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New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
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TMZ.com:
Trump Aide Natalie Harp's Brother Explains Her Infatuation With POTUS  —  TRUMP AIDE NATALIE HARP'S BROTHER HER ‘INFATUATION’ WITH POTUS ISN'T PHYSICAL!!!  —  Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp may be infatuated with the president ... but her estranged brother says he seriously doubts she's physically attracted to him.
CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him  —  Natalie Harp wouldn't take no for an answer.  —  It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 👱‍♀️ 🖨️ Inside Trumpland's Freakout Over ‘Natalie’  —  Natalie Harp is so close to the president that her ‘love letters’ caused a massive leak hunt in Trumpland that you probably never heard of.  Plus, the Dem establishment loses another Senate primary.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries  —  State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm.  Can it carry her to victory in November?
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Progressive Challenger Upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate Primary
Washington Post:
8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies  —  The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio.  — In the memo, obtained by Axios …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends, echoing GOP memo, runs cover against “far-left” data center opposition  —  Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI
Discussion: The Hill and WPR, more at Techmeme »
Emily Davies / New York Times:
'I'm Not That Informed on National Security,' Graham Says in South Carolina Debate  —  Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Here are five takeaways.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Darline Graham pilloried for saying she's ‘not that informed on national security’
Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
Tarp Covering Kennedy Center Facade Must Stay, DOJ Argues in Court  —  The tarp covering the Kennedy Center facade must remain as part of ongoing construction activities following the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the building, Justice Department attorneys argued in a recent court filing.
Discussion: MS NOW
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump, Trump, Trump: Kennedy Center Board Voted To Return POTUS's Name To Three Different Spots On Complex's Grounds
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA  —  Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines  —  An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans?  It's Darker than We Knew.  —  It's time to familiarize yourselves with the names “Operation Puppet Master” and “Operation Keyhole.”  If those nefarious phrases evoke to you the U.S. government's domestic spying on leftist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, it's for good reason.
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Scion of Democratic Politics Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor  —  Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.  —  Tom Begich, a singer-songwriter and former state lawmaker …
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill and Fox News
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Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing  —  North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption …
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Politico:
Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign.  Voters aren't moving.  —  Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has done with voters.  —  With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump's profits irk Americans as Dems test anti-corruption message  —  A majority of Americans believe President Trump has profited inappropriately from a cryptocurrency empire while in office and disapprove of his family's global business activity, according to recent polls.
Discussion: The Hill
Wired:
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police.  We Got Its Code  —  Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.  WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
‘No serious dispute’ that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say  —  The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year …
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Contrarian
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead FDA  —  Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.  —  As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce  —  The principal aim of President Trump's second term is revenge.  —  Trump is consumed by this lust for revenge.  It defined the first moments of his second term.  “Within hours of taking the presidential oath,” my news-side colleagues Maggie Haberman …
Clair McFarland / Cowboy State Daily:
Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary  —  Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election.  “Wyoming citizens spoke loud and clear tonight!” said caucus critic Rep. Landon Brown.
Discussion: MS NOW and Pluribus News
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says he told Cory Mills to ‘get out of the race’  —  President Donald Trump says he told Florida Rep. Cory Mills to exit the Republican primary before his election defeat Tuesday but that the embattled lawmaker “wouldn't listen.”  Mills, who was defeated by former local television news …
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Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets.  They seldom stop crime  —  Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk.  —  The officers stopped the attack and arrested him, according to a police report.
Paul Krugman:
What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?  —  Interest rates are up — but don't panic  —  Rising interest rates on government debt, in the United States and other countries, were at the top of the Financial Timeshome page and many other financial news sites yesterday.
Discussion: BusinessDay
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) believes President Donald Trump must escalate the U.S. war with Iran if he wants to see a decisive end to the prolonged conflict.  —  As negotiations stalled last month amid renewed fighting …
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr's bullsh*t  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡 Subscribe to PN 📡  —  For over a year, ABC tried to appease the Trump administration.  —  It ignored constant abuse from the president …
 
 
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Rand Paul says he doesn't understand the buzz over Mitch McConnell's health   Find
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ABC News:
Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton works to overcome fundraising woes, with President Trump's help   Find
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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead FDA   Find
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Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
Tarp Covering Kennedy Center Facade Must Stay, DOJ Argues in Court   Find
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump's profits irk Americans as Dems test anti-corruption message   Find
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Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un   Find
 
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Rand Paul says he doesn't understand the buzz over Mitch McConnell's health25 minutes ago
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Salt Lake Tribune
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr's close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Lawfare:
The Risks of Getting Russian and Chinese Nuclear Strategy Wrong
emptywheel:
DOJ Used Pam Bondi's Trophy Arrests as an Excuse to Spy on Minnesota's Anti-ICE Community
 Earlier Items: 
John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today. Does the Old Man Have Character?
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Roll Call
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Hasan Piker's Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who's Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
How Trump's dismissive comment could damage GOP chances in a key House race
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
Nearly Half of Trump's Treasury Appointees Have Left
Discussion: New Republic
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here's where levels are highest
 

 
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: tougher body with IP68 rating and a decent triple rear camera but an iterative hardware upgrade with design that feels dated

Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI changed safety practices and paused RL training for two weeks after the Hugging Face breach and evidence Astra may have met a critical cyber threshold

Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone deliveries to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, including Chicago and Atlanta by 2026's end
 
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