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Trump says planned 250-foot arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipers — The president's post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project. — Summary
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump says proposed Washington arch to become sniper, drone facility — President Trump said Sunday morning his proposed “triumphal arch” in Washington will become a dual-use facility housing snipers, drones and ammunition storage.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Says His Contested Arch Would House Drones and Snipers — The president's announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. — President Trump said on Sunday his planned 250-foot triumphal arch …
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Scripps News and Daily Mail
New York Times:
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center — Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. — Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside …
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MS NOW
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Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:
The Rust Belt Lawmaker Leading the Fight Against Trump's Kennedy Center Plans
The Rust Belt Lawmaker Leading the Fight Against Trump's Kennedy Center Plans
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Wonkette
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
What Exactly Is a Wave Election? And Should Republicans Be on High Alert? — How today's polling numbers compare with the results of some previous midterms. — We've seen a surge of post-Labor Day polls over the last two weeks. If there's any term to describe their findings, it's that Democrats seem poised for a wave election.
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NBC News:
Poll: Most voters say Trump has hurt the economy as competitive midterm election looms
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Axios
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her
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South Dakota War College, The Daily Caller and Dakota News Now
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. John Barrasso says Trump isn't violating the Constitution by banning reporters from the White House — The Wyoming senator's comments come after reporters from MS NOW, Politico and CNN were barred from entering White House grounds. … Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
Mack Liederman / New York Times:
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters
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MS NOW, USA Today, Mediaite, Business Insider, Associated Press, The Washington Sun, Politico, The Verge and Freedom of the Press …, more at Mediagazer »
Sarah-Jane Collins / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Star, 39, Addresses Explosive Lesbian Sex Claims — ‘UTTERLY FALSE’ — A sworn House Ethics complaint accuses Lauren Boebert of having inappropriate relationships with three staffers—and paying one of them $200,000 to keep quiet. — Lauren Boebert has long cast herself as a “family values” crusader.
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Raw Story
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Dan Primack / Axios:
How Trump 2.0's stock market stacks up with predecessors — The stock market soared during the first 20 months of President Trump's second term, but slightly underperformed the same period of his first term. … - The gap at 20 months is closer than it was at the one-year mark …
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NewsMax.com
Politico:
The Company Trump Can't Ignore — On the evening of April 6, an unusual request began making its way from Washington to some of Wall Street's most powerful executives. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wanted to see them first thing the next morning. — The heads of Bank of America …
Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? … Najya Hannah-Jones, 16, the writer's daughter. — I could feel her looking at me. Her body slung in adolescent impertinence against the front passenger seat door, shoulders turned so she could face me fully.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
RFK Jr.'s ‘Medical Freedom’ Comes With a Body Count — Measles showed up at a children's hospital. The health secretary showed up at an anti-vax conference. — EVERY DAY THERE ARE YOUNG, sometimes tiny human beings who leave the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia—each one of them living …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
California Cracks Down on Influencers' Undisclosed Political Ads — Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don't disclose that they were paid to make political content. — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday that will penalize …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California enacts new election safeguards against potential Trump interference in midterms
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Governor of California
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Signs Bills Meant to Prevent Trump's Interference in Midterms
Newsom Signs Bills Meant to Prevent Trump's Interference in Midterms
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The Guardian, RedState, Straight Arrow, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, MS NOW, The Gateway Pundit and Governor of California
Politico:
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control — President Donald Trump is moving to put political appointees in charge of billions of dollars in federal health research grants in another attempt to cut Harvard's funding.
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Reuters, NewsMax.com and Washington Post
Gianluca Semeraro / Reuters:
Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says — Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and to cap the number of foreign students per class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday as she played up her right-wing credentials at a youth event organised by her party.
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Politico
The Independent:
The Greenland deal is a classic example of Trump's bluff and bluster — Editorial: If all that the ‘deal’ means is that the US president stops threatening America's allies, Trump cannot expect gratitude — The Greenland deal is a classic Donald Triumph. In return for ceasing …
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Washington Post:
Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown — Trump's decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments. — Summary — President Donald Trump's sprawling …
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology
Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology
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