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New York Times:
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro — Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes. — Jeanine Pirro had had it up to here with Doug Burgum.
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Associated Press:
Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed — The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that he bore no responsibility …
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage — Add CBS News on Google — The top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool …
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Politico:
Jeanine Pirro struggles to give Trump the wins he craves the most — Jeanine Pirro's focus on murders and other major crimes in Washington has helped President Donald Trump deliver on his pledge to go after violent offenders in the nation's capital — work he often touts publicly.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
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Wall Street Journal:
Michigan Senate Primary Puts Democratic Party's Leftward Shift to the Test — Moderate Democrats see race as a chance to try to slow a groundswell of Democratic socialist victories — DETROIT—The Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, the party's most divisive and costly this year …
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Missouri Voters Reject Measure to Limit Their Ballot Box Powers — The state's conservative Legislature had put the measure on the ballot that would have enacted citizen initiatives only if they won majorities in each of Missouri's eight U.S. House districts.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Kansas Rejects Measure to Elect Its State Supreme Court Justices
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary
Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
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Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing — Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C., scrolling on her phone when three National Guard members entered her front gate, confronted her and pushed …
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Washington Post:
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work — Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn. — Summary — President Donald Trump has directed contractors …
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David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Workers Disassemble Parts of Trump's White House Helipad, Photos Show
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday she will vote against Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general. … But it makes every remaining undecided Republican that much more important. — With Sen. Mitch McConnell …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins will oppose Blanche, narrowing nominee's path to confirmation
Collins will oppose Blanche, narrowing nominee's path to confirmation
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats progressive Cori Bush for second time — Rep. Wesley Bell has defeated Cori Bush in a primary rematch that was defined by clashes over Israel. A former county prosecutor who unseated Bush in 2024, Bell won Tuesday's rematch for Missouri's 1st District …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Pressley breaks with Jeffries over Missouri primary race
Pressley breaks with Jeffries over Missouri primary race
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Max Miller doubles down on staying in Ohio House race — Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he won't drop his reelection bid despite facing allegations of domestic abuse and violence from his ex-wife and two other women. … - “In 2016, when President Donald J. Trump faced …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
‘I can win’: Defiant Max Miller says he's staying in race amid abuse claims
‘I can win’: Defiant Max Miller says he's staying in race amid abuse claims
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
60 Minutes Ended Story About Epstein's Shady Bank Transactions — CBS's 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein's sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss-run network fired the reporter fronting the investigation. — A new report by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden revealed that Deutsche Bank AG …
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Manuela Silva / NOTUS:
Maryland Lawmakers Open the Door for 2028 Redistricting — Maryland lawmakers took a first step toward redrawing their congressional map during a special session on Tuesday, passing a constitutional amendment that could open the door for Democrats to pick up the only Republican seat …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Missouri GOP thwarts Democrats' effort to undo their gerrymander
Missouri GOP thwarts Democrats' effort to undo their gerrymander
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Politico:
Max Miller's lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter — A lawyer for Rep. Max Miller took responsibility Tuesday for inadvertently releasing sensitive photos of the Ohio Republican's daughter in a trove of material Miller published Sunday in a bid to defend himself against domestic abuse claims.
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CNBC:
U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters — The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador to US in spat with Lula — The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil's denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit the country ahead …
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework — The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. … - There is no clear definition of what is considered state-of-the art or a national security risk.
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Ben Binday / Washington Post:
Democrat exits Senate race in South Dakota, clearing way for independent — Julian Beaudion withdrew after resisting pressure to step aside, making South Dakota's contest the third Senate race without a Democratic candidate. — Summary — Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee …
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New York Post:
Chilling details emerge about heavily armed suspect at California Trump golf club before arrest — An armed man, said to be creeping around and monitoring “security-planning activities,” was arrested Sunday with a pistol and ammunition outside Trump National Golf Course Los Angeles …
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran's Defiant Leaders — Iran's leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump. — President Trump's angry claim on Monday that Iran was being “unbelievably duplicitous” in its dealings with the United States …
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Bloomberg
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court — The Department of Health and Human Services quietly unveiled a multimillion-dollar contract Tuesday with a small Texas law firm, entrusting it with representing thousands of children who came by themselves …
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David Ellison / New York Times:
Let's Set the Record Straight on the Paramount-Warner Deal — Many people have weighed in on Paramount's agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — media analysts, power brokers, political commentators, competitors and, of course, lawyers. For a transaction of this size, that is expected and appropriate.
New York Times:
Arizona's Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate — Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
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US Department of Justice:
Civil Rights Division Secures Settlement with OpenAI for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today that it has secured a combined $3,200,000 settlement with OpenAI OpCo LLC, a San Francisco …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration — An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts …
Cecilia Lenzen / Fort Worth Report:
Tarrant County judge removes attendees during public meeting about voting site reductions — Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare directed meeting attendees to leave the commissioners courtroom Tuesday when some audience members clapped after he instructed them not to.
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Lone Star Left
Reuters:
US judge grants DOJ bid to dismiss Jan. 6 cases against Oath Keepers — A U.S. judge on Tuesday granted the U.S. Justice Department's bid to dismiss cases against members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia who took part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a court filing.
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Washington Post:
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states — Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina have joined the outbreak tied to lettuce from Mexico, said a person familiar with the investigation. — Summary — The Centers for Disease Control …
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