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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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The Hill:
Donald Trump blows up at Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers resolution — President Trump blew up at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) during an intense meeting behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday after the Republican senator accused the president of not being forthright with the American people about the Iran war.
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Politico:
It could have been a peace summit. Instead, Trump clashed with senators inside ‘intense’ meeting. … Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) described Trump as “mad as a murder hornet” about the Iran vote, while Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) described the scene as “very much like a hospital board meeting …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump gets into shouting match with Sen. Bill Cassidy over Iran war in closed-door meeting — President Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) got into a shouting match during a lunch meeting Wednesday over the US war with Iran, according to a lawmaker who was in attendance.
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 Divisive 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 …
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. ...
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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
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump has testy meeting with GOP senators, telling Cassidy at one point to sit down
Trump has testy meeting with GOP senators, telling Cassidy at one point to sit down
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Associated Press:
Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson says he will push SAVE America Act through reconciliation 3.0
Speaker Johnson says he will push SAVE America Act through reconciliation 3.0
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Politico:
House Republicans no closer to a deal on ‘Reconciliation 3.0’
House Republicans no closer to a deal on ‘Reconciliation 3.0’
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Politico:
Trump wants $88B for Iran war, disaster aid in emergency request
Trump wants $88B for Iran war, disaster aid in emergency request
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators flummoxed by Trump's housing bill threat: ‘Inexplicable,’ ‘makes no sense’
GOP senators flummoxed by Trump's housing bill threat: ‘Inexplicable,’ ‘makes no sense’
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Cancels Plans to Sign Housing Bill
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Cancels Plans to Sign Housing Bill
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Stephan Bisaha / NPR:
Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing
Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing
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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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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
New York's Warning for Democratic Leaders — In the weeks after he was elected mayor of New York City last fall, Zohran Mamdani worked behind the scenes to torpedo a bid by one of his allies, a charismatic young democratic socialist, to challenge the reelection of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Brooklyn.
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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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Washington Post:
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
The new power broker: How Zohran Mamdani muscled NYC's Democratic establishment
The new power broker: How Zohran Mamdani muscled NYC's Democratic establishment
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans celebrate socialist wins in Democratic primaries
Republicans celebrate socialist wins in Democratic primaries
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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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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's disenfranchisement machine is besieging the courts
Trump's disenfranchisement machine is besieging the courts
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The Supreme Court's next rulings could set Trump off … It seems wise to expect a presidential outburst against the justices if that case goes as he expects. — The justices are also expected to hand down a ruling on another issue near and dear to Trump: whether mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day can be counted.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court — An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans. — Hello! The Supreme Court has a dozen cases left to decide and only a few days left in its term.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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Amy Littlefield / The Nation:
4 Years After Dobbs, How Do We Count the Dead? 4 Years After “Dobbs,” How Do We Count the Dead? — In the post-Roe world, we know that abortion bans don't stop safe abortions, but they do kill people. — Pocket — Four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its ruling in Dobbs …
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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 …
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New York Times:
Pulte Trims Spy Agency, but Spares Bulk of Staff for Now — Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said. — The new acting director of national intelligence has begun cutting staff days into his new role …
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