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Israel Counts the Ways That Netanyahu's Iran Strategy Failed — The U.S.-Iran framework agreement appears to omit some of the most important provisions that Israel wanted. — For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the war he had hoped would secure his legacy …
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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 …
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's Iran “Deal” Is a Giant Bag of Dog Sh💩t — It's not a deal. It's a memo of understanding in advance of a surrender of the American-led world order. — ∙ Paid — 1. Always Right — On Friday I explained to my best friend, and later to Catherine Rampell …
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Trump's Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Him—and Good News for the World
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Shafiq Najib / ABC News:
Obama says ‘doubtful’ that any Iran deal will be different than past
Obama says ‘doubtful’ that any Iran deal will be different than past
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Samia Nakhoul / Reuters:
Gulf recalibrates as Iran emerges intact from war
Gulf recalibrates as Iran emerges intact from war
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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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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump's World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’
Trump's World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran
Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran
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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 …
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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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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump declares D.C.'s July 4th celebration a “TRUMP RALLY”
Trump declares D.C.'s July 4th celebration a “TRUMP RALLY”
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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 …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Meeting at Vatican last year was ‘unsettling,’ Vance writes in new book — The vice president says he preferred direct rebukes from Pope Francis to “trite platitudes” from the Vatican officials he met in April 2025, shortly before Francis's death. — Summary
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance calls his ‘chidless cat ladies’ comment ‘one of the dumbest things I ever said’
Vance calls his ‘chidless cat ladies’ comment ‘one of the dumbest things I ever said’
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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
Republicans Wish Trump's Favorite Voting Bill Would Just Die Already
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Max Rego / The Hill:
ICE officer struck by vehicle during apprehension attempt, officials say — Police in Stafford Township, N.J., said Monday that a suspect fleeing the scene of an arrest struck an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with their car. — The Stafford Township Police Department wrote …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court turns away challenge to New York firearms liability law — A 2021 New York law allows gun manufacturers to be sued when their weapons are used in deadly shootings deemed to be a broad threat to public health in the state.
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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.
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
The Continuing Saga of Chief Judge Boasberg's Contempt of Court Inquiry Involving Todd Blanche and Emil Bove — As Mattathias Schwartz recently wrote in the New York Times, federal courts increasingly are expressing concern about the litigation conduct of Department of Justice attorneys.
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Jonas Loesel / Politico:
Hungarian parliament votes for 8-year term limit that would stop Orbán returning — The constitutional amendment, if made law, would prevent a repeat of Viktor Orbán's 20-year stint as prime minister. — Hungarian lawmakers on Monday passed a constitutional amendment …
Dan Gelston / Associated Press:
Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says ‘never again’ to another White House fight night — By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump …
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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 …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Their Lies Must Be Their Undoing — Running against the GOP culture of lying opens the door to every Republican vulnerability. — ∙ Paid — Liberals perked up last week when House Speaker Mike Johnson let slip that Republicans plan to slash Social Security and Medicare if they manage to hold Congress 1.
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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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Epstein paid Palm Beach deputy to get special treatment in jail, ex-aide says — Sarah Kellen, a longtime personal assistant to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has disclosed for the first time that Epstein's preferential treatment at the Palm Beach County jail may have been the result of him paying off Palm Beach sheriff's deputies.
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Court sanctions far-right lawyers over ‘frivolous’ bid to force Wisconsin out of ERIC — A federal court dismissed a far-right group's lawsuit to ban Wisconsin from sharing voter information with a respected nonpartisan data-sharing network used by a majority of states to maintain accurate voter rolls.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
The FBI's raid on free and fair elections — This piece was originally published for Democracy Docket members only. We're sharing it more widely because it felt too timely to keep behind the paywall. Become a member to get Marc's exclusive notes first. — On Thursday, more than 100 …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Newsom says Trump DOJ investigating him in latest political probe — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, marking the department's latest high-profile probe against one of President Donald Trump's political foes.
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Taxpayers on hook for $1.1 million for security upgrades at Josh Shapiro's private home — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) signed off on a legal settlement that clears the way for roughly $1.1 million in payments to contractors who installed security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro's (D-PA) private home.
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Trump's Authoritarian Cringe Is Weighing Down His Popularity, New Poll Finds — A majority of U.S. voters reportedly opposed Sunday night's UFC fights and believe Trump is focused on anything other than the cost of living. — President Donald Trump spent his 80th birthday watching Ultimate …
