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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout — A U.F.C. fight on President Trump's birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount's successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger. — The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House …
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Status, Associated Press, The American Conservative, CNN, Politico, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king — A $60 million price tag outstrips even the most lavish spectacles that medieval tournaments provided for feudal lords. — On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits.
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Washington Post and The Guardian
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Bets on South Lawn UFC Spectacle to Energize His Political Base
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RealClearPolitics, The Guardian, American Prospect and New Yorker
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty — The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this. — This is what it will mean to win.
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The Hill, The Post Millennial, CBS News, PoliticusUSA, UPI, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit and Scripps News
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New York Times:
At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty — President Trump's name was removed from the arts institution's facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off. — At high noon on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Center …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging … President Trump during a recent trip to attend the NBA Finals in New York.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times — He stays up late, phoning lawyers and lawmakers, while posting up to 150 times a night on Truth Social.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That's a problem for us all
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Catherine Lucey / Bloomberg:
Trump at 80 Works to Project Strength As Political Woes Mount
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, NewsMax.com and New York Times
New York Times:
Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan — James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump's legal team, appealing his criminal conviction. — President Trump said on Saturday …
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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 …
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Reuters
Politico:
France's far-right front-runner rejects Trump's backing — BRUSSELS — If Jordan Bardella becomes France's next president, don't expect him to be Donald Trump's man in Europe. — The 30-year-old leader of France's far-right National Rally — and the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen …
Ella Kipling / BBC:
UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says — British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said. — In an operation lasting six hours …
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Politico, Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, GB News, Al Jazeera and RTÉ
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes, Complicating Possible Iran Peace Agreement — Israel's military said it attacked the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, after accusing Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, of violating a cease-fire. — Here's the latest.
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Bloomberg, The Times of Israel, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Dallas Express and Middle East Monitor
Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised to Lose Measles Elimination Status as Utah Outbreak Nears One-Year Mark — Spread of the highly contagious disease persists at levels not seen in U.S. since early 1990s — A relentless measles outbreak in Utah has been spreading for nearly a year, putting the U.S. on a path …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump Administration Reignites Its Feud With Anthropic Over Latest A.I. Models — The administration's surprise restrictions Friday cut off foreign access to Anthropic's latest models and sparked another round of finger pointing. — The feud between Anthropic and the Trump administration escalated again …
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The Decoder, Axios, The Information, RedState, Washington Post and Washington Examiner, more at Techmeme »
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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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Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Stephen Neukam / NOTUS:
Democrats Vow ‘Day One’ Epstein Hearings if They Flip House — Top Oversight Democrat Garcia previews investigations into Trump family business, federal workforce cuts. — Copy — Democrats are planning to investigate President Donald Trump's family businesses and subpoena acting …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
How Redistricting Pit Wasserman Schultz Against Black Democrats in Florida — Four candidates running in a historically Black district risk dividing the Black vote and losing to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who is white. — Four Black Democrats running for Congress in the same South Florida district met …
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks — A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump's controversial directive last year.
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