NYTIMES (Matthew Purdy and Luke Broadwater) - Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens
Across both of his terms, President Trump has granted clemency to more than 70 allies, donors and others convicted in fraud cases.
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer, Alexandra Berzon and Ernesto Londoño) - ‘Go Big and Go Loud’: Inside the Justice Dept.’s Push to Prosecute Protesters
Prosecutors have struggled to prove in court what the president and his aides have repeatedly said in public: that a network of leftist activists presents a serious threat to national security.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Manny Fernandez) - The Abuse Allegations Against a Civil Rights Icon, and a 48% Rise in Oil Prices
Plus, there’s a big catch for that stunning ocean view.
NYTIMES (Aurelien Breeden) - Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field
President Trump said Israel was responsible for the attack, but vowed to “massively” destroy the gas field if Tehran hit Qatar’s energy facilities in retaliation.
NPR (Jon Hamilton) - New autism group meets to counter MAHA's 'ideological agenda'
Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump Administration.
DAILYCALLER (Katelynn Richardson) - Trump Admin Drops Hammer On Blue States It Says Force Abortion Insurance Coverage
'Not free in the marketplace'
WASHINGTONPOST (Hannah Knowles) - Republicans are ramping up attacks on Muslims — and getting rewarded
Past GOP leaders, including George W. Bush, spoke out against Islamophobia. Now it is going unchallenged.
WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein, Tara Copp) - To Catholic thinkers, Pentagon’s AI demands violate ‘human dignity’
As Pope Leo warns about artificial intelligence, Catholic scholars are wading into the government’s legal battle with Anthropic.
ABCNEWS - UK police charge 2 men with spying on the Jewish community for Iran
British police have charged two men with spying on the UK’s Jewish community for Iran
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - D.C.'s hottest ticket: Trump's UFC fight night
President Trump tells Axios it's the "hottest ticket that I've ever seen." - He's talking about UFC Freedom 250, the fight Trump is staging on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. Why it matters: Donors, lobbyists, members of Congress and well-connected fans are clamoring for tickets. - But in a Trumpian twist of marketing, the tickets' elusiveness is building buzz for the event, which will be on the president's birthday, and Flag Day, in the run-up to America's 250th on July Fourth. The big picture: While Trump deals with a war in Iran and rising gas prices at home, the president seems downright giddy that UFC Freedom 250 gives him a night of pageantry despite the optics. - There'll be 5,000 VIP seats around the UFC's famed…