WASHINGTONPOST (Hannah Natanson) - West Point won’t fight ban on school policy limiting professors’ speech
Officials at West Point have retreated from their defense of a controversial policy restricting faculty speech.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Under China's new 'unity' law, Tibetans fight to preserve language and culture
A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet.
| Keywords | chinatibettibetan-culturelanguage-preservationhuman-rightscultural-identityunity-lawreligious-freedomasiapolitical-repressionsethnic-minoritiescultural-survivalglobal-politics |
NYTIMES (David Gelles) - Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street
An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.
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NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, Christina Jewett and Olivia Diaz) - Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family
At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.
| Keywords | trumpsusie-wileswhite-househempindustryspending-billsenateus-politicsethicsconflict-of-interestnepotismlegislationagribusinessgovernment-policywashingtonpolitical-influence |
AXIOS (Annalise Frank) - Donavan McKinney overtakes incumbent Thanedar
State Rep. Donavan McKinney bested two-term incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in Tuesday's Democratic primary to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District. Why it matters: The lifelong Detroiter's win likely returns Detroit to Black representation in Congress, which ended with Thanedar's 2022 victory. - It also brings another victory for a progressive-backed candidate. - McKinney won by a slim 51.9% to 48.1%, with the race called late Wednesday morning by AP . State of play: Thanedar had the advantage on funding and name recognition . However, mainstream House Democrats didn't seem as concerned about him losing to a progressive challenger as in other races, Axios' Andrew Solender report s. Yes, but: McKinney still needs to win in…
ABCNEWS - Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up legal debate and contempt vote
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week
WASHINGTONPOST (Mariana Alfaro) - Speaker Johnson says Ethics Committee should carry out Max Miller investigation
The Ohio Republican congressman has faced calls to drop his reelection bid over domestic abuse allegations.
NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.
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AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Left turn in Michigan: Tuesday's primary takeaways
Progressives scored their biggest win of the year Tuesday in Michigan's Senate primary , narrowly defeating the Democratic establishment in the clearest sign yet of how a populist surge is remaking the party. Why it matters: Left-wing outsider Abdul El-Sayed underperformed predictions, but his victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens was still a rebuke to party leaders in D.C. and Michigan, and to big donors who flooded Stevens' campaign with cash. - El-Sayed was outspent 9 to 1 by Stevens and her allies — including AIPAC's political arm. He ran on an unapologetically progressive platform to abolish ICE, support Medicare for All and staunchly oppose aid to Israel. - In a bitter campaign, El-Sayed was painted as a sexist, an antisemite…
NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner) - Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.