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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump deserves credit for his Ukraine push — and why it may all fall apart — It was the best day Ukraine has had in a very long time. But it's still hard to see how the war unleashed by Russia's brutal invasion ends any time soon. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited …
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Babak Dehghanpisheh / NBC News:
French President Emmanuel Macron says he doesn't believe Putin is ‘very willing to get peace’ in Ukraine — After a meeting at the White House on Monday, the French president said that if there is no progress in talks, Russia should be hit with more sanctions.
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Washington Post, Reuters, The Hill, Politico, Al Jazeera, New York Times, New Jersey Online, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, UPI, HuffPost, New York Times, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times and Fox News
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
White House Proudly Promotes Trump's Snub to Greatest Allies — DEPUTIZED — Welcome to the White House! Here is... Monica Crowley? — European leaders arrived at the White House on Monday not to be met by President Donald Trump, but by the former Fox News host Monica Crowley …
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The Hill, Axios, New York Times, One America News Network, Raw Story, Associated Press and CBS News
Politico:
Inside Trump world's reaction to the Zelenskyy reset … On the home front, it could be a bit more complicated. While there are no specifics yet on what exactly U.S. security guarantees might look like for Ukraine — Zelenskyy suggested those would be ironed out within 10 days …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Is Peace in Ukraine So Crazy? Maybe Not, but Donald Trump Certainly Is
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The National Pulse, Bloomberg, Newsweek, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
The Economist:
Zelensky survives another episode of the Trump show
Zelensky survives another episode of the Trump show
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New York Times, Associated Press, The National Pulse, NBC News, The Times of Israel, ABC News, Asia Times, One America News Network, Washington Times, Breitbart, The Last Refuge, National Politics, The Hill, Fox News, The Post Millennial, The Daily Signal, The Kyiv Independent, Raw Story, Ace of Spades HQ, Washington Post, The Japan Times, Bloomberg, Politico and Semafor
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Existential Meets the Absurd in Latest Ukraine Talks
The Existential Meets the Absurd in Latest Ukraine Talks
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The Hill, Forbes, El País, Politico, NBC News, Al Jazeera and The Gateway Pundit
M. Gessen / New York Times:
The Real Meaning of the Zelensky Summit Was Not as It Appeared
The Real Meaning of the Zelensky Summit Was Not as It Appeared
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Daily Mail and The Kyiv Independent
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine following Trump-Zelensky meeting
Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine following Trump-Zelensky meeting
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The Kyiv Independent, NewsMax.com, New York Times, JURIST, The Independent, Human Events and HotAir
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Europe's Leaders Headed Off Giveaway to Putin, but Emerged Without a Clear Path
Europe's Leaders Headed Off Giveaway to Putin, but Emerged Without a Clear Path
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CNN, The Kyiv Independent, IJR, Mediaite, The Independent, USA Today and Deseret News
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave — State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning. — First, Texas House Democrats refused …
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David Montgomery / KERA News:
Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts — AUSTIN — A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.
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New Republic, The Hill, Baltimore Sun and @amuse
Associated Press:
Texas Democrat spends night in Legislature protesting police shadowing in redistricting battle — A Texas Democrat opted to stay in the state House chamber overnight and into Tuesday rather than allow a law enforcement officer to shadow her while Republicans try to prevent further delays …
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Scripps News, The Barbed Wire, New York Times, Fox News, The Daily Signal and CBS News
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows' pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state's electoral map — Texas Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier spent Monday night locked in the state House of Representatives in Austin after refusing to sign a pledge …
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump Demands: Ditch Vote-By-Mail. Republicans Shouldn't — In what is likely another attempt to distract from his many failings and broken promises, Donald Trump declared on his social media network that he is “going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS” and that he will do it unilaterally.
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Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
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Politico:
Cuomo's seeking a Trump bump — Andrew Cuomo's counting on President Donald Trump and top Republicans to tell the party faithful to vote for Cuomo for mayor if they want to stop Zohran Mamdani, and not to vote for GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa. — “We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote …
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Cuomo Admits He Really Needs Trump's Help
Cuomo Admits He Really Needs Trump's Help
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Tuesday recommended that parents vaccinate all infants and young children against COVID-19, a break from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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New York Times:
In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms — Edward R. Martin Jr.'s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump's enemies.
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MSNBC, Raw Story and American Thinker
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms
Trump Is Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Dan Bongino Suffers Fresh Embarrassment After Epstein Files Tantrum — NEW TITLE, WORSE TITLE — The FBI's deputy director had sparred with Pam Bondi over the administration's backtrack on the Epstein files. — Dan Bongino will soon be sharing duties as co-deputy director of the FBI with Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
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Daily Kos, MSNBC, ABC News, Fox News, New York Times, Washington Post, The Daily Signal, Axios, Daily Mail, CNN, The Last Refuge, Raw Story, New York Sun, The Independent, emptywheel, UPI, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CBS News, Semafor, Daily Caller News Foundation and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Justice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data — President Donald Trump confirmed the existence of the probe on social media, saying the city is “under serious investigation.” — The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C. …
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Tangle, CBS News and New York Times
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations … Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, the president and chief executive of the Knight Foundation.Moriah Ratner for The New York Times — In June, on the eve of a House vote to strip $500 million in federal funding from public radio and TV stations …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime — Public Notice is reader funded. Support us by becoming a paid subscriber 👇 — ✍️ Subscribe to PN ✍️ — If President Trump installed a guillotine where the White House Rose Garden used to be and started kidnapping …
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American Thinker and New York Times
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia — The Trump administration has fixated on everything from college admissions to student discipline as part of its pressure campaign to remake Harvard University.
CBC News:
Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike — Airline says flights to gradually return beginning Tuesday evening — Air Canada strike over, with tentative deal reached, airline and union say — A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada …
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The Free Press, Jacobin, BBC, USA Today, CBS News, UPI, Fox Business and New York Times
US Department of Justice:
Chinese National Sentenced for Acting at North Korea's Direction to Export Firearms, Ammo, Tech to N. Korea — For Immediate Release — An illegal alien from China was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items …
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CNBC, Townhall and Daily Caller News Foundation
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
Over 6,000 student visas revoked for crimes and overstays, U.S. says — A small number were revoked for “support for terrorism,” a State Department official said, without elaborating. Other crimes included assault and burglary. — Just now — The Trump administration has revoked thousands …
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Jessica Steier / New York Times:
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism — The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says he wants to understand what causes autism. It's a perfectly laudable goal and one that scientists have been pursuing for decades. But after announcing a large new federal study on the topic …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Fascist Secret Police Cars — The next president should spend his first weekend feeding ICE into the wood chipper. — ∙ Paid — 1. Car Talk — ICE has some new cars. They are cartoonishly fascist. Behold the Department of Homeland Security's hype video announcement:
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Dell Cameron / Wired:
Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody — Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states.

