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David Nir / The Downballot:
Florida Democrats flip Donald Trump's home district in Palm Beach — Florida Democrat Emily Gregory scored a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping the legislative district that includes Donald Trump's waterfront lair of Mar-a-Lago. — Gregory, a first-time candidate who runs …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago — Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly won the special election for the district Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects. Trump carried the area in 2024. — Democrat Emily Gregory won …
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David Nir / The Downballot:
Florida Democrats just picked up a second seat in Tuesday's special elections — In the second massive upset of the night for Florida Democrats, Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran and union official, flipped a state Senate seat that became vacant after Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped its previous occupant to serve as his lieutenant governor.
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Politico and Florida Politics
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war …
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Politico:
'The worst I've seen': Oil industry grapples with the fallout from US-Israel war with Iran
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New York Times and Houston Public Media
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East
Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
These House GOP election proposals could end up in a reconciliation bill — The chair of the House committee overseeing elections is circulating a list of proposals to include in a budget reconciliation bill as Senate Republicans and the White House move to rev up the party-line process …
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Reconciliation is revived, Thune says
Capitol agenda: Reconciliation is revived, Thune says
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Politico:
DHS funding proposal falls flat as Democrats, conservatives and Trump raise doubts
DHS funding proposal falls flat as Democrats, conservatives and Trump raise doubts
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Axios, New York Sun, The Daily Signal, FOX 26 Houston and HuffPost
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats reject GOP offer to reopen Homeland Security, partially fund ICE
Senate Democrats reject GOP offer to reopen Homeland Security, partially fund ICE
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. awaits Iran's response on peace summit as Israel watches warily — The U.S. and a group of regional mediators are discussing the possibility of holding high-level peace talks with Iran as soon as Thursday, but they're still waiting for a response from Tehran, two sources with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.
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The Guardian:
JD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talks
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran
New York Times:
Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations. — Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel — Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers. — Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the federal committee that recommends vaccines to Americans, angrily resigned his position on Tuesday.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth's Pastor Says He Wants James Talarico To Die — “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of the Texas Senate Democratic nominee, after the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.” — WASHINGTON — The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's home church …
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Amanda Cooper / Reuters:
Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack — Traders bet half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging …
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Paul Krugman:
Treason in the Futures Markets — Over the weekend Donald Trump threatened dire vengeance on Iran unless its government opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a deadline that would expire Monday evening in Washington. Specifically, he announced that the U.S. would begin bombing power plants …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes … “While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victory,” Berger said in a statement. “Over the past 15 years, Republicans in the General Assembly have fundamentally redefined our state's outlook and reputation.
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New York Times:
The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm. — The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group's training camp. Residents said it was actually a dairy farm. — As President Trump prepared to welcome conservative …
New York Times:
Gregory Bovino's Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets … Gregory Bovino has only a few regrets. — “I wish I'd caught even more illegal aliens,” he said in a recent interview. “I mean, we went as hard as we could, but there's always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more.”
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Washington Post:
Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair — The admission during a closed-door hearing undercuts President Donald Trump's claims of “criminality” in the central bank's $2.5 billion office renovations. — A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged …
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Associated Press, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Politico:
How Jack Smith connected the dots between GOP lawmakers, Trump aides in 2020 election probe … A spokesperson for Zeldin did not immediately provide a response to a request for comment. — These Republicans and others are featured in the materials released Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Epstein's accountant and lawyer tell Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators … Both Indyke and Kahn sat for hours-long depositions with the Oversight panel earlier this month. They have denied knowing anything about Epstein's crimes before the later allegations emerged.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports — Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
Trump calls mail-in voting “mail-in cheating.” He just cast his ballot by mail. — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — President Trump, who calls voting by mail “cheating” and wants to restrict the method, voted by mail this month in Florida's special elections, public records show.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Oklahoma hands over voter rolls to Trump DOJ, including personal data — Oklahoma announced Tuesday it agreed to turn over its full voter rolls to the Trump Justice Department — including sensitive personal data the state had previously refused to provide.
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Oklahoma Attorney General
Associated Press:
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good — Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Jennifer McDermott / Associated Press:
Trump administration's $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy — The Trump administration's $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel approach against the industry that supporters see as creative …
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Daily Caller News Foundation, Energy Analytics Institute, Associated Press, The Week and The Hill
Marcia Brown / Politico:
USDA cancels $300 million program to help farmers buy land amid anti-DEI push … The projects were especially targeted to address land access issues facing Black farmers, immigrant farmers, Indigenous farmers, veterans and other underrepresented groups. — According to one of the cancellation …
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Washington Examiner and Grabien
Public Notice:
Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story — “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office.” — ∙ Paid — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts — WebinarTV, a company that bills itself as “a search engine for the best webinars,” is secretly scanning the internet for Zoom meeting links, recording the calls, and turning them into AI-generated podcasts for profit.



