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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman … It's a few days after the election this November, and the results have become clear: Democrats have netted the four seats they need to claim a Senate majority. — But then there's a disturbance in the force: Senate Republicans …
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Raw Story
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats bullish on midterm election prospects 6 months out
Democrats bullish on midterm election prospects 6 months out
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Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Guide’ Stranded Ships Through Strait of Hormuz — The president called the plan, which doesn't involve escorts by U.S. warships, a humanitarian gesture, and said that discussions with Iran continue — President Trump said Sunday the U.S. would start guiding commercial ships …
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U.S. denies Iranian claim that it hit American warship as Trump launches mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz — A U.S. official also denied to NBC News that any U.S. Navy ships were prevented from accessing the strait on Monday by Iran. The U.S. said two commercial vessels transited …
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Washington Post:
Iran threatens retaliation after Trump says U.S. will guide ships in Strait of Hormuz
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets — A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings — John Pederson, 33, couldn't work.
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Axios, more at Techmeme »
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Critical Condition’ in Florida Hospital — A spokesman for the former mayor of New York City said Mr. Giuliani was critical but stable. — Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in a Florida hospital in critical condition, his spokesman said Sunday.
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Jordan Freiman / CBS News:
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, spokesperson says
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, spokesperson says
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Associated Press:
Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
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Pluribus News, The Downballot, Wisconsin Examiner and Newsweek
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Breaking down the redistricting arms race following the Supreme Court's VRA ruling
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Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic and The Hill
Bloomberg:
US Allies Look to Europe to Build a Post-Trump Global Order — Some of the US's closest allies including Canada and the UK are warning that the international system of security and trade championed by western powers for more than 70 years is broken beyond repair — and that it's up to Europe to fashion a new global order.
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Truth of Trump's Wild Sleepless Nights Exposed — LOSING HIS MIND — Joanna Coles and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty dive into a jaw-dropping investigation revealing the president's relentless late-night posting habits. — A third of Donald Trump's social media posts …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Scott Anderson / New York Times:
Operation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder — America's war with Iran has entered a calmer phase: diplomatic posturing, on-and-off-again negotiations and endless wrangling of a settlement. This, of course, is far preferable to the annihilation of Iranian civilization that President Trump …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 3, 2026 — Late on Friday night, President Donald J. Trump took to social media. At 11:03 he posted an AI-generated image of himself, alongside Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, all shirtless, along with an unidentifiable woman …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months — The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises. — On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided …
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Hannah Allam / ProPublica:
I Reached Out to the White House Counterterrorism Czar for Comment. He Lashed Out on X. — Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka is one of the most controversial figures in the Trump administration, a gate crasher in the buttoned-up world of national security.
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Just Security
Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:
SCOTUS's Brazen Power Grab Guts Voting Rights — This week has underscored a brutal reality of our teetering constitutional system: a renegade, partisan Supreme Court ignoring the power and role of Congress, prevaricating about history and the plain language of the Constitution …
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
The vanity presidency — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🏆 Subscribe to PN 🏆 — Following the failed attempt on President Trump's life at the White House Correspondents Dinner, lapdog Republicans and their media allies rushed …
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: Trump Is Only Pretending to ‘Fight’ Antisemitism — This administration will happily lie about how its ‘combating antisemitism,’ even as it shuts down programs that fight antisemitism. Meanwhile, the president's poll numbers sink even lower. — ∙ Paid … Happy Monday; it's Swin again.
New York Times:
Democrats Add 8 Candidates to House Battlefield Program for Midterms — The party's congressional campaign arm is promoting more contenders to take down at-risk Republicans — and is taking sides in some competitive primaries. — Democratic officials added eight candidates on Monday …
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Daniella Diaz / NOTUS:
Exclusive: House Democrats' Campaign Arm Expands ‘Red to Blue’ Program
Exclusive: House Democrats' Campaign Arm Expands ‘Red to Blue’ Program
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Roll Call and New York Post
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say 'there's no evidence' — Agriculture secretary claims without evidence Snap recipients included owners of luxury cars — The Trump administration's attack on the 87-year-old food aid program that supports tens of millions …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The Trump administration ramps up its lawlessness on the seas — U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spike after a lull following Maduro's capture. — When the U.S. armed forces began blowing up suspected “drug boats” on Sept. 2, 2025, it was widely seen as a way not just to fight …
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The Intercept

