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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.
Bloomberg:
Iran Offers Reply to US Peace Plan as Hormuz Crisis Simmers — Iran submitted its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war as a series of incidents continues to threaten a shaky ceasefire. — The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on the latest response without giving …
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MS NOW and Mail Online
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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.
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.
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Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
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
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Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times
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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HotAir, Blue Virginia, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Downballot, twitchy.com and Washington Post
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democratic Candidates Scramble in Virginia After Court Tosses Map
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 …
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Cafe Hayek and The Guardian
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 …
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RedState, NewsMax.com, The Gateway Pundit and Charleston Daily Mail
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 …
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The American Conservative, NewsMax.com, Breitbart, Middle East Monitor, Israpundit, Reuters, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
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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The Independent, Washington Examiner, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse and Wall Street Journal
Jordyn Dahl / Politico:
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro reportedly flees to US — Zbigniew Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents. — Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy …
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Notes From Poland and Bloomberg
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Former PM Philippe launches presidential campaign to take on far right in France — REIMS, France — France's center-right former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe on Sunday launched his campaign for next year's presidential election, in which he is the leading contender to stop the far-right National Rally.
New York Times:
One Big Headache for Politicians These Days: a Messy Digital Footprint — As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow. — Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic candidate …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Netanyahu: War with Iran 'accomplished a great deal, but it's not over' … “There are still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled. There are still proxies that Iran supports. There are ballistic missiles that they still want to produce,” Netanyahu said. “Now, we've degraded a lot of it.
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, CBS News and Grabien
