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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 …
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Ronda Kaysen / New York Times:
Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat — A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump's signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation. — The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a landmark housing bill …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes sweeping bill to lower housing costs, sending it to Trump's desk
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Morgan Rimmer / CNN:
Senate votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers in rare rebuke
Senate votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers in rare rebuke
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Defense One, RTÉ, Jewish Insider, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour and Straight Arrow
Justin Papp / CNBC:
House passes affordable housing bill, sends it to Trump's desk
House passes affordable housing bill, sends it to Trump's desk
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump on Collision Course With Senate Republicans
Trump on Collision Course With Senate Republicans
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Washington Post:
Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war
Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war
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The Guardian, Raw Story, The Lever, NPR and New York Post
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Housing bill threatened in GOP elections-bill spat
Housing bill threatened in GOP elections-bill spat
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, Roll Call, New York Sun and Bloomberg
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Republicans brace for Trump SAVE Act showdown
Republicans brace for Trump SAVE Act showdown
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NOTUS, The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal and Washington Examiner
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 …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison — Activists accused of being part of antifa face harsh sentences in case seen as test of Trump's crackdown on dissent — A group of Texas protesters convicted of terrorism charges received harsh sentences …
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US Department of Justice:
Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility — For Immediate Release — Seven Additional Defendants Also Sentenced Before One-Year Anniversary of Attack to a Combined 450 Years in Prison
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
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries downplays clash with Mamdani over New York primaries — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is minimizing the significance of New York's congressional primaries, telling reporters the ideological direction of his party won't rest on a few House seats.
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NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani's picks take key House primaries amid a broad battle over Democrats' direction
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, CBS News, The Hill, MS NOW, The Guardian, Fox News and KRDO
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Democratic socialist Valdez wins open Brooklyn-Queens primary
Democratic socialist Valdez wins open Brooklyn-Queens primary
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, VINnews, City & State New York and Newsweek
The Atlantic:
Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon — C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures. — General chris “c. d.” donahue was the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal.
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth forces out top army officer in Europe
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Lonely 80-Year-Old Trump's Plea to Blonde Aide, 34, Revealed — NEVER LET ME GO — The aide who has gained outsize influence in the president's second term reportedly holds a special place in his heart. — President Donald Trump bragged to his staffers that the adoring young female aide …
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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’
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
New York Times:
How Trump Turned America's Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People … A white South African, Charl Kleinhaus secured refugee status and moved with his family to the United States in a matter of months.Terry Ratzlaff for The New York Times — Charl Kleinhaus did not like the direction his country was taking.
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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 …
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New Republic
ABC News:
Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows — In April, Hegseth said the flu shot would be optional for military personnel. — Dr. Jade Cobern, Luis Martinez, Mary Kekatos, and Steve Beynon — Front view of the Chapman Training Annex entry gate in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17, 2024.
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The Hill
New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App — The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.
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Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity — The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights. In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people. — For nearly 20 years …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
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Politico:
Lasher, backed by Nadler, wins high-profile primary … Although he had the support of the outgoing incumbent, Lasher downplayed suggestions that he should be “anointed” to the seat — and endured a grueling campaign to prove it. — His stiffest competitor was fellow Assemblymember Alex Bores …
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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.
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Bloomberg Law:
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights — White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.
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PBS NewsHour, STAT and The Texas Tribune
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 …
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Washington Examiner and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jackie Hendry / SDPB:
State senator and GOP delegate faces felony election fraud charges — A Republican Party leader is facing felony charges days before the state convention. — State Senator Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids is charged with two counts of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office.

