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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
JD Vance Is Going to Eat This Turd and Love It — What is the architect of the Big Beautiful Iran Surrender playing at? — ∙ Paid — 1. Sin Eater — Donald Trump wants his name and face on everything—office buildings, banners, passports, palatial ballrooms, $250 bills, stimulus checks, arts centers.
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New York Times:
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed — President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015. — President Trump insisted …
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
The right-wing media revolt against Trump's proposed MOU with Iran — Conservative pundits are trashing the White House's memorandum of understanding — Right-wing media figures and outlets, including many that have been all-in on President Donald Trump's war on Iran …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them
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David Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
Trump's deal is a catastrophic capitulation to Iran's aggressors, leaves Israel vulnerable and constrained
Trump's deal is a catastrophic capitulation to Iran's aggressors, leaves Israel vulnerable and constrained
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Financial Times:
‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama's
‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama's
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump jokes he'll blame Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out
Trump jokes he'll blame Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Defends Iran Deal, Says He Wants to Avoid ‘Economic Catastrophe’
Trump Defends Iran Deal, Says He Wants to Avoid ‘Economic Catastrophe’
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA hawk mutiny deepens Trump's isolation on Iran
MAGA hawk mutiny deepens Trump's isolation on Iran
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CNN:
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran — The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon …
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Axios:
READ: Full text of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding — Below is the full text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, as delivered by a senior administration official in a briefing with reporters. … The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. and Iran discuss moving up signing of deal, sources say — The U.S., Iran and the mediators are discussing holding the signing of the memorandum of understanding remotely as early as Wednesday, rather than in-person on Friday, according to a diplomat from one of the mediating countries …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump Iran deal ‘tremendous foreign policy blunder’
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top Democrats demand Rubio briefing on Iran deal
Politico:
Trump goes after critics who want a more comprehensive deal with Iran … The deal does not explicitly address whether Iran gets to keep its ballistic missiles and the country would be allowed to have a nuclear program for civilian purposes, Trump said, calling both “common sense.”
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump escalates his war on Senate Republicans — and senators are striking back … The chaos that followed Trump's sudden U-turn on Jay Clayton's nomination, just hours before a scheduled confirmation hearing, further loosened tongues in the Capitol hallways — even from lawmakers who tend to be reliable allies.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee — This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. — Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still set …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Georgia Republicans backtrack on redistricting plans — After Gov. Brian Kemp called them into a special session, state lawmakers said they didn't have enough time to draw new maps that would have taken effect for the 2028 elections. — Georgia lawmakers will not redraw the state's political maps …
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New York Times:
This Senator Is an Internet Sensation. Is He Running for President?
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
A tale of two Trumps — BULLETIN: The Federal Reserve unanimously voted today …
A tale of two Trumps — BULLETIN: The Federal Reserve unanimously voted today …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
In Georgia's Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps
In Georgia's Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps
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New Republic:
Elon Musk's Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response — If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus. Yet in the days before SpaceX's initial public …
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Trump Rescinds Endorsement of Right-Wing Pastor After Texting Scandal — The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer's Republican rival in a runoff election. — President Trump rescinded his endorsement …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump-endorsed pastor suspends Oklahoma House campaign after texting scandal
Trump-endorsed pastor suspends Oklahoma House campaign after texting scandal
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Matt Viser / The Atlantic:
What Color Is the Reflecting Pool? An Investigation. — Workers on the National Mall, desperate to turn the Reflecting Pool to President Trump's preferred shade of blue, poured jug after jug of hydrogen peroxide into the water yesterday morning. As they did so, members of the National Guard, deployed to clean up crime, looked on.
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Michigan pollster accuses McMorrow campaign of killing unfavorable Senate poll … “The poll, in the eyes of the McMorrow campaign, understated their support,” Mitchell, whose firm Mitchell Research & Communications conducted and paid for the poll, told POLITICO.
Peter Hasson / The Washington Free Beacon:
Texas's James Talarico, 37, Shares His Only Checking Account With His Mom — Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, has a single checking account that holds up to $50,000—and he shares it with his mother, a frequent contributor to his political campaigns who pitched …
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Reuters:
Trump administration to pay $765 million to scrap four more offshore wind leases — The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy to terminate four wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and Maine.
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Trump administration asks judge to halt first reparations program for Black people in US — The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton says Biden's re-election bid was a ‘terrible mistake’ — The former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said Biden “made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country” in running for re-election. — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Most rate the economy negatively, including half of Republicans — Voter trust in the federal government is at an all-time low — It's less than five months until the midterm elections and voters are not happy with what's in their wallets.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants — President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office told lawmakers Wednesday that the administration will stop federal cash from flowing to “divisive ideologies” under new grant rules in the works.
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
Trump settles lawsuit against niece over tax records leak — President Trump settled a $100 million lawsuit against his niece, Mary Trump, whom he accused of engaging “in an insidious plot” with The New York Times to leak confidential information for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 investigation into his tax and financial records.
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Sarah Elizabeth Hogenboom-Jones / Gallup:
Dobbs' Lasting Impact on Abortion — Party identification and gender remain important factors in Americans' abortion attitudes — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four years after the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, Gallup's core trends show …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Just 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Positively Impact Society, Pew Poll Finds — Half of Americans now use AI chatbots, up from 33% in the summer of 2024. — Half of adult Americans use AI chatbots, with a quarter using them daily, according to new polling from Pew Research released Wednesday.
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Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Trump official declines to call January 6 an ‘attack’, describing ‘protests and such’ — Don Berthiaume, Trump nominee for inspector general at justice department, pressed by senators amid confirmation — Donald Trump's nominee to serve as a top independent watchdog at the Department …
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Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
They're Conservative, Vote Republican, and Love America. The Texas GOP Wants Them to Leave. — Muslim delegates at the party's convention faced multiple attempts to eject them from the premises—at one point, they were told to leave the country. — To stroll through the exhibit hall …
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David Strom / HotAir:
California Will Now Certify Firms as ‘Gay’ — What do you get when you combine woke, DEI, special subsidies, and technocrats? — A bureaucratic standard for “gayness.” An actual, legal process to determine the sexual preferences of contractors. — It all stems from an already absurd program …
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
“Truly evil” FDA rejection of gene therapy overturned after Trump official ousted … A gene therapy for Huntington's disease has a new path toward approval from the Food and Drug Administration after the ouster of several Trump officials, particularly Vinay Prasad, who rejected the therapy …
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NBC News:
FBI director's post about foiled UFC plot frustrates law enforcement, sources say — Kash Patel's post took some federal law enforcement officials by surprise, in part because authorities were still working to take suspects into custody, sources tell NBC News.
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