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4:20 PM ET, May 10, 2026

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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Search Desperately for a Response After Virginia Map Is Tossed  —  A conversation involving House members from Virginia and the top House Democrat reflected the fury and desperation that has gripped the party after Friday's ruling in the state.  —  Democrats are struggling to respond …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats now have to win the House vote by 4 points due to Republican gerrymandering  —  A new analysis by Strength In Numbers reveals the impacts of mid-decade and post-VRA redistricting by Republicans, with the now-missing Democratic counter-gerrymander in Virginia
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:   Democratic Candidates Scramble in Virginia After Court Tosses Map
Jan Rosenow / Bright Spots:
Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets.  Here is how.  —  How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed.  —  In the first four months of 2026, the average wholesale electricity price in Spain was €44 per megawatt-hour.
Avery Schmitz / CNN:
US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba  —  The Caribbean National security Terrorism The Middle East  —  US military intelligence-gathering flights are surging off the coast of Cuba, a CNN analysis of publicly available aviation data shows.
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter … A spokesperson for Biden confirmed Sunday that he plans to resist release of the audio to the public or to lawmakers.  —  “President Biden cooperated fully with Special Counsel Hur, and agreed to provide audiotapes …
Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
Checkmate in Iran  —  Washington can't reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.  —  It's hard to think of a time when the United States suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.
New York Times:
Putin's Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield  —  The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has sought to convince President Trump that his troops …
Washington Post:
AOC vs. Airbnb  —  Her contempt for entrepreneurs extends to those who benefit from their products.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is on a tear, spinning yarns about the American Revolution being an uprising against the rich while complaining that The Post is standing …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and The Guardian
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
Trump Promotes Claim He Has A ‘Better Understanding’ Of The Bible Than Pope Leo  —  Trump shared a clip of a controversial pastor declaring that the pope is “sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran” just days after Marco Rubio's Vatican meeting.  —  Donald Trump on Saturday promoted …
Bloomberg:
Iran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ Says  —  Iran offered to transfer some of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to a third country in its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, but rejected the idea of dismantling its nuclear facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Politico:
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro flees to US  —  Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary.  —  Ziobro had been in Hungary since 2025 after former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán granted the disgraced minister asylum.
Discussion: Notes From Poland and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq  —  The base, set up for special forces and search-and-rescue teams, was almost discovered early in the conflict  —  TEL AVIV—Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran …
Washington Post:
Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year  —  Electing such candidates for governor would give deniers key oversight of the 2028 presidential election in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.  —  Just now  —  Summary
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Vance or Rubio?  Trump Muses on Successor as the ‘Kids’ Fill Bigger Roles.  —  Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles, generating speculation about who's lining up for the 2028 presidential nomination.  —  Every now and then …
 
 
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Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Former PM Philippe launches presidential campaign to take on far right in France
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-10-26: Amb. Mike Waltz, Dr. Michael Osterholm & Adm. William McRaven
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
William Christou / The Guardian:
Danish rightwing leader asked to form government after Frederiksen fails to form coalition
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Lawyers for the global elite aren't buying Trump's gold card visa
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Starmer Vows to Serve 10 Years But May Soon Face Challenge
New York Times:
Strait of Hormuz Remains Effectively Blocked After Naval Skirmishes
 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
NYPD captain's transfer after viral rant bashing Mamdani shows City Hall has two sets of rules for Dems, Republicans: critics
Wall Street Journal:
In Bid to Flip Senate, Democrats Push Deep Into Trump Territory
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 9, 2026  —  If you google the history of Mother's Day, the internet will tell you that Mother's …
New York Times:
One Big Headache for Politicians These Days: a Messy Digital Footprint
Anna Wiederkehr / Politico:
Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on 1 big election issue
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Yanzhong Huang / New York Times:
An Emboldened New China Spells Trouble for Trump
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
Trump official says she's involved in policy changes that benefit her family's ranches, video shows
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Inside Ben Shapiro's MAGA meltdown
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite