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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won't Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats — Top Virginia Democrats have decided against exercising a controversial procedural end run around last week's state Supreme Court ruling that struck down their redistricting, which wiped away a gain of four House seats …
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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
The VRA Ruling Might Have Handed Republicans a Weapon to Attempt a Jan. 6-style Midterm Coup — An outlandish scenario to refuse to seat newly elected blue state representatives just became more plausible — Republicans have been throwing everything they can at the 2026 midterms …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Republican Judges Leave Democrats No Choice But To Escalate
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Why Republicans Are Still Drawing House Maps, While Democrats Are Stuck
Why Republicans Are Still Drawing House Maps, While Democrats Are Stuck
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn Brutal
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn Brutal
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The Contrarian, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Townhall
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Virginia Democrats appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to save new House maps
Virginia Democrats appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to save new House maps
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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election — The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year's congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans …
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court hands Alabama major boost in redistricting fight
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map
Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map
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US Department of Justice:
Arcadia Mayor Federally Charged with Acting as Illegal Agent of the People's Republic of China — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - The mayor of Arcadia has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent …
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New York Post:
Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang admits acting as Chinese spy, running fake news website with ex-lover in shocking plea deal — The former mayor of Arcadia resigned after admitting to acting as an illegal foreign agent of China in a federal plea deal unsealed on Monday.
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Marc Sternfield / KTLA:
California mayor accused of working as a covert agent for China — The mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, abruptly resigned Monday as federal prosecutors announced she had been charged with acting as a covert foreign agent for China. — Wang has agreed to plead guilty …
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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Trump says he aims to suspend gas tax “for a period of time” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — President Trump said in a phone interview with CBS News Monday morning that he aims to suspend the federal gas tax “for a period of time.” — “I think it's a great idea,” the president said.
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Politico:
Trump's gas tax holiday pitch faces some early Capitol Hill headwinds
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump seeks to pause federal gas tax as prices soar amid Iran conflict
Trump seeks to pause federal gas tax as prices soar amid Iran conflict
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations — President Trump privately complained to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month, according to administration officials familiar with the matter …
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
Kari Lake, Who Led Effort to Shutter Voice of America, Is Named Ambassador to Jamaica — Ms. Lake tried and failed to fire hundreds of Voice of America journalists and to cut funding for other federally funded news groups like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts
Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
This moderate Republican senator is already eyeing the exits 16 months into his term … Curtis, who replaced former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) last year, has a reputation as a pragmatic dealmaker and moderate voice from his three terms in the U.S. House. But after seeing Washington grow …
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The White House:
Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate — NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: — Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. — Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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Wall Street Journal:
The U.A.E. Has Been Secretly Carrying Out Attacks on Iran — One strike in April hit an oil refinery on Iran's Lavan Island — DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter said, casting the Gulf monarchy as an active combatant …
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New York Times:
Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million. — The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool late last week. — President Trump said that his handpicked contractor would charge only $1.8 million …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Nonprofit sues to stop Trump's changes to Reflecting Pool, a historic site
Nonprofit sues to stop Trump's changes to Reflecting Pool, a historic site
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Thomas Frank / Politico:
Trump picks Cameron Hamilton to run FEMA — The president nominated the man he fired as leader of the nation's disaster agency a year ago. — Cameron Hamilton testifies on Capitol Hill last year before he was fired as acting administrator of FEMA. President Donald Trump nominated him Monday to lead the agency again.
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Gabriela Aoun Angueira / Associated Press:
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role
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New York Times:
Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His New Silence on the Issue … Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said little publicly about vaccines in recent months, at the behest of a White House worried that his unpopular stance will hurt Republicans in November's midterm elections.
Associated Press:
Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation's capital.
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Bloomberg:
Navy Plans to Buy 15 Costly Trump-Class Battleships by 2055 — The US Navy said it plans to buy at least 15 new battleships endorsed by President Donald Trump over the next 30 years, according to its new shipbuilding plan, marking a deeper commitment than previously revealed to what could be the costliest warship ever produced.
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Trump Gets 3 ‘Fully Functional’ Arcade Games Erected At D.C. War Memorial — See scenes from Secret Handshake's games depicting FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the pope and others. — Secret Handshake, the group responsible for erecting statues around Washington …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Top federal prosecutor in New York committed misconduct, watchdog says … A request for comment left with Sarcone's office wasn't immediately returned. — Though the letter didn't disclose the conduct in question, a complaint by the watchdog organization, Campaign for Accountability …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Pentagon reveals location of secret Navy submarine capable of launching nukes after Trump rejects Iran peace offer — The Pentagon revealed the location Monday of one of the US Navy's most secretive vessels - a stealthy, nuclear-armed submarine - a day after President Trump rejected Iran's latest peace offer.
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Elena Moore / NPR:
New poll finds a majority of Americans unsure if attempts on Trump's life were real — At a time of historically high political violence in the U.S., a substantial number of Americans doubt the legitimacy of recent attempts against President Trump's life. — Trump has been the subject …
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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave — Deloitte and Zoom are among the employers reducing support for working parents, signaling a retreat from a “golden age of benefits.” — Not long ago, employers were competing over who could be most generous in providing family-friendly benefits …
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NBC News:
Search underway after fatal stabbing of University of Washington student — Police say the victim was found Sunday night in the laundry room of an off-campus apartment building. — A transgender University of Washington student was found fatally stabbed near campus, touching off a search …
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