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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump cancels signing of major housing bill … Trump announced the cancellation as Speaker Mike Johnson and top House leaders held a news conference touting the bill.
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New York Times:
Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill Until Unpopular Voting Restrictions Pass Congress — The president's announcement declared the bill to be “of minor importance” at the same time that House Republican leaders were heralding it as a major accomplishment. — President Trump abruptly canceled …
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ABC News, The Hill, CNBC, News Talk 105.9, CBS News, Rolling Stone, Politico and PoliticusUSA
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump cancels housing affordability bill signing until SAVE Act is passed — President Trump cancelled Wednesday's planned signing of a landmark bipartisan housing bill until Congress passes the unrelated SAVE America Act. … - Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) praised the bipartisan effort to pass the bill …
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump cancels plan to sign major housing bill as he fights with Congress over the SAVE Act — Just hours before heading to Capitol Hill, Trump called the big, bipartisan housing bill Republicans hope to run on in the fall “of minor importance.” — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Cancels Plans to Sign Housing Bill — What We're Covering Today — Housing Bill: President Trump abruptly canceled his plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, one that Republicans and Democrats had been eager to promote …
Associated Press:
Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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CNN:
Trump is growing tired of hearing ‘no’ from Thune. GOP senators are lining up behind the majority leader
Trump is growing tired of hearing ‘no’ from Thune. GOP senators are lining up behind the majority leader
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Semafor, NPR, New York Sun and The Daily Signal
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
In a surprise move, Trump scraps signing ceremony for bipartisan housing bill
In a surprise move, Trump scraps signing ceremony for bipartisan housing bill
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Democracy Docket, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, NBC News, Raw Story, New Republic, Newsweek, Time, Forbes and Politico
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Socialist “earthquake” leaves Democrats reeling — House Democrats were left stunned on Tuesday night after two of their colleagues — including the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — lost primaries to left-wing challengers. … - “People who do not support the DSA wring their hands …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Sweep in NYC Democratic Primaries — Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies swept a series of congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday …
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Washington Post:
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries — Democratic socialist candidates won key races in New York, while more establishment candidates prevailed in other contests. — Summary — Democratic socialist candidates swept key primary races in New York Tuesday …
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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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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans celebrate socialist wins in Democratic primaries
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Washington Times, The Hill, The Intercept and Bloomberg
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries
William Steakin / Politico:
Democratic socialists are coming for 2028
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The President Finds His Happy Place
The President Finds His Happy Place
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New York Times, NBC News and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls — Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do — 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.
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MS NOW and Deseret News
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's disenfranchisement machine is besieging the courts — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🫵 Subscribe to PN 🫵 — “I probably won all 50 states if we had an honest count,” President Trump said at an Oval Office event three weeks ago.
Associated Press:
Top Army general who was last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post — Gen. Christopher Donahue was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021. He has unexpectedly stepped down from his post after 18 months. — WASHINGTON — The Army's commander …
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The Guardian:
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison — Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility — By Lex McMenamin with graphics by Flávio Pessoa
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges
Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges
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Politico:
Trump's boast stirs Dems, Harris jabs justices — UNHIDDEN AGENDA — California Democrats pounced Tuesday after Donald Trump acknowledged asking a political ally to investigate California's election as his favored candidate for governor appeared to lose momentum in early returns.
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Democracy Docket, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
How Steve Hilton Can Become California's Next Governor
How Steve Hilton Can Become California's Next Governor
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Politico
New York Times:
Schlossberg's Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot — Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings. — Standing backstage at a darkened, half-filled club in Midtown Manhattan …
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The Washington Free Beacon and Althouse
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Associated Press:
Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses to Micah Lasher in crowded New York City congressional primary
Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses to Micah Lasher in crowded New York City congressional primary
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The Hill, TMZ.com, Blaze Media, Forbes, City & State New York, Jewish Insider, Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Daily Caller, NOTUS, MS NOW and The Forward, more at Techmeme »
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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Ars Technica, The Independent and Mediaite
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate oil companies over high gas prices … He added that he ordered DOJ to “immediately” investigate, though he did not name any specific companies his administration would look into. — “Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I'm seeing!”
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Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump threatens DOJ probe of oil companies
Trump threatens DOJ probe of oil companies
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New Republic, WTTG-TV, Reuters, The Independent, Washington Examiner, Paul Krugman and Fox Business
Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Top Oversight Democrat demands answers on Trump's reflecting pool mess — President Donald Trump's reflecting pool renovation has sparked intense scrutiny in Washington and beyond, with critics hammering the project for its ballooning price tag, peeling paint, algal blooms and use of no-bid contracts.
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The Hill, New Statesman, The Guardian and Forbes
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New York Times:
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.
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Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner, The Independent, Politico, KRDO, NBC News, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour, Forbes, HotAir, Bloomberg, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Vox, HuffPost and Can We Still Govern?
NBC News:
Bill Gates told Congress he suspected Jeffrey Epstein ‘contemplated blackmailing’ him over affairs — Gates also said he knew Epstein had a criminal conviction of a “sexual nature,” which he said he “probably should have” dug into. … “He never blackmailed me, but looking at these emails …
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CBS News, Politico, CNN, TMZ.com, Straight Arrow, Daily Mail and Blue Virginia
Wall Street Journal:
How a $45 Million Donation Brought Larry Ellison Deeper Into Trump's Circle — The billionaire's private friendship with the president has helped Oracle's business and his son's media conglomerate — Larry Ellison didn't join the gaggle of CEOs that traveled with President Trump on his state visit to China.
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The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
Rocked by the Iran war, the UAE sours on Trump: ‘We got played’ — Across the Persian Gulf region, the president was viewed as a pro-business ally, but his decision to wage war on Iran and his erratic conduct have tarnished his image. — Summary — DUBAI — Trump International Golf Club …
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Raw Story
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
CDC ends US hantavirus response — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially ended its hantavirus response on Wednesday, more than a month after the first Americans were evacuated following an outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the North Atlantic.
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Wall Street Journal and Straight Arrow
Renée DiResta / Lawfare:
Tulsi Gabbard's Fauci Files Don't Prove What She Says They Prove — Gabbard's declassification theater is a case study in politicizing intelligence. — noupside.bsky.social — Meet The Authors — In her final act as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard released a collection …
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The Hill and RealClearPolitics

