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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran  —  A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.  —  The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution instructing President Trump …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict  —  The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump's efforts to resolve …
Justin Papp / CNBC:
House expected to pass affordable housing bill, send it to Trump's desk
Sam Kessler / Wall Street Journal:   Senate Democrats Call for Hearings Into $500 Million Trump Deal With Emirati Royal
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate votes to halt Iran war despite Trump's push for peace deal
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges  —  Defendants who dressed all in black hit with max sentences  —  Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people charged in connection with a July 2025 demonstration outside …
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Alleged antifa members in Texas are sentenced for ICE protest  —  Eight people got prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years for their roles in a protest that turned violent outside an immigration detention center last summer.  —  Summary  —  FORT WORTH — Federal judges in Texas …
Matthew Ablon / CBS News:
Leader of group convicted in antifa-inspired attack on Texas ICE facility handed 100-year prison sentence  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Eight people who were found guilty of terrorism-related charges earlier this year for a 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, learned their punishments on Tuesday.
Lizzy Lawrence / STAT:
STAT+: Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient.  Who was it?  —  WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with obesity are eagerly awaiting a powerful new drug from Eli Lilly called retatrutide, which has demonstrated bariatric-surgery levels of weight loss.
New York Times:
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.  Internal Documents Raise Doubts.  —  The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.  —  President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump says 6 people have been arrested for damaging the Reflecting Pool  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C. site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president's $14 …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold  —  Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's “Regime Change” is packed with news about the Trump White House that will stay news.  —  In 1996, Joan Didion unholstered the X-Acto knife that was her pen and went to work on Bob Woodward.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
New Trump book's authors detail how they pried loose White House secrets: ‘We nearly killed ourselves’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ issued, then withdrew subpoenas to force Post, WSJ reporters to testify  —  Subpoenas for reporters to appear before a grand jury are exceedingly rare.  The journalists have not testified.  —  Summary  —  The Justice Department took the extraordinary step of seeking to force reporters …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Rand Paul issues subpoena for Anthony Fauci  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a subpoena from Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to appear before his committee in July.  —  In a post online late Monday, Paul said Fauci backed out of a voluntary agreement to testify in front of his panel this month.
Washington Post:
A dead duck was seen in the Reflecting Pool.  Then two more were found nearby.  —  The two ducks that were recovered from Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine their cause of death.  —  Summary  —  When the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool was replenished this month …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
The ‘CBS Mornings’ Mess … Earlier this month, in the immediate aftermath of Scott Pelley's dramatic firing from CBS News, the Bari Weiss-led network appeared to suffer an immediate repercussion in the ratings.  Notably, “CBS Mornings,” the perpetually third-place morning show centered around Gayle King …
New York Times:
Social Security Is Running Out of Money, Fast  —  One of us is a Republican from Ohio who built a business that generated hundreds of jobs.  The other is a Democrat from Massachusetts who built a career protecting consumers from financial tricks and traps.  —  We don't agree on everything …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.
New York Times:
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees  —  The United States is putting together bags with a children's book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country's founding on the basis of slavery.  —  In the coming weeks …
Discussion: New Republic
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
New cope from Iran hawks: Once the midterms pass, Trump will attack Iran again  —  The right-wing hawks who applauded Donald Trump for launching the war with Iran earlier this year are adopting a new argument to avoid criticizing the president as he fumbles toward enacting a weaker …
Discussion: CNN
Talking Points Memo:
Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust  —  Ask voters in the country's most competitive congressional districts what's wrong with America, and you'll hear two answers.  First, everything costs too much.  Second, the government is corrupt.
Aleksandra Vaca / Transitics:
She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas' New Anti-Trans Law.  Now, the State is Trying to Put Her in Jail for Having an ‘Inaccurate’ License.  —  Transitics aims to provide grounded news and political explainers on issues affecting the trans community.  If you want to stay up-to-date …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Immigration case dealing with green card holders, Supreme Courts sides with Trump administration  —  The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government's power over green card holders accused of crimes.
Alex Cuadros / ProPublica:
I Cold-Called President Trump.  Here's What He Told Me About an Oil Tycoon and Major Donor.  —  My family's morning routine is usually pretty ordinary.  We wake up early, drink some coffee and get our 1-year-old ready for daycare.  But one Wednesday morning last month …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
These Are the Headlines That Elon Musk Says Don't Exist  —  The trillionaire insists that no one has died from the destruction of USAID.  —  Elon Musk has spent recent days insisting that nobody has died from the destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) …
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Just Undercut Homeowners  —  Suppose you owe $1,000 in back property taxes on your house.  Alas, you fall into delinquency.  So the city where you live seizes your home and sells it at auction for $50,000.  The city deducts the taxes due and its expenses of sale, and …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Associated Press
New York Times:
N.S.A. Lost Access to Powerful A.I. Model Amid Anthropic Dispute  —  A recent episode underscored the Trump administration's increasing reliance on advanced A.I. systems for cybersecurity even as it battles a leading U.S. developer.  —  The National Security Agency has lost access to a powerful …
Discussion: Straight Arrow and Instapundit
The Texas Politics Project:
June Poll Finds a Competitive U.S. Senate race in Texas amid continuing economic concerns, data center backlash  —  The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds a neck and neck contest in the U.S. Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Representative James Talarico …
CNN:
Exclusive: Downed US pilot reported seeing Iranian drones swarm in ‘jellyfish’ formation  —  The Middle East National security Animal stories  —  A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft …
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide  —  In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the president can expand the procedure, previously used primarily near the border, to arrests nationally.  —  A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed …
 
 
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Don Clark / New York Times:
China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. for First Time Since 2017
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Senate NDAA adds protections for ‘political speech’ by military retirees amid Hegseth-Kelly battle
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Matt Gaetz announces he's ‘returning to public service’ on Florida nonprofit board
Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Gianni Infantino says Trump will be at the World Cup final to present trophy to winners
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC's chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it's in a top medical journal.
Discussion: Associated Press
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Pentagon leaders observe laser-weapon tests in New Mexico
Discussion: Laser Wars and NewsMax.com
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The fall of Britain's prime minister is a warning for America
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Newsweek
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Camille Von Kaenel / Politico:
The conservative writer taking aim at Newsom's green agenda
Discussion: California Public …
NBC News:
FCC takes aim at Disney's push for public support amid regulatory probes
John Avlon / Rolling Stone:
The Founders Warned Us About Someone Like Trump
Pew Research Center:
Trump Gets Negative Reviews Internationally as Fewer Say U.S. Is a Reliable Partner
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Zelenskyy may get the last laugh over Trump
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
UFC fighter's Michelle Obama smear reveals much about MAGA bigotry
Associated Press:
A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance says she died, CNN reports
 

 
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Documents: The Daily Wire, founded by conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro in 2015, seeks to raise at least $100M in a round that would value the company at $750M

Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK ministers are advancing a bill requiring YouTube and TikTok to promote BBC and ITV content, as well as forcing streamers to show big sports events for free

Deadline:
Piers Morgan's Uncensored raised $27M led by Raine Ventures and Antenna Group, with Elisabeth Murdoch participating, sources say at a $145M valuation
 
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