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Axios:
Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for “Regime Change” — Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, “Regime Change.”
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
US, Iran offer mixed messages on peace deal timing — The U.S. and Iran are offering mixed messages on a possible peace deal, with Iranian officials disputing President Trump's announcement that a ceasefire would be finalized Sunday — Iran's state-run Fars News Agency reported early Sunday that Tehran …
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New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes, Complicating Possible Iran Peace Agreement — Israel's military said it attacked the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, after accusing Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, of violating a cease-fire. — Here's the latest.
Bloomberg:
Iran Pushes Back on Trump Deal Timing as Israel Hits Beirut
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Washington Examiner, CityNews Toronto, The Times of Israel and Al Jazeera
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyes Sunday Iran Deal But Tehran Says Still Reviewing Text
Trump Eyes Sunday Iran Deal But Tehran Says Still Reviewing Text
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ABC News, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, HuffPost, Washington Post, Daily Mail, The Hill, The Times of Israel, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Breitbart, Raw Story, MS NOW, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, New York Times, UPI, Stars & Stripes, CNBC, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, Townhall, Washington Times, Dallas Express, CBS News, Politico and New York Post
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout — A U.F.C. fight on President Trump's birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount's successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger. — The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House …
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Associated Press, Status, The American Conservative, Washington Examiner and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king — A $60 million price tag outstrips even the most lavish spectacles that medieval tournaments provided for feudal lords. — On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits.
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Washington Post, The Guardian and Boston.com
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Bets on South Lawn UFC Spectacle to Energize His Political Base
Trump Bets on South Lawn UFC Spectacle to Energize His Political Base
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ABC News, RealClearPolitics, The Guardian, American Prospect and New Yorker
The Guardian:
UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company — Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial — The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form …
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MMA Fighting
David Smith / The Guardian:
As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That's a problem for us all — Alarm over the judgment and behaviour of the world's most powerful man, and the consequent risks to the world, can only get worse — The main Nuremberg trial ended …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging
Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging
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Washington Examiner
New York Times:
At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty — President Trump's name was removed from the arts institution's facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off. — At high noon on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Center …
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New York Times:
Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan — James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump's legal team, appealing his criminal conviction. — President Trump said on Saturday …
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Jack Dura / Associated Press:
A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide — A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives …
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Reuters
Politico:
France's far-right front-runner rejects Trump's backing — BRUSSELS — If Jordan Bardella becomes France's next president, don't expect him to be Donald Trump's man in Europe. — The 30-year-old leader of France's far-right National Rally — and the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen …
Politico:
Secretive super PAC funding is skyrocketing in primaries … A record number of groups are exploiting a gap in campaign finance law to flood this year's primary elections with money — without disclosing their donors until long after the race is over. — More than $48 million has already …
Ella Kipling / BBC:
UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says — British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said. — In an operation lasting six hours …
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Scripps News, The Hill, GOV.UK, Associated Press, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, GB News, Al Jazeera, RTÉ and Politico
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked — Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation. — NEWS ANALYSIS
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Early results show Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million — Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million.
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Associated Press, RTÉ, CNN, New York Sun, The Gateway Pundit, CNBC, Bloomberg, Lawyers, Guns & Money and BBC
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Voters are unhappy about much more than high gas prices … Summary — RALEIGH, N.C. — For Leith Olson, the familiar comforts of middle-class life have moved out of reach. — To save money, he and his wife, Heather, cut back on vacations and switched to less expensive store brands when shopping for groceries.
Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised to Lose Measles Elimination Status as Utah Outbreak Nears One-Year Mark — Spread of the highly contagious disease persists at levels not seen in U.S. since early 1990s — A relentless measles outbreak in Utah has been spreading for nearly a year, putting the U.S. on a path …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and NewsMax.com
Stephen Neukam / NOTUS:
Democrats Vow ‘Day One’ Epstein Hearings if They Flip House — Top Oversight Democrat Garcia previews investigations into Trump family business, federal workforce cuts. — Copy — Democrats are planning to investigate President Donald Trump's family businesses and subpoena acting …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
How Redistricting Pit Wasserman Schultz Against Black Democrats in Florida — Four candidates running in a historically Black district risk dividing the Black vote and losing to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who is white. — Four Black Democrats running for Congress in the same South Florida district met …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Reignites Its Feud With Anthropic Over Latest A.I. Models — The administration's surprise restrictions Friday cut off foreign access to Anthropic's latest models and sparked another round of finger pointing. — The feud between Anthropic and the Trump administration escalated again …
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