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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments  —  Sen. Mike Lee of Utah was confronted by a Senate colleague Monday over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota shootings over the weekend that killed a former Democratic legislative leader on “Marxists.”
Salt Lake Tribune:
‘This is not a joke’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar rips Mike Lee for posts about a deadly Minnesota shooting  —  “This isn't funny,” Sen. Klobuchar says of Lee's misleading posts about targeted slaying.  —  After spending the weekend on lockdown to protect against a gunman who shot …
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Minnesota senator confronts colleague for ‘terrible’ post on shooting
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and RNS
Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
'It would ‘waste time’: Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. after lawmaker shootings
Discussion: Townhall
ABC News:
Chilling details emerge in Minnesota shootings as Vance Boelter faces federal charges: ‘Stuff of nightmares’
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
Trump signals escalation in Israel-Iran conflict as he leaves G7 summit early … U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his early departure from the Group of Seven summit was owed to “much bigger” things than planning a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Tehran, after urging Iranians to “immediately evacuate Tehran.”
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Starmer Picks Up Trump's Papers, and 2 Small Political Wins  —  The British prime minister scrambled at President Trump's feet in a viral moment, but he may be happier than the other Group of 7 leaders with his moment in the sun.  —  The image was unfortunate: Prime Minister Keir Starmer …
New York Times:
Trump Renews Embrace of Putin Amid Ongoing Rift With Allies  —  President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow's 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.  —  President Trump could have opened by talking about trade.
Kevin Shalvey / Reuters:
Trump denies reaching out to Iran, threatens to ‘come down so hard’ if Tehran strikes US assets
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump leaves G7 summit early after “evacuate Tehran” warning
Politico:   Playbook: Trump's moment of truth
Washington Post:
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids  —  ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively affect the food industry.  —  Summary21
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
What happened to “states' rights”?
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Reuters:
Immigration raids in Los Angeles hit small business owners: 'It's worse than COVID'
Discussion: New York Post
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Senate overhauls Trump's tax bill, setting up brawl with the House  —  The chamber suggests cuts to the child tax credit and SALT and is more heavy-handed on cuts to Medicaid than the legislation the House passed in May.  —  Summary489  —  Senate Republicans on Monday suggested massive changes …
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Washington Post:
GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition with many unaware: Poll  —  A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.
Discussion: Reuters
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Reamed Out’ Hegseth for Flop Birthday Parade: Author  —  P***ED OFF  —  The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead, Michael Wolff tells The Daily Beast Podcast.  —  President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade …
Discussion: Raw Story and Diane Ravitch's blog
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
A Senator's Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup  —  For decades, Robert Menendez, 71, was one of New Jersey's most influential Democrats.  He is expected to start serving an 11-year sentence on Tuesday.  —  For decades, Robert Menendez had the ear of presidents and prime ministers.
Discussion: Fox News, CBS News, New York Post and abc7NY
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Omar Gallaga / CNET:
Trump Mobile Launches: What to Know About the T1 Phone, 47 Calling and Data Plan  —  The Trump Organization gets into the wireless business with a $47.45-a-month mobile plan and a $499 phone available for preorder.  —  The Trump Organization now has a wireless business …
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David Pierce / The Verge:
The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible
Christine Vendel / PennLive:
Central Pa. sheriff criticized over Facebook meme showing blood-covered ‘Protester Edition’ truck  —  An image apparently shared on the Facebook page for the Adams County sheriff depicting a blood-covered truck with the words “Protester Edition,” is going viral and prompting outrage.
Benjamin Mazer / The Atlantic:
How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin  —  Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything  —  Remember ivermectin?  The animal-deworming medication was used so avidly as an off-label COVID treatment during the pandemic that some feed stores ended up going out of stock.
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company  —  A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company …
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending  —  The president's top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.  —  The White House is signaling it may soon invoke a little-known …
Discussion: Alternet.org and NewsMax.com
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
NAACP won't invite Trump to convention, breaking a 116-year tradition  —  The civil rights group condemned what it said was President Donald Trump's attempt to undermine democracy.  It has invited sitting presidents since 1909.  —  Summary191  —  The NAACP will not invite President Donald Trump …
Adam Crafton / New York Times:
FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup  —  FIFA has decided not to show any videos, signage or marketing assets in venues hosting the Club World Cup in the United States which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Return of the American assassin  —  The right has no monopoly on violent fantasy, but liberals are far less likely to own guns  —  People are not always what they seem.  Vance Luther Boelter is a Christian preacher with a residential security company.  Last weekend he is suspected of killing …
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
FIFA Club World Cup Ticket Sales TANK After DHS Says Agents Will Be At Stadium  —  Tickets to the opening match that were once $349 (and up) could be had for just $4.  —  Turns out authoritarianism can be bad for business.  —  Sales for the FIFA Club World Cup, a series of precursor games ahead …
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Trump is deporting way fewer people than Obama did.  Why?  —  President Donald Trump promised his supporters “the largest deportation program in American history” — but he's nowhere close.  —  That distinction belongs to an early 20th-century program that likely saw 2 million people deported.
Discussion: USA Today
 
 
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