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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Key House Republican faces calls from Democrats to resign over radio interview

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) is facing calls to resign from Democratic colleagues who say she expressed agreement with a radio host's remark that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) should get his "cotton-picking hands off of Virginia." Why it matters: Kiggans, who denied agreeing with or condoning the language, is facing one of the most hotly contested reelection battles in the country. - "First they gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now they are using brazenly racist language to attack Black leaders," House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) said in a post on X , calling for Kiggans to "immediately apologize and resign." - Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and a close ally of Jeffries,…

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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump nominates Kari Lake for Jamaica ambassador, Cameron Hamilton for FEMA director

The move to nominate Hamilton comes after he fired the man as acting administrator last year. He was fired after clashing with former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and claiming he did not believe FEMA should be eliminated as Trump vowed.

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AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Republicans turn ballroom fight into referendum on Trump's safety

Senate Republican leaders plan to turn the political fight over the $1 billion request for security upgrades tied to the new White House ballroom into a referendum on President Trump's safety. Why it matters: Democrats think the $1 billion figure gives them a simple, bumper-sticker attack against Republicans for voters who are concerned about the cost of living. - But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the funding is intended to secure the new facility and ensure the Secret Service has the resources needed to protect the president. - "It's a security-related measure," Thune told reporters on Monday. "You've got a president where there have been three assassination attempts in just the last two years." Between the lines:…

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NYTIMES (Eliza Shapiro) - Bezos Family Gives $100 Million for Preschool Education in New York

Free child care is one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top goals. Now the Bezos Foundation is giving Robin Hood, a favorite philanthropy of wealthy New Yorkers, big money for early childhood education.

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