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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims — David Hearn said he touched the pool's detached liner but “didn't destroy or break or peel anything.” Trump accused vandals of sabotaging the refurbishment. — Summary
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Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae — The president blamed “disgraceful Vandalism” for the damage and peeling paint, which emerged after workers spent days treating algae. — Summary — President Donald Trump said Saturday night that he was likely …
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Raw Story
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained — The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool's bottom.
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Associated Press:
Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation — The paint is peeling from Washington's Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally.
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William James / Reuters:
UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports — British Prime Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. — The newspaper said Starmer …
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Rachel Sylvester / The Observer:
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit — The prime minister now accepts that his time has run out as majority of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham — Nigel Farage urged to sack ‘problem’ Zia Yusuf — Scale of Burnham's triumph piles pressure on Starmer to take a ‘dignified exit’
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Bloomberg:
US-Iran Talks Set to Open as Vance Arrives in Switzerland — US-Iran talks on a permanent ceasefire were set to kick off Sunday with top officials including US Vice President JD Vance converging in Switzerland, even after Iran issued a renewed order to close the Strait of Hormuz.
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Euan Ward / New York Times:
Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Fighting, Several Cease-Fires Later
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New York Times:
Mideast Live Updates: Strait of Hormuz Re-emerges as Point of Tension After Iran Says It's Closed
Mideast Live Updates: Strait of Hormuz Re-emerges as Point of Tension After Iran Says It's Closed
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Al Jazeera:
Iran war live: Diplomacy ‘back in motion’ in Switzerland, Iran, Egypt
Iran war live: Diplomacy ‘back in motion’ in Switzerland, Iran, Egypt
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency … David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison days into a seven-year sentence after being granted clemency by President Trump.Bryan Anselm for The New York Times
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
What to know about the temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program — Starting in July, some Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month. The temporary program is set to run for a year-and-a-half through the end of 2027.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident — Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op request at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media.
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Tommaso Lecca / Politico:
Meloni, Trump trade barbs in escalating spat after G7
Meloni, Trump trade barbs in escalating spat after G7
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni over a disputed photo from the G7 summit
Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni over a disputed photo from the G7 summit
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book says — Suggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reporters — Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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Raw Story
Stephen Starr / The Guardian:
Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received ‘dark money’ from ICE detention contractor — Report finds close ties between the Trump administration and Geo Group, which profits from anti-immigration crackdown — Jim Jordan is among the most famous names in this stretch of Ohio.
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The Parnas Perspective
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
A small conservative group rises in influence under Trump 2.0 … Some of CRC's critics say its work is biased and superficial, and many of its targets, like the Southern Poverty Law Center, are well-worn bogeymen for the right. … “We're the intel operation for the conservative movement as a whole …
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District — Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash …
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