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Axios

Why new Starbucks dress code prompted over 2,000 baristas to walk out on strike [2h]
Rubio says all NATO members will agree at June summit to 5% defense spending over next decade [4h]
Baby treated with first-ever personalized gene editing treatment [6h]
Secret Service investigating cryptic post on Trump by ex-FBI chief James Comey [8h]
How "white genocide" claims became central to Trump's view of South Africa [11h]
Rubio meets Syrian counterpart in latest step towards normalizing relations [13h]
"State of the People Tour" seeks to organize Black voters into new coalition [14h]
Trump wants two new cutting-edge fighter jets: F-22 Super and F-55 [15h]
Supreme Court wrestles with limits on Trump's executive orders [15h]
FAA probes radio failure at Denver airport [15h]
Hard data suggests tariff-driven inflation and recession fears may be overblown [16h]
Trump's agenda meets broad resistance from American institutions [16h]
UnitedHealth shares plunge after probe report [17h]
Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty on charges of concealing undocumented immigrant [17h]
Walmart warns it will raise prices due to tariffs [18h]

Salon

"Congress kills poor kids in Gaza": Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after Senate hearing protest [9h]
Trump’s latest tariff agenda: Make movies crap again [14h]
Woolly mice and "dire wolves" are a distraction from attacks on endangered species, experts caution [16h]
"The Studio" excels at committing to the bit [17h]
Trump's traveling trunk show is backfiring [19h]
Top pollster Mark Mellman warns DNC drama is quickly becoming the Democrats' brand [22h]
"Still angry": Voters say they won't forget that the North Carolina GOP tried to trash their ballots [22h]

The Drudge Report

As Rio Grande runs dry, look for new water supplies to sustain growth... [9h]
SENATE PUTS HOUSE ON NOTICE... [9h]
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in week... [9h]
Never-before-seen footage of UFO dubbed The Cigar soaring over US border... [10h]
REPUBLICAN MEGABILL IN PERIL... [10h]
ON THIN ICE AHEAD OF KEY VOTE... [10h]
Much of U.S. at heightened risk for summer power outages, regulator warns... [10h]
Putin's no-show in Turkey throws Ukraine talks into disarray... [10h]
Dramatic NATO vs Russia sea clash erupts as warplanes buzz shadow fleet... [10h]
Crypto becomes ultimate swamp asset... [10h]
Pam and Marco at forefront of controversies... [10h]
Would you swap your plane ticket for a seat on a zeppelin? [10h]
NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms... [10h]
Kennedy Center employees plan to unionize... [10h]
MOGUL'S 'TOOTSIE ROLL'... [10h]

The New Republic

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case Has the Supreme Court Baffled [10h]
Pam Bondi Picked Quite the Day to Dump Trump Media Stock [10h]
“We’re Cooked”: Republicans Are Freaking Out About Their Own Budget [11h]
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Caves to Trump in Chilling Move [11h]
“Dead Wrong”: Supreme Court Justice Rips DOJ on Birthright Citizenship [12h]
Second State Bans Fluoride in Water in Huge Win for RFK Jr. [12h]
Georgia Is Using a Brain-Dead Woman as an Incubator [13h]
Trump’s Corruption Is a Huge Problem. But It’s a Hard Sell to Voters. [13h]
NYU Punishes Student Who Delivered Graduation Speech on Gaza [14h]
Walmart CFO Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Cause Prices to Skyrocket [14h]
Qatar Is Excited to Dump That Private Jet on Trump (It’s a Disaster) [15h]
Trump Justice Department Makes Insane Claim About Obeying Court Orders [15h]
Musk Used State Department to Force Another Country to Get Starlink [16h]
Putin Thoroughly Embarrasses Trump on Ukraine Peace Talks [16h]
MAGA Republican Drags “Jewish Space Lady” MTG in Messy Public Fight [16h]

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