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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Top Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House Incumbents  —  The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The President Finds His Happy Place  —  The Democratic party is leaderless, unpopular, and up for grabs, and in last night's New York elections, the Democratic socialists showed they're the faction with momentum in it.  “Fresh off sweeping victories across New York City that showcased …
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 …
Washington Post:
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
The new power broker: How Zohran Mamdani muscled NYC's Democratic establishment
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
Mamdani-backed socialist candidate storms out of live interview when confronted with old social media posts
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Sweep in NYC Democratic Primaries
William Steakin / Politico:
Democratic socialists are coming for 2028
Discussion: MS NOW, RedState and Jacobin
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries
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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Politico:
House Republicans no closer to a deal on ‘Reconciliation 3.0’ … Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, a key Budget Committee Republican, told reporters as he left the meeting that he would vote against any budget blueprint that is not fully paid for in current savings “dollar for dollar” and “year for year.”
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:
Trump accused of showing ‘complete indifference’ to Americans' living costs after cancelling housing bill signing - US politics live  —  President was due to sign deal aimed at making life more affordable for Americans but shelved event to pressure Congress to pass restrictive voting bill
NBC News:
Trump cancels plan to sign major housing bill as he fights with Congress over the SAVE Act
NBC News:   House GOP leaders cancel planned vote that would have brought several bills to the floor
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NBC News:
Some Republicans dumbfounded over Trump's housing bill move: ‘What a s— show’  —  While some hard-line Republicans are cheering President Trump's decision to hold up a bipartisan housing bill over the SAVE America Act, other Republicans are privately dumbfounded and disappointed.  —  “What a s— show. ...
Josh Christenson / New York Post:   Trump gets into shouting match with Sen. Bill Cassidy over Iran war in closed-door meeting
Associated Press:
Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's disenfranchisement machine is besieging the courts
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote  —  A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
In big win for voters, court permanently blocks key parts of Trump's first anti-voting executive order  —  A federal judge Wednesday permanently blocked several key parts of President Donald Trump's 2025 anti-voting executive order.  —  The ruling, which found that the order exceeded Trump's authority …
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI  —  Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.  —  Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers …
Discussion: TechCrunch, Fast Company and Eschaton
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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senator Demands Trump Personally Pay Taxpayers Back For Reflecting Pool Mess  —  “This was not a result of vandalism, but your administration's incompetence,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) told the president.  —  WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) is calling …
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
Kevin Schaul / Washington Post:
Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased?  We tested them.  —  Excerpts from each chatbot's responses to political questions  —  Left-leaning argument  —  Right-leaning  —  ChatGPT  —  Gemini  —  Grok  —  President Donald Trump and other conservatives …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Caroline Kitchener / New York Times:
Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions  —  Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.  —  In its quest to outlaw abortion across the country, the antiabortion movement …
Discussion: Abortion, Every Day
NBC News:
Judge wants to know why Kennedy Center sign is being hidden  —  A federal judge is asking the administration to explain why the sign to the Kennedy Center has been covered up since Trump's name was removed from facade.  —  In a ruling this morning, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper directed …
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Key House caucus leaders target Supreme Court, Senate filibuster  —  The leaders of several prominent House Democratic caucuses are proposing a Supreme Court overhaul as well as the Senate filibuster in response to the justices' decision to narrow the 1965 Voting Rights Act earlier this year.
 
 
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CNBC:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Trump canceling housing bill signing: 'It just doesn't make any sense'
Discussion: The Hill, Salon and Washington Examiner
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reuters:
Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts. Arizona is hardest hit
Discussion: Pluribus News
New York Times:
Pulte Trims Spy Agency, but Spares Bulk of Staff for Now
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
CDC ends US Hantavirus response
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, 3 others charged in federal bribery probe
 Earlier Items: 
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Only 18% think U.S. achieved its goals in Iran, as Trump's approval hovers at historic low
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
Wounded soldiers, families accuse Army of downplaying war injuries
Marion Solletty / Politico:
Le Pen slams ‘very insulting’ Trump in his spat with Meloni
Discussion: Wonkette and Raw Story
NBC News:
Bill Gates told Congress he suspected Jeffrey Epstein ‘contemplated blackmailing’ him over affairs
 

 
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Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
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