The Brutalist Report

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Axios

Delaney Hall becomes Markwayne Mullin's first test as DHS head [1d]
Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge orders [1d]
Trump-linked Freedom 250th concert series runs into trouble [1d]
The House's top Hispanic Democrat is in an "existential" fight for his political life [1d]
Mike Johnson faces brutal June as deadlines come due [1d]
Rock-bottom immigration rates leave mark on U.S. economy [1d]
83-year-old Rep. Frederica Wilson confirms retirement from Congress [1d]
Trump meets team to decide on Iran deal [1d]
Trump's $1.7B weaponization fund temporarily blocked by federal judge [1d]
Gas prices are dropping — but they're still high [1d]

Salon

“Hacks” finale is a moving tribute to comedy’s power to keep going [1d]
How seeing Bruce Springsteen in DC gave me hope [1d]

The Drudge Report

Journalist in Talks to Join White House in Temporary Role... [1d]
Have We Gotten Calories Wrong All This Time? Study Challenges 130 Years Of Nutrition Science... [1d]
Abandoned city 'Fordlandia' set to be restored decades after its downfall... [1d]
Bessent Attempts to Quiet Economic Fears: 'Less Than $200 in Extra Gas Cost'... [1d]
Bandaged Bondi refuses to answer questions about The Don's Epstein files... [1d]
'Cover up'... [1d]
Shortage of troops in Ukraine reopens debate on recruiting women... [1d]
USA will defend 'every inch' of NATO after Kremlin drone strikes Romania... [1d]
Purchased UFC Parent Company Stock While Hyping Fight Night... [1d]
White House Website Touts Arrests of Immigrants -- From USA... [1d]
White House NOT releasing President's medical report... [1d]
Scientists found optimal bot body: 20 legs, scales walls... [1d]
REPORT: Kamala Harris and husband Doug living separate lives... [1d]
Tomato prices surge 40%... [1d]
Return of Wild West cattle rustling... [1d]
Bolton Slams: 'Big defeat'... [1d]
AMAZON unveils its AI ambitions in Hollywood, sparking creator revolt... [1d]
Truth behind explosive claims Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro's son... [1d]
JUDGE: Can't rename Kennedy Center or close it for renovation for now... [1d]
PENTAGON RECRUITS TROOPS TO WATCH UFC [1d]
Blames Blanche for Mess... [1d]
Extremely rare, unorthodox aircraft reportedly seen flying over Texas... [1d]
ICE agent charged in Operation Metro Surge shooting arrested in Texas... [1d]
Hegseth wife dons 'THIS IS WAR' shirt... [1d]
MERCEDES-BENZ may be shut out of U.S. market... [1d]
Tells lawmakers Ghislaine Maxwell should 'die in prison'... [1d]
Vietnam moves its dead for Trump golf course... [1d]
UAE Secret Role in War Involved Dozens of Strikes... [1d]
Hackers leak MYPILLOW internal files... [1d]
'Gonzo Journalism' Coming to CBS... [1d]
$300 BILLION SLUSH FUND FOR IRAN! [1d]
Bandaged Bondi refuses to answer questions about The Don's Epstein files... [1d]
A new US-Iran deal could be as useless as the last... [1d]
Super rich plumping themselves up with dead people's fat... [1d]
World Cup set for betting frenzy! [1d]
Spielberg 'DISCLOSURE' Feeding UFO Confusion... [1d]
'Robots need clothes': Humanoids hit catwalk... [1d]
A new US-Iran deal could be as useless as the last... [1d]
Analysts hike oil forecasts again as energy flows face slow recovery... [1d]
Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold... [1d]
Streamers Like Clavicular Humiliating ONLYFANS Girls for Clout... [1d]
Boss Bari Undoing '60 MINS' Most Reckless Move Yet? [1d]
JUDGE FREEZES 'SLUSH FUND' [1d]
Trump DOJ 'lawfare' fund temporarily blocked by judge as suit proceeds... [1d]
TMZ's Levin helps fuel rise... [1d]
WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at 'huge' 30-50%... [1d]
SPACEX Said to Cut IPO Valuation Goal to at Least $1.8 Trillion... [1d]
In California redistricting, pro-MAGA town likely to get a gay, liberal congressman... [1d]
Trump's 'TRUTH' forces users to follow Tommy Robinson... [1d]
Inside the Marilyn Monroe grave-robbing business... [1d]
Could Invoke Article 4... [1d]
List Keeps Growing... [1d]
ABC Accuses Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses... [1d]
50 Best Restaurants in N America Announced... [1d]
8 Rescued From Texas Roller Coaster Stuck Almost 100 Feet Off the Ground! [1d]
Boat Strikes Have FAILED to Curb Flow of Cocaine to USA, Experts Say... [1d]
Is Spencer Pratt For Real? [1d]
Kenyan Court Suspends Plans for Ebola Quarantine Unit for Americans... [1d]
SHARK TANK O'Leary Claims Foreign Plot... [1d]

The New Republic

Judge Orders Trump to Take His Freaking Name off the Kennedy Center [1d]
Humiliating Detail About Trump’s Birthday UFC Fight Exposed [1d]
Louisiana Republicans Complete Their Racist Redrawing of Voting Map [1d]
Anti-ICE Protesters Found Guilty in Case That Guts Free Speech Rights [1d]
Trump’s Greenland Obsession Accidentally Strengthens the EU [1d]
Trump Uses White House UFC Fight to Win Big in Stocks [1d]
Pam Bondi Fumes as Democrats Grill Her on Trump’s Ties to Epstein [1d]
FBI Agents Show Up at Homes of Election Workers in Key Swing State [1d]
WTF Is Going on With Trump’s Iran Deal and Naval Blockade? [1d]
John Cornyn Completes His Humiliation With Bizarre Riddle Post [1d]
Pam Bondi Throws Todd Blanche Under the Bus in Epstein Files Fiasco [1d]
Pam Bondi Testifies in Congress—With One Major Catch From Republicans [1d]
The Real—and Deeply Corrupt—Reason Trump Is After E. Jean Carroll [1d]
Missing Democratic Representative Abruptly Drops Reelection Bid [1d]
“It’s Over”: Staffers Reveal How Bari Weiss Is Gutting 60 Minutes [1d]
“They’re Gutting Us”: Staff Say Bari Weiss Is Destroying 60 Minutes [1d]
Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit. [1d]
Trump Takes a Victory Lap After Jill Biden’s Confession on That Debate [1d]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund in Major Blow [1d]
Guess What Jared Kushner Tried to Include in Iran Peace Deal? [1d]
Kenya Court Blocks Trump’s Dream to Export Americans With Ebola [1d]
MAGA Rep.’s Campaign Website Is Littered With Fake Endorsements [1d]
Trump’s Great American State Fair Is Already Going Sideways [1d]

Talking Points Memo

Why The Filibuster Absolutely Has to Go [1d]
What Exactly Should a Project 2029 Be? [1d]
BREAKING: Judge Blocks Anti-Weaponization Fund [1d]
The Corruption of the Trump DOJ Seeps Deep and Far [1d]
Republicans Want to Make the Texas Senate Race About Manliness [1d]

Politico

It Was Supposed to Be a Lifeline for a Blue-Collar Town. Then Trump Returned. [1d]
Hegseth tempers China criticism at Asia forum [1d]
Newsom’s climate rules bend to gas price politics [1d]
Fears of travel chaos flare as Mullin weighs pulling customs officers from Newark airport [1d]
Trump leaves Situation Room meeting with no update on an Iran deal [1d]
Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund [1d]
Sherrill tries to ‘lower the temperature’ at immigration detention facility [1d]
Trump’s moon mission at risk after huge rocket explosion [1d]
Judge blocks renaming, closure of Kennedy Center [1d]
Loans bought California hospitals time. The clock is running out. [1d]
‘He’s full of s--t’: JPMorgan’s Dimon rips Coinbase CEO, escalates fight over crypto bill [1d]
Montana senator asks for review of NIH lab studying deadly pathogens [1d]
Louisiana Republicans pass gerrymandered map that eliminates majority-Black district [1d]
Carney's next defense challenge: Turning promises into contracts [1d]

The Hill

Judge agrees to reopen Trump’s $10B IRS case for further scrutiny [1d]
Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race post-runoff poll [1d]
Bessent: ‘President Trump should be on’ $250 bill [1d]
Pentagon’s $9B Dell deal sparks Trump conflict of interest concerns [1d]
Bulgaria to end US military aircraft stay after visa program dispute [1d]
UnitedHealthcare removing prior approval for most pediatric services [1d]
Ex-Iowa schools chief gets 2-year sentence on immigration, gun charges [1d]
Jill Biden calls husband’s cancer diagnosis ‘shocking’: ‘Somehow that was missed’ [1d]
FAA head says air traffic system is ‘safe, but it’s not efficient’ [1d]
Judge blocks Kennedy Center closure, Trump renaming [1d]
ICE agent charged in nonfatal Minnesota shooting arrested [1d]
Bondi points finger at Blanche in House interview on Epstein files [1d]
Texas man indicted in shooting near Washington Monument [1d]
SEC moves to formally rescind corporate climate disclosure requirements [1d]
Bolton slams proposed Iran deal: ‘Big defeat for the United States’ [1d]
JFK Airport to screen airline passengers from Ebola outbreak nations [1d]
US sanctions just targeted Hezbollah’s real shield — the Lebanese state itself [1d]
Drag queen Pattie Gonia sounds off on trademark battle with Patagonia [1d]
Louisiana legislature passes new GOP-favored map after Supreme Court ruling [1d]
What lies ahead for the Republican Party after Trump? [1d]
Speaker Johnson’s longtime top aide departing office [1d]
Most artists announced for ‘Great American State Fair’ have backed out. Who is still playing? [1d]
Cornyn shares fable of frog and scorpion after Trump sinks reelection [1d]
Trump approval rating slips to record low of 34 percent in YouGov/Economist poll [1d]
We all lose when journalism is biased [1d]
US-Iran deal would lift ‘pressure on both sides’ over energy prices, Strait of Hormuz closure [1d]
Orlando’s civility pledge should inspire us all [1d]
Putin adviser warns EU after drone hits Romania: ‘The peaceful sleep is over’ [1d]
Florida Democrat Frederica Wilson to retire from the House [1d]
Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name [1d]
Trump says he’s weighing ‘final determination’ on Iran deal [1d]
Guatemala president denies deal with US on striking suspected drug groups [1d]
Kenyan court orders suspension of US Ebola quarantine facility [1d]
‘Housing First’ became housing only [1d]
Biden adviser: Iran deal ‘may be the best of the very bad outcomes’ [1d]
Ohio data center tax break suspended amid battle over paying cost for AI power [1d]
Trump trolls Jill Biden over debate ‘stroke’ remark, offers alternate theory [1d]
This is not the time to withdraw troops from Europe [1d]
Freedom 250 spokesperson: Nothing ‘partisan’ about fair, as musical artists drop out [1d]
Judge temporarily blocks Justice Department’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund [1d]
Comer takes heat over arrangements for Bondi interview on Epstein files [1d]
States that don’t want Black voters don’t deserve Black athletes [1d]
At least 5 dead after crash involving bus, 6 vehicles on I-95 in Virginia: police [1d]
Watch live: Bessent delivers warning on US manufacturing [1d]
Facing a threat to their privilege, Democrats call on Black men to sacrifice their careers [1d]
Poll: Most say cost of living has never been worse [1d]
Watch live: Jamie Dimon speaks at Reagan economic forum [1d]
New York can lead the way to universal healthcare coverage nationwide [1d]
Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll [1d]
Sweden is now America’s most valuable tech ally. Most Americans haven’t noticed. [1d]
Live updates: Bondi faces House Oversight questions on Epstein files [1d]
Democrats press Patel for information after ‘VIP snorkel’ trip [1d]
Trump channels Reagan, dominates Republican Party [1d]

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