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New York Times:
Republican Holdouts Say They'll Back Blanche After Assurances on I.R.S. Deal  —  Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed support after Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, issued a memo abandoning part of a deal the Justice Department had struck with President Trump.  — 1.2k
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Cornyn, Tillis confirm they will vote for Blanche  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has a clear path to the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing his nomination to the permanent job after two GOP holdouts confirmed Monday they would vote for him.  The statement from Sens. John Cornyn …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Gets To Keep Tax Immunity Under DOJ Deal With Republican Senators  —  The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” might be dead, but President Donald Trump still gets out of paying any back taxes he might have owed.  —  WASHINGTON ― Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded …
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Blanche formally rescinds plan for ‘weaponization’ fund, in deal to advance AG nomination  —  Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) had threatened to vote against Todd Blanche's nomination if their concerns were not addressed.  —  Acting attorney general Todd Blanche issued …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans see Trump as a growing political liability
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story and RedState
Alayna Treene / CNN:
Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump: Pirro ‘choked,’ ‘folded like an umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool case20 minutes ago
Discussion: Washington Times
CNN:
Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran  —  The Middle East Donald Trump Federal agencies US military  —  The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump's war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
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New York Times:
Iran Says No Current Talks With U.S. After Trump Cites Progress on the Strait of Hormuz  —  President Trump cited progress in the negotiations when canceling a threatened attack on Iran over the weekend.  Iran said there were no current talks with the United States.
CNBC:
Trump insists Iran talks are underway despite Tehran's ‘duplicitous’ denials
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The right-wing bubble seals in the GOP with Max Miller  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  “The left-wing media already has a narrative,” Ohio Rep. Max Miller declared Sunday morning in a livestream on X.
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
How Democratic Socialists Are Wrestling With Their Next Moves  —  After notching primary victories, D.S.A. members in Chicago debated whether socialist candidates should be free to distance themselves from goals like abolishing prisons as they chase more seats this fall.
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, RedState and Fox News
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:   These Senate primaries offer a sneak peek at 2028 presidential dividing lines20 minutes ago
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Trump administration asks colleges to commit to education overhaul  —  The Education Department is asking university leaders to publicly commit to a series of institutional changes, many of which are in line with the Trump administration's higher education agenda, by the end of the year.
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
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Liam Knox / Bloomberg:   McMahon Asks US Colleges to Pledge Campus Reforms by End of 2026
New York Times:
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops' Fate … Capt. Kai Proce before his separation board hearing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June.Kate Warren for The New York Times  —  She had lost 26 of her last 27 cases, a string of defeats and disappointments unlike anything she had experienced in her legal career.
Jessica Nix / Bloomberg:
Two People Die From Illness Traced to US Parasite Outbreak  —  Two people have died in Michigan from the severe diarrhea-causing parasite that has sickened thousands across the US, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  Both people had underlying health conditions, the agency said in a statement Monday.
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Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
The New York-ification of Media Keeps Growing, Warts and All  —  Why has New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani become nationally prominent so quickly?  Part of it has to do with his bold and controversial policy proposals, his undeniable political skills and his wholehearted embrace of social media.
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation … - The panel said it “intends to bring a privileged resolution for consideration and vote by the full House.”  — The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Author of Democrats' 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter  —  A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party's turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.  —  TIMES EXCLUSIVE  —  A dispute over the chapter between …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats strongly favored to take the House, Senate tilts Democratic in our new election forecast (crosspost)  —  Today's the day we've all been waiting for.  If you're reading this, that means we finished dotting our i's and crossing our t's and just published our shiny …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:25 minutes ago
MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam … Over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin committed the ultimate sin in the eyes of MAGA personalities, triggering vicious attacks and even calls for his ouster.  What was this grave transgression?
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Nicole Russell / USA Today:
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap  —  NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says city-owned grocery stores will save New Yorkers 30% on food.  Experts say taxpayers will pay for it instead, while undercutting the free market that built New York City.
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
Fare thee well, Adam O'Neal  —  There's a line from Bob Dylan's caustic lament, “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,” that goes like this: Goodbye is too good a word, babe, so I'll just say fare thee well.  —  I was going to title this post “Good riddance, Adam O'Neal,” …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
For Trump, the Year Is Always 2020  —  President Trump insists on revisiting and rewriting much of what happened six years ago, including the coronavirus pandemic and the election he lost.  Many voters would rather he focus on 2026.  —  What year is it again?
Meg Anderson / NPR:
She protested ICE raids.  Then agents showed up at her door  —  Early one morning this June, Treasure Thoreson was drinking coffee on her couch in Minneapolis when she heard a knock at the front door.  —  “I go and I see a woman standing there in office clothes, but with a Homeland Security vest over the top.
Discussion: Raw Story
Hell Gate:
Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now  —  The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day. … He recently told the Real Deal that he'd be working as a “business development consultant” for several “real estate-related technology companies,” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Badger / New York Times:
Park Service Finds Trump's Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places  —  The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.  —  President Trump's proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch would change the skyline of Washington to such an extent …
Fortune:
Careful what you bid for: The Ellisons' Paramount/WBD deal is slipping toward a costly legal and financial cliff  —  David Ellison finally got the “yes” he wanted.  After eight rejections, a hostile tender offer, a Delaware lawsuit, and a bidding war that Netflix declined to escalate …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Capital One says Trump Organization accounts were closed after money laundering review  —  Lawyers for Capital One on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by President Trump's trust over its closing of Trump Organization-affiliated accounts years ago …
Fox News:
FIRST ON FOX: Trump to open direct line with military families in ground-up readiness push  —  FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday creating a new White House commission aimed at putting military families at the heart of military readiness, Fox News Digital has learned.
 
 
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Michael Mechanic / Mother Jones:
Does the Washington Post Want Democracy to Die in Darkness?   Find
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump wants to give Iran ‘last chance’ to strike a deal before ‘decapitation’   Find
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam   Find
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Blanche Strikes Deal With GOP Holdouts to Advance His Nomination   Find
 
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
States sue to shield anti-poverty program data from DHS
Discussion: The Hill and The Jersey Vindicator
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Exclusive: DOJ says it never investigated Rep. Luna over insider trading
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump's Meddling in Justice Dept. Causes Problems of His Own Making
NBC News:
Senate leaders reach a deal to avert a shutdown before the 2026 elections
Discussion: GovExec.com, New York Post and UPI
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Hero civilian who fired back at In-N-Out shooter trained in self defense after witnessing another mass shooting
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Chris Boccia / ABC News:
Kaine says US boat strikes likely killed people ‘not involved in narcotrafficking’: ‘Murder victims’
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Corey G. Johnson / ProPublica:
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
James Franey / New York Post:
Under-fire FIFA boss Gianni Infantino begs Trump White House to save his job, set for talks with Marco Rubio: sources
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court
Paul Krugman:
How China Won the Iran War
Discussion: Reason
Martin Austermuhle / NOTUS:
Let's Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at Dulles
Discussion: Joe.My.God.