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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
There's Nothing Democratic About These Socialists — The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become. — The general idea that Democratic Party loyalists seem to have about members of the Democratic Socialists of America is that they're a lot like Democrats, but perhaps a bit more passionate.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems rocked by another socialist upset: “Wake up call” — House Democrats were staggered Wednesday by the loss of yet another one of their longtime colleagues to a democratic socialist challenger. … So why did she become a target of the left? — “One more case in the growing dynamic …
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Denver Post:
Five takeaways in Colorado primaries as DSA candidate ousts congresswoman, Democrats reject senator, big money falters — Phil Weiser's late surge in governor's race overcomes outside spending backing Sen. Michael Bennet — Colorado's Democratic primary voters pushed hard against Washington …
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Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries
Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
First Draft: AIPAC Defeated Again - This Time in Colorado
First Draft: AIPAC Defeated Again - This Time in Colorado
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico — The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form. — Wednesday marked the deadline to renew the trade agreement, which President Trump struck …
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Aime Williams / Financial Times:
US voters support Trump trade deal with Canada and Mexico, survey finds
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
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New York Times:
Trump Pulled In About $1.4 Billion From Crypto Ventures, Financial Disclosure Shows — The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family's holdings, particularly the president's crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative. — 1.1k
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says outside funds ‘run my money’ after disclosure shows billions in 2025 revenue
Trump says outside funds ‘run my money’ after disclosure shows billions in 2025 revenue
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New Republic:
MAGA Rage Takes Unnerving Turn as Birthright Loss Rattles Trump Badly — After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it. Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can't do, and he lamely claimed it was a …
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
ICE's arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas — The president's deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, and a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister's release. — Summary — SAN ANTONIO — Sister Leticia …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B … - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant foreign women from entering the country, an idea also floated by administration figures.
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New York Times:
Another Major Precedent Crumbles at the Supreme Court. 3 Legal Scholars Assess the Fallout. — Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with William Baude, a law professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records — Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack — WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month …
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll says Trump wants to delay $5 million payment in sex abuse, defamation case — Add CBS News on Google — Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll's consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask …
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / NOTUS:
E. Jean Carroll Moves to Collect the $5 Million Trump Owes Her
E. Jean Carroll Moves to Collect the $5 Million Trump Owes Her
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Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Kash Patel's Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions — FBI Director Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues California to Halt Glock Ban — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against California to halt the state's newly enacted Glock Ban. The lawsuit also seeks to prevent enforcement of the state's “Handgun Roster” — a list limiting legal firearms that individuals may purchase.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin / CBS News:
Justice Department sues Virginia, California over gun laws
Justice Department sues Virginia, California over gun laws
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
DOGE Cut Off Small Town America's 250th Birthday Money — A local Ohio historical society had hoped to go big for America's 250th anniversary. It settled on what it could afford: a limited “passport” project to encourage people to visit and engage with local history sites.
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Axios:
Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028 — Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Five Words That Changed America — There is a moment for every American when she first encounters the Declaration of Independence. For most, it comes to her as scripture — the highest and most sacred text in the nation's civic religion, encapsulated by its moving assertion of human equality …
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Zeteo:
‘This One!’: Trump Is Already Planning To Steal Classified Docs Again — Time is a flat circle... especially when it comes to Donald Trump's lawlessness and pettiness. — ∙ Paid — Remember that open-and-shut federal criminal case where Donald Trump clearly committed serious crimes …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump backs MAHA in heated, “shocking” Oval Office fight on pesticides — Tensions over pesticide use erupted in an Oval Office meeting last week, as a top agriculture lobbyist warned President Trump that an executive order calling for pest-killing alternatives would cost Trump support from farming interests.
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Fox News:
RNC chair predicts first-ever midterm convention will turn Dallas into ‘Trumpapalooza’ for 2026 fight — Gruters says the two-day Dallas event will energize MAGA voters and contrast Republicans against radical leftist primary winners — EXCLUSIVE - Republican National Committee Chairman …
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Politico:
Tom Kean Jr. kept his depression a secret. Colleagues are questioning that decision. … “You give up the right to privacy in a certain respect when you run for office and represent that many people,” she said. “And so I do challenge our colleagues to be more transparent when these things happen.”
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New York Times:
Minnesota Pardons Sexual Abuser Who Was Set to Be Deported — Tou Lue Vang has expressed regret for abusing a 10-year-old two decades ago. The Trump administration accused Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, of shielding an immigrant who committed a serious crime.
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Took Out Giant, Mysterious Loan Last Year — Donald Trump secured a massive loan from Charles Schwab Bank last year, leaving his debt profile murkier than it has been in ages. — The principal on the new loan amounts to more than $50 million and its interest rate is 3.9% …
Ken B. Morales / ProPublica:
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification — In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions …
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New York Times:
Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find — Republicans are defending seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas as they try to maintain their majority. Democrats are competitive in all six states — but not leading in enough to take the chamber.
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