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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’ — It's hard to overstate the impact of “60 Minutes” on journalism. It's the most-watched television-news program in America. Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most-storied broadcast journalists …
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New York Times:
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel — The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran. — Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns …
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IJR, Al Jazeera, The Post Millennial, SpyTalk, Raw Story, NewsMax.com and The American Conservative
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Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed:
Auburn Board Takes Full Curricular Control, Dissolves Faculty Senate — The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn't take effect until October and doesn't apply to the institution. — The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn't New. — President Trump's boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.
Mark Walker / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled After Trump Renaming — A judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump's name was added to the building. — A judge in Washington on Friday tossed a lawsuit filed …
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Associated Press, Raw Story, The Guardian, Washington Post and Washingtonian
Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Businesses Are Fleeing Cuba as Its Economy Collapses — Mastercard and Visa are suspending transactions, hotel operators are pulling out and a major Canadian miner is rethinking its presence — International businesses are abandoning Cuba, delivering another blow …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list — After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers …
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The Independent and Washington Post
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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Raw Story, The Independent and Washington Examiner
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Nicholas Slayton / Task & Purpose:
Pentagon cuts 180 faiths from recognized religion list
Pentagon cuts 180 faiths from recognized religion list
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Raw Story, OutsideTheBeltway, Salon, One America News Network and Associated Press
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Intoxicating hemp industry seeks rescue in Congress as ban looms — The intoxicating hemp industry and its allies are quickly running out of time to convince Congress to delay or stop a looming ban on their products. — Without action, a ban on hemp-derived intoxicants will take effect in November.
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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UPI, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Daily Mail and The Hill
Tasnim News Agency:
US Denies Visas to Iran National Football Team Officials Ahead of World Cup — The Iranian football team is scheduled to leave Antalya, Turkey, for Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday and set up its camp in Mexico. — However, Tasnim has learned that individuals such as team manager Mehdi Mohammadnabi …
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Politico, The Korea Herald, CBS News, Daily Mail, Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires — Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority. — Two senior Republican senators warned the Trump administration on Saturday …
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
An Uncertain Win for Immigrants Seeking to Stay in U.S. — After a judge's ruling, there was a sense of renewed hope that immigration applications that were put on hold would move forward. But how soon that would happen was unknown. — A day after a federal judge struck …
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Reason
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
The Bidens Return to the Stage: Online, in Bookstores and at a Best Western in South Dakota — The re-emergence of the former first family has been fraught for some Democrats who just want to move on. — “This is the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
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.
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Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Hegseth in D-Day speech warns Europe being ‘stormed’ by ‘dangerous ideologies’
Hegseth in D-Day speech warns Europe being ‘stormed’ by ‘dangerous ideologies’
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Politico, Forbes, The Independent and Reuters
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, Washington Times, WTTG-TV, Fox News and The Hill
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Francesca Regalado / New York Times:
Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading
Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading
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UPI, ABC News, The Independent and The Indianapolis Star

