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Axios

House Republicans investigate Trump's DC crime data manipulation claims [3d]
Trump's threat to deploy troops in Chicago raises legal questions [3d]
Oversight subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's Estate [3d]
"Misunderstanding": Trump backtracks on South Korea instability after talks [3d]
Trump signs executive order targeting American flag burning [3d]
Trump threatens ABC and NBC over "BAD STORIES" [4d]
Wall Street welcomes rate cuts but ignores the risks [4d]
Trump transforms D.C. into theme park for presidential power [4d]
Trump crackdown on gender‑affirming care fuels alarm across U.S. [4d]
Scoop: Trump plans executive order to end "cashless bail" in D.C. [4d]
Central bankers fear the war for independence is already lost [4d]
Trump's quiet progress in Syria and Lebanon [4d]
Photos: Scenes from D.C. as National Guard patrols start carrying weapons [4d]
Flesh-eating screwworm case detected in person in U.S. for first time in years [4d]

Salon

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery after LA arrest [3d]
Trump promises jail time for flag-burners while signing executive order [3d]
“Chasing relevance”: Maron sounds off on “desperate” Maher [3d]
Epstein accuser’s memoir to be published posthumously [3d]
GOP senator fires back after Trump rages over Alina Habba snub [3d]
Democrats can’t win the gerrymander war [3d]
“Who’s going to take care of your child?”: Parents reel from Trump ICE crackdown [4d]
With Bolton raid, MAGA media confronts Trump’s war of retribution [4d]
MAGA knows DC takeover isn’t about crime — which is why they love it [4d]
“Proudly pro-life” Wisconsin Republican scrubs anti-abortion text from campaign site [4d]
New poll shows Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein problem is real [4d]
Trump’s DOJ puts John Bolton in its crosshairs [4d]

The Drudge Report

'No magic fixes' for Dems as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles... [3d]
FEMA SPENDS $608 MILLION ON CAMPS... [3d]
AP freelancer among 4 journalists dead... [3d]
Pizza for dogs? Dallas spot serving $8 pies for pooches... [3d]
ICE Barbie's new black-painted border wall cooler, EASIER to climb... [3d]
PENTAGON PLANNING CHICAGO MILITARY DEPLOYMENT... [3d]
'WE WILL NOT BEND OR COWER'... [3d]
War on statistics leaving us all in dark... [3d]
Breakthrough new treatment could REVERSE Down syndrome? [3d]
Swastika sprayed on rabbi's house as Jewish boy shot with air rifle... [3d]
Struggles to Walk in a Straight Line at Golf Outing... [3d]
Housing panic grips half of cities as record price cuts send home values tumbling... [3d]
Deeply inappropriate rumor about Bezos' mother sparks PR crisis for GOOGLE... [3d]
Dean Cain Ridiculed Over ICE Training Video... [3d]
Department of Defense changing name to Department of War soon? [3d]
Gorsuch, Kavanaugh warn lower court judges... [3d]
Can humans live on Mars? Nasa mission intends to find out... [3d]
RISKS KATRINA-LEVEL CATASTROPHE [3d]
Venezuela Sends 15,000 Troops to Border as US Warships Approach... [3d]
Chinese Companies Buying Up Land Across New Hampshire Under Scrutiny... [3d]
Pig lung transplanted into human for first time... [3d]
More FBI Raids On Critics Coming? [3d]
EPSTEIN VICTIM TO SPEAK FROM THE GRAVE! [3d]
DON DANGER IN NEW MEMOIR? [3d]
Investigation into govt's 'mismanagement'; New subpoena for docs... [3d]
Golden age of 'Josh'... [3d]
Conservatives Slam Plan to Jail Flag Burners... [3d]
Senate race in Iowa could signal blue wave for '26 midterms... [3d]
Woody Allen participates in Moscow film festival... [3d]
Lil Nas X charged with 4 felonies -- including assaulting cops... [3d]
Great white sharks spending more time off New England... [3d]
Scientist 'solves' Bermuda Triangle mystery... [3d]
How China Influences Elections in Biggest City... [3d]
Britney keeps posting nudes, and fans are concerned... [3d]
Your next real estate agent may be teenager... [3d]
PRESIDENT HEALTH DRAMA DEEPENS [3d]
NOW OTHER HAND 'BRUISED'... [4d]
Demands licenses pulled for ABC and NBC... [4d]
STUDY: Good Rest Most Powerful Tool For Appetite Control... [4d]
WHAT IS GOING ON? [4d]
Musk sues APPLE, OPENAI alleging anticompetitive scheme... [4d]
NOW OTHER HAND BRUISED! [4d]
Trump expands control over private sector... [4d]
SPENT $608 MILLION ON ICE CAMPS [4d]
Snoop Dogg slams LGBTQ+ representation in kids' films... [4d]
UPDATE: Abrego Garcia arrested by ICE; Faces deportation to Uganda... [4d]
Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears... [4d]
Crypto Micronation Making Friends at White House... [4d]
Chinese Companies Buying Up Land Across New Hampshire Under Scrutiny... [4d]
Gaza Set To Dominate Venice Film Festival... [4d]
Michael Richards Going Back to Stand Up 19 Years After Onstage Scandal Ended Career... [4d]
The Don Demands 'Biased' ABC, NBC Have Licenses Revoked... [4d]
How the Richest People in America Avoid Paying Taxes... [4d]
Burner phones, wiped socials: Extreme precautions for visitors to USA... [4d]
Job market facing 'Trump slump' as tariffs bite... [4d]
Breakthrough new treatment could REVERSE Down syndrome? [4d]
Fighter jets scrambled multiple times to intercept Russian spy plane off Alaska... [4d]
Scientist claims to have finally solved mystery of Bermuda Triangle... [4d]
Govt likely to continue taking stakes in companies similar to INTEL deal... [4d]
DNA sequencing of ancient remains reveals unknown human lineage... [4d]
FEMA Employees Warn Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response... [4d]
Risk Katrina-level catastrophe... [4d]
'Quiet cracking' spreading at work... [4d]
'WE WILL NOT BEND OR COWER' [4d]
At Least 20 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital... [4d]
Cars So Expensive That Buyers Need Seven-Year Loans... [4d]
AI Is Booming. So Are Household Electricity Bills... [4d]
Booze, Boos and an Epic Meltdown: The Night U.S. Open Lost Its Mind... [4d]
Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations... [4d]
Albania Seizes Its Moment in the Sun... [4d]
AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza... [4d]
The Squadron Hunting Drones in Prop Plane With Shotguns... [4d]
Is this the beginning of the English revolution? [4d]
President Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie... [4d]
Why Are More And More Americans Becoming Disabled? [4d]
Pritzker set to speak on plans for miltarized Chicago... [4d]

The New Republic

Illinois’ JB Pritzker Rages Against Trump’s Fascist Takeover Plan [3d]
Florida Outright Refuses to Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz” [3d]
Trump Finally Admits the Truth About His Takeover of Blue Cities [3d]
Trump Pulls From Dictator Playbook and Hangs Giant Banner of His Face [3d]
Trump Rants About “Comfort Women” While Meeting with Foreign President [3d]
James Comer Officially Sends Subpoena to Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate [3d]
Trump Tries to Hide His Bruised Hand From Cameras as He Forgets Makeup [3d]
FEMA Employees Ring Every Alarm Bell: Katrina-Level Disaster Is Coming [3d]
Newsom Throws Down Over Trump’s New Threat in Redistricting War [3d]
Transcript: Trump’s Treatment of Abrego Garcia Is Cruel and Lawless [3d]
Police Chief Awards Trump Shiny Badge He Gives All Little Children [3d]
Trump Vows More Corruption Is Coming in Unhinged Rant on Intel Deal [3d]
Trump Adviser Promises Government Will Take Over More Businesses Soon [3d]
Trump Goes Mask Off With Chilling Comment About Dictators [3d]
Trump Bans Flag Burning in Direct Threat to First Amendment [3d]
RFK Jr. Has a Sinister Plot to Scrap the Covid Vaccine Next [4d]
Killing Medics and Journalists: What Impunity for Genocide Looks Like [4d]
It Seems JD Vance Has No Idea How World War II Ended [4d]
Trump Scraps Cashless Bail in D.C. as Federal Takeover Intensifies [4d]
Trump’s Hand Makeup Somehow Turns Worse in Leavitt Birthday Message [4d]
ICE Detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Nightmare Scenario Unfolds [4d]
Jared Kushner’s Dad Suddenly in Trouble at His Cushy MAGA Job [4d]
Transcript: Gavin Newsom’s Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!” [4d]
Mothers Are Fleeing the Workforce—and That’s Just What Trump Wants [4d]
Abundance Cultists Don’t Get How Infrastructure Can Screw Black People [4d]
Missouri’s Bizarre Second Amendment Law Is Going to the Supreme Court [4d]
Constantine Cavafy, Poetry’s Inadvertent Influencer [4d]
Trump’s Next “Hellhole”: Chicago. Democrats, Get Ready for a Fight. [4d]
Gavin Newsom’s Harsh New Trump Takedown Should Alarm Dems: “Wake Up!” [4d]

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