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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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years — Inflation accelerated in May as rising energy costs contributed to pain for consumers, though underlying pressures were less intense. — The consumer price index, a broad gauge of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.
DPA / Yahoo News:
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack — The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. — The tech billionaire continued overnight …
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BBC:
Family of Belfast knife victim say ‘unrest is not welcome’ as extra police brought onto streets — Summary — The family of Stephen Ogilvy, the victim in Monday night's knife attack in Belfast, say “unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward”
The Guardian:
'There's wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast — Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night - with some police officers acting as if it wasn't safe to intervene — On a residential street draped in loyalist flags near Belfast's Shankill Road …
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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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Associated Press:
House is set to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration's deportation agenda …
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Politico:
Capital agenda: Cue shutdown watch after Republicans go it alone on ICE funding
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House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package
House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package
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Axios:
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after helicopter downing — The U.S. launched a series of strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. helicopter, with Iran's military announcing retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. bases in the region.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter — ‘The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,’ U.S. Central Command says — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz …
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Bita Ghaffari / Financial Times:
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks
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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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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Nancy Mace's thrashing in South Carolina governor's race caps a rough downfall — The congresswoman finished fifth in the state's GOP gubernatorial primary, according to unofficial returns, solidly losing even her own home county and district. — June 10, 2026
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor
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Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race. But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race. But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.
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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins — Platner and Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate. — It's official: Republican …
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Why Complete Election Results in Maine Could Take More Than a Week
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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) …
Associated Press:
Trump-Backed David Flippo Wins Republican Primary In Nevada's 2nd Congressional District — Democrats hoped for a Flippo victory, thinking it would make it easier for them to win over less partisan voters in November. — Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo has won the Republican primary …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race
Edward Ring / American Greatness:
How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt … Bill de Blasio appeared on NewsNation on June 2 and was asked to comment on Spencer Pratt's campaign. De Blasio smugly described Pratt's ads as “inappropriate” and wondered, “Who is behind them?” — If de Blasio hadn't actively participated …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
MAGA's kayfabe meltdown over California primary
MAGA's kayfabe meltdown over California primary
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Nick Turse / The Intercept:
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking — If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? — NINE MONTHS INTO the Trump administration's deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes.
Derek Hawkins / NOTUS:
Trump's UFC Fight Kicks Off a Summer of Stress for the Secret Service — The Secret Service says it's prepared for what a former official called “a violent Easter Egg Roll.” There's much more to come. — Copy — The UFC cage match at the White House Sunday marks a major test …
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Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests — Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack — European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Few Americans see Trump administration delivering justice in Epstein cases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Few Americans, including just 21% of Republicans, think President Donald Trump's administration has helped deliver justice in cases connected to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Supreme Court's final cases loom over Trump's immigration, election hopes — The last Supreme Court decisions of the term include major tests of presidential power and election law that could have lasting implications on voting and governance. … - The Supreme Court's final slate …
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Reuters:
Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80 — U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid.

