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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
South Carolina's redistricting effort fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition  —  Some Republican lawmakers changed their stance on enacting a new map before the midterms when early voting for the June primary began on Tuesday.  —  The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted …
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NBC News:
10 Texas counties to watch in the Cornyn-Paxton clash: From the Politics Desk  —  Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.
Associated Press:
Early voting begins in South Carolina as senators weigh scrapping primary for congressional races  —  Early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina's primaries, as state senators considered whether to cancel the congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed …
Associated Press:
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans  —  Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race in the midterm elections.
Politico:
‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff
Politico:
Clyburn's seat survives for now as South Carolina Republicans buck Trump on redistricting
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump to make rare trip to Camp David as Iran tensions rise over US strikes  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David Wednesday to hold a cabinet meeting as peace talks with Iran near crunch time, The Post has learned.
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Joshua Keating / Vox:
Trump still thinks he's winning in Iran  —  There's an old line, sometimes attributed to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that the best way to solve a difficult problem is to make it bigger.  That might be the most generous interpretation of how the Trump administration is approaching its ongoing peace talks with Iran.
Washington Post:
Iran threatens retaliation after U.S. strikes in southern Iran
Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers  —  The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is planning a government-wide …
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NBC News:   Trump administration floats requiring all federal workers to sign NDAs
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters  —  Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would redraw one majority-Black district.  —  A panel of federal judges on Tuesday rejected Alabama's effort to use …
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Politico:
Federal court blocks Alabama's midterm gerrymandering plan, a blow for Republicans
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Florida judge blocks effort to halt new GOP House map
Discussion: Townhall
Ramsey Khalifeh / Gothamist:
Exclusive renderings of Penn Station overhaul show Trump's name with presidential seal  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations  —  The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries  —  Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.  —  Grand juries are the heart of the criminal justice system …
Paul Krugman:
The Dumpster Fire of the Vanities  —  On Memorial Day the New York Times published an article with the headline “Trump is the only person who can save America, according to his cabinet.”  The article offered a quantitative analysis of senior-official sycophancy.
Noah Shachtman / Vanity Fair:
Todd Blanche Is Trump's Legal Enforcer.  But There's One Wild Case From His Past He Can't Seem to Escape.  —  A fake Mossad agent.  Twin grifters.  The nation's top lawman.  A head-spinning legal drama has the attorney general fighting off accusations of forgery, malpractice, and more.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. is now handling snakes.  What does this mean?  —  Decoding the latest manly video from our secretary of health and human services.  —  Summary  —  It is time to stop whatever you are doing, take off your shoes, leave on your dress socks, and wrestle two snakes on the patio of a house owned by Mehmet Oz.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Revisionist History Of Trump's Impeachments  —  No, they did not help him.... but they could've hurt him more.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democrats remain favored to win back control of the House in November, but after state-level GOP officials stole several seats on Donald Trump's orders …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for drivers' licenses issued to undocumented immigrants  —  The politically tinged lawsuit arose after a high-profile crash in Florida last year involving a commercial truck driver from India, in which three people died.
Ross O'Keefe / New York Post:
‘The Simpsons’ writer known as ‘The Prophet’ launches run for president  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The California Post on Google  —  A high-profile Simpsons writer is hoping his prophetic chops can change America.  —  Dan Greaney, best known for the 2000 episode …
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel, a Possible 2028 Contender, Calls for Higher Education Reforms  —  Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues.  A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college affordability.  —  Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news for federal workers  —  Remember DOGE, the Elon Musk-led “government efficiency” project that spread chaos during President Donald Trump's first few months back in office, fired tens of thousands of federal employees, and then vanished almost as abruptly as it began?
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Southern Poverty Law Center Accuses Justice Dept. of Vindictive Prosecution  —  Defense lawyers are increasingly accusing the Justice Department under President Trump of using its powers to prioritize the president's political imperatives above the pursuit of actual justice.
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel  —  Companies say it's a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel.  But the plan has also faced criticism.  —  The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
UFC Unveils Plans for White House Fight on Trump's Birthday  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump's 80th birthday.  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its latest rendering of the octagonal cage that officials are building …
Chris Van Hollen / New York Times:
The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face  —  Democrats need to face a hard truth.  While Republicans' approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has failed, so has ours.  The Democratic Party has provided reflexive and unconditional support to Israeli governments, even as their actions …
Discussion: The Hill
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits another low on prices as Democrats hit +8 on generic ballot  —  Our new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Trump's job approval on prices falling to -47, and a record 39% of Americans naming prices as the single most important problem facing the country
Discussion: Newsweek
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops  —  The Trump administration has mass-deleted information about prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including cases of defendants who assaulted police officers.
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario.  What Now?  —  While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.  —  It's rare for technical papers about climate modeling to kick off …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Panel upholds US judge's private reprimand for affair with police officer  —  A national judicial panel has upheld a private reprimand of a federal judge in the U.S. South who engaged in an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer and had sexual intercourse in the judge's chambers within earshot of staff.
Discussion: CNBC
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Manic Trump, 79, Fires Off Bizarre 5:52AM Posting Spree  —  MORNING MAYHEM  —  The president started his day with 13 frenzied posts.  —  Donald Trump woke up and fired off a series of self-congratulatory social media posts on Tuesday.  —  The 79-year-old president was resharing an average …
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
What to Know About the Trump Administration's New Green Card Policy  —  Immigrants who have ever been in the country illegally—or who have had gaps between visas—could face particular hurdles  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced a new green card policy Friday that …
 
 
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
GOP senators press intelligence officials to assess China AI capabilities
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David Smith / The Guardian:
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Michigan cop's bid to toss out an excessive force claim from a George Floyd protest
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