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Francesca Regalado / New York Times:
Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading — Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public. — President Trump has pardoned Stephen E. Buyer, a former Republican representative …
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The Independent
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Associated Press:
Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading — President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.
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Washington Post, The White House, The Hill and Fox News
The Indianapolis Star:
Trump pardons ex-Indiana congressman convicted of insider trading — Tony Cook Marissa MeadorIndianapolis Star — President Donald Trump has pardoned former Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer, a Republican who had been convicted for insider trading. — The White House announced the pardon on June 5 …
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ABC News, Washington Times and FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Reuters:
Hegseth, at D-Day event, says Europe faces ‘invasion’ of dangerous ideologies — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that Europe faced what he called an invasion of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea, linking immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings in remarks in Normandy.
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Associated Press, Washington Times and Press Association
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Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.
Dani Blum / New York Times:
Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration — Several of those escorted out were scheduled to present at the American Diabetes Association conference this weekend. — Several diabetes experts were escorted out of an influential medical conference …
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Pharyngula and MedPage Today
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Diabetes researchers ejected from conference after criticizing White House — The scientists, including the editor of a leading journal, were handing out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration's handling of biomedical research. — Summary
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STAT
Michael A. Cohen / MS NOW:
Democrats can do better than Graham Platner. They must demand he drop out. — Graham Platner needs to drop out of the Maine Senate race — and Democrats should be the ones to coax him toward the door. — When Platner first threw his hat in the ring last year, there was a reasonable argument …
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RedState, The Hill, Newsweek, New York Times, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, WCSH, Fox News and CBS News
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New York Times:
As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts — A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion. — Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars Said to Have Created Fake Spy Program — A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself. — A C.I.A. employee who was found recently …
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Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, Washington Post, The Hill, The Independent, IJR, CBS News, NewsMax.com and KRDO
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — “He doesn't sleep and it's actually a problem,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during Senate testimony this week.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Tamarra Kemsley / Salt Lake Tribune:
Are Latter-day Saints Christian? The U.S. Defense Department doesn't appear to think so. — For nearly a decade, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been engaged in a top-down rebrand meant partly to solidify its focus and bona fides as a Christian religion.
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Task & Purpose, Deseret News, Associated Press and New York Times
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
US Accepts Only White Refugees For Sixth Consecutive Month — The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the “emergency” of “white genocide” in South Africa. — Every single one of the 599 refugees the US admitted last month was a white South African …
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The Watch
Olivia Ireland / BBC:
Downing Street hits out after Vance post about Henry Nowak — Downing Street has hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”, after JD Vance's comments on the murder of Henry Nowak. — The US vice-president blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student …
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NBC News:
Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say — The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say.
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New York Times, The American Conservative, Raw Story, The Times of Israel and The Gateway Pundit
Amanda Chu / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s movement was supposed to save the GOP's majorities. It's not even in the game. … In the Senate, where Republicans need to defend seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, MAHA hasn't backed anyone, much less provided money or grassroots support.
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace knows her Epstein vote screwed her with Trump. She doesn't care. … Still, the three-term representative says she has no regrets about her Epstein vote — or its consequences. — “That's the sole reason I didn't get the endorsement, because I voted to release the Epstein files …
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Raw Story, National Politics and Washington Post
New York Times:
ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees. — Federal officials said they are removing killers and rapists from the streets. Data obtained by The New York Times indicates most detainees at a Newark facility haven't been convicted of crimes.
Myah Ward / Politico:
How Tom Homan became Trump's go-to negotiator in immigration battles … Whether the relative calm holds is yet to be seen, but the decision to deploy Homan reflects a playbook the administration is increasingly relying on to respond to heightened unrest.
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New York Times and Raw Story
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race — Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat. — Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who was practically an afterthought until the final weeks …
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New York Post, Politico, MeidasTouch, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Wire, The San Francisco Standard, ABC News and USA Today
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New York Times:
Paxton's Senate Bid Raises the Stakes in His War on Latino Voting Groups … “It felt like we were getting hit by another disaster,” Cesar Espinosa said. In 2024, he was served with a lawsuit to dissolve his immigrant rights group because of posts that denounced Texas immigration policies.Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
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Raw Story
Terell Wright / Wall Street Journal:
As Trump's Support Slips, These Voters Say Why They're Sticking With Him — The president's backers in a deep-red part of Ohio say he has delivered on key promises — FORT RECOVERY, Ohio—Bill Knapke says he was unbothered when he lost several thousand dollars after President Trump rattled markets …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The States Where Life Is Better — A quiz question: Which state does best at ensuring the well-being of its citizens, giving them health, education and hope? — It's not one of the richest places per capita to live, which — depending on how or what you count — include Connecticut …
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
Putin's Inner Circle Travels on Western-Made Private Jets Despite Sanctions — Wealthy Russians enjoy many of the luxuries of their prewar lives — Moscow's Vnukovo airport is home to a sleek white Bombardier Global 7500—a $75 million Western-built jet that caters to the world's wealthy and business elites.
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