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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump's Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan — U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump …
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Joe Gould / Politico:
Lawmakers say Rubio distanced US from peace plan … Their comments, at a Halifax press conference, amounted to a massive U-turn for an episode that has dominated the news this week and fueled a mad diplomatic scramble. The release of the plan has prompted questions in Kyiv …
Associated Press:
Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe
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Sean Dilley / BBC:
Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
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Financial Times:
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Ukraine Peace Plan Isn't Final After Criticism It Favors Russia
Trump Says Ukraine Peace Plan Isn't Final After Criticism It Favors Russia
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Associated Press, New York Times, CBS News, The Guardian and Politico
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out’
Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out’
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Daniel Hannan / Telegraph:
Trump is behaving precisely as he would if he were a Russian asset
Trump is behaving precisely as he would if he were a Russian asset
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Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter — DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026 — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration — Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media
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DNYUZ, New Republic and The Independent
New York Times:
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend … When Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer dating the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta in the spring …
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Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained — The situation around Venezuela has Americans asking to know more. — Across party lines, big majorities say the administration needs to explain what the U.S. intends regarding any action, and that it has not done so clearly yet.
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Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Israeli Strike in Beirut Targeted Hezbollah's Chief of Staff, Netanyahu's Office Says — Article printing is available to subscribers only — Zen reading is available to subscribers only — Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format — RECAP: IDF chief to summon top commanders over Oct. 7 failures, some to be dismissed
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Associated Press:
Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut in months — Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls — ROLE PLAY — A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement. — Elon Musk's social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ and ‘despot’ after White House meeting — The New York City mayor-elect said that while he does believe Trump is a fascist, he still plans on working with the White House on New Yorkers' behalf. — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani …
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Politico:
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids … Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory warned that recent local coverage, like an incident at a Charlotte shopping center, when masked agents arrested a man who said he was a U.S. citizen …
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Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base — President Donald Trump's attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids. — Just now — SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump faces …
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Associated Press:
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments …
Mark Arsenault / New York Times:
At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trump Administration Attacks — Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday to summon support against attacks on higher education under the Trump administration.
Bill McKibben / The Guardian:
They're doing to America what they did to Christianity — Trump's wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the Maga evangelical perversion of Jesus's message of radical love to one of hate and aggression — Trumpism's most revealing and defining moments - not its most important …
David French / New York Times:
Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation — Imagine, for a moment, that you're an American pilot flying an F-16 over Iraq. The troops on the ground have been pursuing a small group of Iraqi insurgents. They report that they've cornered the insurgents in a small farm house.
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Erin Schumaker / Politico:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn … After infuriating progressives time and again for stonewalling their priorities, the Arizona Democrat-turned-Independent decided not to seek reelection last year and instead became a senior adviser at the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
As Trump's Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role … The U.S. attorney in Miami, who is running a sprawling investigation into former officials who investigated President Trump, has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury at the federal courthouse …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ revives push to release Epstein grand jury records — The Department of Justice revived its push to unseal grand jury records related to the prosecution of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, months after being stymied by the courts. … But it met legal roadblocks from three different federal judges.
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Varsha Bansal / The Guardian:
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI — When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say — Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's not cutting off NYC, top economic advisor says — The White House is reassured by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and President Trump doesn't appear inclined to cut the city's funding, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday.
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Washington Post:
Border Patrol's Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops — As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like. — CHARLOTTE — The gourmet pasta …
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor's race packs drama, uncertainty — The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office, House members current and former …
Yohannes Lowe / The Guardian:
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks - live — Officials will discuss 28-point draft plan widely seen as favourable to Moscow, despite Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
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