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New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
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TMZ.com:
Trump Aide Natalie Harp's Brother Explains Her Infatuation With POTUS  —  TRUMP AIDE NATALIE HARP'S BROTHER HER ‘INFATUATION’ WITH POTUS ISN'T PHYSICAL!!!  —  Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp may be infatuated with the president ... but her estranged brother says he seriously doubts she's physically attracted to him.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 👱‍♀️ 🖨️ Inside Trumpland's Freakout Over ‘Natalie’  —  Natalie Harp is so close to the president that her ‘love letters’ caused a massive leak hunt in Trumpland that you probably never heard of.  Plus, the Dem establishment loses another Senate primary.
CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies  —  The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio.  — In the memo, obtained by Axios …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends, echoing GOP memo, runs cover against “far-left” data center opposition  —  Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI
Discussion: The Hill and WPR, more at Techmeme »
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries  —  State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm.  Can it carry her to victory in November?
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Progressive Challenger Upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate Primary
Washington Post:
8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary
Emily Davies / New York Times:
'I'm Not That Informed on National Security,' Graham Says in South Carolina Debate  —  Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Here are five takeaways.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Darline Graham pilloried for saying she's ‘not that informed on national security’
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing  —  North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption …
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Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
Tarp Covering Kennedy Center Facade Must Stay, DOJ Argues in Court  —  The tarp covering the Kennedy Center facade must remain as part of ongoing construction activities following the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the building, Justice Department attorneys argued in a recent court filing.
Discussion: MS NOW
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump, Trump, Trump: Kennedy Center Board Voted To Return POTUS's Name To Three Different Spots On Complex's Grounds
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA  —  Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines  —  An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans?  It's Darker than We Knew.  —  It's time to familiarize yourselves with the names “Operation Puppet Master” and “Operation Keyhole.”  If those nefarious phrases evoke to you the U.S. government's domestic spying on leftist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, it's for good reason.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:   DOJ cites Comey's novel in urging judge not to toss ‘86 47’ seashells threat to Trump case
Associated Press:
An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again  —  Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders.  After the bond market's alarm bells rose …
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Politico:
Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign.  Voters aren't moving.  —  Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has done with voters.  —  With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Scion of Democratic Politics Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor  —  Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.  —  Tom Begich, a singer-songwriter and former state lawmaker …
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill and Fox News
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Wired:
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police.  We Got Its Code  —  Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.  WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump's profits irk Americans as Dems test anti-corruption message  —  A majority of Americans believe President Trump has profited inappropriately from a cryptocurrency empire while in office and disapprove of his family's global business activity, according to recent polls.
Discussion: The Hill
Clair McFarland / Cowboy State Daily:
Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary  —  Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election.  “Wyoming citizens spoke loud and clear tonight!” said caucus critic Rep. Landon Brown.
Discussion: MS NOW and Pluribus News
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Contrarian
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead FDA  —  Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.  —  As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce  —  The principal aim of President Trump's second term is revenge.  —  Trump is consumed by this lust for revenge.  It defined the first moments of his second term.  “Within hours of taking the presidential oath,” my news-side colleagues Maggie Haberman …
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets.  They seldom stop crime  —  Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk.  —  The officers stopped the attack and arrested him, according to a police report.
Betsy Klein / CNN:
‘Very special stone’: Trump unveils another White House construction project  —  President Donald Trump unveiled a new White House construction project Wednesday, issuing an impromptu invitation to reporters to join him on the South Lawn and tour the replacement of the White House driveway as well as progress made on his new helipad.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Sen. Ruben Gallego flew sister-in-law, Brazilian au pair to Washington with campaign funds — as federal probe looms  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ruben Gallego is facing fresh allegations of misspending campaign funds after records show he billed $2,000 for flights for his sister-in-law and au pair …
 
 
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
California senators call for ‘maximum oversight’ over conspiracist Tina Peters' new election job
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Rand Paul says he doesn't understand the buzz over Mitch McConnell's health
Discussion: NewsMax.com
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
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Paul Krugman:
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today. Does the Old Man Have Character?
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
How Trump's dismissive comment could damage GOP chances in a key House race
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here's where levels are highest
 

 
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OpenAI:
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Lauren McCarthy / New York Times:
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Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack:
Z.ai releases GLM-5.3's weights under a new license requiring companies with $10B+ in revenue over 12 months to pass Z.ai's security review to host the model
 
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