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The Washington Post: Journalist died in the Russian detention system she was trying to expose

Associated Press: Putin thanks North Korea for troop deployment and promises not to forget their sacrifices

KFF Health News: Montana lawmakers approve $124M to revamp behavioral health system

NBC News: Pete Hegseth says he will end a Trump-backed Pentagon program for women

The New York Times: Hegseth cuts program encouraging women to take roles in national security

Associated Press: Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap

NPR: Trump budget would slash federal rental aid by 40 percent

Associated Press: White House pitches sharp spending cuts in Trump budget plan

NPR: DOGE team gain accounts on classified systems with nuclear secrets

Huffington Post: Freight Technologies announces $20 million Trump Coin buy to influence policy

The Washington Post: Postal Service’s law enforcement arm is aiding Trump’s immigration crackdown, according to people and documents

Associated Press: Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm

NPR: Supreme Court seems open to religious charter schools

The New York Times: Trump insists Abrego Garcia has ‘MS-13’ tattoo despite evidence of altering

Associated Press: US consumer confidence plummets to Covid-era low

NPR: Supreme Court seems open to religious charter schools

The Washington Post: FBI, national security agencies are using polygraph tests to search for ‘leakers’

KFF Health News: The patient expected a free checkup. The bill was $1,430.

Associated Press: Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday

Reuters: Pre-tariffs stockpiling boosts U.S. goods trade deficit to record high

The New York Times: U.S. EPA PFAS announcement offers few details on next steps

DefenseScoop: Lawmakers propose $25B to fund Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield

Reuters: Trump to sign order requiring list of sanctuary cities, states, official says

The Washington Post: Lawyers leave Justice Department civil rights office en masse as new leaders shift priorities

Reuters: Trump administration withholding $436.87 billion in approved spending, top Democrats say

Associated Press: How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

The New York Times: A sign that consumers are anxious: They’re cutting back on snacks

NPR: Some fired federal employees now face health insurance chaos

Reuters: Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs

NPR: ‘Free For All’ review: This library documentary is worth checking out

ProPublica: Ed Martin, interim D.C. U.S. attorney, secretly ghostwrote online attacks on Illinois judge

Route Fifty: Kentucky bets on tech to improve treatment court outcomes

The Washington Post: D.C., Commanders announce $3.7B deal to move team to RFK Stadium site

NPR: How Trump’s tariffs are affecting an American whiskey maker

The Guardian: Death, divorce, and the magic of kitchen objects

Gravy: As in-building restaurants surge, apartment-complex residents shrug and order delivery