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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.”
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: Netanyahu has “no fucking judgment” but Iran deal still on — President Trump tells Axios the U.S.-Iran deal to end the war is still on track for Sunday despite Israel's strike in Beirut and the Iranian threat to retaliate. … - “It shook it up.
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New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes, Complicating Possible Iran Peace Agreement
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran warns Israel's Beirut strike could derail U.S. deal
Iran warns Israel's Beirut strike could derail U.S. deal
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The Gateway Pundit, Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. James Lankford says Congress should ratify any deal Trump makes with Iran
Sen. James Lankford says Congress should ratify any deal Trump makes with Iran
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
US, Iran offer mixed messages on peace deal timing
US, Iran offer mixed messages on peace deal timing
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging … President Trump during a recent trip to attend the NBA Finals in New York.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times — He stays up late, phoning lawyers and lawmakers, while posting up to 150 times a night on Truth Social.
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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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Joe Miller / Financial Times:
Trump stages show of political domination with UFC bout on White House lawn — US president hosts a Maga mixed martial arts spectacle inside a temporary Colosseum on his 80th birthday — The White House's South Lawn has often been reserved for welcoming foreign leaders or wounded soldiers who risked their lives for the republic.
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king — On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits. The temporary coliseum erected for Sunday night's Ultimate Fighting Championship matches promises a spectacle unlike any ever held on a president's doorstep.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bouts
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bouts
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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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Politico:
Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff … Dooley said he has “great respect” for Trump in a post on X after the president's endorsement and reiterated his pitch as a political outsider best positioned to beat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, while highlighting his support from Kemp.
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate race
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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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Victor Jack / Politico:
Switzerland votes ‘no’ in referendum on population limit
Switzerland votes ‘no’ in referendum on population limit
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Ian Ward / Politico:
The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America … The field was empty, save for a few patches of yellow wildflowers. But from behind the wheel, Abbotoy — a soft-spoken 38-year-old with a boyish face and a stubbly beard — described a town that was visible only to him …
John F. Harris / Politico:
The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton … In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency over George H.W. Bush, the transition in power was accompanied by a wave of generational commentary. — The election marked the passing of a remarkable roster of seven consecutive presidents …
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
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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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press … Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has yet to reach a settlement or a favorable jury verdict from the cases.Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times — In 2019, Kash Patel, then a White House aide, objected to how news outlets portrayed …
Politico:
Ukraine is winning the drone war. Now it needs to win over Trump. … Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sought to capitalize on this rosier picture by intensifying his diplomatic engagement with the U.S. and Europe, while publicly and privately appealing to Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
It Was Meant to Unify. Now the G7 Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump.
It Was Meant to Unify. Now the G7 Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump.
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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 …
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.
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
He Quit Parliament. Now He's Set to Become Britain's Prime Minister. … Over pints of lager on London's Horseferry Road, Burnham told his friend Steve Rotheram he was quitting Parliament and heading home, 200 miles from London to the northwest of England, to run for mayor of the post-industrial Greater Manchester region.
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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