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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump says he's ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House  —  Donald Trump Media Fighting disinformation  —  President Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House.”  The president said it was “effective immediately,” …
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Reuters:
Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House  —  President Donald Trump said on Friday he was banning three major news outlets — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — from the White House, in his latest move to crack down on the independent press.
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House  —  President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House “effective immediately,” escalating his long-running battles with news organizations. … - The White House has not responded to Axios' request for comments.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
Becca Lower / RedState:
Watch: Former Press Sec Sarah Huckabee Sanders Stymies Media Over Trump Banning ‘Fake News’
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Trump extends restrictions on H-1B non-immigrant visa program by another year
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Bloomberg and CBS News
Washington Post:
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly  —  Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department's casualty database.  —  Summary
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New York Times:
U.S. Has Reached Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says  —  The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.  —  President Trump said on Friday that his administration had reached a deal with Denmark and Greenland …
Discussion: The Independent and Al Jazeera
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump's threats to take over Greenland  —  The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination  —  Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump hails Greenland security deal that falls short of takeover  —  The agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory.  —  Summary  —  The White House has struck a deal that gives …
Discussion: twitchy.com and France 24
Washington Post:
Trump is sober about the midterm prospects for Republicans, advisers say  —  In private, the president has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP's poor chances in the midterms and has accepted that some of the problem is of his making.  —  Summary
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans in Tough Races Are Tip-Toeing Away From Trump
Discussion: CNN
Axios:   House GOP's top messenger: Socialism attack line “doesn't really resonate”
Washington Post:
Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump's drug-pricing deals  —  Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration's confidential deals with pharmaceutical companies …
Discussion: Public Citizen
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Bloomberg:
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School  —  Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.  —  Within hours of a Feb. 28 missile attack that hit …
CNN:
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say  —  The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson's Hair to Hemings's Children  —  A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.  —  For more than 200 years, the question has nagged at the edges …
Discussion: The Atlantic
New York Times:
F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11  —  The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau's director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.  —  Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, temporarily halted some cooperation with the agency's counterpart …
Discussion: The Wrap, New Republic and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds  —  The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.  —  The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Khanna, Massie say they can force another Epstein vote  —  Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced Thursday they've secured commitments for the 218 signatures needed to force another vote the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
The House's post-midterm to-do list is a political minefield
Discussion: Fox News
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Speculation About Possible Demolition  —  Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.  —  A large group of demonstrators locked arms …
Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Trump says he will demand drug companies split up vaccines into more doses  —  Those comments came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told attendees of a conference for the anti-vaccine group he founded that they have a “friend at the White House.”
Victor Mather / New York Times:
Can Two Friends Complete a Game No One Has Ever Finished?  —  The Campaign for North Africa, a staggeringly complicated World War II board game, has stymied players for decades.  Now two guys in England are giving it a serious go.  —  War is hell.  And sometimes war games can be, too.
Erica Orden / Politico:
DOJ says recent Supreme Court ruling shields Maurene Comey firing  —  The Supreme Court's recent decision widening the president's power to fire certain agency leaders also extends to more junior employees — namely, former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, the Justice Department argued in court Friday.
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump criticizes Republican who said immigration enforcement had ‘gone too far’  —  Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) is running in a Latino-heavy district in Florida.  —  President Donald Trump pushed back Friday against a Republican critic, calling Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) weak on border security.
Nicholas Slayton / Task & Purpose:
Pentagon reboots testosterone screening plan for men 30 and over  —  Screenings will be mandatory for men in the ranks who are 30 or older, although getting hormone replacement therapy is voluntary, the Defense Department said.  —  Two months after announcing mandatory testosterone screenings …
 
 
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Reagan Judge Foils Desperate Bid to Hide Trump Accuser's Interviews
Discussion: MS NOW
Neil Mehta / Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer McDermott / Associated Press:
Judge Rules the EPA Illegally Terminated a $7 Billion Solar Program
Russell Contreras / Axios:
GOP Latino gains fade as gender divides deepen
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Top DOJ official warned that prosecutors would be fired for not pursuing alleged voter fraud, according to sources
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CNBC:
President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over their coverage of him, with “other Fake News Media Outlets to follow”

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