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New York Times:
Hegseth to Campaign for a Republican House Candidate — What We're Covering Today — Justice Department: The Justice Department said that it had created a $1.8 billion fund to compensate supporters of President Trump who felt they had been mistreated by Democratic administrations.
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Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund — For Immediate Release — Part of settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service — The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Document: Read Trump's “settlement” with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls — Senior officials in the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service on Monday signed off of the “settlement agreement” that ended President Donald Trump's …
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies — The arrangement was denounced by critics as a slush fund for supporters of President Trump, possibly including Jan. 6 rioters. — The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund …
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:15 minutes ago
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ — Brian Morrissey, the department's general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund. — The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down on Monday in the wake …
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Washington Post:
Trump's deal to drop suit against IRS creates $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ — The deal, laid out in a document signed by acting attorney general Todd Blanche, grants a commission broad authority to distribute the money, drawn from taxpayer dollars. — Summary
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Gets $1.7 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ After Dropping IRS Suit
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Associated Press:
Trump moves to dismiss $10B suit over leak of tax returns after reports of a resolution
Trump moves to dismiss $10B suit over leak of tax returns after reports of a resolution
Julie Watson / Associated Press:
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves — Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated …
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KGTV-TV:
Two suspects dead in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont — Just after 1 p.m., San Diego police said the threat was “neutralized.” — SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Two suspects in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead, the Associated Press said Monday afternoon.
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New York Times:
Trump's Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects — With the midterms nearing, President Trump's approval rating has hit a second-term low as voters question his handling of the economy, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll.
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Can Anyone Beat Jon Ossoff? Georgia Republicans Grasp for a Contender.
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New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day
Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump's economic polling is in freefall
Trump's economic polling is in freefall
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NOTUS:
Trump Is Pressuring John Thune to Fire the Parliamentarian Over Ballroom Funding — The nonpartisan Senate adviser determined that the ballroom funding, as written, could not be included in the party-line budget bill. — Copy — President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Tillis pops up against GOP's new reconciliation bill
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor's visit — Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor's presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’ — Greenland's government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump's special envoy …
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New York Times:
ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota — The agent is the second federal officer to face felony charges in Minnesota stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. — State prosecutors on Monday charged a U.S. Immigration …
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Associated Press:
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
NYT files new lawsuit over Pentagon press restrictions — The New York Times sued on Monday to block a requirement that reporters be escorted on Pentagon grounds, asserting it is unconstitutional just like the Defense Department's earlier press restrictions.
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump U.S. Attorney Pick Darin Smith Accused Of Misconduct Ahead Of Senate Vote — Federal judges tossed charges against nine criminal defendants over Smith's “deeply concerning” efforts to taint the jury as acting U.S. attorney. — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are making a last-ditch push …
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New York Times:
Over 100,000 Family Separations in Deportation Push, Report Estimates — The Brookings Institution suggests that federal statistics are an undercount because immigrant parents are not being asked about or not disclosing their American children. — Ledy Ordonez was on the job …
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Mica Rosenberg / ProPublica:
More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Mark Fuhrman, Flawed Witness in O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at 74 — A Los Angeles police detective, he was discredited during Mr. Simpson's 1995 murder trial by defense lawyers who pointed to his past use of racist language. — Mark Fuhrman, a Los Angeles police detective who in the 1995 murder trial …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran's new offer is insufficient, risks war resumption: Senior U.S. official — Iran has given an updated proposal for a deal to end the war, but the White House believes it is not a meaningful improvement and is insufficient for a deal, a senior U.S. official and a source briefed on the issue told Axios.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
US rejects new Iranian proposal to end war: Report
US rejects new Iranian proposal to end war: Report
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Christian Flores / WJLA-TV:
7News cameras capture brawl, chairs thrown inside Navy Yard Chipotle — WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News' cameras were rolling as an all-out brawl took place inside the Navy Yard Chipotle on Saturday night, with chairs being thrown and used as weapons. — According to the Metropolitan Police Department …
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New York Times:
Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees — The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million. — President Trump moved ahead on Monday with plans …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:20 minutes ago
House Oversight interviews Epstein prison guard — Tova Noel, the prison guard on duty the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death, is the latest witness to give testimony as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into the late convicted sex offender.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:20 minutes ago
Bill revamping college athletics is again pulled from House agenda — House GOP leaders are pulling a long-stalled college athletics bill from a planned House vote for a second time after they failed to secure the required votes, according to two people granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says he's postponing ‘scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow’ at Middle East leaders' request … President Donald Trump said Monday he is calling off a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday after the heads of three regional powers in the Middle East asked him to “hold off.”
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump official helped secure US visa for fugitive Polish minister — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau instructed senior State Department officials to facilitate and approve a visa for a fugitive former Polish cabinet minister, allowing him to flee to the United States …
Scott Wong / NBC News:20 minutes ago
Nancy Pelosi endorses fellow progressive Connie Chan in high-profile race to succeed her — Chan's competition includes state Sen. Scott Weiner and wealthy former tech executive Saikat Chakrabarti, a co-founder of the progressive group Justice Democrats. — After months of resisting endorsing …
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Washington Post:
EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water — If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds. — Summary
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Eric H. Holder Jr / New York Times:
This Redistricting Chaos Must End — Nearly 10 months ago, President Trump announced that he was “entitled” to five additional House seats from Texas. Thus began the redistricting crisis that has engulfed the nation. The last thing the president wants is a functioning House of Representatives …
NBC News:20 minutes ago
After primary loss, Sen. Bill Cassidy defends his 2021 vote to convict Trump — The Republican senator also insisted there is still room for dissent in the GOP. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Monday defended his vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago …
Mike Wendling / Byline Times:
The Jan 6th Rioters Who Were Pardoned by Trump Only to Offend Again — Donald Trump's hardcore MAGA supporters continue to whitewash the events of January 6, 2021, and one of the first actions the President took upon regaining the White House was to issue a blanket pardon covering upwards of 1,500 rioters.
