of Hormuz  —  Iran has “not even begun yet” in the standoff over the critical waterway, a top official warned Tuesday, after Tehran attacked ships that were part of the new American “Project Freedom.”
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: New Republic
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 …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Just Made Its Voting Rights Ruling Even Worse  —  The court has fast-tracked its decision demolishing the VRA, helping Southern states redraw their maps before the midterms.  —  Pocket  —  People say that the wheels of justice turn slowly, but the Supreme Court's Republican supermajority …
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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.
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and Raw Story
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants  —  The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications.  New policies he is introducing aim to change that.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced several initiatives intended …
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Rubio to take questions as Leavitt replacement in White House briefing  —  The Iran war will be at the forefront Tuesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio becomes the first person to stand in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt as she begins her maternity leave.
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Brian Todd / CNN:
Exclusive: VA conducted internal investigations into employees who attended vigil for Alex Pretti  —  Federal agencies Veterans Labor unions  —  For days after the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, fellow workers for the Department of Veterans Affairs held vigils …
Discussion: The Independent, Raw Story and Truthout
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into All-Women's Smith College for Admitting Men  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into Smith College, one of the nation's largest all-women's colleges …
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as Recruitment Lags  —  The Justice Department is taking a new tack to overcome hurdles in attracting qualified legal talent: offering $25,000 signing bonuses to staff an office investigating youth transgender treatments and litigating the Trump administration's immigration agenda.
US Department of Justice:
Nashua Man Charged With Threatening the President  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire  —  CONCORD - A Nashua resident and federal employee was charged by criminal complaint in federal court on Friday, May 1, 2026, for interstate communication …
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: The three armies fighting for the post-American world (05 May 2026)  — The three armies fighting for the post-American world: Hippies, investors and hawks.  — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.  — Object permanence: NK dictator's son v Tokyo Disneyland …
Raquel Rutledge / ProPublica:
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.”  Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.  —  To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pressures FDA Commissioner to Approve Flavored Vapes  —  Marty Makary has been on thin ice with the White House in recent days  —  WASHINGTON—A frustrated President Trump over the weekend upbraided Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving quickly enough …
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Karen Bass' Latest Move to Thwart ICE in L.A. Prompts a Smackdown From the DOJ  —  One of the tricks Democrats have tried to pull since the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration began has been to implement directives, executive orders, and even pass legislation at the state level …
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
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?  —  Americans already distrust institutions, including academia.  More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn't worth the cost.  —  A few weeks ago, while I was dealing with taxes, it occurred to me that the money my wife and I were putting away …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off  —  Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote.  Should they? … The Electoral College — our nation's bizarre system that hands a few narrowly-divided states the privilege …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Pennsylvania lawsuit alleges AI chatbots posed as doctors, therapists  —  Pennsylvania is suing an artificial intelligence company to stop it from misrepresenting its AI chatbots as licensed professionals who can provide medical advice.  —  The lawsuit alleges Character.AI chatbots claimed …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Some Democrats press Trump to break silence on Israel's nuclear arsenal  —  A letter by 30 House lawmakers calls on the United States to expose Israel's secret nuclear weapons arsenal.  —  Summary  —  A group of House Democrats is urging the Trump administration to publicly acknowledge …
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Shooting in Carrollton, Texas leaves two dead and more injured  —  A Tuesday shooting at a shopping center in Carrollton, Texas, left two dead and three others injured after a business meeting went awry.  —  According to local police, 69-year-old Seung Han Ho was meeting with the victims …
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump DOJ Uses One Todd Blanche Fox Appearance to Correct Another  —  The Trump Justice Department replied to a court filing from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday and indirectly conceded that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made an inaccurate statement on Laura Ingraham's April 21st Fox News show.
Discussion: New Republic
 
 
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Appeals court spars with DOJ over Supreme Court's transgender passport ruling
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Times
Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
US approves potential sale of joint direct attack munitions to Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Live updates: Voters head to the polls for primaries in Ohio and Indiana
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Kash Patel credits AI with stopping attacks: 'I'm using it everywhere'
Discussion: The Wrap, NewsMax.com and TMZ.com
Ryan King / New York Post:
House quietly paid out more than $300K in taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment cases, docs show
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In major escalation, DOJ demands personal information of 2020 election workers in Georgia
 

 
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