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Wall Street Journal:
Kennedy Center Misses Deadline, Wants More Time to Remove Trump's Name — The center asked for an extension just before midnight Friday, saying it expects to have the name removed by Saturday — The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees blew past the court-ordered midnight deadline …
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ABC News:
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center following court order: DOJ
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Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Trump's name is still on the Kennedy Center, though officials say it will be down by noon
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Bets on South Lawn UFC Spectacle to Energize His Political Base — Sunday's fights at the White House promise a violent show and chance for Trump to project power — WASHINGTON—Justin Dritschel is driving seven hours for the chance to see a knockout on the White House South Lawn—and maybe some blood.
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Catherine Lucey / Bloomberg:
Trump at 80 Works to Project Strength As Political Woes Mount
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New York Times
New York Times:
The Spectacle of Trump at 80 — An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic.
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
At 80, Trump Is Everywhere and Showing Signs of Age
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New York Post and NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that …
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The Independent and The Gateway Pundit
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks
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New York Times
Uwa Ede-Osifo / The Guardian:
Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive
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Mother Jones, Los Angeles Times and The Hill
Jack Dura / Associated Press:
A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide — A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Exclusive: ICE obtains local voter files — ICE investigators are going straight to local election officials for individual voter files, and they obtained them in two counties, according to emails shared with Axios. … - Trump said he believes millions of people, including non-citizens …
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Washington Examiner, Democracy Docket and NewsMax.com
Public Notice:
Trump's systemic attack on whistleblowers, explained by an expert — “The cost to democracy is a loss of accountability and oversight.” — ∙ Paid — This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed candidates in two high-profile Republican primaries.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'll Sign Deal With Iran to Reopen Hormuz Sunday — President Donald Trump said an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict with Iran would be signed on Sunday, a claim contradicted by Iran as the two sides still differ over key points …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure
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MS NOW, Persuasion and Grabien
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy … Among blue-collar white voters, President Trump's approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times — The last time President Trump faced a midterm election …
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Raw Story, GV Wire, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Samuel Benson / Politico:
'They Don't Know How to Accept Him': Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio … This tiny Appalachian town, population 2,000, turned out several hundred for the county GOP's Lincoln Day dinner. The guest of honor, Vivek Ramaswamy, liked what he saw. — “We call it the American dream …
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Raw Story, TiffinOhio.net and Vivek for Ohio
Washington Post:
Trump to tap former defense team member for powerful Manhattan prosecutor post — James M. McDonald, picked for U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, would succeed Jay Clayton, whom the president named director of national intelligence. — Summary
John Yoon / New York Times:
A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say — A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said. — A joint strike by the United States and Venezuela killed …
CNN:
'She's a gift': How Epstein exploited his fashion world connections to reach young women — Epstein files Fashion and beauty Crime People in entertainment — In email after email, modeling scouts on the global hunt for talent shared updates with an unexpected correspondent: Jeffrey Epstein …
Jarrell Dillard / Washington Post:
Congress has lost its grip on funding the government — The legislature showed again this week it is really struggling to follow its own normal budget-making process, and programs Americans love could be at stake. — Summary — Congress's most important job is deciding how federal money is spent.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Progressive Champions PAC is a GOP front — Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” On Friday, according to FCC records, it booked nearly $400,000 worth …
Amy Harder / Axios:
The power decisions that could shape the next century — The AI-driven power boom is forcing a once-in-a-generation decision about how America's electricity system should grow. … AI is changing that. … - Some proposals would allow data centers to connect directly to power plants …
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Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use — All Fable 5 and Mythos 5 users lose access after Trump administration declares the models security risks — The Trump administration is banning foreign governments, companies and individuals from using Anthropic's …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House conservatives mount push to codify Trump border policies — Hard-line conservatives in the House are mounting an uphill push to codify President Trump's border policies, demanding a vote by July 4 and warning that policies that have significantly cut down crossings at the southern border …
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