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CNN:
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say — The US military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months …
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New York Times:
Strike Set Back Iran's Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says — Classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings. — A preliminary classified U.S. report says the American bombing …
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Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
Iran ‘much further away’ from building nukes after US strike, Rubio says — The secretary of state dismissed media reports of new intel assessments as “false.” — THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon” …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Desperately Trying to Bomb and Shitpost His Way to Peace — The president wants a Nobel Peace Prize. And to bomb Iran. And a cease-fire between Israel and Iran. And a nuclear deal. And regime change, too?
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Washington Post:
U.S. initial damage report: Iran nuclear program set back by months, not obliterated
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Adam Kredo / The Washington Free Beacon:
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief: ‘Night and Day’ Difference Between Iran's Nuclear Capabilities Before and After US Strikes
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief: ‘Night and Day’ Difference Between Iran's Nuclear Capabilities Before and After US Strikes
Daniel McCarthy / New York Post:
Iran's ‘sleeper cell’ threat proves we MUST secure our borders
Iran's ‘sleeper cell’ threat proves we MUST secure our borders
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Iran Trolls Trump by Claiming Its Nuclear Program Is Back Up
Iran Trolls Trump by Claiming Its Nuclear Program Is Back Up
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New York Times:
Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mamdani Holds Lead Over Cuomo in Democratic Primary for N.Y.C. Mayor — Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, built a significant advantage over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo thanks to a strong showing in Brooklyn and Manhattan. A winner might not be declared until ranked-choice ballots are tabulated next week.
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Jeff Coltin / Politico:
Zohran Mamdani topples Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayoral race — The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist lawmaker outpaced the former governor, who has conceded, in a stunning primary, signaling generational change in the Democratic Party. — NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist lawmaker …
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New York Times:
Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary — Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman and democratic socialist, had a commanding lead over former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who conceded in the Democratic primary. — Zohran Mamdani, a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive platform …
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April Rubin / Axios:
Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night. — Why it matters: Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani leads as New York City mayoral primary heads for ranked choice tabulation — The progressive state lawmaker surged from relative obscurity to become the main foil to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's comeback bid in the Democratic primary. — State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Zohran delivered the Democratic establishment the thrashing it deserved
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
A New Political Star Emerges Out of a Fractured Democratic Party
A New Political Star Emerges Out of a Fractured Democratic Party
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Dave Zirin / The Nation:
The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism
The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism
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The Daily Caller and Jacobin
Philip Elliott / Time:
Zohran Mamdani's Upset Is a Seismic Moment for the Left
Zohran Mamdani's Upset Is a Seismic Moment for the Left
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Wired:
‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government — The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name “Big Balls” online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED. — Edward “Big Balls” Coristine …
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New York Times:
Edward Coristine, Key Player on Elon Musk's DOGE Team, Resigns — Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old who was hired by Elon Musk to help slash the government bureaucracy, became a public symbol of his team. — Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old high-profile operative for the Department …
Ellie Cook / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Withdrawn — A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lashes Out at ‘Scum’ for Revealing Bombing Was Botched
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Complains Biden Let Thunderstorms Into the U.S.
Trump Complains Biden Let Thunderstorms Into the U.S.
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump with Nato ‘all the way’ after questioning mutual defence pact
Donald Trump with Nato ‘all the way’ after questioning mutual defence pact
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Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone:
Late-Night Hosts Joke About Trump's F-Bomb: ‘Talk About Dropping a Big Load’
Late-Night Hosts Joke About Trump's F-Bomb: ‘Talk About Dropping a Big Load’
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National Archives:
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland — We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include: — Textual records from civilian agencies — Army unit records dating from WW1 — Navy unit records dating from WW2 — Berlin Documents Center microfilm
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans — Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bluntly in a private meeting Tuesday that deep cuts …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats fume at “unserious” Trump impeachment vote — House Democrats privately vented their fury Tuesday about what they said is a “premature” and “unhelpful” vote on impeaching President Trump for his strikes on Iran. — Why it matters: Impeachment has dogged Democrats since Trump came …
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Axios:
Exclusive: Thune urges “light touch” on AI regulations
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Exclusive: Thune vs. the polls on the “big, beautiful bill”
Exclusive: Thune vs. the polls on the “big, beautiful bill”
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Congress Fights Back...Against Congress — The broad story of the second Trump era has been of two inverse and related trends: the growth of a personalist Presidency, and the decline of state capacity. A system built on loyalty to one man cannot tolerate institutions bound by other values, and so it must break them.
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Daniel Schuman / First Branch Forecast:
House Republicans Advance Plan to Halve GAO's Funding
Mary Allain / Government Accountability Project:
DOJ Whistleblower Erez Reuveni Exposes High-Level Defiance of Court Orders and Retaliation — WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project and Gilbert Employment Law, P.C. submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure on behalf of Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy Director …
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Politico:
Kari Lake heads to Capitol Hill after gutting an agency Trump hates — Lake, who lost two statewide elections in Arizona, will headline a hearing shortly after cutting jobs at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. — Kari Lake, the staunch Trump ally and senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
Karl Quinn / Sydney Morning Herald:
Antoinette Lattouf has won $70,000, but her case has cost the ABC so much more — The costs of the ABC's decision to prematurely end the short-term contract of fill-in radio host Antoinette Lattouf are incalculable. — Forget about the $70,000 she was awarded in the judgment handed …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Mike Johnson says War Powers Act is unconstitutional — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday asserted that the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, pushing back forcefully against the lawmakers in both parties who are invoking the law in an effort to block President Trump from further military action in Iran.
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Sherrilyn Ifill / Sherrilyn's Newsletter:
Masked Terror — At this point, we have all seen the videos. Men dressed in plaid shirts, jeans and boots descending on constructions sites, chasing migrants in fields, lurking in courthouse hallways at courthouses, knocking on doors of homes, and surrounding cars. We see them wrestling men and women to the ground.
