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Politico:
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her  —  A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies.
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Benjamin Kail / Bangor Daily News:
Graham Platner postpones multiple events this week  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has postponed a string of events Sunday and Monday as rumors circulate among Maine Democrats and over social media …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Platner says he's taking time to consider future of Maine Senate bid
Bloomberg:
Platner Pressured to End Senate Bid After New Assault Allegation
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Dem Graham Platner mysteriously cancels multiple Maine Senate campaign events — as key deadline approaches
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and New York Sun
Samuel Petrequin / Associated Press:
Belgian federation to challenge FIFA's decision to let Folarin Balogun play in World Cup match  —  The Belgian soccer federation wants explanation from FIFA about a decision to let U.S forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game.
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Inside the White House push to get Folarin Balogun back on the field  —  The campaign to keep Folarin Balogun on the field for the United States' World Cup run began just minutes after the team's leading goal-scorer received a red card that would sideline him for the team's next match.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's red card call stirs political storm around World Cup  —  For 24 days, the World Cup seemed to achieve a rare feat in America in 2026: It had almost nothing to do with Donald Trump.  —  But in an extraordinary twist following an appeal from the president, star US goal-scorer Folarin Balogun …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
FIFA Is a Cautionary Tale for Trump  —  The messy decision to reverse a red card against an American player shows what happens when an institution forfeits the benefit of the doubt.  —  This evening, the U.S. Men's National Team will take on Belgium in a World Cup Round of 16 match in Seattle.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump threatens America's World Cup goodwill with one phone call
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Confirms He Asked FIFA President to Review U.S. Player's Suspension
The Athletic:
Trump's call to Infantino and plot to ‘free’ Balogun that sparked a huge World Cup controversy
Rob Dawson / ESPN:
Belgium want FIFA to explain Balogun reversal, challenge USMNT striker's eligibility
Maddy Varner / Wired:
ICE's Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics  —  The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.  —  Voting was already underway when the ICE agents arrived …
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:   The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mitch McConnell's Office Won't Confirm If He's Conscious  —  A spokesperson for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) would not say Monday whether he is conscious in the hospital, where he's been since June 14 after someone at his house was reportedly found unconscious and received CPR for cardiac arrest.
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him  —  Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
White House report accuses Smithsonian museum of ‘extreme political activism’  —  The 162-page report on the National Museum of American History marks an escalation of President Donald Trump's criticism of the Smithsonian museums.  —  Summary  —  A new report from the White House accuses …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel's Israel Speech Shows Where American Politics Is Headed … Rahm Emanuel is in Israel this week to deliver a speech designed to be a thunderclap.  The combination of message and messenger should produce a loud echo.  —  The message is that the war in Gaza and shifts in American …
Discussion: Semafor
Marie-Rose Sheinerman / The Atlantic:
The Results Are In on Trump's Boat-Strike Campaign  —  They haven't stopped the drugs, but that may not be the point.  —  The official line remains the same: The 10-month campaign of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has nearly stopped the flow of drugs by sea into the United States.
Wall Street Journal:
‘There Is No Going Back’: The Inside Story of Europe's Rupture With America  —  Trump's tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of ‘flattery diplomacy’  —  It was almost midnight in Brussels and the leaders of Europe were locked in their fifth hour …
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Harry Thompson / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Deranged ‘Lewinsky Room’ Offer to World Leader Revealed
Washington Post:
Trump speeds up helipad project ahead of Xi visit, adding $875K, records show  —  The contractor has sought to shave off more than a month of the planned timeline, requiring 24/7 work, documents show.  —  Summary  —  The White House sped up construction of a new helipad and related work …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
How Kalshi infects the news  —  This is a special collaboration between Public Notice and Judd Legum of Popular Information.  For more news and analysis from Judd and his team, subscribe to Popular Information HERE.  —  In December 2025, CNN and CNBC struck landmark deals with Kalshi, a leading prediction market.
CNN:
He was Trump's boyhood friend.  Now he's pushing Trump to declare a ‘national emergency’ and seize control of the midterms  —  Donald Trump Congressional news January 6th US elections  —  In Peter Ticktin's world, there always seems to be a conspiracy or cover-up lurking.  —  The 2020 election?
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Zelenskyy says ‘battle in the sky’ will decide outcome of war with Russia  —  Ukrainian leader says Donald Trump has changed his mind about the conflict  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the decisive phase of Russia's war against Ukraine has shifted from land and sea to the air, arguing that the …
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Semafor
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Associated Press:
Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 12
Alasdair Pal / Reuters:
Australia PM Albanese apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remark  —  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday after making a crude remark about singer Kylie Minogue in a comedy podcast interview, prompting outrage from women's rights groups and opposition lawmakers.
Gabe Castro-Root / New York Times:
Trump Passports Debut, Delighting Some and Dismaying Others  —  The Washington Passport Agency started issuing the limited-release documents with President Trump's image on Monday, catching a few applicants by surprise.  —  Jennifer Pham could hardly contain her excitement for an upcoming vacation …
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting
Max Rego / The Hill:
DOGE officially shuts down
Discussion: MS NOW and Newsweek
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
In good sign for voters, court won't fast-track Trump DOJ voter roll appeals
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AI altering meaning of users' drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds
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ProPublica:
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Trump denied latest bid to delay $5.8m judgment payment to E Jean Carroll
Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal:
Big Tech Has Suddenly Flipped on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario
Discussion: Reason
Eric Katz / NOTUS:
Treasury Has an Internal Report Warning About the Dangers of an AI Bubble
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The Hollywood Reporter:
The Sky-ITV deal raises questions about US ownership of the UK's largest commercially funded free-to-air network and a key part of its cultural landscape

Alex Ritman / Variety:
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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