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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump  —  House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal without explicit congressional approval.
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
House moves forward on new aid for Ukraine package, spurning Trump  —  Six Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to push through a vote on military aid for Ukraine, a blow to President Trump's handling of Russia's war against the country and his withdrawal of U.S. support for Kyiv.
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump  —  The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined …
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill  —  Congressional news Donald Trump Immigration  —  Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump's ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday.
Washington Post:
In a first, House votes to block Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran  —  The Senate advanced a similar war powers resolution last month on a procedural vote, reflecting growing impatience with a conflict Congress hasn't authorized.  —  Summary  —  The House passed a resolution Wednesday …
Wall Street Journal:
GOP-Led House Votes to Limit Trump's Iran War Powers
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Sports Swollen Eye Days After Surprise Medical Checkup … President Trump was sporting a swollen eye and hand in an interview with New York Post's Miranda Devine on the conservative podcast Pod Force One.  —  Trump's right eye clearly showed puffiness and looked oddly misshapen compared …
CNN:
Trump soon expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, source says  —  President Donald Trump is soon expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, according to a source familiar with the matter.  —  The nomination could be announced as soon as tonight, the source and another person familiar said.
NBC News:
Trump says he's not sure if ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is really dead: 'I'd have to ask the lawyers'  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department was “not moving forward” with the $1.8 billion fund.  —  President Donald Trump injected fresh uncertainty …
New York Times:
Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley's Firing: 'That's the Path That He Chose'  —  In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.  —  Bari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief …
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Status:
The Tick-Tock on ‘60’ Correspondents … On Wednesday morning, CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss addressed a week of unbridled chaos at “60 Minutes,” seeking to reassure staff and perhaps bring down the temperature after the stunning firing of veteran correspondent Scott Pelley.
Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order formally converting nearly 10,000 career federal workers into Schedule Policy/Career, making them effectively at-will employees.
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers  —  President Trump has issued an executive order turning an estimated 8,000 federal workers into at-will employees, which means the government could fire them without providing any reason.  —  The move culminates an effort Trump launched during …
Discussion: Reuters and STAT
The White House:
Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
NBC News:
New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president's ear, sources say  —  Former intelligence officials worry Bill Pulte will have access to a trove of intelligence and seek retribution against Trump's political enemies or to try to justify federal intrusion into upcoming elections.
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The Guardian:
Mitch McConnell statement suggests he considers Bill Pulte unfit for national intelligence director role -as it happened
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
New York Times:
The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States  —  Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat.  Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.  —  When President Trump met …
Discussion: The Status Kuo
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race  —  President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race.
US Department of Justice:
CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran's Nuclear and Military Establishment  —  For Immediate Release  —  A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of an Iran-based technology company was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Max Miller rebuked for accusing Rashida Tlaib of associating with Hezbollah  —  Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of advocating for the terrorist organization Hezbollah during remarks on the House floor Wednesday.  Miller's attack on the Palestinian-American …
Discussion: The Detroit News and Raw Story
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House tensions erupt as Tlaib pushes Lebanon war powers vote
Discussion: Truthout, Mediaite and Jewish Insider
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Rubio grows exasperated with Democrats at heated House hearing  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly annoyed with the Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee during his Wednesday testimony, openly voicing his exasperation in several exchanges.
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Justmindy / twitchy.com:
Code Pink Thug Slaps Rep. Anna Paulina Luna After Hearing — Luna Files Charges and Demands Ban
David Strom / HotAir:
Judge: Paedo Sex Offenders May Use Girls' Locker Room  —  Because of their allegiance to alphabet ideology, liberal jurisdictions are about as sex offender-friendly as is possible in the First World.  —  Scott Wiener, the utterly degenerate California State Senator Scott Wiener …
Matt Burgess / Wired:
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity  —  Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm …
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Obscure Group With Trump Ties Plans to Route Funds to His Allies for Legal Fights  —  A nonprofit called the Lawfare Defense Fund has raised $36 million to support those who consider themselves unjust victims of the legal system with grants to pay for litigation.
Olivia Ralph / The Daily Beast:
Trump Suffers Crushing Poll Defeat Against Sex Attack Victim  —  TRUST GAP  —  A new poll finds Americans overwhelmingly believe E. Jean Carroll over the president.  —  Donald Trump is losing bigly in the court of public opinion to the woman who successfully sued him for sexual abuse and defamation.
Discussion: USA Today and YouGov
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’  —  A pair of Democratic House members who won Republican-held seats want others to sign a vow for moderate policies.  —  Summary  —  Two Democrats in Congress who flipped Republican-held seats in 2024 plan to debut …
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliated After Senators Pull Ballroom Cash  —  DANCE FLOORED  —  The decision has left the future of security funding for the project uncertain.  —  Donald Trump's White House ballroom was dealt a blow after Senate Republicans formally abandoned their efforts to provide $1 billion in taxpayer funding for the project.
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
Bloomberg:
Trump Begins Rebuilding His Tariff Wall, Citing Forced Labor  —  The US is proposing new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners in President Donald Trump's biggest move to rebuild his protectionist wall since his earlier levies were struck down by the Supreme Court.
Cate Brown / The Guardian:
Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show  —  Ben Black's lawyers deny relationship with disgraced financier, but DoJ records reveal years of interactions  —  Ben Black, the head of a little-known government investment agency funded by billions …
 
 
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Nigel Farage / Telegraph:
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Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
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Washington Post:
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump attacks CNN's Collins: ‘Hatred in her eyes’
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Zana Cimili / Associated Press:
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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Axios, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ To Be A Federal Judge
Discussion: Reuters
NBC News:
Trump says 'maybe we'll never' take down the UFC structure outside the White House
Dan Maurer / Lawfare:
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
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Discussion: Washington Post and Asia Times
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
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Hasbro launches Sixth Wall, an AI studio working with ElevenLabs and voice actors to create and license AI-native versions of its characters and franchises

Todd Spangler / Variety:
On a staff call, Bari Weiss defends firing Scott Pelley, saying the foundation of “trust and mutual respect” was broken after Pelley's outburst on Monday

Adam Rose / The Guardian:
Police at an NJ immigration center's protests treated media inconsistently; the US Press Freedom Tracker counted 30 assaults by officers on reporters in a week
 
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