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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Ballroom won't be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request … And several GOP senators aired public concerns about including any ballroom funding in a bill otherwise dedicated to immigration enforcement.  A larger swath of Republicans were privately opposed …
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Politico:
Dems' midterm attack plan  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Thursday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, missing the D.C. heatwave already.  Outrageously, today's temperatures will be in the upper-50s, per CWG.  (Yes, it really is May 21.)
Politico:
Dems try to twist knife in Trump-GOP tensions  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Senators search for housing bill compromise  — Dems lobby for another war powers win  — Vance's rail safety bill revived  —  A marathon vote series on the Senate floor today could be a big test …
Axios:
Trump bleeds votes in Congress to keep Iran war going  —  House Democrats are one step closer to finally getting a successful Iran war powers vote as their last holdout plans to flip and at least one Republican says they may follow suit. … - House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes …
NOTUS:   House Republicans Downplay Impact of Massie's Defeat
New York Times:
Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Will Benefit Criminals and the President Himself  —  Has there ever been an episode of presidential corruption so blatant and threatening to constitutional order?  Certainly not in modern times.  President Trump's Justice Department is using taxpayer money to create a $1.8 billion political slush fund.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump  —  No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.  —  It is hard to imagine that any previous president …
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 …
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Reuters:
'I'm not greedy': January 6 rioters and Trump allies eye $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Colorado Governor Censured for Commuting Sentence of Election Denier  —  The Colorado State Democratic Party, reflecting the anger of rank-and-file Democratic voters, rebuked Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday over his decision to release Tina Peters from prison.
Discussion: Slate, Los Angeles Times and Wonkette
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Nick Coltrain / Denver Post:
Colorado Democrats officially censure Gov. Jared Polis for Tina Peters clemency  —  More 90% of central party members say Polis betrayed Democratic values with the election denier's commutation  —  Gov. Jared Polis, the highest elected Democrat in Colorado, will be barred from serving …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress's okay  —  To build a triumphal arch near Arlington Cemetery, the administration hopes to rely on a 100-year-old authorization for a different project in the area.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration does not plan …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Trump's Handling Of Economy Hits All-Time Low, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Prefer Dems To Win Control Of House But Give Them Poor Marks For Current Job  — mail_outline  —  More than two months after the U.S. launched an attack on Iran and with a jump in oil prices …
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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 …
Ebony Davis / MS NOW:
Judge orders White House staff to comply with Presidential Records Act after DOJ calls it ‘unconstitutional’  —  President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are among several White House officials excluded from the ruling.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House personnel …
Discussion: Washington Post and Roll Call
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US Department of Justice:
Former DOJ Attorney Indicted for Concealment, Theft of Government Records  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida  —  Fort Pierce, Florida - Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, 62, of Port St. Lucie, has been indicted in federal court for two counts …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case
BBC:
Empty rooms and Fifa cancellations - US hotels fear World Cup washout  —  The World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the US, but now the fear is it may never materialise.  —  A report  —  produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found that bookings …
Discussion: WHYY, SFist and Raw Story
Politico:
What Ebola and hantavirus are revealing about America's public health system … That mistrust could be particularly pronounced within President Donald Trump's base, including some Make America Healthy Again supporters who embraced the so-called medical freedom movement during Covid.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Enters Caribbean as Trump Pressures Cuba  —  The carrier arrived in the southern Caribbean on the same day that the Justice Department announced charges against Raúl Castro.  —  The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its escort warships entered the southern Caribbean Sea …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean amid tensions with Cuba
Discussion: RedState
CNBC:
CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: Jeff Bezos Speaks with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin on “Squawk Box” Today  —  Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with Amazon Executive Chairman & Founder, Blue Origin Founder and Project Prometheus Co-Founder & Co-CEO Jeff Bezos live …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
New Iran peace proposal triggers tense Trump-Netanyahu call  —  President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a new effort to reach a deal with Iran in a difficult call on Tuesday, three sources said, with one source saying Netanyahu's “hair was on fire” after the call.
New York Times:
A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision  —  Reynolds American's contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.  —  The tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5 million …
Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Kari Lake Earned Tens of Thousands of Dollars From Media Side Hustles  —  The former U.S. Agency for Global Media leader made money from a book, a song and social media.  — Copy  —  Kari Lake benefited from several streams of media-related income around or during the time she served …
 
 
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Shame and the Supreme Court
Discussion: Reuters
The White House:
Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day
Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
Senators consider taking legislative action on prediction markets
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
‘Good Looking Men’, the Iran War and Déjà Vu at Trump's Coast Guard Speech
Media Matters for America:
Enrique Tarrio: “Every J6er needs to be able to get some type of funds” from Trump's weaponization money
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Marquette / Politico:
White House pushes Congress to pass Vance's long-sought rail safety bill
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amy Curtis / Townhall:
Jamie Raskin Continues to Lie About President Trump's Charlottesville Remarks
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
DOJ veterans fear criminal probe into ex-CIA director is being stacked with Trump loyalists
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats scramble to contain their Maureen Galindo problem
 

 
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