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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …
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New York Times:
Paramount C.E.O. Promises Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes,’ Lesley Stahl Says — David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show's editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
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Associated Press:
House is set to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration's deportation agenda …
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Politico:
House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package … The end result is the enactment of supercharged budgets for both agencies — and the guarantee that they will be funded beyond the end of Trump's presidency. — “Hallelujah — they can't shut them down now,” …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
20 House Republicans cross party lines to pass pro-union bill — Twenty House Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson to help pass a Democratic-led bill Tuesday aimed at making it easier for workers to form unions, widening the divide between a bloc of pro-labor Republicans and GOP leaders.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes G.O.P.'s $70 Billion Immigration Bill
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill
House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter — ‘The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,’ U.S. Central Command says — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz …
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Vance: Iran deal could happen in a week or months from now — but “absolutely” before midterms
Vance: Iran deal could happen in a week or months from now — but “absolutely” before midterms
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race — Steve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election. Tom Steyer, another Democrat, will not advance. — Steve Hilton, a Republican former Fox News host …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Steve Hilton to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor's race
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Alex Nieves / Politico:
Steyer's exit from the California governor's race could spell bad news for climate policy
Steyer's exit from the California governor's race could spell bad news for climate policy
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Becerra to face Hilton in California gov's race, after Steyer falls short
Becerra to face Hilton in California gov's race, after Steyer falls short
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins — Platner and Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate. — It's official: Republican …
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Sen. Lindsey Graham wins primary over ‘America First’ challenger
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Takeaways From Tuesday's Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina
Takeaways From Tuesday's Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting — A key U.S. spy law remains on track to expire at the end of the week after Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday with President Donald Trump about the future of a key section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump — Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff said in a closed-door interview Tuesday that she arranged phone calls between the late, disgraced financier and President Donald Trump, two Democrats …
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor … It's the latest victory for Trump on the heels of his success ousting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mace's ally on the Epstein files, and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), among other GOP defectors. … Trump only endorsed Evette in the final two weeks …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
White House will be closed to reporters during UFC fight — unless UFC lets them in — The White House is ceding control of who gets into the fight event on the South Lawn, in a break with tradition. — Summary — The White House press corps won't be allowed on White House grounds Sunday …
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Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems threaten to withhold DCCC dues over California faceplant — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed effort to boost their favored candidate in a Democratic primary.
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Jacob Soboroff / MS NOW:
ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump — In the first years after birth, the human brain develops at a remarkable pace. Every second, more than a million new neural connections spring into being, shaping a person's physical and emotional health for the rest of their life.
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Tom Steyer:
I'm on your team forever — It's now clear that we do not have the votes necessary to advance to the general election in November. First, before any pride in what we accomplished or disappointment in what we didn't, I want to express my gratitude. To all those of you who knocked doors …
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live — Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murder — Belfast knife attack suspect was Sudanese national with leave to remain in UK until 2028, Home Office says
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Elizabeth Cooney / STAT:
Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts — Eminent members call for an apology — or removal of ADA leadership — It didn't have to be this way. — The condemnations keep coming four days after — security officers escorted five diabetes experts out
Politico:
Raphael Warnock meets with Mike Johnson after questioning speaker's Christian faith — Sen. Raphael Warnock met Tuesday with Speaker Mike Johnson after the Republican leader requested the Democratic senator privately discuss comments Warnock made regarding Johnson's faith in a recent interview.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump's Incredibly Misleading, Downright Outrageous Case for Medicaid Cuts — A new report has left economists flabbergasted. — ∙ Paid — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION published a piece of brazenly dishonest propaganda last week. — Actually, I'm not even sure “brazenly” does it justice.
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Washington Post:
Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032 — The shortfall will be driven in part by a drop in immigration and Trump's tax cuts, trustees say, resulting in trimmed benefits. — Summary — Social Security's trust fund is now due to run low on money beginning in 2032.
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The Hill:
Government aware of ‘several’ kinds of aliens: UFO whistleblower — (NewsNation) — Lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to renew calls for greater government transparency, including immunity for whistleblowers. — The group also called for the release …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation.
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