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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly won the special election for the district Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects.  Trump carried the area in 2024.  —  Democrat Emily Gregory won …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes … “While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victory,” Berger said in a statement.  “Over the past 15 years, Republicans in the General Assembly have fundamentally redefined our state's outlook and reputation.
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and WTOP News
David Nir / The Downballot:
Florida Democrats just picked up a second seat in Tuesday's special elections  —  In the second massive upset of the night for Florida Democrats, Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran and union official, flipped a state Senate seat that became vacant after Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped its previous occupant to serve as his lieutenant governor.
Associated Press:
Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort  —  Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to President Donald Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago.
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and WTOP News
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:   Florida Democrats score upset in Tampa-based state Senate race
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Democrat scores upset win in Trump's backyard for Florida state house seat
Discussion: WFMD AM
CNN:
Democrat Emily Gregory will flip deep-red Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago, CNN projects
Discussion: Raw Story and Newsweek
NBC News:   Steve Kornacki's guide to the next big elections on the calendar: From the Politics Desk
Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
Trump calls mail-in voting “mail-in cheating.” He just cast his ballot by mail.
New York Times:
Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.  —  Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. awaits Iran's response on peace summit as Israel watches warily  —  The U.S. and a group of regional mediators are discussing the possibility of holding high-level peace talks with Iran as soon as Thursday, but they're still waiting for a response from Tehran, two sources with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.
Reuters:
US expected to send thousands of soldiers to Middle East, sources say
The Guardian:
JD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talks
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran
Discussion: Truthout
Associated Press:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Is Said to Have Sent Iran a Peace Plan
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war …
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Politico:
'The worst I've seen': Oil industry grapples with the fallout from US-Israel war with Iran
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
These House GOP election proposals could end up in a reconciliation bill  —  The chair of the House committee overseeing elections is circulating a list of proposals to include in a budget reconciliation bill as Senate Republicans and the White House move to rev up the party-line process …
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NBC News:
Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Reconciliation is revived, Thune says
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats reject GOP offer to reopen Homeland Security, partially fund ICE
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers.  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the federal committee that recommends vaccines to Americans, angrily resigned his position on Tuesday.
Discussion: STAT and Roll Call
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth's Pastor Says He Wants James Talarico To Die  —  “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of the Texas Senate Democratic nominee, after the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.”  —  WASHINGTON — The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's home church …
Discussion: Mediaite and People For
Washington Post:
Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair  —  The admission during a closed-door hearing undercuts President Donald Trump's claims of “criminality” in the central bank's $2.5 billion office renovations.  —  A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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Associated Press:   Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows
New York Times:
The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp.  It Was a Dairy Farm.  —  The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group's training camp.  Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.  —  As President Trump prepared to welcome conservative …
Discussion: Mediaite
Amanda Cooper / Reuters:
Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack  —  Traders bet half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging …
Discussion: CNBC and Yahoo News
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Paul Krugman:
Treason in the Futures Markets  —  Over the weekend Donald Trump threatened dire vengeance on Iran unless its government opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a deadline that would expire Monday evening in Washington.  Specifically, he announced that the U.S. would begin bombing power plants …
New York Times:
Gregory Bovino's Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets … Gregory Bovino has only a few regrets.  —  “I wish I'd caught even more illegal aliens,” he said in a recent interview.  “I mean, we went as hard as we could, but there's always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more.”
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Oklahoma hands over voter rolls to Trump DOJ, including personal data  —  Oklahoma announced Tuesday it agreed to turn over its full voter rolls to the Trump Justice Department — including sensitive personal data the state had previously refused to provide.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:   Trump DOJ drops case seeking Oklahoma's voter rolls
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports  —  Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.
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Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Delta suspends special congressional desk service amid shutdown
Politico:
How Jack Smith connected the dots between GOP lawmakers, Trump aides in 2020 election probe … A spokesperson for Zeldin did not immediately provide a response to a request for comment.  —  These Republicans and others are featured in the materials released Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Epstein's accountant and lawyer tell Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators … Both Indyke and Kahn sat for hours-long depositions with the Oversight panel earlier this month.  They have denied knowing anything about Epstein's crimes before the later allegations emerged.
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts  —  WebinarTV, a company that bills itself as “a search engine for the best webinars,” is secretly scanning the internet for Zoom meeting links, recording the calls, and turning them into AI-generated podcasts for profit.
Public Notice:
Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story  —  “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠
Jennifer McDermott / Associated Press:
Trump administration's $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy  —  The Trump administration's $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel approach against the industry that supporters see as creative …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Missouri Supreme Court hands GOP a win in redistricting battle … The decision came after Missouri Republicans jumped into the nationwide redistricting battle triggered by President Donald Trump's push for states with Republican-controlled legislatures to create new GOP-leaning seats.
 
 
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump breaks military recruitment vows as he arrests and deports veterans
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
David A. Ross Sought Epstein's Help to Build Art Museums. Now He's Facing the Fallout.
Maria Curi / Axios:
Judge questions Pentagon's “troubling” Anthropic actions
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump jokes Hegseth doesn't want Iran war to end
James Bikales / Politico:
Machado: Venezuela could quintuple oil production under a democratic government
Anat Peled / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Hits Russian-Iranian Weapons Smuggling Route in the Caspian Sea
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Democrats Should Own Free Trade, Not Just Oppose Trump's Protectionism
Associated Press:
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
USC cancels gubernatorial debate amid uproar over candidates of color being excluded
 

 
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