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Denver Post:
Gov. Jared Polis reduces Tina Peters' sentence, says she will be released June 1 — Former Mesa County clerk's 9 years for election data breach was focus of Trump pressure campaign — Gov. Jared Polis will reduce Tina Peters' sentence by half, he confirmed Friday, appearing to bend …
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The Colorado Sun, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Advocate, The Post Millennial and Newsweek
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New York Times:
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Governor — Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, The Colorado Sun and MS NOW
Bente Birkeland / NPR:
Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early — DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with election equipment, allowing her to be eligible for parole on June 1.
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CNN:
Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado's Democratic governor says — Donald Trump US elections Election security — Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election …
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KUSA-TV:
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commutes Tina Peters' prison sentence — A commuted sentence reduces prison time, it does not release Peters immediately. … DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted the sentence of Tina Peters on Friday afternoon. — The former Republican Mesa County Clerk …
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Fox News, CBS News, RedState, WXIA-TV, The Independent, The Colorado Sun and WHYY
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats' attempt to revive new congressional map — The decision leaves in place a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that concluded the process leading up to a referendum approving a new map was legally flawed.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.
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Raw Story, Axios, The Hill, Roll Call, Washington Times, The Daily Signal, LifeNews.com, MS NOW, Cardinal News, Newsweek, Townhall, SCOTUSblog and Washington Examiner
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court refuses to restore Virginia redistricting plan approved by voters
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Wall Street Journal, The Independent, WLT Report and Blue Virginia
Justin Papp / CNBC:
Democrats blast Trump over ‘slush fund’ in possible IRS lawsuit settlement … Democratic lawmakers on Friday slammed the Trump administration over reports that President Donald Trump would drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in an exchange for what some called a $1.7 billion “slush fund.”
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn — Would it be legal for President Donald Trump to effectively order a major U.S. government agency to hand over huge piles of taxpayer money to a group of his political allies? We may be about to find out.
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Slate, Lawyers, Guns & Money, HuffPost, WLT Report and Raw Story
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump's Rumored Payout Scheme For Political Allies Mirrors Proposed J6 Compensation Fund
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Vox, Raw Story, Staff Stories and Straight Arrow News
New York Times:
Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
You're Getting Robbed. By Trump. In Broad Daylight.
You're Getting Robbed. By Trump. In Broad Daylight.
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Atlanta Black Star, Forbes and NewsMax.com
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
‘Slap in the face’: Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move … The move is the latest in a rift between the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill who have been at odds over U.S. security interests in Europe. Lawmakers enacted limits on troop withdrawals from Europe …
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Associated Press:
Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
Patricia Kime / Military Times:
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
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New York Post, The Hill, Breaking Defense, Washington Times, GV Wire, Stars & Stripes, Washington Examiner, WLT Report and CNN
CNN:
GOP congressman is under doctor's care, his father says amid mysterious absence from Washington — Top House Republicans have grown increasingly concerned by Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s mysterious absence from the chamber. — Now his father, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
A Republican's Mysterious Absence Reflects Congress's Silence on Health
A Republican's Mysterious Absence Reflects Congress's Silence on Health
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser — Vaccines Media Donald Trump Abortion rights — As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Hantavirus Response Official Is a Right-Wing Penile Implant Expert
Texas Attorney General:
Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation's First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Secures $10 Million from Texas Children's Hospital for “Transitioning” Kids — Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a historic settlement …
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New York Times:
Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial — This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013. — A judge in Manhattan declared a mistrial on Friday after the jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial was unable …
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Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom — President Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump waffles on Taiwan arms deal after Xi talks — President Trump said Friday he's unsure whether he would greenlight a planned $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan after discussing arms sales in “great detail” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. … - “The last thing we need right …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Eric Trump says he'll sue Jen Psaki, MS NOW over report on China trip — President Trump's son Eric Trump on Friday said he will sue MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, and one of its hosts Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling …
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Washington Examiner, The Independent, WLT Report, Fox News, Mediaite, twitchy.com, NewsMax.com, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show … President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta …
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Financial Times, Forbes, Mediaite, Reuters, NewsMax.com, The Independent and NOTUS
New York Times:
Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say — Many were detained during January's mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets. — Iran has executed four prisoners this week …
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HotAir
New York Times:
Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran — Top aides have drafted battle plans as peace negotiations have stalled. — President Trump returned from China on Friday facing major decisions on Iran, as his top aides have drafted plans for a return …
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Financial Times, Bloomberg and The American Conservative
The Guardian:
Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds — Trump administration accused of cutting military's civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran — The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required …
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Exclusive: Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsible — The Middle East Digital security Oil & gas National security — US officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches of systems that monitor the amount of fuel …
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NewsMax.com, Lawfare and Raw Story
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district — Democratic Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month's Supreme Court decision.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Cleta Mitchell's election denial network releases new blueprint to severely restrict voting — Cleta Mitchell's anti-voting group released a sweeping new “model laws” handbook Thursday that urges lawmakers and election officials to severely restrict mail-in voting, eliminate same-day voter registration …
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The Federalist
Axios:
Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting — A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a “Summer of Action” campaign with marches that start this weekend.
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NewsMax.com, TheGrio, Weekend Reading and Capital B News
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Republicans Waited to Challenge Trump on the Iran War. Now It May Be Too Late. — Having deferred to the president for months, G.O.P. lawmakers missed crucial milestones to try to limit his war powers. That has tied their hands in seeking parameters and exit criteria.
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