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Associated Press:
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote  —  A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people …
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The Hill:
Donald Trump blows up at Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers resolution  —  President Trump blew up at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) during an intense meeting behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday after the Republican senator accused the president of not being forthright with the American people about the Iran war.
Politico:
It could have been a peace summit.  Instead, Trump clashed with senators inside ‘intense’ meeting. … Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) described Trump as “mad as a murder hornet” about the Iran vote, while Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) described the scene as “very much like a hospital board meeting …
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump gets into shouting match with Sen. Bill Cassidy over Iran war in closed-door meeting  —  President Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) got into a shouting match during a lunch meeting Wednesday over the US war with Iran, according to a lawmaker who was in attendance.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump cancels signing of major housing bill … Trump announced the cancellation as Speaker Mike Johnson and top House leaders held a news conference touting the bill.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Abruptly Cancels Signing Ceremony for Bipartisan Housing Bill  —  The president says the bill is ‘of minor importance,’ adding he wouldn't sign it until Congress takes action on his voter-eligibility legislation  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump abruptly canceled plans …
Politico:
The White House choreographed a victory lap. Trump veered off script.
Discussion: USA Today, Staff Stories and The Hill
Associated Press:
Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump has testy meeting with GOP senators, telling Cassidy at one point to sit down
NBC News:   House GOP leaders cancel planned vote that would have brought several bills to the floor
Declan Harty / Politico:
House panel advances bill banning lawmakers from political betting markets
Discussion: UPI, NewsMax.com and Washington Times
NBC News:
Trump cancels plan to sign major housing bill as he fights with Congress over the SAVE Act
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Top Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House Incumbents  —  The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Socialist “earthquake” leaves Democrats reeling  —  House Democrats were left stunned on Tuesday night after two of their colleagues — including the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — lost primaries to left-wing challengers. … - “People who do not support the DSA wring their hands …
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
New York's Warning for Democratic Leaders
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The President Finds His Happy Place
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans celebrate socialist wins in Democratic primaries
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The Supreme Court's next rulings could set Trump off … It seems wise to expect a presidential outburst against the justices if that case goes as he expects.  —  The justices are also expected to hand down a ruling on another issue near and dear to Trump: whether mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day can be counted.
Discussion: Slate and Reuters
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court  —  An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans.  —  Hello!  The Supreme Court has a dozen cases left to decide and only a few days left in its term.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls  —  Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Mail-in voting is under attack.  Here's what you can do  —  This piece was originally published for Democracy Docket members only.  We're sharing it more widely because it felt too timely to keep behind the paywall.  Become a member to get Marc's exclusive notes first.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Senate Democrats raise ‘profound concerns’ over Trump administration website for new moms  —  Eleven Democratic senators on Wednesday flagged “profound concerns” with the Trump administration's website for new and expecting mothers, which the lawmakers saying the site drives families towards crisis pregnancy centers for treatment.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NPR
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Senators alarmed at Trump administration website Moms.gov promoting anti-abortion facilities
Discussion: HuffPost and The Forward
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI  —  Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.  —  Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers …
Discussion: Gizmodo, TechCrunch and Fast Company
Kevin Schaul / Washington Post:
Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased?  We tested them.  —  Excerpts from each chatbot's responses to political questions  —  Left-leaning argument  —  Right-leaning  —  ChatGPT  —  Gemini  —  Grok  —  President Donald Trump and other conservatives …
NBC News:
Judge wants to know why Kennedy Center sign is being hidden  —  A federal judge is asking the administration to explain why the sign to the Kennedy Center has been covered up since Trump's name was removed from facade.  —  In a ruling this morning, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper directed …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senator Demands Trump Personally Pay Taxpayers Back For Reflecting Pool Mess  —  “This was not a result of vandalism, but your administration's incompetence,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) told the president.  —  WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) is calling …
Discussion: New Republic
The Guardian:
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison  —  Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility  —  By Lex McMenamin with graphics by Flávio Pessoa
Daphne Psaledakis / Reuters:
World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions  —  Three International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday sued U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.  —  In the lawsuit filed in the federal court …
Discussion: New York Times
Caroline Kitchener / New York Times:
Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions  —  Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.  —  In its quest to outlaw abortion across the country, the antiabortion movement …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Judge blocks subpoenas in transgender care investigation at NY hospitals  —  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors from accessing the medical records of transgender individuals treated at New York City hospitals.  —  U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla …
Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
Rocked by the Iran war, the UAE sours on Trump: ‘We got played’  —  Across the Persian Gulf region, the president was viewed as a pro-business ally, but his decision to wage war on Iran and his erratic conduct have tarnished his image.  —  Summary  —  DUBAI — Trump International Golf Club …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Semafor
 
 
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