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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Celebrates While America Capitulates — The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory. — President Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war. “Congratulations to all!” he said in a posting on his Truth Social site on Sunday evening.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
We Can Reject Trump's Orgy of Decline — Donald Trump, still vibrating from the joys of his UFCstravaganza at the White House last night, is feeling himself this morning, and has apparently decided to make the Fourth of July America 250 Party even Trumpier than before: “On July 4th …
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Washington Post:
President says 250th celebration on July 4 will be a ‘Trump rally’ — The previously planned event for the country's anniversary will feature the president's playlist and his keynote address, he said. — Summary — President Donald Trump said Monday he would be closely involved …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran — In a call to The New York Times, President Trump praised Russia's and China's leaders and described Israel's prime minister as “a very difficult guy.” — President Trump said in an interview on Sunday afternoon …
New York Times:
Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet — While the president says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, the country's nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation. — Almost immediately after striking a deal with Iran …
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Shafiq Najib / ABC News:
Obama says ‘doubtful’ that any Iran deal will be different than past
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Associated Press:
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end the war and open Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end the war and open Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Vance says ‘a lot’ of Iran deal details to figure out, but U.S. has ‘all the cards’
Vance says ‘a lot’ of Iran deal details to figure out, but U.S. has ‘all the cards’
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump sought to break Iran's regime. He settled for reopening Hormuz.
Trump sought to break Iran's regime. He settled for reopening Hormuz.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The US under Trump is a global scourge
The US under Trump is a global scourge
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
This Is the Truth About Trump's Shameful 80th Birthday Gift to Himself
This Is the Truth About Trump's Shameful 80th Birthday Gift to Himself
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Bloomberg:
Trump Leaves the Hard Part for Later in Long-Awaited Iran Deal
Trump Leaves the Hard Part for Later in Long-Awaited Iran Deal
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Iran Deal Raises Questions Set to Dominate G-7
Trump's Iran Deal Raises Questions Set to Dominate G-7
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release
Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release
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New York Times:
Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right — Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants. — Stephen Miller, left, and Will Scharf, right …
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Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Trump has a timing problem — and GOP lawmakers are sick of it — They say timing is everything, but for President Donald Trump, it's increasingly becoming a political liability on Capitol Hill. — Frustration with Trump is growing among congressional Republicans, who say a string …
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Al Weaver / NOTUS:
Republicans Wish Trump's Favorite Voting Bill Would Just Die Already
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump ties FISA renewal to his stalled voting bill
Trump ties FISA renewal to his stalled voting bill
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Daniel De Simone / BBC:
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals — BBC News Investigations and BBC Panorama — Even after he set fire to Sir Keir Starmer's house, Roman Lavrynovych - convicted on Monday of conspiring to commit arson - seemed to know as much about the prime minister as a bullet knows about its target.
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Paul Krugman:
Meet the New Bosses, Worse Than the Old Bosses — The second Gilded Age is much uglier than the first — Many people have compared our current era to the Gilded Age. But that analogy is deeply unfair to the Gilded Age. Like the robber barons of yore, today's oligarchs are immensely wealthy …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The 2028 Democratic Ticket May Already Be Taking Shape … Democrats are approaching what could be their most wide-open presidential primary in decades, but I'd venture a confident prediction today: one of the two Georgia senators will be on the party's ticket in 2028.
New York Times:
Todd Blanche Is a Dangerous Choice for Trump's Attorney General — President Trump has every right to select an attorney general who shares his policy views. Mr. Trump campaigned and won on a platform skeptical of environmental regulation, opposed to racial preferences and supportive …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Exclusive / New York Times' Kristof quoted former campaign donors in columns — THE SCOOP — When The New York Times announced that columnist Nick Kristof would return following a scuttled 2021 bid for governor of Oregon, the paper made a promise to readers.
James Franey / New York Post:
Trump warns France in exclusive interview with The Post: Kill tech tax or face 100% wine tariffs: ‘I have no choice’ — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — President Trump warned that France is at risk of a fresh trade war with America …
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Tom Ambrose / The Guardian:
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran say peace deal reached but Israel rules out withdrawing from Lebanon — Initial deal expected to be signed on Friday but questions remain over strait of Hormuz, Lebanon conflict and Iran's nuclear program — Hezbollah has not carried out any operations since Iran-US deal, official says
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States — Louisiana's case against the FDA is not just about one drug. — The 2022 dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, supposedly gave states the authority to decide for themselves whether to permit abortion.
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Axios:
Boris Epshteyn: Trump's “psychiatrist” and counsel … - Epshteyn, the president's senior personal counsel, speaks with “the boss” so often that Trump sometimes puts him on speakerphone without telling others in the room, two people familiar with the routine tell Axios.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump declares D.C.'s July 4th celebration a “TRUMP RALLY” … - He pitched his speech as remarks “you will not want to miss” to be followed by a display of pyrotechnics he wants to be “the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.” — Freedom 250 says that the event will “honor and celebrate the United States” …
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Foreign Affairs:
How to Beat an Autocrat — The Real Lessons of Orban's Defeat — For years, Hungary has been a surprising front in the global battle between authoritarianism and democracy. It attracted outsize attention for a small, landlocked country because its longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban …
Alan Z. Rozenshtein / Lawfare:
A Kill Switch for Frontier AI — The government is using export control law to force Anthropic to cut access to its most powerful models. The legal authority is plausible but the facts remain murky. — alanrozenshtein.com — Meet The Authors — On Friday, June 12, at 5:21 p.m. Eastern Time …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects former Trump adviser Carter Page's bid to revive James Comey lawsuit — Page had sued over the FBI's investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign in the 2016 election. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Trump campaign …
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Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times:
Deal to Reopen Hormuz Kicks Off Long Effort to Ease Energy Crisis — The pace of the recovery will depend on how confident companies are that the deal between the United States and Iran will hold and be extended. — The long-awaited deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz brought quick relief …
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