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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🇻🇦 Pope Francis died at age 88 in the Vatican residence. Pope Francis passed away peacefully at his Casa Santa Marta residence, following a lengthy battle with pneumonia. His death came just one day after his meeting with Vice President JD Vance, and President Trump stated that he and the First Lady will attend Francis' funeral. His death marks the end of a transformative papacy that saw the canonization of more saints than any previous pope. | 🎖️ Defense Department defends Hegseth against media attacks. The Pentagon fired back at media claims that Secretary Hegseth shared sensitive information in a second Signal chat, and that Hegseth would be stepping down from his position. Both the DOD and White House strongly defended Hegseth, with Press Secretary Leavitt calling the stories "total fake news." Though the White House backed Hegseth, multiple media outlets reported that Hegseth is out the door. | ✈️ Four more Democrats visit deported MS-13 suspect. Democrat House members Robert Garcia (CA), Maxwell Frost (FL), Yassamin Ansari (AZ), and Maxine Dexter (OR) traveled to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, demanding his return to the US after deportation by the Trump administration. The lawmakers described the deportation as "kidnapping," though court documents revealed domestic violence allegations and suspected human trafficking connections. | 🇨🇳 China threatened retaliation against US allies in trade war. China's Ministry of Commerce warned it would take "reciprocal countermeasures" against countries that cooperate with US efforts to isolate Beijing. The threat comes as President Trump uses tariff negotiations to pressure allies to limit Chinese trade. This aggressive stance suggests China is preparing for a longer, broader trade conflict beyond just the US. |
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| | | INSIDER RADAR | Pete Hegseth on newly leaked chats | | Insiders behind the paywall: Pete Hegseth, Don Bacon, Dan Caldwell, Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Chris Rufo. |
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| | | HOAX TRACKER | "Texas Moves to Halt Muslims from Building Homes" | |
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| | | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to ban eight petroleum-based food dyes from common grocery items by the end of 2026. Chevron began production at its massive Ballymore oil project in the Gulf of America, expected to produce 75,000 barrels daily. Former Fox News host Steve Hilton announced his bid for California governor, declaring the 2026 election a "life-or-death moment" for the state. A Democratic judge in New Mexico resigned after an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member was found living at his residence.
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| | | | INSIDER EXCLUSIVE | | Will Congress ban itself from insider trading? | After years of delays, efforts are intensifying in Congress to ban the practice of congressional stock trading. | Multiple bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate to prohibit what some consider to be blatant insider trading by members of Congress. With support from both Republicans and Democrats — and possibly even President Trump — it's possible this legislation may get a second wind… | Read Now |
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| | | THE MAIN STORY | Harvard vows no surrender to Trump's demands | | WHAT'S HAPPENING_ | Harvard University is mounting a full-scale resistance as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on campus antisemitism. | America's most prominent university rejected a series of demands from the Trump administration, including eliminating diversity programs, overhauling departments accused of fostering antisemitism, and implementing federal oversight on hiring and admissions. | Harvard President Alan Garber declared the university would not "surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," marking the first major university to directly challenge Trump's attempts to reform higher education. The administration responded by threatening Harvard's tax-exempt status and warning of additional funding cuts. | | _THE FACTS_ | Harvard received an "unauthorized" letter from the White House's antisemitism task force on April 11, containing extensive demands regarding university operations. The demands included the adoption of merit-based hiring and admissions practices, reforming programs with "egregious" antisemitism, and stronger rules for student discipline. Federal demands also included reporting international students committing campus violations. Although the letter was unauthorized — presumably meaning it was not cleared with the president — the White House is standing by it. The letter followed up on and dramatically expanded demands laid out in a previous letter sent to Harvard on April 3. Harvard, which had reportedly been willing to use the April 3 letter as a starting point, firmly rejected all demands in the April 11 letter, arguing that it went too far in restricting university independence. In response to Harvard's refusal of the terms in the April 11 letter, the Trump administration froze $2.3 billion in Harvard's federal funding. President Trump threatened an additional $1 billion funding cut targeting health research, and is now threatening Harvard's tax-exempt status. Harvard is suing the Trump administration for using funding cuts as "leverage" in an unlawful "pressure campaign."
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| _OUR INSIGHTS _ | Insights and analysis are for members only. | | Insights behind the paywall: Columbia University, a consent decree, and Harvard's endowment. |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame Pete Hegseth being under fire | | Mentioned behind the paywall: The New York Times, Politico, The Daily Wire, and The New York Post. |
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| | | THE DAILY DEBATE | 📊 Do you agree with Trump's plans to pull $1 billion in funding from Harvard's health research?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter | | | POLL RESULTS FROM SUNDAY (REDSHIFT) | 📊 What do you want the fate of PBS and NPR to be? | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💰 Keep Fully Funded (13) | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🛤️ Fund - But Add Guardrails To Ensure Objectivity (194) | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ✂️ Reduce Funding (171) | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🚫 Fully Defund (1451) | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (18) | 💰 Keep Fully Funded: "A Pew poll (and others) found that 43% of Americans want PBS and NPR fully funded and 24% fully defunded. Big difference." — Anonymous 🛤️ Fund - But Add Guardrails: "Over the years, many NPR programs were fantastic, e.g., Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Let's put in the guardrails rather than derail the whole train." — Tracy ✂️ Reduce Funding: "Let's see what they do when budget is tight, as they would have to become objective and unbiased again or die." — Anonymous 🚫 Fully Defund: "Allow them to stand alone as businesses or not-for-profits. If they have merit, they will be funded by the private sector." — Kathy | | | | 1,847 votes |
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| | | POP QUIZ | What is RFK Jr. planning to ban from food products? | |
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