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8:45 AM ET, May 6, 2026

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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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Paul Krugman:
MAGA Will Kill Many Americans
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Padmanabhan Ananthan / Reuters:   US FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies
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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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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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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Republicans want to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's $400 million ballroom
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump's Ballroom Project
Washington Post:
Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show … Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots …
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Howard Lutnick faces congressional showdown after Epstein files revealed island visit  —  The commerce secretary said he stopped talking to Jeffrey Epstein in 2005.  But a House inquiry wants to know why investigative files show otherwise. … Over the years, the households …
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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.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How dare you point out that Sam Alito is a partisan hack!
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Janaki Chadha / Politico:
Real estate titan compares ‘tax the rich’ slogan to racial slurs
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
Washington Post:
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
Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica:
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth  — An Essential Shot: Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.
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: Raw Story and Washington Post
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: Bloomberg, The Dispatch and Reason
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 …
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
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 …
Stephany Matat / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida creates ‘anti-woke’ AP history alternative for students  —  Florida's war on woke is heading back to the classroom.  —  course in U.S. history, which students take in high school to count for college credits.  It's another move in Florida's yearslong fight against “ideological bias …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Trump administration axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits … DHS has denied that it reduced training levels for its deportation officers, regardless of when they were hired.  But Democrats and whistleblowers have said that new deportation officers hired with funding …
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 …
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Trump DOJ agrees to ‘return or destroy’ evidence seized from MAGA Congressman Andy Ogles  —  Move by Department of Justice follows nearly two-year investigation where FBI was barred from reviewing evidence  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The U.S. Department of Justice appears to be preparing …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Ed Demaria / NOTUS:
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 …
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
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 …
 
 
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Marist Poll:
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CNN:
Exclusive: Deleted tweets reveal new surgeon general pick criticized Trump and RFK Jr. health policies
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
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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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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
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off
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CNN:
Haberman-Swan book: Trump wanted to make Fox News “beg” for a presidential interview, he almost settled for $3M with ABC instead of $16M, and more

Andrew Cohen / InvestmentNews:
Robinhood plans to shutter the Sherwood News site in favor of newsletters and the Robinhood app; at least three reporters were cut in company layoffs this week

Variety:
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