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ProPublica:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  —  On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests.  It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish …
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Ben Protess / New York Times:
Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.'s Lavish Wedding After-Party  —  The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president's family member.  —  A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid hundreds …
Erum Salam / MS NOW:
Trump Jr.'s wedding party was paid for by Putin ally, confirms wife, Bettina
Discussion: Mediaite
NBC News:
DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general's report.
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New York Times:
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says  —  The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.  —  A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades failed …
New York Times:
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud  —  Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.  —  Investigators may have broken state laws under …
Discussion: Axios and Democracy Docket
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges  —  Agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department's escalating elections-related probes …
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs  —  President Trump lashed out at calls for new AI guardrails and protections, arguing AI only needs a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)  PRESIDENT” and that AI critics should “BEWARE!” … PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"
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Herb Scribner / Axios:   Trump and Huang unite against AI doomers in surprise on-stage call
Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic's CEO
Joe Lovinger / Bloomberg:
Texas Republican Slammed for Racist Post About Longhorn Fans  —  As Texas Longhorns football fans basked in their comeback win over top-ranked Ohio State this weekend, a photograph of gleeful students ignited a fresh round of Republican infighting over immigration and assimilation …
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Media Matters for America:
MAGA media back GOP nominee's racist social media post complaining about nonwhite college students in Texas  —  Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec defended Bo French's post, saying that “there's nothing wrong with wanting Texas to stay Texas” and “I don't see anything hateful about it”
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Kennedy Center leaders say adding Trump's name might be path to financial rescue  —  The Kennedy Center's board will consider closing its main building for two years — unless President Donald Trump helps rescue the institution from probable bankruptcy, a step he might be unwilling …
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Ej Dickson / Wired:
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera.  A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work  —  Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who've had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans.  Now she's fighting back.
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements  —  “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says  —  ADD US AS A GOOGLE PREFERRED SOURCE
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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Trump Brushes Off Calls For AI Slowdown, Russian Drone Strike Hits Near Ex-CIA Chief: Live Updates  —  Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day.  —  HuffPost Staff— HuffPost  —  Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Speech
Christopher Mathias / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville.  Now He's Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.  —  The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives marched alongside neo-Nazis at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a new Talking Points Memo investigation can reveal.
Discussion: New Republic
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’  —  The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” “blah,” “leave me alone,” and button mashing in Flock's ‘reason’ box.  —  Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department used …
CNN:
Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump's top foes  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Congressional news January 6th  —  The Justice Department's push to pursue a sweeping conspiracy probe into former officials behind investigations targeting …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
PAC Spending Reveals: Republicans Are Screwed in the Midterms  —  Polling has taken a beating this year, but you don't need to look at a single poll to get a sense of how the parties are feeling about this midterm election.  All you have to do is study where the leading outside campaign groups are spending money.
Discussion: CBS News
Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Trump nominates Wesley Hunt as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia  —  President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Monday, part of a spate of nominations sent to the Senate less than two months before the midterms decides the fate of the GOP's control of the chamber.
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Beshear confronts a Latino revolt  —  DEEP IN THE HEART: Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands.  Quelling it could come down to Texas.  —  A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives, local and congressional leaders — are pushing the Kentucky Governor …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda  —  Critics say segment about airman's rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump's unpopular war  —  A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran …
CNN:
Gavin Newsom tells CNN's Jake Tapper he won't run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028  —  While fly fishing in Montana, CNN's Jake Tapper asks Governor Gavin Newsom what it would take for him to run for president in 2028.  This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Untroubled Watters: Fox host still hasn't told the truth about Reflecting Pool “vandals”  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool provides a useful case study in how the network's MAGA stars respond to the collapse of their narratives.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Raymond Fernández / The Washington Sun:
Democratic Congressional Candidate Defends Resurfaced Explicit Photos  —  Chris Gallant, 37, said the photos have no bearing on his ability to serve in Congress.  — Copy  —  A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat representing Long Island said he is “not embarrassed or ashamed” after explicit photos resurfaced over the weekend.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption  —  Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.  —  in the summer of 2025, the government of Brazil suddenly found itself in a deep crisis.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
Politico:
Hegseth allies campaign to put loyalist in Army secretary job  —  Pete Hegseth's Pentagon allies are waging a behind-the-scenes campaign against administration officials vying for the Army Secretary job — an unprecedented effort to get the Defense secretary's spokesperson nominated for the role.
Politico:
Mitch McConnell expected to return to Senate this week  —  GOP lawmakers believe Sen. Mitch McConnell will return to the Capitol this week, ending a three-month health-related absence, according to four people granted anonymity to disclose private conversations.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin endorses Collins in Maine Senate race  —  Former Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), praising her as the “soul of the Senate.”  —  Manchin gave his nod to Collins …
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?  —  President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to cash out the digital “tokens” created by the family's cryptocurrency firm, intensifying concerns from ethics experts about potential conflicts of interest.
TMZ.com:
HAYDEN PANETTIERE DIED FROM FENTANYL-LACED OXY, SOURCES Drug Dealer DEA Target  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hayden Panettiere took one fatal pill the day she died, and multiple law enforcement sources believe it was oxycodone laced with fentanyl.  —  Our sources — all connected to the case …
Maria Curi / Axios:
Bernie and Bannon unite for “pro-human” AI  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event on Tuesday to push for human-controlled AI. … The nonprofit advocacy group is behind “The Pro-Human AI Declaration,” …
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
In Hegseth's Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil  —  Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.  —  For decades, secretaries of defense have largely sought to insulate …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Exclusive / Inside the US Treasury secretary's tense relationship with financial media  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last September, Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait got a call from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.  —  The secretary had been a regular on Bloomberg's TV programming …
 
 
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
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Allison Detzel / MS NOW:
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Discussion: New Republic and American Prospect
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Associated Press:
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