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New York Times:
Judge Reopens Trump's Lawsuit Demanding $10 Billion From IRS — The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $1.8 Billion Settlement Fund Sparks Alarm Inside White House — Top White House aides have discussed whether to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash — President Trump's top aides have discussed whether he should kill the administration's nearly $1.8 billion …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash — David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five years later …
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Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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MS NOW, The Gateway Pundit, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, WTOP News, Straight Arrow and IJR
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Judge probes whether Trump defrauded the court to create $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund
Judge probes whether Trump defrauded the court to create $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund
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New York Sun, WTTG-TV and NewsMax.com
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered to Address ‘Grievous’ Fraud Claims in IRS Case
Trump Ordered to Address ‘Grievous’ Fraud Claims in IRS Case
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Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, National Review, Washington Examiner, Straight Arrow and HuffPost
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From a Kennedy Center Ruling That Angered Trump — A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to take President Trump's name off the building. What happens next? — In his ruling that President Trump's name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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America, America and Consequence
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New York Times:
Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump's Name From Building, Judge Orders — In an incensed social media post, President Trump suggested that the ruling might prompt him to cast the center aside after more than a year at its helm. — A federal judge ordered on Friday that the John F. Kennedy Center …
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Janay Kingsberry / The Atlantic:
The Kennedy Center Enters the Unknown — It may or may not close. Trump says he'll abandon it. And the fight isn't over. — for months, the dwindling ranks of staffers at the Kennedy Center have been bracing for July, when the Washington, D.C., arts complex had been slated to shut down.
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The Hill, Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, Roll Call, U.S. Home, Breitbart and New York Post
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump's name from building
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CNN:
Judge says Trump can't add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure
Judge says Trump can't add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules
Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules
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Daniel Cody / New York Post:
Delaney Hall anti-ICE clashes continue - despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's ‘peaceful’ protest zone — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — The scene outside Delaney Hall detention center turned chaotic again Friday night …
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Ana Ley / New York Times:
ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Congress has taken on Epstein. But lawmakers and survivors are still searching for accountability — For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability.
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MS NOW, Raw Story and Associated Press
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New York Times:
Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel
Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel
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Raw Story, Politico, Roll Call, The Hill, NOTUS, Associated Press, The Independent, KRDO, KTVZ-TV, Mediaite, Grabien, Scripps News, NewsMax.com, New Republic, Fox News, CBS News, MS NOW, NPR and NBC News
New York Times:
Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner? Trump Has Questions. … In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president: Does JD Vance have what it takes to go all the way? — He usually answers his own question: He's not so sure.
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NewsMax.com, Raw Story and New York Post
Washington Post:
Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show — Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own way and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible. — Summary — The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside — Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury. — A rookie federal prosecutor who brought …
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CBS News, The Independent, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ABC News, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
The Athletic:
Nationals exec let go after video shows him saying team avoided using conservative player on social media: Sources — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have let go of a community relations executive, sources told The Athletic on Friday, three days after a conservative group posted …
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New York Post, Breitbart, Townhall, Fox News, IJR, Raw Story, U.S. Home, Blaze Media and The Post Millennial
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Socialism's next test: swing states … Abdul El-Sayed is running from the left of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in the competitive Michigan Senate primary. Zach Wahls, who is backed by Elizabeth Warren, is locked in a tight contest against the Chuck Schumer-supported Josh Turek for Iowa's Senate nomination.
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New York Times:
Trump on His Presidential Library: He'll Write His Own History — In his determination to own and control every document in his future library, the president is working to shield his administration's inner workings from public view. — President Trump's presidential library …
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Althouse
Amanda Moore / The Nation:
Notes From an ICE Chaser — I followed Border Patrol agents from Illinois to North Carolina to Minnesota. To my surprise, they loved my coverage. — Pocket — We were in hot pursuit of the caravan that was chauffeuring Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, who had just arrived in Minnesota the day before.
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
What it means to be a man is a theme in Texas Senate race as Paxton attacks Talarico — After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state's Republican Senate primary this week, he delivered a run of insults directed at his general election opponent, Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.
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Newsbusters, New York Post, Salon, LGBTQ Nation and twitchy.com
Wall Street Journal:
Ships Are Sailing ‘Dark’ to Sneak Out of Strait of Hormuz — The flow of ships through the strait is a test of Iran's stranglehold on energy markets—and of Tehran's leverage at the negotiating table — The Strait of Hormuz isn't open, but thanks to intrepid shipowners …
Associated Press:
US military strikes another boat in Pacific, bringing death toll above 200 — Three men killed in third attack this week amid Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug boats — The US military said it had carried out another strike Friday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs …
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One America News Network, Stars & Stripes, Staff Stories, The Hill, The Independent and CBS News
Bloomberg:
Americans Hurt in Kuwait as Trump Sends Mixed Signals on War — Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as a White House meeting to discuss extending the ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion. — The lack of public comment …
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ZeroHedge News and WTOP News
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
‘This Is a War’: How Powerful A.I. Super PACs Are Dueling Over the Midterms — One is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They're both spending millions to influence the midterms, and they're leaving a trail of fearful candidates and canceled ads in their wake.
New York Times:
Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing — The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States. — For nearly three decades, Raquel Molina — an immigrant from El Salvador …
Tom Burgis / The Guardian:
Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump — Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it — On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet …
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The Parnas Perspective
Public Notice:
“A new low” — watchdog sounds off on Trump's J6 slush fund — “It's an effort to signal to the violent element of his base.” — ∙ Paid — This special Saturday edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one 👇
New York Times:
Actually, Most Immigrants Won't Need to Leave U.S. to Get Green Cards, D.H.S. Says — But details remained scant after officials said last week that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must first leave the country. — The Department of Homeland Security sought …
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