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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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New York Times:
G.O.P. Pulls Measure to End Iran War, Lacking Votes to Defeat It — House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences. — House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled …
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
Axios:
House Republicans scrap vote to rein in Trump's war in Iran — House GOP leadership pulled a scheduled vote Thursday to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear they did not have the votes to defeat it. … - Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) …
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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New York Times, CBS News, New Republic and Daily Caller News Foundation
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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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.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Autopsy of the autopsy: How the DNC's 2024 post-mortem turned into a crisis
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind
Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind
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New York Times
Politico:
‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsy
‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsy
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Mother Jones
Elena Schneider / NOTUS:
DNC Releases, Then Disowns, 2024 Election Autopsy
DNC Releases, Then Disowns, 2024 Election Autopsy
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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
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 …
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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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Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
Trump's Endgame Is Surrender
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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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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Ex-Proud Boys Leader: Jan. 6 Rioters Will Use Govt. Payouts for ‘Campaigns’ and ‘Organizations’ — Trump's allies are lining up to receive taxpayer cash from the $1.8 billion slush fund … “Anybody can apply,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers during a hearing before the Senate on Tuesday.
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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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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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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP Rep. won't rule out tapping into DOJ fund — Rep. Andrew Clyde said in an interview Thursday he supports the DOJ's new, $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund — and isn't ruling out seeking money from the account for himself. The Georgia Republican said the goal of the fund is to …
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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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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
US sending 5,000 troops to Poland as it draws down forces in Germany
US sending 5,000 troops to Poland as it draws down forces in Germany
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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 …
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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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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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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Politico:
RFK Jr. announces ‘the largest autism fraud bust in American history’ and it's in Minnesota … Minnesota was also at the center of Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. Federal agents killed two protesters in the state earlier this year …
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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
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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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.
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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