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Paul Krugman:
Trump Has Given Up — Another day of many errands and meetings, so another short, informal post. — Donald Trump will never admit that his gratuitous Iran war has been a total disaster. But the debacle has clearly broken him. So we are now saddled with a president who has given up governing …
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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Thune hits breaking point with Trump — The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. … - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.
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Punchbowl News:
Dems threaten FISA over Pulte … Close Confirmation — Welcome to Punchbowl News AM! We're glad to have you here. — Want to get more of what you need? Share a bit more about yourself to help us tailor your reader experience.
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
Bill Pulte is Trump's most dangerously sycophantic promotion yet
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
If You Thought Tulsi Gabbard Was A Problem...
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Bill Pulte Is a Putz—But a Dangerous Putz
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New York Times:
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ — Mr. Pelley, a longtime correspondent and former “CBS Evening News” anchor, harshly criticized the show's leadership during a staff meeting on Monday. — CBS News fired Scott Pelley on Tuesday, he said, jettisoning one of the network's best-known journalists …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley … Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Scott Pelley was informed via email that he had been fired from the network he had called home for more than three decades. … The correspondent had been scheduled to be on vacation, but I'm told he held back after igniting the five-alarm fire at CBS News on Monday.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News — Pelley's exit comes after he made comments critical of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss — Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News, a day after taking aim at Editor in Chief Bari Weiss's leadership during a staff meeting for the show.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management
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Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Iowa governor loses GOP primary in upset — Rep. Randy Feenstra's loss to farmer Zach Lahn is a blow to the president's dominance in Republican nominating contests. — Summary — President Donald Trump's pick for Iowa governor, Rep. Randy Feenstra …
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Politico:
Becerra and Bass surge in California as anti-establishment fever breaks
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance — The Heritage Foundation's “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than a wish list of conservative policy preferences. It was much more, even, than a blueprint for a second Trump administration.
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Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Court Block for Collapse of ‘Weaponization’ Fund — President Donald Trump said his administration was dropping plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization” only because a federal court temporarily blocked the move, which had become a political lightning rod.
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Politico:
5 lingering questions about Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
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New York Times:
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
The slush fund is dead. Long live the slush fund.
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Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Transformed Its Horrible Voting Rights Ruling Into Something More Calamitous — This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. The best way to support our work—and unlock exclusive legal analysis—is by joining Slate Plus.
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating …
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
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Reuters:
Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”. — “They've already agreed they're …
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Jonathan Tirone / Bloomberg:
Iran Nuclear Risk Seen Higher Than Before Trump Attacks Began
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New York Post:
Trump confirms he told Netanyahu he's ‘f-king crazy,’ but they work well together as ‘wartime president’ and ‘wartime prime minister’
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Support for LGBTQ+ Issues Remains Down From Peak — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After two decades of rising support for LGBTQ+ issues, U.S. attitudes have plateaued and begun to slide back modestly. Approval of same-sex marriage, moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations …
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G. Elliott Morris / Substack:
G. Elliott Morris — This chart from the latest YouGov/Economist poll result is really quite stunning. Trump's net approval is not only deeply negative, but about 15(!!) points below what it was at this point in 2018. With this data you'd expect this year's midterms to be even worse …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi — In February, four months after being released from federal prison, former Republican congressman George Santos took to social media to express his enthusiasm about attending President Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Mounting Toll and Absurdity of TrumpismNEW!
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Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them — Records show that Trump's first administration opted not to save DMs in its library archives, raising questions about compliance with the Presidential Records Act. — Summary
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Politico:
The House GOP majority dwindles, and so does the calendar … That 43-day gap is looming extra large as Hill Republicans face a massive time crunch ahead of the midterms, with hopes of passing several major pieces of legislation ranging from a GOP-only immigration enforcement funding package …
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Trump's intel pick endangers spy powers bill
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Washington Post:
Americans' national parks passes will pay for Trump's July 4 plans, documents show — Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million fireworks display and D.C. beautification, while donations will fund a $5 million helipad at the White House. — Summary — The Trump administration is diverting …
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr. — In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica's reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
Associated Press:
FBI personnel have fatally shot a man holding hostages in Bakersfield, California, police say — BAKERSFIELD, Cali. A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said Wednesday.
Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Held Millions of Dollars of SpaceX Ahead of IPO — SpaceX's initial public offering will likely make President Donald Trump's already wealthy administration even richer. — Ten officials ranging from special envoy Steve Witkoff to Small Business Administration head Kelly …
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