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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
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Washington Post:
How Trump's claims of vandalism at the renovated Reflecting Pool crumbled
How Trump's claims of vandalism at the renovated Reflecting Pool crumbled
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Jeanine Pirro ‘Folded Like an Umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool Case
Trump Says Jeanine Pirro ‘Folded Like an Umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool Case
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
DOJ moves to drop charges against more Reflecting Pool vandalism suspects
DOJ moves to drop charges against more Reflecting Pool vandalism suspects
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Clarence Williams / New York Times:
Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases
Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases
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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 …
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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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Scott Horsley / NPR:
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
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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 — Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone. — President Trump has been building a huge new helipad at the White House.
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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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Max Miller wants House Ethics to probe allegations against him
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Reliably red Ohio suddenly a red-hot mess for GOP
Reliably red Ohio suddenly a red-hot mess for GOP
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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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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more — Add CBS News on Google — Voters are going to the polls in five states, including Michigan, where Democrats are watching the expensive and contentious Senate primary contest between populist Abdul El-Sayed and moderate Rep. Haley Stevens.
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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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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.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation — Todd Blanche picked up an important GOP vote Tuesday for his nomination as attorney general — Sen. John Curtis of Utah — likely leaving him just one vote shy of securing confirmation. Curtis said in a statement he plans to “support” …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche clears Judiciary Committee hurdle on party lines
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Cecilia Lenzen / Fort Worth Report:
Tarrant County judge removes attendees during public meeting about voting site reductions — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email … 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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Sophie Gardner / Politico:
Paul sets Fauci committee vote for Thursday — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will hold a committee vote Thursday morning on whether to hold Anthony Fauci — the former Covid czar who Paul has long reviled — in contempt of Congress. Fauci appeared last week before the Senate Homeland Security …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Senate panel to vote on Fauci contempt resolution after tense hearing
Senate panel to vote on Fauci contempt resolution after tense hearing
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Washington Post:
Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. set to cost additional $1.4 billion — The estimate, provided to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, covers the period from Oct. 1, 2026, through the end of the president's term. — Summary — The Pentagon's deployment of National Guard troops to Washington …
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / NOTUS:
Trump Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion Keeping the National Guard in D.C. Until 2029
Trump Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion Keeping the National Guard in D.C. Until 2029
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CBS News:
Serviceman kills 3 civilians and 1 soldier in Russian-held Crimea, governor says — Add CBS News on Google — A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea opened fire on fellow soldiers and civilians, killing four people and wounding four, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said Tuesday.
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Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes
Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Francesca Hong defends call to ‘cancel Thanksgiving,’ but says ‘views can evolve’ — Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) on Monday defended a past social media post urging the country to “cancel Thanksgiving” further leaning into her progressive agenda …
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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 …
David Strom / HotAir:
Climate Change Started Another Fire With Matches — Climate Change, as we know, is the root cause of all bad things. It has become so destructive that it is whispering in the ears of arsonists, telling them to start fires that burn down vast swathes of nature and not a few homes in places like Los Angeles and Spokane.
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Axios:
Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race — Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. Senate. The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.
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Robert King / Politico:
Ron Johnson's handling of budget hearing rankles Dems — Democrats on the Budget Committee were frustrated by Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) first turn with the gavel after the new chair rebutted each of their remarks. “Welcome to the chairmanship, but I find you are turning this into a debate committee …
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 …
Michael Phillis / Associated Press:
Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate program — A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated a multi-billion program to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet — Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle. — For decades, Ronald S. Lauder …
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
US Sends Election Monitors to Four Michigan Cities for Primary — The US Justice Department sent election monitors to four Michigan cities on Tuesday as the state holds a closely watched primary that will set the November lineup for an open US Senate seat — one of the most competitive contests of the 2026 midterms.
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Jordan Rubin / MS NOW:
California and other blue states warn of ‘extreme’ risk in backing Trump election order — “The consequences of allowing such transformative changes to take effect so close to this fall's elections would be extreme,” 23 states and D.C. argue. — California and other Democratic-led states told …
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