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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Judge issues setback to Trump administration plans to restrict mail-in ballots  —  The ruling is not the final word in a fast-moving legal fight over the administration's efforts to change voting rules before the midterms.  —  Summary  —  A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday issued …
HuffPost:
Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music, Dead At 80  —  Parton was one of country music's most honored performers.  —  Country music's patron saint Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced in a video posted to her Instagram on Tuesday.  —  Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946 …
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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 … Dolly Parton in 1975.  She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance.  Her music confronted privation and loss even as it radiated possibility and hope.Jack Manning/The New York Times
Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Trump orders flags lowered to honor Dolly Parton … President Donald Trump ordered flags to be lowered across the nation to honor Dolly Parton, the iconic country singer and entertainer who died Tuesday at age 80.  —  “Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers …
Kristin M. Hall / Associated Press:
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products  —  Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.  — 1.2k  —  Canada announced retaliatory tariffs …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:   At Home and Abroad, Deference to Trump Turns Increasingly to Defiance
New York Times:
From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed
HuffPost:
Trump's Trade War With Canada Could Spell Disaster For Senate Republican Candidates
Discussion: NBC News
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed  —  In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”  —  Lawyers for the Trump administration told …
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Jordan Rubin / MS NOW:
Trump administration warns Kennedy Center may need to be ‘taken down’ if not ‘restored’
Discussion: Deadline and NOTUS
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump board threatens to destroy ‘unsafe’ Kennedy Center in apocalyptic court filing
Discussion: Forbes
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman  —  Washington — Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Graham wins GOP nod in South Carolina Senate primary runoff for late brother's seat  —  Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) is projected to win the South Carolina Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), on the November ballot, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Caitlin Reilly / Bloomberg:
Trump-Backed Darline Graham Wins Senate Runoff in South Carolina
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News on Tuesday.  —  News of his trip comes after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted …
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Washington Post:
CIA director makes rare, unannounced visit to Moscow
ProPublica:
Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed.  He Did It Anyway.  —  The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year.  After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering partially restoring the program.
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New York Times:
Hegseth's Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless … A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.
Associated Press:
Police arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol  —  United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex.  Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le …
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NBC News:
Man arrested after guillotine is found in pickup truck near Capitol
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide  —  President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.
Discussion: New York Times
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Financial Times:
Trump administration pauses immigrant visa applications
Discussion: The Guardian
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump-backed House candidate removes mentions of the president from his website  —  Ralph Alvarado once called himself an “America First fighter” and a “vocal supporter” of Trump on his site.  Now he is highlighting his “independent leadership.”  —  Ralph Alvarado is running …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Score Victory in Campaign Finance Court Case  —  Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates.  On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.  —  In the obscure yet consequential world …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:   Court ruling threatens GOP cash advantage
NBC News:
Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials  —  The MyPillow founder, who's a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state's GOP gubernatorial primary.
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review  —  The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.  —  The Trump administration has submitted to Congress …
Discussion: MS NOW
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sends Nuclear Agreement With Saudi Arabia to Congress
Discussion: CNBC, France 24 and Reuters
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
3 Secret Service officials placed on leave amid misconduct investigation  —  Three Secret Service officials, including the agency's director of communications, have been placed on leave as an investigation into potential misconduct unfolds, a source familiar with the decision told CNN.
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
House GOP faces complaint for using floor footage in campaign materials  —  The action targets Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of House Republicans' campaign arm.  Rules bar lawmakers from using recordings of official proceedings for campaigns.  —  Rep. Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina) …
Zach Kaplan / The Hill:
Thyroid tablets recalled nationwide over potential ‘superpotency’: FDA  —  (NewsNation) — Vitruvias Therapeutics is voluntarily recalling one lot of thyroid tablets because they could potentially be “superpotent,” federal regulators announced this week.  —  The high potency 30mg tablets …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump approval reaches record low in new survey  —  President Trump's approval rating for his second term has reached a new low, according to a new poll.  —  In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president's approval rating hit 33 percent, a 14-point slide from the start of his second term …
 
 
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NEW: Trump Gains $15.5 Million From Oil & Gas Stocks After His Iran War Gives Big Oil Sky-High Profits
Discussion: Truthout
Tara Suter / NewsNation:
Democrats up 7 points on the economy over GOP: Poll
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EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary. He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.
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Abdul El-Sayed pushes back in Fox News interview: ‘Not here to fight a culture war’
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Court halts Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement at motor vehicle offices
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