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Alayna Treene / CNN:
Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Jeanine Pirro ‘Folded Like an Umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool Case  —  The U.S. attorney in D.C. and longtime ally of the president had moved to dismiss criminal charges over damage to the pool  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump sharply criticized Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney …
Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
More Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool charges dropped by Pirro's office  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Amid the Trump administration infighting over a decision to move to dismiss a felony criminal charge against a former Olympian who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool …
Axios:
“Things aren't looking good”: Trump tells Max Miller his candidacy is in trouble  —  President Trump phoned Rep. Max Miller Monday and expressed doubts about the Ohio Republican's candidacy amid reports he assaulted his ex-wife and their child, three sources familiar with the call said.
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Politico:
‘He should quit’: Republican senators sound alarms about Max Miller accusations
New York Times:
An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump  —  The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again.  But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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Alex Galbraith / Salon:
“Last chance before decapitation”: Trump threatens Iran over stalled peace talks
Shery Ahn / Bloomberg:
Iran Sees US as Weak After Trump Backs Off Strikes, CSIS Says
Discussion: CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics  —  Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements  —  Tired_Thumb is far from alone.  —  In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour …
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Politico:
Still some drama left in Todd Blanche's confirmation fight  —  Senate Republicans are hopeful they will be able to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general by the end of the week.  But he's not in the clear yet, as several undecided GOP senators continue to mull it over.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
The legal loophole that could revive the Trump administration's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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 …
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says  —  Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
Follow the Money: How Wall Street Bankrolled Epstein, and How the Trump Administration and CBS are Blocking The Truth  —  For nearly two decades, Jeffrey Epstein moved more than a billion dollars through some of the biggest banks in America.  He withdrew millions in unexplained cash.
Mary Cunningham / CBS News:
25 states sue Trump administration over latest round of tariffs  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A coalition of 25 states on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it exceeded its authority in imposing a new round of sweeping tariffs last month.
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Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy's Road-Trip TV Show?  —  Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation's summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn't aired a single episode.  —  SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SEAN DUFFY and his family promised …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary Poses a Test for a Divided Party  —  Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, faces Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in the Democratic primary for Senate.  Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and Washington are also voting today.  —  Here's the latest.
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Reuters:
Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it  —  U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of “government censorship.”
New York Times:
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say  —  The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo.  The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.  —  A Salvadoran immigrant who was being held …
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Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Judge blocks New York ban on face coverings for ICE  —  A federal judge has struck down a New York law prohibiting federal officers from wearing masks, a setback for the state's efforts to stop a notorious aspect of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement campaign.
Politico:
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’  —  As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam  —  Over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin committed the ultimate sin in the eyes of MAGA personalities, triggering vicious attacks and even calls for his ouster.  What was this grave transgression?
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.
Politico:
Bernie Sanders' circle is pretty clear on who his successor will be  —  The battle to become the country's next progressive leader in the mold of Bernie Sanders is heating up ahead of Democrats' direction-defining Michigan Senate primary.  —  Nowhere is the jockeying and strategy unfolding behind …
Washington Post:
Trump keeps making threats.  The world has stopped flinching.  —  The president's bombast has ceased to rattle world leaders, who have seen him fenced in by courts, rebuffed by Congress and strung along by Iran.  —  Summary  —  LONDON — When President Donald Trump strode into the Rose Garden …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
How the War in Iran Is Complicating Trump's Agenda at Home  —  As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.  —  The war in Iran, along with a cycle …
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with ‘freedom of movement’  —  The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci.  All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.
Discussion: Blaze Media
Christian Paz / Vox:
The quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in Kansas  —  Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion battles have largely taken a backseat in national news to other policy fights this cycle.  Leaders in the anti-abortion movement say they're disillusioned …
Peter Charalambous / ABC News:
Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 ‘for anti-money laundering reasons’  —  The disclosure came in a court filing from the financial institution.  —  President Donald Trump listens to questions from reporters during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David …
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes  —  Russian retailer has become key target for Kyiv as it aims to bring Putin's war closer to home  —  Ukrainian drones struck warehouses belonging to online retail group Wildberries and other targets across Russia overnight …
Alejandro Carrasquel / Stars & Stripes:
Security Forces detain 8 people attempting to breach US air base in South Korea  —  OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Eight people were detained Tuesday after attempting to unlawfully enter the home of the U.S. 7th Air Force through its main gate, according to the 51st Fighter Wing and South Korean police.
 
 
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Politico:
US sends more intel assets to Cuba
Discussion: Breitbart and Bloomberg
Jeremiah Johnson / The Argument:
Who supports free trade? Everyone.
Discussion: The Diplomat
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Pete Buttigieg's Case Against ‘Return to Normal’
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Is ‘Communist’ No Longer a Slur?
Mikella Schuettler / Associated Press:
Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Documents Undercut Trump's Claims About Utah National Monument
Discussion: Raw Story
Zeteo:
‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power - Even If They Lose
Reuters:
US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say
Axios:
Senate's SAVE snub
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Chuck Edwards recommended for censure by House Ethics Committee
ProPublica:
ProPublica Hires Four Reporters to Expand Washington and National Security Coverage
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Jack Smith invited to testify before Senate next month
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 

 
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Alexandra Alper / Reuters:
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