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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ after consumer price index hits 3-year high … President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, “I love the inflation” after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data that showed the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, a three-year high.
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Tyler Monroe / Media Matters for America:
Fox News buries the worst inflation report in three years … The report released Wednesday morning by the Bureau of Labor statistics showed CPI in May rising 0.5% over the previous month and 4.2% year-over-year, the highest annual pace of inflation since April 2023.
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Jumps as Iran War Intensifies Price Squeeze — Consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 percent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the U.S. economy. — What to know about the report.
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges
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U.S. inflation hits 3-year-high
U.S. inflation hits 3-year-high
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Politico:
‘The die has been cast’: Trump allies fear it's too late to reverse economic woes
‘The die has been cast’: Trump allies fear it's too late to reverse economic woes
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
Inflation Heated Up to 4.2% in May, as Energy Costs Continued to Bite
Inflation Heated Up to 4.2% in May, as Energy Costs Continued to Bite
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says “I love the inflation” because U.S. is “taking out” Iranian oil
Trump says “I love the inflation” because U.S. is “taking out” Iranian oil
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New York Times:
Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Regime Change”: New book reveals Trump team's Epstein leak fears … - In a New York Times Magazine excerpt, posted today ahead of the book's publication on June 23, the two Times reporters describe in cinematic detail how top Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump boils over after Tehran kept him waiting — The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U.S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more and more frustrated over nearly two weeks of waiting for an Iranian response to his latest offer that still has not arrived.
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New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Strikes Iran Again After Trump Says Talks Are Taking Too Long — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said just before the attack: “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs.” — Here's the latest. — The United States launched a new wave …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. bombing Iran for second straight night — The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran for the second consecutive evening. U.S. officials say the intent is to pressure Tehran to sign a deal, but the strikes also carry a risk of military escalation.
Cameron Peters / Vox:
The US-Iran ceasefire is breaking down
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Associated Press:
US military says it's striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire
US military says it's striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes
US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes
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Washington Post:
A new wave of anti-immigrant violence hits U.K. as riots convulse Belfast — Attackers torched neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after a Sudanese asylum seeker was arrested and accused of stabbing a man. — Summary — BELFAST — Masked men set houses …
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'There's wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast
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DPA / Yahoo News:
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
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BBC:
Family of Belfast knife victim say ‘unrest is not welcome’ as extra police brought onto streets
Family of Belfast knife victim say ‘unrest is not welcome’ as extra police brought onto streets
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CNN:
Postal Service won't deliver mail ballots for states that don't hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive — Donald Trump Federal agencies Election security — State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The right enters a post-proof era of election denial
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials lay out aggressive timeline to build triumphal arch — Documents say a 320-foot crane may be used to build the arch, which sits on a flight path to Reagan National Airport. — Summary — Federal officials are laying more groundwork to begin construction …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump's triumphal arch
Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump's triumphal arch
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Regina Wallace-Jones / Washington Post:
Why I will use my Fifth Amendment rights before Congress today — Silence in response to bad-faith action is not retreat — it is a bedrock American right. — Regina Wallace-Jones is the president and chief executive of ActBlue. — I am not going to Congress looking for a fight.
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
House Dems threaten to target WinRed as GOP probes ActBlue
House Dems threaten to target WinRed as GOP probes ActBlue
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Ilya Somin / Lawfare:
Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing — To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering. — Meet The Authors — The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais—barring nearly all use of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) …
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Washington Post:
Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents — Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him. — Summary — For George H.W. Bush's first medical checkup …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump suggests he may not renew trade deal with Mexico and Canada — 'We don't need anything that they have,' US president says of 2020 trilateral agreement — Donald Trump has suggested he will not renew the trade deal he forged with Canada and Mexico in 2020 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Probe Big Banks for Alleged ‘Debanking’ — The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. subpoenaed JPMorgan, Bank of America and others as part of a probe into alleged debanking — The Justice Department has sent far-ranging subpoenas to several of America's largest banks …
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Stephen Neukam / NOTUS:
Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Blackmail Him — The tech billionaire told the House Oversight Committee that Epstein leveraged information about Gates' affairs to pressure him into a friendship. — Copy — Tech billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee …
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US Department of Justice:
Department of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan — DETROIT - Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People — There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people. — For months during the summer of 2024, Jarmarus Brown, an Orange City, Florida police officer …
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Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
The “Middle” Men of the New York Times — Oh look, another dude wants Democrats to compromise on abortion — When you're trying to tell other people what to think, it helps to know what you're talking about. — The New York Times published an op-ed yesterday that calls for Democrats to meet in “the middle” on abortion rights.
Washington Post:
Mamdani was to meet with Colombia's leader. Trump made sure it didn't happen. — New York's mayor had planned to meet with leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro while he was in town for U.N. events, but the State Department nixed it. — Summary — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani …
Simon J. Levien / Politico:
America's doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr. … Fryhofer, who advised the vaccine committee whose members Kennedy fired last year, suggested that would be an abdication of doctors' moral duty. — “Measles running rampant, public health destroyed, a trillion dollars ripped from Medicaid …
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Jake Spring / Washington Post:
11 Democratic senators demand answers on Trump's use of national park fees — Independent Sen. Angus King joined them in alleging that “much, if not all” of the revenue from online sales of park passes is going toward D.C. “vanity projects.” — Summary — Eleven senators are demanding answers …
Alex Guillén / Politico:
EPA won't set nationwide standards for data centers … Just 37 percent of Americans would support a data center being built in their area, according to a POLITICO poll earlier this year. There are myriad reasons cited by opponents, but water usage and air pollution are common complaints.
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