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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise — President Biden this week accomplished what America elected him to do — govern from the center and make deals that solve problems. Progressive Democrats don't seem to like that cooperative spirit, which is a big reason …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
How House Dems went from angry at to rallying around the Biden White House
How House Dems went from angry at to rallying around the Biden White House
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Calm Man in the Capital: Biden Lets Others Spike the Ball but Notches a Win
The Calm Man in the Capital: Biden Lets Others Spike the Ball but Notches a Win
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The Hill, Washington Post and Crooks and Liars
Brent Buchanan / Cygnal:
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
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Washington Post:
Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states — An Atlanta-area investigation of alleged election interference by former president Donald Trump and his allies has broadened to include activities in Washington, D.C., and several other states, according to two people with knowledge …
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The Hill
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: No bump for DeSantis from 2024 launch as Trump continues to climb — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was surely hoping for a bump from his presidential campaign launch last week. But a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows no sign of improvement. — In fact, the survey of 1,520 U.S. adults …
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Washington Post:
Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as they hit the trail in early states
Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as they hit the trail in early states
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’
Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
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Not the Bee, The Daily Beast, HuffPost and National Review
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”
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Political Wire
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he told Hannity not to joke about Biden's cognitive ability — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he previously reached out to Fox News host Sean Hannity to suggest he stop joking about President Biden's cognitive abilities. — Trump participated in a town hall event …
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David French / New York Times:
A Peek Behind the MAGA Curtain — Every now and then, it's important to watch Fox News in prime time. No, not because the programs are particularly good or because the hosts tell their audience the truth. Fox is writing Dominion Voting Systems a $787.5 million check for very good reasons …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Watch Roger Stone Explain on Hot Mic How to Manipulate Trump
Watch Roger Stone Explain on Hot Mic How to Manipulate Trump
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Chloe Xiang / VICE:
AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test — The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said “it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective.” — An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator …
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Charles R. Davis / Insider:
An AI-powered drone tried to attack its human operator in a US military simulation
An AI-powered drone tried to attack its human operator in a US military simulation
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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Twitter's head of trust safety Ella Irwin has resigned, Slack account is deactivated, according to sources — Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of trust and safety and one of Elon Musk's top lieutenants, is no longer in Twitter's internal Slack, according to a source familiar and a screenshot of her deactivated account viewed by Fortune.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payrolls rose 339,000 in May, much better than expected in resilient labor market — The U.S. economy continued to crank out jobs in May, with nonfarm payrolls surging more than expected despite multiple headwinds, the Labor Department reported Friday. — Payrolls in the public …
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New York Times:
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case — A conversation in which the former president is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut a defense he has offered. — The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording …
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Death in Custody of 8-Year-Old in Harlingen, Texas — CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) continues to investigate the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. Border Patrol custody, which occurred on May 17 in Harlingen, Texas. Consistent with agency policy and CBP's commitment …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host — Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative. And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …
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Associated Press:
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP — Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.
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Sam Skove / Defense One:
‘Fort Liberty’: Army More Than Half Done Scrubbing Confederate Names from Its Bases — The new name for Fort Bragg is a compromise between airborne and Special Forces, one source said. — The Army's largest base will be officially renamed Fort Liberty on Friday following …
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
US Army set to rename Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty
US Army set to rename Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty
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Axios:
TV networks battle for Republican debates … And who hosts those debates can have a significant impact on which contenders chose to participate, and how they perform. — Trump's campaign believes his opponents need the primary debates more than he does because they're behind him in polls.
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Josh Chafetz / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Has Earned a Little Contempt — Although the Supreme Court has been deciding cases at a glacial pace this term — and that with an almost comically small docket of only 59 merits cases — the justices have found other ways to keep busy. They have been spinning their ethical lapses …
New York Times:
Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles — In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there's not enough groundwater for projects already approved. — Christopher Flavelle reported from Washington and Jack Healy from Phoenix.
NBC News:
Porn stars vs. parenthood: Ron DeSantis plays the family card against Trump — DeSantis is leaning into an image that projects wholesome family values to win over Iowa evangelicals who may be turned off by the drama around Trump. — SALIX, Iowa — It has become a bit.
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Just Security:
Model Prosecution Memo for Trump Classified Documents — This model prosecution memorandum assesses potential charges federal prosecutors may bring against former President Donald Trump. It focuses on those emanating from his handling of classified documents and other government records since leaving office on January 20, 2021.
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Inside the Meltdown at CNN — CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network's reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong? — “How are we gonna cover Trump? That's not something I stay up at night thinking about,” Chris Licht told me. “It's very simple.”
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie and the Republican Party's Peril — In some ways he's a match for Trump, whose third nomination would mark the end of the GOP. — If Trump Republicans propel Donald Trump over the top in the primaries, they will be doing and will have done two things.
Glamour UK:
Logan Brown: 'I'm a pregnant trans man and I do exist. No matter what anyone says, I am literally living proof' — GLAMOUR's Pride coverstar talks queer love, dealing with transphobia and his journey to parenthood. — Introducing Logan Brown: author, father and now, GLAMOUR's June coverstar.
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Even in Prison, She's ‘an Indomitable Voice’ for Freedom in Iran — Fighting for change has cost Narges Mohammadi her career, separated her from family and deprived her of liberty. But a jail cell has not succeeded in silencing her. — When Narges Mohammadi was just a little girl, her mother told her to never become political.
Public Notice:
Minnesota Democrats' historic legislative session — Voters gave Dems a trifecta, and they wasted no time using it to pass a breathtaking array of progressive legislation. — ∙ Paid … At a time when national Democrats are thwarted by divided government, Minnesota Democrats …
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