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Sara Tenenbaum / CBS News:
All charges dismissed against “Broadview Six,” defense says grand jury transcript revealed “gross misconduct” — Add CBS News on Google — All remaining charges against the “Broadview Six” defendants have been dismissed with prejudice, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced in court Thursday afternoon.
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
‘Broadview Six’ charges dropped as Chicago's top federal prosecutor admits case was tainted by misconduct — Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced Thursday he was dropping charges against the remaining members of the “Broadview Six” in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct …
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New Republic and Talking Points Memo
Democratic National Committee:
A Message from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the DNC's 2024 After Action Report — I was elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee three months after one of the most painful and consequential election losses for Democrats in modern history. It was a punch to the gut, and people were pissed off.
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CNN:
Read the DNC's 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN — Democratic Natl Committee Democratic Natl Convention US elections — CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.
Politico:
'The report's so stupid': The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling Democrats
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Autopsy of the autopsy: How the DNC's 2024 post-mortem turned into a crisis
Autopsy of the autopsy: How the DNC's 2024 post-mortem turned into a crisis
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Straight Arrow, Axios, Public, Staff Stories, The Message Box, Raw Story and The Hill
New York Times:
Potential 2028 contenders are among those dismayed by the D.N.C. autopsy.
Potential 2028 contenders are among those dismayed by the D.N.C. autopsy.
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Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Hill, Ace of Spades HQ, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Newsweek, Washington Examiner and CBS News
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for ‘creating an even bigger distraction’
DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for ‘creating an even bigger distraction’
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UPI, The Hill, The Post Millennial, New York Magazine, Mother Jones, New York Post, RedState, The Guardian and Mediaite
Elena Schneider / NOTUS:
DNC Releases, Then Disowns, 2024 Election Autopsy
DNC Releases, Then Disowns, 2024 Election Autopsy
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Politico:
Bipartisan House effort aims to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund — A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement.
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Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, The Daily Caller, The Preamble, Forbes, NewsMax.com, Mediaite and CBS News
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Noah Shachtman / New York Times:
Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before — Donald Trump has been thinking a lot about his place in history. That's one of the reasons, according to recent reporting by The Atlantic and The Times, why he's paying so little attention to his plummeting popularity …
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Raw Story, The Hill, HuffPost and Los Angeles Times
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP Rep. won't rule out tapping into DOJ fund
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump's allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
Trump's allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
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Justin Green / Axios:
Trump's “anti-weaponization fund” torpedoes ICE funding deal
Trump's “anti-weaponization fund” torpedoes ICE funding deal
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, The Independent, Fox News, National Politics, Mediaite and The Hill
Politico:
GOP calls off votes after contentious meeting on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund — Senate GOP leaders have canceled plans to vote this week on a party-line immigration enforcement bill, a major setback as lawmakers contend with President Donald Trump's personal political agenda.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Dumb and dumber, Republican-style — Purging Sens. John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy sacrifices intelligence in scarce supply in the GOP. — This week, the Republican Party has accomplished something difficult: It made itself stupider. It subtracted from its already shallow reservoir …
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Newsweek, Alaska Public Media and Raw Story
NBC News:
Republicans cancel votes amid fight over Trump's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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The Hill:
Republicans punt on reconciliation amid furious disagreement over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Republicans punt on reconciliation amid furious disagreement over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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CBS News, New Republic, Daily Caller News Foundation and New York Times
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump eyes more GOP targets for revenge in 2028
Trump eyes more GOP targets for revenge in 2028
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The Independent, NewsMax.com, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, HuffPost, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, New Republic and Newsweek
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House could leave town, blowing Trump's deadline for immigration funding bill
House could leave town, blowing Trump's deadline for immigration funding bill
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Staff Stories, Los Angeles Times and Reuters
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Homeland Security's Plan to Squeeze International Flights — Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term. — In early April, shortly after Markwayne Mullin took over the Department of Homeland Security, he floated an idea on Fox News …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son's Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’ — President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend. — It's your classic dilemma. — You are president of the United States, and you've started a war in Iran that's not going your way.
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump says he'll ‘try’ to make son Don Jr.'s wedding this weekend: ‘Not good timing for me’
Trump says he'll ‘try’ to make son Don Jr.'s wedding this weekend: ‘Not good timing for me’
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry — President Donald Trump called off a Thursday signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America's edge on AI technology.
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Governor of California, Axios, CBS News, New York Post, Politico, Breitbart, CalMatters, CNBC, Financial Times, Bloomberg and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
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The Intercept:
ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence — Colorado law enforcement officials warned their counterparts across the country that social media posts by the Department of Homeland Security recruiting for ICE contained so many white supremacist themes …
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
DOJ charges 15 fraudsters who stole $90M in Minnesota — with one defendant on the lam after jumping off 4th-floor balcony — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials announced criminal charges Thursday …
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New York Times:
Democrats' Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows — Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found. — The Democratic Party is entering …
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real — Angelo Carusone and Aaron Rupar share a distinction that we imagine many Americans would happily cede to them: They have likely watched more Donald Trump rallies, speeches, and press briefings than any other living Americans.
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say — Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled — A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa …
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Washington Post, Axios, Politico, The Parnas Perspective, Straight Arrow and New York Times
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
8 Democrats Help Pass GOP Bill Forcing Teachers To Out Transgender Students — The bill requires educators to get parental consent for changing a student's pronouns or preferred names on any school forms. It also bans teachers from talking about trans people at all.
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LGBTQ Nation, Gay City News, Erin In The Morning, Advocate, Deseret News and Washington Examiner
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Fraud mastermind behind Minnesota child nutrition program scheme handed stunning 4-decade sentence — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — The founder of a Minnesota food program that bilked taxpayers out of $250 million has been slapped …
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Axios, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, The Hill, CBS News, The Daily Wire, IJR, One America News Network, Associated Press, RedState, Townhall, The Guardian, The Daily Signal, Alpha News MN, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, U.S. Home, Reuters and Fox News
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12 — New Emerson College Polling/PIX 11 surveys measure key New York City Democratic congressional primaries in New York's 7th, 10th, and 12th districts. — NY-07: Valdez 23%, Reynoso 21%, Won 13%
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The Hill, Jewish Insider, New York Magazine and Gothamist
CBS News:
Design plan for 250-foot “Arc de Trump” is approved, but 4 lions on the base are now gone — Add CBS News on Google — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital, a key step in the project's process.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Federal Panel Approves Trump's Plans for a 250-foot Arch in Washington
Federal Panel Approves Trump's Plans for a 250-foot Arch in Washington
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NPR, NOTUS, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Hill, Politico, WTTG-TV, WUSA, The Independent, Associated Press and The Daily Caller
John Hudson / Washington Post:
U.S. bears brunt of Israel's missile defense, Pentagon assessments show — Amid hostilities with Iran, the American military expended far more advanced interceptors to protect Israel than Israeli forces did, according to Defense Department data. — Summary
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The Daily Caller, The Parnas Perspective and Atlantic Council
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump approval among Republicans at new low in Fox News poll — A new Fox News poll shows President Trump's approval rating has reached an all-time low with Republicans as the issues of affordability, job growth and the economy remain top of mind for voters across the country.
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Politico, Newsweek, MS NOW, The Independent, Fox News, Al Jazeera, U.S. Home, Raw Story, Mediaite and HuffPost
Steve Vladeck / One First:
Bonus 228: The $1.776B Political Question — President Trump's $1.776B “Anti-Weaponization” slush fund is just the latest (and gravest) move that underscores the limits of judicial remedies, and the need to reinvigorate political ones. — ∙ Paid — Every so often a story comes along …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump, facing GOP blowback, sends 5,000 troops to Poland — President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. is sending 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to the Central European country.
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Politico, Reuters, Bloomberg, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, Newsweek, NewsMax.com and Townhall
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The New Blood Libel — This is what globalizing the intifada looks like. — the synagogue where I was bar mitzvahed was built in 1963. The Nazi Holocaust of the Jews of Europe had ended only 18 years before. But those nightmares seemed remote from the verdant and prosperous cul-de-sac …
ACLU of Florida:
Civil Rights Lawyers Secure $485,000 Settlement for FWC Biologist Fired Over Charlie Kirk Social Media Post — Brittney Brown Vindicated After State Terminated Her Employment for Constitutionally Protected Speech on Private Instagram Account … Florida officials have agreed to resolve Brown's claims …
