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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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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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back — Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump's political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general. — Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Balk at Trump Fund, Weighing Ways to Limit It — G.O.P. senators were exploring using their immigration bill to fence off a fund the president wants to tap to pay people who claim government mistreatment. — Senate Republicans are exploring using their major immigration crackdown bill …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump's allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
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Punchbowl News:
5/21/26☀️ AM: … Senate Republicans are preparing to buck President Donald Trump …
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Associated Press:
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund in the Cross Hairs
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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.
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for ‘creating an even bigger distraction’ — DNC chair Ken Martin had been pummeled in public for months after he promised to release the report and then reversed course in December. — Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin …
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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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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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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: ‘I suspect this is gonna become a very significant pandemic’
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Detroit-bound flight diverted over Ebola-linked restrictions
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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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.
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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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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 …
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump to roll back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to announce the overhaul of two Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency rules for refrigerants in a push to lower grocery costs for consumers, according to an administration official.
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 …
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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 …
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
‘Broadview Six’ trial called off for now, following closed-door hearing about grand jury transcripts — The case is one of the most highly publicized prosecutions to result from last fall's Operation Midway Blitz deportation campaign. That's because it began as a conspiracy case …
Bill Dudley / Bloomberg:
Ignore This Bond Market Slump at Your Own Peril — Long term interest rates in the US have been heading higher. Yields on 10-year Treasury notes have risen almost half a percentage tojust under 4.70% this week. That's the highest since January 2025. This raises some obvious questions …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities — The majority dismissed on procedural grounds the case of Joseph Clifton Smith, whose mental faculties skirt the threshold for being spared the death penalty. — Summary — The Supreme Court on Thursday chose …
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The Intercept:
ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence — A newly uncovered police bulletin warns that white supremacists may interpret ICE social media content as a call to violence. — COLORADO LAW ENFORCEMENT officials warned their counterparts across …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
How Hennepin County unwound an ICE agent's web of lies — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — During the Trump administration's siege of Minnesota, federal agents behaved with the sort of impunity that comes …
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CNBC:
Jeff Bezos says bottom half of earners should pay zero in income taxes … Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners. — The top 1% of taxpayers pay about 40% of all the tax revenue, and the bottom half pay 3% …
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CNN:
Iran rebuilding military industrial base faster than expected, already producing drones, according to US intel — Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, one sign it is rapidly rebuilding certain military capabilities degraded …
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NBC News:
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor — Democrats had feared that Duggan, a former member of the party, would siphon votes from their nominee in the battleground state race. — Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday ended his independent campaign …
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Casey Wooten / NBC News:
Colorado Democrats censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting election denier's sentence — Polis reduced Tina Peters' nine-year sentence Friday, saying her term was disproportionate to the crime. — Colorado Democrats voted Wednesday to censure Gov. Jared Polis, a fellow Democrat …
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New York Times:
2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case — The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment. — The Justice Department announced charges on Thursday against 15 people for attempting …
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