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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
As Iran War Reaches 60-Day Mark, Republicans in Congress Grow Impatient With Trump — Months into the operation and with midterms looming, some lawmakers are calling for Congress to restrain the president's war power or set terms for bringing the conflict to a close.
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Politico:
Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits … “There has been no exchange of fire between the United States and Iran since April 7, 2026,” Trump wrote, noting a ceasefire he has indefinitely extended. “The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.”
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Willa Pope Robbins / Mediaite:
‘Get Your F*cking Hand Out of My Face!’ Scott Jennings Loses It on Adam Mockler
NBC News:
Trump says he doesn't need congressional authorization for military operations in Iran, citing ceasefire
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers noted that Trump has hit a new low …
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump administration says its war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline
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Washington Post:
Poll: Trump's Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels — A Post-ABC-Ipsos poll shows most Americans call the military action a mistake, even as Republicans remain strongly supportive. Many Americans fear the conflict will lead to a recession. — Summary
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed — Now that the Supreme Court has gutted yet another piece of the Voting Rights Act, this one concerning redistricting, here's one thing we know for sure: Democrats will have to enter into a new era of procedural total war.
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Wall Street Journal:
Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down as Rescue Deal Falls Apart — A $500 million government bailout falters as the discount carrier runs low on cash and bondholders balk — Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations. — The ailing budget airline had been hoping to finalize …
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New York Times:
Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down — The low-fare airline, which has struggled for years, had been trying to secure a $500 million lifeline from the Trump administration. — Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down after failing to strike a deal for a financial lifeline from the Trump administration …
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Pew Research Center:
Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits as Approval Rating Slips — Majority of Americans say level of ethics and honesty in government has fallen during Trump's term — This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans' views of Trump and the two major parties. — Why did we do this?
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Mediaite
Addison Kliewer / KOCO:
Missing State Senate candidate from western Oklahoma found dead: What we know — A candidate for State Senate has been found dead, his campaign said in a news release. — ERICK, Okla. — An investigation is ongoing after a candidate running for state Senate was reported missing …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from EU, accusing bloc of not complying with trade deal — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Pope Leo picks formerly undocumented immigrant to lead West Virginia Catholics — Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, currently auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington, in 2023 became the country's first Salvadoran bishop. — Summary — Pope Leo on Friday named a formerly undocumented immigrant …
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Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Trump's New Medicaid Work Requirements Are Here — On Friday, Nebraska became the first state to enact Medicaid work requirements, mandatory for states with Medicaid expansion due to Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Notably, the state did it seven months before the deadline.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Nebraska faces challenges as first state to impose Medicaid work requirements under GOP bill
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Paul Krugman:
Who Are You Gonna Believe, Trump or Your Lying Eyes? — The emperor's new clothes, gas prices edition … Republicans have an affordability problem. During the 2024 campaign Donald Trump promised to reduce prices beginning on “Day One,” and promised specifically that he would cut energy prices in half.
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Gas prices jump to $4.39 per gallon in biggest one-day increase since Iran ceasefire announced
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Mediaite, Axios and Los Angeles Times
Megan Janetsky / Associated Press:
Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space — Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world's fastest-subsiding metropolises.
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The Daily Galaxy
New York Times:
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise — Americans can't afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress's refusal to extend federal tax credits. — 1.9k — Millions of Americans appear to be dropping Obamacare coverage in the months since Congress failed …
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Jake Grumbach / Slate:
How Normie Pundits Paved the Way for the Supreme Court Voting Rights Disaster — Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story each week about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back. You'll also receive updates on the latest from Slate's Jurisprudence team.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Brian Kemp rules out canceling primary, using new maps in 2026 — Louisiana's GOP governor suspended U.S. House primaries following a Supreme Court decision. But Georgia's governor said he won't do that because early voting has begun.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Time For The DNC To Sue CBS News For $20 Billion — A free idea for Ken Martin. — Knives are out for Ken Martin as Democratic National Committee chair, and they probably should be. Fundraising has been anemic, spending has been questionable, and he broke a clear promise to release the committee's post-2024 autopsy.
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The Nation, BizPac Review and Fox News
New York Times:
Jury Convicts Florida Ex-Congressman of Secretly Lobbying for Venezuela — The nation's state-run oil company hired David Rivera's consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House. — A federal jury convicted former Representative David Rivera of Florida on Friday …
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and Associated Press
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Trump's Reichstag fire presidency is immolating — The day after an alleged gunman tried to barge into the White House Correspondents Dinner, Todd Blanche — the nation's chief law enforcement official — appeared on national television to denounce that act of political violence.
CNN:
Majority of US military sites in Middle East damaged by Iran, CNN investigation reveals — At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Pundits are wrong about the Democrats' “missing” voters — In individual-level polling data, two-thirds of Trump disapprovers who aren't backing Democrats on the generic ballot look like closeted Republicans, not swing voters waiting for a pivot on crime
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers' pay — Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels — CEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam …
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Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
US national debt is now bigger than the economy for first time since World War II — Lawmakers urged to ‘stop the bleeding’ and put the country on a more sustainable fiscal path — The U.S. national debt is now larger than the economy as a whole, hitting levels not seen since the aftermath of World War II, new data has revealed.
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