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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a “terrible partner” in NATO.  —  Trump was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead …
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Bloomberg:
Behind Closed Doors at NATO, Trump Mostly Wants to Talk Iran  —  President Donald Trump spent the bulk of his speech at the NATO summit airing frustrations about Iran, telling allies that the US isn't interested in regime change anymore and that European countries have let him down repeatedly.
Politico:
Trump orders a halt to US trade with Spain  —  ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was cutting off trade with Spain over defense spending — reviving a long-running feud between Washington and Madrid.  —  “I didn't speak to Spain.  Spain is a wasted cause.
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Trump Says U.S. Will Cut Off Trade With Spain
Washington Post:
After Greenland bluster, Trump surprises NATO allies with praise
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
We didn't need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit  —  Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed. … When the story detailing allegations of rape against Graham Platner dropped Monday afternoon …
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Washington Post:
Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex  —  The campaign for the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated.”  —  Summary  —  An ex-girlfriend of embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner told …
Axios:
The Trump effect: Why Dems embraced a Platner time bomb
Discussion: HuffPost and HotAir
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Maine Democratic Party Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee
Associated Press:
Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US launches strikes and limits the sale of Iranian oil  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Euronews:
Trump says ceasefire with Tehran ‘over’ after US and Iran exchange fire
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions in Retaliation for Tanker Attacks
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Host Melts Down at Scott Jennings Over McConnell Claim  —  NOT BUYING IT  —  Rob Finnerty was skeptical of the pundit's claim that he spoke to Sen. Mitch McConnell on the phone.  —  Newsmax host Rob Finnerty opened his show by mocking a MAGA rival's claim that he had a lengthy conversation with Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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NBC News:
Gov. Beshear urges McConnell to be ‘transparent’ and give an update on his health  —  The Democratic governor said “Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned” about Sen. Mitch McConnell's health as his office has declined to give details on his hospitalization.
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
GOP Seem to be Following Script on Mitch McConnell's Health  —  No one is giving a straight answer on the condition of the aging senator  —  Key Points  —  The state of Mitch McConnell's health continues to be a guarded secret, with no one in his orbit willing to give a straight answer …
Bloomberg:
Trump Says US to Remove Syria From Terrorism Sanctions List  —  President Donald Trump said the US would remove Syria from the terrorism sanctions list as he met with the country's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.  —  “I think I will.  Why wouldn't I?
Petter Törnberg / Cambridge Core:
It's Not Polarization; It's the Radicalization of the Political Right  —  Keywords  —  Political polarization radicalization democratic backsliding radical right authoritarianism democracy  —  Few concepts have shaped contemporary political analysis as much as polarization.
NBC News:
DOJ threatens criminal charges for state election officials over noncitizen voting  —  President Donald Trump and his administration have falsely claimed that noncitizen voting is a widespread problem plaguing U.S. elections.  —  The Justice Department sent letters warning election officials …
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Politico:
Inside the battle for Maine
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
ICE officer fatally shoots Mexican man in Houston during traffic stop  —  The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.  —  Summary  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
ICE: Still Out of Control?
Jessica Orozco / SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
911 calls: Haitian father shot in head while driving children to church in Springfield  —  A man who was shot in the head in his car on the south side of Springfield Sunday, July 5, appeared to have been on his way to church with his children, according to 911 calls.
New York Times:
Health Insurance Giants Are Fighting Efforts to Break Them Up … After years of rampant expansion into nearly every corner of the health care system, the biggest insurance conglomerates are confronting new efforts to break up their businesses.  —  Arguing that the companies have become too dominant …
Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker:
How much and why ACA Marketplace premiums are going up in 2027  —  Every spring and summer, health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators detailing expectations and premium rate changes for individual market health plans for the coming year.  This analysis focuses on individual market filings …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump opposes Carroll getting $5 million damages verdict, cites last-ditch Supreme Court bid … Attorneys for Presiden t Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding …
Financial Times:
Palantir: too tied to Trump?  —  Pushback to the tech group's politics may threaten the core of its $330bn business  —  The week after a US immigration enforcement officer killed an American mother of three on the streets of Minneapolis in January, Palantir's head of “strategic engagement” …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
How a top State Dept. official “went rogue” over Machado's Venezuela plans  —  The Trump administration's official position about Venezuela's exiled opposition leader is simple: Don't help Maria Corina Machado gain entry to her home country.  But Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau didn't appear to get the memo.
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Will Let Ukraine Make Patriot Missiles  —  US President Donald Trump said he will allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a key weapon in repelling Russian attacks.  —  “We're going to be giving a license to you,” Trump said, sitting alongside Ukrainian …
 
 
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: US commanders bypassed warnings about outdated intelligence ahead of strike that hit school in Iran, sources say
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