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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trumpworld's presidential gold rush  —  Democrats erupted Monday over President Trump's $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies who claim political persecution, vowing to investigate what they called textbook corruption. … - The taxpayer-backed fund will be overseen …
Wall Street Journal:
Treasury Lawyer Quits as Government Settles Trump IRS SuitNEW!
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Golden Age Has Arrived—It's a Golden Age of Grift
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies
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.
Paul Krugman:
The Looting of America  —  So the Trump administration is creating a $1.776 billion slush fund — 1776, get it? — to pay off victims of “lawfare and weaponization.”  Just to be clear, if you're a U.S. taxpayer, this action means that almost $1.8 billion of your money will be handed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
See How Trump's Accounts Were Busy Trading Big Tech Stocks
Discussion: Bloomberg
CNN:
What to know about Trump's $1.8 billion taxpayer-fueled fund for his allies
NBC News:
Pentagon's internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats  —  Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have raised concerns about the legality of the strikes.  —  WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's inspector general said Monday that it's investigating U.S. Southern Command …
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:   Defense Watchdog Will Probe US Attacks on Boats in the Caribbean
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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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Putin might ‘regret’ invasion of Ukraine  —  US president also suggested they should co-operate with Russian leader against the International Criminal Court  —  Xi Jinping told Donald Trump during their talks last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin might end …
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian, CNN, CBS News and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day  —  President Trump has repeatedly said he'll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.  —  President Trump said Monday that he had authorized …
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   No one is coming to bail Trump out of his disastrous war
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Russia's War Is Going Badly—on the Ground and in the Air  —  Putin shows no signs he is rethinking his aims  —  KYIV—Ukraine's military has wrestled Russia's much-larger army almost to a halt in recent months, having gained a tactical and technological edge.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
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 …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:15 minutes ago
Independents and 2024 non-voters have swung back left  —  The big story in the new NYT/Siena poll isn't Trump's 37% approval (although that's very bad) — it's a 24-point swing among persuadable voters  —  I received six emails from major news outlets on Monday asking me to comment …
Associated Press:NEW!
Live updates: Blanche will face questions from lawmakers over a nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies  —  Will Trump's endorsement continue to carry the day in Tuesday's primaries?  —  He's repeatedly shown that Republican primary voters will follow his lead, even as his popularity wanes with the broader electorate.
Courtney Tanner / Salt Lake Tribune:NEW!
After Sharon McMahon controversy, Utah colleges must now vote on commencement speakers  —  When author and educator Sharon McMahon was initially named this year's Utah Valley University commencement speaker, there was no official vote or debate where members of the public could weigh in.
New York Times:
G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party  —  While President Trump remains overwhelmingly popular within the Republican coalition, a New York Times/Siena poll found, a sizable share wants the party's next nominee to take a different approach.
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:15 minutes ago
News organizations sue to unseal filings in DOJ's Fulton County election investigation  —  Federal investigators have demanded the names and addresses of 2020 election workers, but officials in the Atlanta-area county have refused.  —  A group of news organizations, including NBC News …
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Reuters:
Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war  —  Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Peltola Debuts First Television Ad in High-Profile Alaska Senate Contest  —  Democrats face an uphill battle to win the Senate.  They see in Mary Peltola, the first Native Alaskan elected to Congress, their best chance to unseat Senator Dan Sullivan.  —  By KELLEN BROWNING
Ronda Kaysen / New York Times:NEW!
Trump's Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs  —  According to a new study, construction was impacted more than any other industry studied, with American-born workers losing more jobs than immigrants as a result of the deportations.  —  The Trump administration has long claimed …
Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Desire to Leave  —  A woman from the cruise ship with an outbreak of the deadly disease has been ordered to remain in an Omaha facility for two more weeks.  She says she tested negative.  —  Angela Perryman, an American passenger exposed …
New York Post:15 minutes ago
Trump reveals the ‘one thing’ he and Mark Cuban have in common at TrumpRX event  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump and Mark Cuban's “love-hate” relationship was on full display at the White House Monday …
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 …
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:NEW!
The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam  —  Booed commencement speakers, blocked data centers, plummeting poll numbers: Fast-growing industry has a faster-growing crisis  —  The only thing growing faster than the artificial-intelligence industry may be Americans' negative feelings about it …
New York Post:
Bloodthirsty Luigi Mangione fangirls unapologetically celebrate CEO's assassination: ‘F—k Brian Thompson,’ ‘His children are better off without him’  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  A trio of bloodthirsty fans …
 
 
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Ronda Kaysen / New York Times:
Trump's Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs   Find
 
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
A year after Trump fired a top ethics watchdog, there's still no leader10 minutes ago
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Is There a Door No. 3 for Democrats?  —  Despite the collapse of support for President Trump … 15 minutes ago
Charles Sauer / Washington Examiner:
Republicans could sway 2026 swing voters by leading on Alzheimer's
Discussion: Breitbart and Florida Politics
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Have the Biggest Midterm Election Lead in May, by any Party, in 20 Years
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Punchbowl News:
5/19/26☀️ AM: … House GOP leaders have pulled the SCORE Act from this week's …
 Earlier Items: 
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Bill revamping college athletics is again pulled from House agenda
Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Senate confirms Stevan Pearce to lead Bureau of Land Management
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Ben Johansen / Politico:
The anti-war crack in MAGA's youth base
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric H. Holder Jr / New York Times:
This Redistricting Chaos Must End
Discussion: Bloomberg and Can We Still Govern?
New York Times:
ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota