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Washington Post:
Enormous etchings of numbers interpreted as threat to Trump appear on National Mall — Police respond to what appears to be the anti-Trump message “86 47″ etched into the grass near the World War II Memorial. — Summary — U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members …
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Nathan Howard / Reuters:
US authorities investigate huge ‘8647’ marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington — The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Thursday it is investigating what appeared to be a large tracing of “8647” into the grounds of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Michael Williams / CNN:
Huge ‘8647’ etched into grass on the National Mall, aerial images show — The numbers “8647” — a phrase generally used to signal opposition to President Donald Trump — appeared etched into the grass on the National Mall on Thursday, days before massive crowds are expected in the area for a UFC match on Trump's birthday on Sunday.
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump's name as deadline looms — The Kennedy Center's trustees voted Thursday to seek a last-minute stay of a federal judge's directive to take Trump's name off the center's exterior by Friday. — Summary — The Kennedy Center's board plans …
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The Hill, Forbes and American Greatness
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Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Kennedy Center board seeks delay of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline
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New York Times, The Independent, ABC News, CBS News, The Atlantic and Washington Examiner
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Kennedy Center board plans to appeal judge's ruling over removing Trump's name
Kennedy Center board plans to appeal judge's ruling over removing Trump's name
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Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Trump says he has canceled plans to strike Iran — President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew threats to take Iran's most critical oil terminal “in the not too distant future,” after fresh attacks on U.S. bases in the region. — Summary — President Donald Trump said that he had …
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Politico:
After Trump threatened to attack Iran, a scramble to stop him
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Reuters:
Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger
Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump claims Iran deal reached, Tehran says no “final decision”
Trump claims Iran deal reached, Tehran says no “final decision”
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump — In his first extensive interview since his defeat by a Trump-backed challenger, the Texas Republican said the Senate was in for a “bumpy ride” as he and others flex new political freedom.
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New York Times:
Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte — The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.
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Hailey Bullis / Washington Examiner:
Bill Cassidy calls Trump DNI pick Jay Clayton a ‘very poor choice’
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to succeed Tulsi Gabbard as the DNI
Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to succeed Tulsi Gabbard as the DNI
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments — Republican-backed symbolic resolution would put lawmakers on record regarding the two impeachments during Trump's first term — WASHINGTON—President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed …
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Breitbart, Daily Mail, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
FBI raids Ohio voting-rights organization — FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, according to three people briefed on the search. — Agents also fanned out across the state …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Democrats' political fortunes have improved. 'It didn't happen by accident,' Schumer says. … But he ticked through moves he oversaw in the past year — from leading opposition to GOP safety-net cuts to picking shutdown fights over health care and immigration enforcement funding …
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CNN:
Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination — A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche's nomination as President Donald Trump's permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings …
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Associated Press:
Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users — Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded …
New York Times:
Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States That Don't Turn Over Data — Democrats and voting-rights groups have challenged the proposed rule as a harmful federal intrusion that could affect millions of voters who cast their ballots by mail.
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American Greatness and NewsMax.com
Justin Wolfers / Platypus Economics:
How to Price A Liar — For the 50th time this year, we're on the cusp of peace. Apparently. — Here we go again. — President Trump just announced that he has cancelled the strikes on Iran that he had scheduled for tonight. If you're keeping count at home, this is the fifth …
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THE FARCE, Atlantic Council and The Spectator
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Before-and-after photos: Trump's $14.2m makeover delivers ... a blue pool — President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resort — The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on.
New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Alabama From Executing Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas — The unsigned decision for now spares Jeffery Lee, a convicted murderer, and could lead to a broader fight over the relatively new execution method. — The Supreme Court blocked Alabama on Thursday night from using nitrogen gas …
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Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal:
Gabbard Rescinds Finding That Doubted Foreign Involvement in Havana Syndrome — Outgoing intelligence chief says Biden-era reports didn't meet analytic standards — WASHINGTON—Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing director of national intelligence, revoked two Biden-era intelligence reports …
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New York Post:
Graham Platner cheated on fiancée and bragged Nazi tattoo was reminder ‘US was the evil bad guy,’ lover tells Post — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner kept his hideous Nazi tattoo to remind himself …
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Marlow Stern / Variety:
Former ‘60 Minutes’ Staffers Unload on Bari Weiss: 'Everything She's Touched Has Turned to S—' — As Bari Weiss lays waste to “60 Minutes,” six former staffers sound off on the damage she's inflicted upon the crown jewel of CBS News. — Staffers have taken to calling it “Black Thursday.”
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US Department of Justice:
Boelter Pleaded Guilty for His Role in the Stalking and Murder of Minnesota State Legislators — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota — MINNEAPOLIS - United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Vance Luther Boelter, of Green Isle …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Some States Opt Out of Trump's ‘Great American State Fair’ — At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint. — At least five states have declined …
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CREW:
DOJ division that should have handled Trump IRS lawsuit has no record of it — The Department of Justice's Civil Division claims to have no records of communication related to Trump v. IRS or the following settlement agreement or negotiations, according to a response to CREW's Freedom of Information Act request.
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Raw Story and New Republic
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Elon Musk's age of impunity — Elon Musk is on the verge of financial immortality: The world's richest man — and potentially its first trillionaire — has built a sovereign corporate kingdom that is too systemic to fail. — And yet, on the eve of SpaceX's monster IPO …
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Nathan Tankus / Notes on the Crises:
What Ever Happened to DOGE? The “OMBification” of the Trump-Musk Payments Crisis — Dear readers: My deepest apologies for my absence. I got the so-called “Super-Flu” that hit New York in December, then I followed that up with a very debilitating bout of food poisoning in January.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision — The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected a provision in the annual defense policy bill that would have expanded coverage of fertility services for military members and their families, including in vitro fertilization, according to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.).
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