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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media — The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” — The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists …
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Associated Press:
New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting, newspaper says — The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, according to the paper.
Karina Tsui / CNN:
Trump administration subpoenas Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One
Trump administration subpoenas Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran's supreme leader pledges revenge for his father's assassination amid Trump death threats — Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Saturday that revenge for his father's assassination “will most certainly be carried out.” … Throughout the weeklong funeral procession …
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Increasingly Pessimistic of Clinching Iran Nuclear Deal
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: New satellite imagery reveals Iran may be rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities
CNN Exclusive: New satellite imagery reveals Iran may be rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities
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Azhar Sukri / CNBC:
Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if it tries to kill him, as Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian financier
Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if it tries to kill him, as Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian financier
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Bloomberg:
Iran Rejects US Talks as Trump Issues Fresh Threat to Tehran
Iran Rejects US Talks as Trump Issues Fresh Threat to Tehran
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks
U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran 'at levels that they've never seen' if he's assassinated
Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran 'at levels that they've never seen' if he's assassinated
New York Times:
How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar … Eric Lee for The New York Times
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Washington Post:
Here are the races to watch as Democrats grow more bullish on retaking the Senate — The map still favors Republicans, but political headwinds are shifting to boost Democratic chances of flipping seats - despite the scandal in Maine. — Summary — Democrats are growing increasingly bullish …
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Secretary of State's Office confirms receipt of official withdrawal by US Senate candidate Graham Platner
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Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Bipartisan housing bill automatically becomes law after Trump refuses to sign it — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — A landmark housing bill automatically became law at 12 a.m. on Saturday after President Trump declined to sign it in protest of the Senate's inaction on an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys — It's over. — The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior — FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House …
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James Romoser / Wall Street Journal:
Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice With a New Conservative Legal Vision — Samuel Alito is fusing establishment conservatism and the Trump movement into a new legal doctrine. His approach to the law may outlast them both. — During a little-noticed Supreme Court argument in March, one lawyer confessed to an unusual tactic.
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John Pfaff / MS NOW:
ICE deserves skepticism of its account of Houston shooting — Last Thursday, during a traffic stop in Houston, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the United States for 35 years.
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country — MAHA. — The country is in the midst of a nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea caused by a parasite the CDC stopped surveilling at the federal level in July 2025. — That's around the same …
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Michael Sinkewicz / Fox News:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool drained again as Trump administration resumes repairs — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed crews will clean, repair and refill the pool after July Fourth celebrations — Crews began draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Maine's vetting reckoning — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Ali Bianco — Good Saturday morning! This is Irie Sentner, looking forward to a weekend full of good friends, good food and good dogs. How are you spending your Saturday? Get in touch. — DRIVING THE DAY
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TMZ.com:
Mitch McConnell's D.C. Home Getting New Flooring As He Remains Hospitalized — EXCLUSIVE — NEW FLOORS FOR MITCH — While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.
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Axios:
Why both left and right have rejected free markets — American political leaders on the left and right are rebelling against the market-first consensus that dominated Washington for four decades. — Why it matters: The result is one of the biggest shifts in U.S. economic policy since …
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Salon
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations:
Shaheen, Blumenthal, Graham, Wicker Announce Agreement on Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable — WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russia sanctions legislation gets green light from White House, lawmakers say
Russia sanctions legislation gets green light from White House, lawmakers say
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New York Times:
U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers — Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States. — The Homeland Security Department told employers …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death are still raging, infuriating friends — Right-wing influencers sparred over the case this week as a court hearing laid out detailed evidence in Kirk's shooting. — Summary — Prosecutors had just laid out their evidence …
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Reuters:
Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings, sources say — The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use emergency powers to force changes to voting machines, before President Donald Trump ousted its leaders on Thursday, four people familiar with the matter said.
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what?
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what?
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