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New York Times:
Trump's Election Claims and SAVE Act Push Find Muted Response From G.O.P. Lawmakers — Most G.O.P. lawmakers had little to say about the president's claims of election vulnerabilities, and he did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.
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Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump spares Beijing in probe of alleged Chinese election plot — The White House appears to be shielding China from scrutiny in President Donald Trump's push to get to the bottom of what he has declared an official cover-up of Chinese interference in the 2020 presidential election.
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Dasha Burns / Politico:
‘Pulte got really scared’: Inside the White House debate over Trump's elections speech
Associated Press:
Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say
Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say
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New York Times:
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. — The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found. — In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘Insane’: Republicans Push To Punish Canada For Wildfires — “We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works. — WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and other Republicans on Friday threatened to punish Canada as smoke …
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Senator Moreno:
Moreno Announces Bill to Sanction Canada for Wildfire Pollution Emergency
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump fumes over Canadian wildfire smoke and issues tariff threat
Trump fumes over Canadian wildfire smoke and issues tariff threat
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Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Top Tax Official Pushed Out After Clashes With Trump Administration: Report — Assistant Treasury Secretary Kenneth Kies will be leaving the administration after reportedly warning that it might be breaking the law. — Assistant Treasury Secretary Kenneth Kies has been ousted after warning …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Did Trump fire someone trying to stop IRS abuses?
John Hendel / Politico:
‘Mr. Carr, please say even crazier autocratic stuff’: Inside the GOP backlash to the FCC chair … Brendan Carr's use of the Federal Communications Commission to punish President Donald Trump's critics is lighting a fire among old-school conservatives who dream of abolishing the agency — or at least clipping its wings.
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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump's threats to revoke TV licenses get serious
Trump's threats to revoke TV licenses get serious
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Jesse Sarles / CBS News:
Employee of Aurora ICE Processing Center arrested, accused of shooting Colorado protester — Add CBS News on Google — An employee of a group that operates a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainment center in Aurora, Colorado, was arrested after police said he shot and wounded a woman Thursday night.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away
ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It. — Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times — Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City is riding high. In an era when the public is sour on politics, recent polls show him actually becoming more popular among New Yorkers.
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Jude Joffe-Block / NPR:
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir — After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings.
Politico:
Judge rules OMB can't retroactively nix grants based on new rules — A federal judge declared Friday that the Trump administration can't cancel grants based on new rules or goals established after the fact — in a blow to its efforts to terminate billions of dollars already promised.
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Michael Casey / Associated Press:
Federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts
Federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
AIPAC drops online donations to Dems who backed Israel aid cut — The campaign finance arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is curtailing online contributions to House Democrats who voted to cut Israel aid this week, in the latest rift between the party and the influential advocacy group.
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Lisa Rubin / MS NOW:
Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry — On Thursday morning, during the second day of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., dropped an unexpected ultimatum: While he acknowledged he was leaning toward supporting Blanche …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
We Went to a Yacht Party for the Most Pro-Deportation People in DC … It was, they believed, time to party. … “Ahoy! This is the captain speaking,” piped a cheery voice, not emanating from an actual captain, but rather a video of a former DHS staffer in a captain's hat. “Where are we going on this boat?
Forbes:
Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak — Topline — Taco Bell said Friday it removed Taylor Farms lettuce from its restaurants, hours after the popular salad producer—which has been identified as the possible source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak …
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Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
GLP-1 insurance change impacts millions of Americans: What to know, how to tell if you're covered — (NEXSTAR) - Insurance coverage just changed for as many as 56 million Americans when it comes to the popular GLP-1 medications used to promote weight loss. — Medicare announced …
Bryan Walsh / Vox:
The most important thing about the big new federal housing law — Physicists have longed for a theory of everything, a single framework that would explain every force in the universe. After the better part of a century, they're still looking. But social science, improbably, may have beaten them to it.
Astead Herndon / Vox:
How the Michigan Senate primary became a battle for Democrats' soul — The Democratic Party is at war with itself, and nowhere is the fight clearer than the Michigan Senate primary. On one side: Rep. Haley Stevens, backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the establishment …
Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News Service:
ICE makes arrests at NYC immigration court despite court ban — The agency has made at least six arrests in Manhattan immigration courts since a federal judge restricted the practice in May. — MANHATTAN (CN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made yet another arrest …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 17, 2026 — Yesterday President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller all threw the weight of the U.S. government behind a far-right conspiracy theory that says Trump and his loyalists are defending the United States of America against a communist takeover.
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Trump's War on Journalists — The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press. Few protections are in place to stop him. — For years now, in office and out, Donald Trump has been unabashed about his desire to see reporters behind bars.
Politico:
‘This race is now in chaos’: Democrats are panicking in Wisconsin — LAKE TOMAHAWK, Wisconsin — Sara Rodriguez had a prime opportunity this past Saturday to show voters gathered for a gubernatorial candidate forum in Wisconsin's rural Northwoods that she was the person who could unite Democrats …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatens states over elections — The secretary's comments come as the Trump administration is increasingly using government agencies to sow doubts about the nation's electoral system. — WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin …
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Trump's Homeland Security Chief Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time
Trump's Homeland Security Chief Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time
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