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Alasdair Pal / Reuters: Australia opposition leader Dutton loses seat in shock vote defeat — Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Saturday he had lost his own parliamentary seat … -
CNN: Australia's center-left Labor Party retains power in vote seen as test of anti-Trump sentiment — Brisbane and Sydney, Australia CNN — -
Associated Press: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term — Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch … -
Reuters: Count under way in Australia election with living costs, Trump in focus — Australia's Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister on Saturday … -
Washington Post: Inside Waltz's ouster: Before Signalgate, talks with Israel angered Trump — The fired national security adviser engaged in intense coordination … -
Politico: Marco Rubio's esteem is rising in Trump world — at a cost — With four hats, including national security adviser, the former Trump rival is defying predictions he'd be a weak player. -
Diana Glebova / New York Post: Trump aide Stephen Miller gains support for national security adviser post after Waltz's departure: ‘Would be an excellent choice’ -
Nette Nöstlinger / Politico: White House posts AI image of Trump as pope — The White House on Saturday posted an AI-generated image of U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as the leader … -
Marcia Brown / Politico: More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's offer to resign — Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs … -
25 minutes ago Andrea Hsu / NPR: After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions — As the Trump administration marches forward with its plan to dramatically slash … -
S.V. Date / HuffPost: Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence — The arrangement puts money in Trump's pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy … -
Wall Street Journal: Trump Officials Explore Ways of Challenging Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofits — Some IRS officials fear the deliberations appear to depart from longstanding practice -
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?: Budgets as Propaganda — If you are wonky enough to be reading this blog, you have probably heard the expression, “a budget is a moral document”. -
New York Times: C.I.A. to Cut More Than 1,000 Positions Over Several Years — The agency plans, for now, to use attrition, including retirements and voluntary resignations … -
Camille Baker / New York Times: Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’ — The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” … -
Washington Post: Voice of America staff can resume reporting next week, DOJ says — An email from the Justice Department said VOA staff can begin a “phased return” to the office and programming. -
Greg Sargent / New Republic: How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia — He has now said it right out in the open—not once but twice. -
Jack Ewing / New York Times: Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In — Tariffs on imported parts will have a broad impact because all vehicles use components made abroad. -
Margaret Brennan / CBS News: Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S. — Washington — Rwanda's government and the Trump administration are discussing details … -
Los Angeles Times: ‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard — Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen … -
20 minutes ago Politico: The problems are piling up for the GOP megabill — The House's early stumbles paint a clear picture: Trump's “big, beautiful bill” is nowhere near ready for prime time. -
NBC News: Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages — More than a month after he drew criticism for using Signal to discuss …