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Trump Is Reportedly Reconsidering His Politically and Legally Contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The Justice Department signals a retreat from defending the blatantly corrupt scheme, which provoked vigorous objections from Republican lawmakers.

Reason

“I was a child – he’d choose which records I would get royalties on and which I didn’t. He was stealing my money, and I didn’t realize it”: The untold story of “The Lost Beach Boy” David Marks

David Marks reflects on the surf-rock beginnings of one of the world's most beloved pop-rock institutions, recalling the good times, bad times, and his return to the fold

Guitar World

Trump drives Texas GOP transformation

Struggles between Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predate Trump. But he has tried to tip the scales

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From Cornyn to Paxton: How Trump helped accelerate the Texas GOP’s transformation

The power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.

The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump’s disapproval rating hits its highest mark ever amid Iran war and rising prices, polling group says

Trump’s disapproval rating is now higher than it was after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a polling group

The Independent UK

Donald Trump was supposed to address graduating Coast Guard cadets. Instead, he spent 5 minutes torching the one person nobody expected

That’s a wild detour!

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Defiant Capitol Heckler Targets Artemis Astronauts With Angry Outrage and Cries 'I Know You Never Went to Space'

A heckler disrupted NASA's Artemis II crew at the US Capitol, accusing them of faking their mission. The incident, captured on video, went viral

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Acting AG Todd Blanche defends Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ rioters may use for multi-million dollar taxpayer payouts

‘Just to be clear, people that hurt police get money all the time,’ Blanche said

The Independent UK

Trump administration official told GOP ally big payouts are coming for Jan 6 defendants: report

Ed Martin, who formerly led the Department of Justice’s ‘weaponization’ task force, allegedly predicted the controversial fund earlier this year but assumed it would be much smaller than the $1.7 billion pot announced this week

The Independent UK

“We were getting gold records from countries around the world. I had a DJ tell me that when he put it on for the first time, the phones lit up after 20 seconds”:Berton Averre on writing My Sharona – and why the Knack were never the next Beatles

My Sharona was the perfect pop-rock anthem, and as Averre reflects on the life and times of the Knack he admits he knew he had something special back then

Guitar World

“Everyone's using the same plugins – if your stuff sounds unique, it’s going to give you an edge”: Carlos de la Garza on the new Death Cab For Cutie project and why drummers make the best producers

From punk drummer to multi-talented studio supremo, Carlos de la Garza has worked with everyone from Paramore to Ziggy Marley. We sit down with the in-demand producer/songwriter to talk about his varied career

MusicRadar

Pardoned Capitol Rioter's Church Parking Lot Arrest Raises New Questions

A Texas man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been arrested again, this time after authorities said he allegedly threatened a man with a gun in a church parking lot.

Latin Times

Senators balk at Architect of the Capitol boost

The aging congressional campus urgently needs work, Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin said Tuesday, warning of “system degradation and failure.” As the deferred maintenance piles up, so do the costs and the risk to lawmakers and staff, he said. But Senate appropriators had a warning of their own: They…

Roll Call

I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him

The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?

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The Independent UK

‘Useful idiot’: Knives out for Tony Dokoupil at CBS Evening News as report captures scathing comments from colleagues

‘He was very clearly reporting this through the lens of Israel,’ one correspondent said of the network’s Iran war coverage

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‘These are the REAL PATRIOTS!’: Military veterans arrested by Capitol police after taking a stand against Trump’s war on Iran

They took a stand against Trump's use of force in Iran.

International Business Times UK

Elizabeth Banks Blasts Trump's White Women Voters, Says They Should 'Become Revolutionaries' Like Effie

Elizabeth Banks has criticised the voting choices of white women in the 2024 US election and urged political awakening, referencing her Hunger Games character Effie Trinket during a podcast interview.

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5 Biggest Easter Eggs In ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ Trailer You Probably Missed

New The Hunger Games trailer is packed with Easter eggs. Here are the biggest callbacks fans may have missed.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

A Pakistani official said he expected talks to restart soon, but it may take longer than Trump suggested. Plus: how to stop catastrophizing? Here’s what experts say

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Notorious liar George Santos again mentions House basement ‘cages’ post Swalwell controversy

Alleges Nancy Mace, others, guilty of misconduct.

The Independent UK

How Democrats’ sudden reckoning with Eric Swalwell sex abuse allegations could rock the House

Growing calls to push out members of Congress over bad deeds could trigger a series of expulsion votes

The Independent UK

Arizona is debating whether to create a permanent memorial to Charlie Kirk at its state capitol

The bill passed the Senate 16‑14 and the House Government Committee and now awaits a full House vote before going to Arizona Governor Hobbs, who recently vetoed a highway naming for Kirk

Roll Call

Lawsuit seeks damages for police use of force during Jan. 6 attack

Three individuals who were on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a class-action lawsuit Friday in Florida seeking damages related to the use of force by police officers during the attack. The federal lawsuit alleges police “physically assaulted members of the crowd” that assembled on the Capitol’s west-side outdoor…

MusicRadar

“I decided it would be funny to write a song about how he was holding us all down, how he was trying to mess it all up, sabotaging our great works of art”: The story of the Beastie Boys' incendiary Sabotage

Its legendary DIY video was hugely influential, but few realise that the fury of the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage was triggered by real studio pressure

Roll Call

Senate to stay on SAVE after recess

It was a beautiful, warm Sunday in Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski was leaving the Capitol to go “pot some plants.” The Alaska Republican, along with her Senate colleagues, were in town that day for a rare weekend session to continue extended debate on the GOP’s voter ID bill…

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