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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
This time, Trump and Netanyahu have really fallen out  —  Rarely has a geopolitical roll of the dice gone so rapidly wrong as the Israeli PM's  —  Put yourself in Donald Trump's shoes.  It was his 80th birthday and he was planning to cap White House festivities with his US-Iran deal.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Trump-Iran Deal Allows Tehran to Immediately Sell Oil  —  The agreement also waives banking and transport sanctions to facilitate transactions, an early financial benefit  —  The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the deal to end the war …
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
Trump denies U.S. will put ‘any money’ into Iran, as he meets allies at G7 summit … U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that America will not invest money in Iran after a Memorandum of Understanding was agreed with Tehran.  —  “We are not investing any money in Iran, by the way …
Politico:
Trump leaves Congress in dark on Iran deal  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Speedy Clayton confirmation uncertain  — Housing bill hits final stages in Senate  — Blanche lobbies tepid GOP senators  —  Senate Republicans want a say on a deal President Donald Trump is touting to end the monthslong war in Iran.
New York Times:
President Trump Lost This War  —  The preliminary deal ending President Trump's four-month war with Iran is welcome but brings with it hard truths.  Mr. Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war.  He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Stages an Iran Retreat
Politico:
A big week in the 2028 race
Discussion: MS NOW and The Daily Caller
Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Iran Will Enter Nuclear Talks Feeling Emboldened
Washington Post:
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump's ballroom project, with half from taxpayers  —  An internal cost estimate in March by the project's contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.  —  Summary
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Stalled Out  —  Would you be shocked to learn that Donald Trump's months of claims that the White House ballroom would go up with zero taxpayer spending were a total lie?  And we don't just mean the $1 billion in “security improvements” for the project they tried (and failed) to get in the latest spending bill.
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Kash Patel may have a ‘personal slush fund’ of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, says Raskin  —  FBI Director Kash Patel may have authorized taxpayer-funded special payments to his inner circle of FBI executives and agents on his protective detail, according to the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
Discussion: Raw Story and Eschaton
Fox News:
FBI disrupts alleged explosive-drone plot targeting White House UFC event, officials say  —  FIRST ON FOX: The FBI and its law enforcement partners disrupted an alleged plot targeting this weekend's UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., officials told Fox News Digital.
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
FBI thwarted attack targeting UFC event at White House, director says  —  People have been taken into custody in connection with the alleged planned attack on the UFC event Sunday that President Donald Trump attended, FBI Director Kash Patel said.  —  Summary
Politico:
Trump is turning his attention back to Ukraine — and Kyiv's allies are worried  —  Kyiv's allies want the United States to join their strategy of maximal pressure on Russia.  It's not clear if Trump is on board.  —  EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Kyiv's allies are scrambling to avoid a blowup …
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Macron says he had a ‘difficult’ meeting with President Trump
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump: ‘There would be no Israel’ without me
New York Times:
The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein's Death  —  Late in the afternoon of July 6, 2019, about a dozen F.B.I. agents and New York Police Department officers gathered at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, waiting out of view of the tarmac so as not to spook their quarry.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The Theory of the Vulgar Class  —  Collapsing norms, cage matches, and a republic in danger  —  On Sunday Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday with a cage match on the White House lawn.  The match and the events that surrounded it — especially the press conference with UFC fighters …
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
High Gas Costs May Linger After U.S.-Iran Deal  —  The preliminary agreement may not have an immediate effect on prices at the pump.  Damaged infrastructure and risky transport could keep costs up.  —  Drivers hopeful that the U.S.-Iran framework deal will translate to lower gasoline prices …
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Mae Anderson / Associated Press:
Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will likely outlast the Iran war
Discussion: New York Times and The Independent
Callum Jones / The Guardian:
Algae thwarts Trump's $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’  —  Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weather  —  Donald Trump's $14.2m bid to turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool …
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Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
Iran coach says team ordered out of US right after 2-2 draw with New Zealand in World Cup opener  —  The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats lead by 13 points on trust to handle voters' top problems  —  This poll question has predicted all but one election since 1948.  It suggests Democrats could win by 8-12 points in November.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every month in our Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll …
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
JPMorgan, Google Records Sought in Probe Into Epstein's New Mexico Ranch  —  New Mexico's Justice Department orders banks and other companies to preserve records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates  —  New Mexico investigators have sent letters to JPMorgan Chase …
Associated Press:
8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say  —  A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said.
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
Trump's Family Crypto Firm Is Expected to Get Federal Banking Privileges  —  Trump-appointed bank regulators' crypto-friendly approach is likely to extend to World Liberty Financial, despite ethics concerns.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump's family crypto business is expected to soon …
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump's Cabinet … Bottles of Feel Free, a kratom product produced by Botanic Tonics, displayed at a smoke shop in Oklahoma City last month.  Nick Oxford for The New York Times  —  For years, federal health officials have warned …
Discussion: Wired
Saqib Rahim / Politico:
A red-state revolt against insurers … “Politicians [in Oklahoma] may be far right, but they do read polls,” said Bob Hunter, a former Texas insurance commissioner and director of insurance at the Consumer Federation of America.  —  Oklahomans' aggravation dovetails with many homeowners' feelings nationwide …
Discussion: Mercury News
Andrew Solender / Axios:
What Newsom's team is telling Hill allies about his DOJ probe  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom's team is urging congressional Democrats to frame the Justice Department's investigation into him as part of a campaign of political retribution, according to talking points obtained by Axios.
Carmen Paun / Politico:
RFK Jr. keeps showing up in districts Republicans need to win … None of the visits were for official campaign events, but all four districts are considered among the couple dozen in which both parties have a good shot to win and are likely to decide which party has the majority next year.
Irie Sentner / Politico:
DC braces for change — and a collision with Trump … In interviews with POLITICO, those leading candidates emphasized that they hoped to find common ground with the Trump administration and coordinate where possible, especially on projects that could jumpstart Washington's sluggish economy.
 
 
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