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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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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 …
NBC News:
Republicans cancel votes amid fight over Trump's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund  —  The Senate had planned to vote on a bill to fund ICE and border patrol through the end of Trump's term but scuttled it after the president sought to add $1.8 billion for the DOJ fund.
Politico:
GOP calls off votes after contentious meeting on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The Hill:
Republicans punt on reconciliation amid furious disagreement over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Discussion: CBS News and New York Times
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump's allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House could leave town, blowing Trump's deadline for immigration funding bill
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom
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 … The incomplete report doesn't mention a number of key issues that continue to dog the Democratic Party, including the issue of the war in Gaza.  In 192 pages, it sparsely touches on former President Joe Biden's decision to drop out.
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for ‘creating an even bigger distraction’
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and WTTG-TV
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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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Detroit-bound flight diverted over Ebola-linked restrictions
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump says he'll ‘try’ to make son Don Jr.'s wedding this weekend: ‘Not good timing for me’  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump said he's going to try to make his eldest son Don Jr.'s wedding to Bettina Anderson this weekend.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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 …
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.
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.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12  —  Home Polls 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.
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 …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
A Truly Mind-Blowing Theory About Tom Massie's Sex Secrets Exposé  —  BEFORE HIS DOUBLE-DIGIT PRIMARY DEFEAT on Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) spent the final days of his campaign dogged by an ex-girlfriend's revelations about their sex life.  —  In an appearance …
Discussion: Raw Story and Rumble
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda  —  The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users' accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.  —  Ben Gilbert describes himself on Bluesky, the social media app, as an “economist …
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 …
Discussion: Block Club Chicago
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
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Financial Times:
US to invest $2bn in nine quantum computing companies  —  Beneficiaries include start-up backed by firm with links to the Trump family  —  The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2bn in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a start-up backed by a firm with links …
Alex Shultz / New York Magazine:
The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman … Over the last three years, Democratic Party support for Israel has undergone a dramatic reversal.  In 2024, 18 Democratic senators backed a measure to block arms sales to the country.  In April of this year, it was 40.
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 …
Discussion: Reason
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Fetterman's chief of staff resigns  —  Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff resigned Wednesday, a source familiar with the move told Axios. … She became his chief of staff in 2025.  — Her official last day will be in the coming weeks.  — Fetterman, who was once a darling …
Discussion: Townhall, Mediaite and IJR
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump eyes more GOP targets for revenge in 2028  —  Fresh off his takedowns of GOP dissenters in this month's primaries, President Trump is already making a list of Republicans who could be on his 2028 chopping block. … F**k around, find out," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote …
 
 
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