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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Accused rapist Graham Platner lists demands to Dems as he weighs dropping out of Maine Senate race  —  WASHINGTON — Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner appears to be holding the Democratic Party hostage — refusing to drop out after he was accused of rape unless he gets to approve …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster  —  Hopefully, by the time you read this, Graham Platner will have dropped out of the Senate race in Maine.  If he hasn't, he needs to, immediately.  —  His campaign, which started with such excitement and inspired so many people in Maine, has become a shameful catastrophe.
New York Times:
Abandoned by Allies, Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign  —  After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.  —  A month after he captured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine …
Associated Press:
Democrats scramble as Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner faces sexual assault allegation  —  With Democrats across the U.S. abandoning their support of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of sexual assault, party leaders found themselves Tuesday scrambling …
Bangor Daily News:
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Troy Jackson files paperwork to explore replacing Graham Platner  —  The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story.  What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents.
Chris Sommerfeldt / Politico:
Mamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
Melanie Mason / Politico:
The cost of Khanna's Platner alliance
Helen Huiskes / The Hill:
Bernie Sanders calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
David Strom / HotAir:
NYT Knew About the Platner Allegations and Decided to Downplay Them
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abc7NY:
Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after columns found buckling at high-rise construction site  —  The high-rise at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue is a 1970s-era office building being converted into luxury apartments.  —  MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) — Columns buckled …
Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.”  He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.  —  Two weeks before this year's primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud.
Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
JD Vance Is Worried  —  JD Vance seems stressed.  —  Not just because he must publicly support a war that he privately opposed, or because his political fortunes are tied to a president whose approval rating is circling the drain.  Those conditions are bad enough for the vice president.
Discussion: New Republic
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Why does JD Vance keep saying loony things?
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
What Does JD Vance Believe?
Discussion: Raw Story
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics.  Then Trump Got Involved.  —  The president's call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.  —  For nearly a month, President Trump had stayed away …
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The Ringer:
The Worst Ending to the Best U.S. Men's World Cup Ever
Discussion: The Contrarian
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
U.S. gave Tehran details on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges  —  The claim, outlined in court papers, contends information shared with Iran could jeopardize the lives of pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities and LGBTQ people.  —  Summary  —  A lawsuit filed Tuesday …
Discussion: Public Citizen, NPR, Raw Story and Mediaite
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CNBC:
Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe … President Donald Trump on Tuesday resurrected his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, and suggested the U.S. could pull all of its armed services members out of Europe in response to the continent's continued pushback on the issue.
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Politico:
Trump rips NATO allies, dashing European hopes for a kumbaya summit
Politico:
Justices Kagan and Barrett on tap to testify on Capitol Hill next week  —  Two Supreme Court justices will testify on Capitol Hill next week, marking the first time since 2019 that members of the high court will testify on their annual budget request to Congress.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Vile New Birthright Stance Is So Toxic, Even Fox Admits It  —  After the Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major defeat by upholding birthright citizenship last month, an angry Trump took to Truth Social to urge Republican lawmakers to overturn it with legislation.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Townhall
Max Rego / The Hill:
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges  —  Andrew Gillum, who was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida governor's race, was arrested last week on drug-related offenses, according to jail records.  —  Officers from the Daphne Police Department …
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
More Than 1,200 Former DOJ Officials Urge Senate to Reject Todd Blanche  —  More than 1,200 former Department of Justice employees have signed a letter urging the Senate to reject acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the department, arguing that his leadership …
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump's AG Pick Hit With Massive Revolt of DOJ Veterans
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
ICE Takes on New Role in Suppressing Online Dissent  —  ‘Warning Notice’  —  This story has been percolating in local media since last month — credit to Syracuse.com, which appears to be the lead dog on this story — but the totality of it just hit the national radar over the last 24 hours or so.
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Station Linked to Trump Says Analyst  —  Trump campaigned on $2 gas, now brags about $3.47 gas marketing stunt  —  President Donald Trump's “Freedom Fuel Network” gas discount announcement appears to involve a newly registered entity created shortly before the promotion …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal  —  The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices.  The law school's dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.  —  The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty …
The Athletic:
IOC lifts ban on Russian Olympic Committee, clearing path for athletes' return to Games  —  The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, in place since 2023 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, clearing the way for the nation's athletes …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump's Chief Design Officer Just Boosted the John Birch Society  —  Joe Gebbia, the U.S. Chief Design Officer appointed by Trump to lead the new National Design Studio boosted anti-immigrant claims by the John Birch Society.  The guy whose entire job is branding the US government aligned himself …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Why Democratic Socialists are suddenly winning everywhere  —  It's not because of ideology … Democratic Socialists are on a roll.  In New York's June 23 primaries, candidates allied with the Democratic Socialists of America won in 9 of 10 races the organization fielded a candidate in …
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County  —  The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Emil Bove's Trump iPhone Wallpaper Might Be the Most Deranged Thing About Him
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
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New York Times:
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
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Why China Fired a Long-Range Missile Into the Pacific
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist
Discussion: UPI and Election Law Blog
Bob Herman / STAT:
STAT+: America's small businesses are giving up on health insurance
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Trump vs. algae is the feud we deserve
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
The History at the Smithsonian That the White House Finds Unpatriotic
Russell Contreras / Axios:
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Paramount agrees to a request from 12 states, led by CA, to link their federal antitrust case in the WBD merger to an existing Paramount+ subscriber lawsuit

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC DG Matt Brittin says the BBC and UK public service broadcasting face “real jeopardy” as license fee erosion drives BBC's third consecutive annual deficit

Reuters:
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