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1:45 PM ET, May 6, 2026

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say  —  The White House believes it's getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, according to two U.S. officials …
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S.  —  Governments friendly with America worry about Tehran's strikes on U.A.E.  —  DUBAI—President Trump chose to look the other way after Iran launched three salvos of missiles and drones into the United Arab Emirates …
Reuters:
Iran says it wants a ‘comprehensive agreement’ with US
Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica:
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth  —  They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival.  They passed their newborn screening tests.  Some made it to their 2-week wellness visits without concern.
Discussion: Deccan Chronicle and Eschaton
CNN:
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87  —  Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises.
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Reuters:
‘The most fearless journalist’: reactions to the death of CNN founder Ted Turner
Associated Press:
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says  —  The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.  —  The search at Virginia …
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Elissa Salamy / WTTG-TV:
Virginia lawmaker's office raided in FBI probe  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The FBI is executing search warrants at the office of a top Virginia lawmaker as part of a corruption investigation, according to FOX News.  —  The Brief  — The FBI is executing search warrants at the office …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Ballroom and ICE Bill Would Add $72 Billion To Deficit  —  The price tag jumps to $94 billion if you include interest, a nonpartisan watchdog says.  —  WASHINGTON — The budget package Senate Republicans unveiled late Monday to fund federal immigration enforcement and President Donald …
Discussion: Raw Story and Punchbowl News
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ABC News:
Trump defends $400M price tag for White House ballroom construction project
Discussion: The Independent and Newsweek
NBC News:
Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Senate Dems eager to force Republicans to vote on Trump's ballroom
Adam Wren / Politico:
With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
FBI probing leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel, sources say  —  The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account last month of Director Kash Patel's work habits, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn't Exist  —  “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” President Lyndon Johnson declared as he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965.  “This act flows from a clear and simple wrong,” he continued.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:   How dare you point out that Sam Alito is a partisan hack!
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee's Majority-Black House District  —  The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state's lone Democratic district.  —  Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed …
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Nature:
Systematic partisan content skews in TikTok during the 2024 US elections  — Hazem Ibrahim orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-214X 1 na1, - HyunSeok Daniel Jang orcid.org/0009-0002-6964-5862 1 na1, - Nouar Aldahoul orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-0033 1, - Aaron R. Kaufman orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-0428 2 …
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Sanya Mansoor / The Guardian:
TikTok's algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds
Discussion: Raw Story
Corinne Purtill / Los Angeles Times:
RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  —  Days before the 2024 presidential election, future Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a statement on X promising to end …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge  —  With gas prices continuing to surge, more than 8 in 10 Americans said pain at the pump is putting a strain on their household budgets — and a strong majority blames President Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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Marist Poll:
President Trump While at War, May 2026
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Bloomberg:
US, Iran Weigh Potential Deal as Trump Faces Pressure to End War
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
“Would It Matter If I Told You I'm Pope Leo?”  — The Bank Teller Who Hung Up on Robert Prevost  —  Thank you for reading!  Letters from Leo is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, become a free or paid subscriber.  —  Subscribe  —  Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work
Discussion: New York Times
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires … For a brief moment in American history, the rich didn't control politics.  —  Back in 1974, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed new campaign finance restrictions that would have largely eliminated …
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
CNN:
Exclusive: Deleted tweets reveal new surgeon general pick criticized Trump and RFK Jr. health policies  —  Donald Trump Vaccines Trump appointments Disability issues  —  Just two months before she was selected as President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier suggested …
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Justice Department Sues Colorado Over Gun Law  —  The lawsuit, which follows a separate suit the agency filed against the city of Denver on Tuesday, involves a state ban of high-capacity ammunition magazines.  —  The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Colorado over a state law banning …
Discussion: The Hill
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Thomas Baker / The Federalist:
James Comey Will Be Convicted — By History … Latest  —  VIEW ALL
Discussion: BizPac Review and twitchy.com
 
 
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Stephen Semler / Popular Information:
The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days
Discussion: Truthout and Raw Story
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Obama tells Colbert he worries about “politicization of the criminal justice system”
Suzanne Sataline / Bloomberg:
How Trump Has Made the Doctor Shortage Worse
Discussion: FOX 11 Los Angeles
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Halts the Blockade of U.S. Ports
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post it's ‘too soon’ to prep for Iran peace signing after reports deal near
NPR:
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
EEOC Sues The New York Times for DEI-Related Race and Sex Discrimination
Stephany Matat / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida creates ‘anti-woke’ AP history alternative for students
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
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