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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.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — The president has a history of feuding with news organizations and has at times tried to ban them and their journalists. — Summary — President Donald Trump said he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico …
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Freedom of the Press Foundation:
FPF comments on Trump's media ban announcement
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Becca Lower / RedState:
Watch: Former Press Sec Sarah Huckabee Sanders Stymies Media Over Trump Banning ‘Fake News’
Watch: Former Press Sec Sarah Huckabee Sanders Stymies Media Over Trump Banning ‘Fake News’
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump says son has paid back Russian for wedding party
Trump says son has paid back Russian for wedding party
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Trump extends restrictions on H-1B non-immigrant visa program by another year
Trump extends restrictions on H-1B non-immigrant visa program by another year
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says he's banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White House
Trump says he's banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White House
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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 …
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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 …
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump hails Greenland security deal that falls short of takeover
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Sanne Wass / Bloomberg:
US Strikes Deal Over Greenland to End Row That Threatened NATO
US Strikes Deal Over Greenland to End Row That Threatened NATO
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Daily Mail
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 …
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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
The House's post-midterm to-do list is a political minefield
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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 …
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Joe.My.God., New Republic, The Wrap and NewsMax.com
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.”
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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.
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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.
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