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NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown — The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it's unclear if Johnson can pass it with only Republicans. — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, IJR, The Hill and CBS News
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Infighting Stalls Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill
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Townhall, Washington Examiner and Semafor
Aris Folley / The Hill:
House GOP seeks spending cuts, defense increases in plan to avert shutdown
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The Post Millennial and Washington Times
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown and they're daring Democrats to oppose it
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Deseret News and E&E News
eutoday.net:
US Intelligence Ban Leads to Heavy Ukrainian Losses — The decision by the United States to suspend military intelligence sharing with Ukraine has contributed to significant battlefield losses, with Russian forces advancing along key frontlines. — Reports indicate that the halt …
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New York Post, Byline Times, Euromaidan Press, Reuters, The War Zone, Time, Bloomberg, Politico and The American Conservative
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Weekend Update #123: The Week The USA Started Killing Ukrainians — Part 1: The Trump Plan to Damage Ukraine and Help Russia — Well, I feel that cannot really wait until tomorrow to send the first part of my weekend update out. What we have seen over the last few days is so extreme …
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Politico, Euromaidan Press and CNN
Washington Post:
U.S. suspends commercial satellite imagery service to Ukraine
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Euromaidan Press, World News, New York Times, The Kyiv Independent, SpaceNews, Reuters and WTOP News
Marc Santora / New York Times:
With Drones and North Korean Troops, Russia Pushes Back Ukraine's Offensive
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The Week, The Defense Post and The Kyiv Independent
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Fox News Suddenly Starts Panicking About Trump's Economy: “Weakening!” — Fox News figures are willing to propagandize on President Trump's behalf on pretty much every horror that he throws our way. Do Fox personalities back Trump when he sells out our allies in tandem with murderous tyrant Vladimir Putin?
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Trump says brief economic pain is worth long-term gain. Will Americans agree? — The White House says economic pain is a temporary side-effect of its overhauls. But Americans might not be willing to endure much more uncertainty. — The economy is on shaky footing — a necessary moment of upheaval …
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NBC News
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era — It remains to be seen how far President Trump's embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone. — For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe.
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Liz Oyer / Liz Oyer on LinkedIn:
I'm sad to share that I was fired today from the job I have poured my heart and soul into for the last three years. I am so proud of the team we built in the Office of the Pardon Attorney, who will carry on our important work. I'm very grateful for the many extraordinary people I've had the opportunity to connect with on this journey.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate — In email obtained by TPM, White House claims that Trump can appoint whoever he wants - absent Congress. — The Trump White House has taken its attempt to seize direct control over the entire executive branch …
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
How A Tiny Federal Agency's Lawsuit Could Provide The Smoking Gun Against DOGE
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Washington Examiner, Mother Jones and Washington Post
Alan J. Keays / VTDigger:
Shelburne police officer had YouTube video playing in cruiser at time of fatal crash, court records say — Kyle Kapitanski is set to be arraigned next week on a felony charge stemming from the crash that killed Sean Hayes, a cyclist, in South Burlington. — A Shelburne police sergeant …
Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joins lawsuit against President Trump, calls widespread federal workforce firings illegal — Natalie Eilbert Mary SpicuzzaMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that Wisconsin has joined a multistate lawsuit against President Donald …
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KTLA, MPR News, New Jersey Globe and Baltimore Sun
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
FBI Director Patel asked for private security team and personal direct line to Trump: WSJ — Donald Trump's new FBI director is breaking down the wall that is supposed to exist between his department and the Oval Office with a series of requests that would have been unthinkable during previous administrations.
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Trump signs order to limit who gets public service student loan forgiveness — The president says some nonprofit organizations that qualify for the program are engaging in illegal activity, without offering any proof. — In a move that could upend a popular federal program …
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Jonaki Mehta / NPR:
Trump signs executive action targeting public service loan program
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Senator Patty Murray, CNN, New Republic, Forbes and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Anger at Elon Musk turns violent with molotov cocktails and gunfire at Tesla lots — The string of violence against Tesla storefronts, charging stations and vehicles exacerbates the company's woes, analysts said. — The woman in the black hoodie walked onto the Tesla car lot prepared to inflict damage.
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Golf Weekends' Cost To Taxpayers Hits $18.2 million — Donald Trump has played golf at his own courses in Florida on six of the seven weekends since his second term began. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's insistence on playing golf at his Florida courses has now cost American taxpayers …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Insiders Loaded Up On Firm's Stock—Right Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump's Involvement Sent Shares Soaring — Dominari Holdings insiders, as well as Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, acquired 1 million shares through a private placement and bonuses just before the stock surged on news …
Associated Press:
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans — A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
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Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner and HotAir
New York Times:
Musk Doesn't Understand Why Government Matters — Elon Musk's life is a great American success story. Time and again, he has anticipated where the world was headed, helping to create not just new products but new industries. His achievements, from his pioneering role in online payments …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
'You Can't Pin Him Down': Trump's Contradictions Are His Ultimate Cover — President Trump's shifting positions and outright lies have presented the American public with dueling narratives at every turn. — What does President Trump really believe? — Does he want to run for a third term, or is that just a joke?
Jason Sattler / The Last Billionaires:
Why America is on the verge of committing atrocities against our neighbors — People have to be ‘coached’ into evil with propaganda. Trump and Musk have turned what our right has done for decades up to 11. — During Trump's first regime, IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE by Sinclair Lewis became …
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Threat To Take Over Canada Is a Scandal — Americans would never accept another nation threatening our country the way Trump insists on doing with Canada — As an American teenager who grew into a semblance of political consciousness during the height of George W. Bush's War on Terror …
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