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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Blanche faces uncertain path through Senate  —  Senators voted to confirm Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general in early 2025, but there's no guarantee they will now vote to install him as the nation's chief law enforcement officer.  Blanche, now serving as acting attorney general …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate at a Standstill Over President's $1.8 Billion Payout Fund  —  What We're Covering Today  — Payout Fund: Republicans were deadlocked Thursday over a Democratic effort to permanently block President Trump from creating a $1.8 billion fund …
Discussion: Washington Times and The Stranger
New York Times:
Republicans Defeat Move to Bar Trump From Creating Compensation Fund
NBC News:   Cracks emerge in GOP support for Trump's agenda: From the Politics Desk
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Pulte Will Only Be Temporary Intelligence Director
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
The four Republicans who broke with Trump on Iran and now face his wrath
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fuming Trump tears into ‘unpatriotic’ Dems and grandstanding Republicans after war powers vote
CNN:
Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security documents  —  John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser-turned-adversary, is expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
John Bolton Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty Over Classified Information  —  The former Trump national security adviser plans to plead guilty to a count of illegal retention of classified information, which could result in a fine and possibly prison time of up to five years.
Katherine Pompilio / Lawfare:
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?  —  The real count is much higher than the public knew.  —  katherinepomps  —  katherinepomps.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump …
Discussion: New Republic, MS NOW and Bloomberg
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New York Times:
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior  —  The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.  —  TIMES EXCLUSIVE  —  The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center orders staff to begin removing Trump's name after ruling  —  The Kennedy Center's general counsel instructed staff members in a memo to strip all uses of President Donald Trump's name from signs, brochures, the website and other materials.  —  Summary
Politico:
Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia … Europe “can step up now and in the near term,” Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's top commander and the head of U.S. forces in Europe, told military leaders this week.  America, he said, will “refocus” equipment and forces elsewhere.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Arizona AG to seek new indictment in Trump 2020 election case … The brief, unexplained decision closed the book on a two-year-old case that threatened some of Trump's closest allies, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman and nearly …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds  —  President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration's refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for corruption.
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Eyes Alternative ‘Weaponization’ Payouts After Fund Pushback  —  Some Trump supporters aim to secure government settlements by suing under 80-year-old law  —  WASHINGTON—While the Trump administration has reluctantly retreated from its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund …
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Page Six:
The real Nick Bilton revealed — from political beliefs of new ‘60 Minutes’ boss to the rivals he beat to top job  —  It turns out Nick Bilton wasn't the only candidate that Bari Weiss considered for the top job at “60 Minutes.”  —  Multiple sources with knowledge of CBS News' hiring practices …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
The hair-loss drug Trump took for years is now absent from his medical records  —  White House officials say they are not obligated to disclose all of Trump's medications, including whether he still uses finasteride.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's medical reports no longer include …
Associated Press:
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon  —  Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war.
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United States Department of State:
Joint Statement of the United States of America, Republic of Lebanon, and State of Israel on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting
Bret Devereaux / The Bulwark:
Why Stone-Faced Fascists Keep Getting Antiquity Wrong  —  HOMER IS BACK in the discourse on account of Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey.  The latest controversy began with Elon Musk, among others, protesting the supposed inaccuracy of casting Lupita Nyong'o as Helen …
Elmira Aliieva / NBC News:
Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd  —  The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.
Associated Press:
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds  —  Eleven-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva had just stepped off the plane and into the Miami airport's dim hallways when federal agents pulled his mother aside for questioning.  Again.  —  Panic welled up.
Grace Marion / Mississippi Free Press:
Goon Squad Victims Sue Supervisor Over Remark About ‘People That Raped and Doped Your Daughters’  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  When Rankin County, Mississippi, announced the $2.5 million settlement in the “Goon Squad” police brutality case on May 1, 2025 …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Why does the media ignore Trump's madness?  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Donald Trump frequently demonstrates a level of malignancy that still manages to shock.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
House panel adopts measure on fired senior officers, putting pressure on Hegseth, Pentagon  —  The House Armed Services Committee adopted a provision for the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would demand the Pentagon inform Congress why senior military officers were fired or dismissed within five days.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Last night, in an unsigned opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded its finding in the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision.  That decision overturned decades of law to declare that states could not construct majority-minority voting districts, as they had done under Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act …
CNN:
RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines  —  Disability issues Vaccines Chronic diseases Federal agencies  —  U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans' medical records …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Bret Baier said over a year ago that the press had a duty to scrutinize Trump family corruption.  He's since given that topic 5 minutes of airtime.  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROB SAVILLO & HARRISON RAY … The 5-minute sum of Special Report's coverage of the conflicts of interest created …
Washington Post:
Video shows Pentagon counterterrorism hire clambering into Capitol on Jan. 6  —  Elias Irizarry was filmed moving through restricted grounds and climbing through a broken window, according to a Washington Post analysis.  —  Summary  —  A recent appointee to a sensitive counterterrorism job …
The Economist:
How to fight back against Gen-Z socialism  —  The me-first doctrine is a threat to prosperity  —  Something new is stirring on the left.  A fresh crop of socialists want to remake the economy with price controls, hefty wealth taxes and a spree of nationalisations.
Christopher Mathias / Talking Points Memo:
Greg Bovino's Retirement Plan?  Go Full Fascist  —  Greg Bovino was welcomed like a celebrity at one of the world's pre-eminent fascist confabs this past weekend.  The former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large — whose MAGA star turn came when President Donald Trump cast him as the lead …
Gabby Miller / Politico:
House Dem proposes bill to help agencies create AI rules  —  A Democratic bill that would create a framework for federal agencies to issue artificial intelligence rules in areas they already oversee is expected to be introduced Wednesday.  The legislation, dubbed the Sectoral AI Governance Act …
ProPublica:
In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations  —  Co-published with Minnesota Star Tribune  —  Reporting Highlights  — A National Problem: Old Apostolic Lutheran Church congregations around the U.S. have been forced to deal with child sex abuse.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's arch not subject to law limiting D.C. building height, planning chief says  —  The federal requirement caps most construction in Washington to a maximum height of 130 feet, about half that of the president's 250-foot project.  —  Summary  —  The head of a federal commission reviewing …
 
 
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Michelle R Smith / The Guardian:
Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny
Discussion: Truthout
Bloomberg:
H-1B Crackdown on Indian Workers Erodes a Texas Real Estate Boom
Avani Kalra / NOTUS:
Democrats Concede Gun Control Is No Longer Their Top Issue
Discussion: Bearing Arms
Santucci / voteguy.com:
Report: “Understanding How Proportional Representation Might Work in New York City”
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Inside the $850 million Obama Presidential Center ahead of its Juneteenth opening
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Elite Is Souring on the War. Putin Doesn't Seem to Care.
Discussion: HotAir and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Tech ‘got spanked’ in this week's primaries. It could be a preview of more to come.
Philip Wegmann / Wall Street Journal:
The Kennedy Who Says She Left the White House Over Concerns About CIA Spending
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
The $9 billion liability across the street from the Capitol
Discussion: NOTUS, Raw Story and Roll Call
 

 
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Sophie Nieto-Munoz / New Jersey Monitor:
An NJ law enforcement officer has been charged with stealing an injured photojournalist's camera at a protest at the Delaney Hall immigration detention site

Julian Wyllie / Current:
Montclair State University won a competitive bid process to manage four NJ PBS TV stations; the WNET Group in New York had managed the stations since 2011

Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is overhauling its dues model so that fees are based on news stations' broadcast reach rather than donor revenues and projects dues will fall 15% to 18%
 
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