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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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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 …
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 …
Politico:
The White House choreographed a victory lap.  Trump veered off script. … “This is a bipartisan bill that would've given the White House a nice victory,” said David Urban, a Republican strategist who advised Trump's 2016 campaign.  “And listen, it's still going to become law.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Abruptly Cancels Signing Ceremony for Bipartisan Housing Bill  —  The president says the bill is ‘of minor importance,’ adding he wouldn't sign it until Congress takes action on his voter-eligibility legislation  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump abruptly canceled plans …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Stuns Republicans With Whirlwind Day of Frustration and Finger-Pointing
Discussion: New York Times
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump has testy meeting with GOP senators, telling Cassidy at one point to sit down
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war
Discussion: NewsNation and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Some Republicans dumbfounded over Trump's housing bill move: ‘What a s— show’
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'I'm Done, I'm Not in That F*cking Political Party': James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries  —  Democratic strategist James Carville called for a “schism” in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York.
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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.) …
Wall Street Journal:
Mamdani Deepens His Influence—and the Divide—in the Democratic Party  —  New York City mayor strengthens party sway nationwide by backing three primary winners in Congressional races  —  Zohran Mamdani, an upstart Democratic socialist with a knack for social media and a focus on affordability …
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.
Andrew Solender / Axios:   House Democrats brace for a “Freedom Caucus of the left”
New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Socialist “earthquake” leaves Democrats reeling
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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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.
Discussion: Slate and Reuters
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court
Discussion: Staff Stories
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
Internal memo orders staff not to reveal deaths in national parks  —  The Interior Department's guidance instructs parks staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details.  —  Summary  —  On Friday, a 17-year-old girl drowned in Sequoia National Park after slipping into a river.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit against 4 New Jersey ‘sanctuary cities’ … The directive, put into place under former Gov. Phil Murphy's administration in 2018 and codified into state law by Gov. Mikie Sherrill earlier this year, severely limits when state and local law enforcement can work …
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Ishani Desai / New York Times:   Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Utah Senate President Loses Primary After Data Center Backlash  —  The upset of J. Stuart Adams represented one of the strongest examples of how the data center issue has affected elections.  —  The president of the Utah State Senate, who championed a huge data center beside the Great Salt Lake …
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 …
Renju Jose / Reuters:
Australia's security environment degrading, spy chief warns  —  Australia faces multi-faceted threats from autocratic regimes, hackers and antisemitic extremists that present a systemic challenge to national security and are degrading the security environment, the country's spy chief said.
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: Gizmodo, TechCrunch and Fast Company
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
New York City Council candidate is accused of forgery over AI-generated posts  —  A former New York City Council candidate has been charged with forgery over allegations he used artificial intelligence to post fake endorsements and news articles on social media.
Daphne Psaledakis / Reuters:
World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions  —  Three International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday sued U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.  —  In the lawsuit filed in the federal court …
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
Hugo Lowell / Wired:
The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei  —  At high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic's cofounder—a “weirdo,” per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.  —  The Trump administration has been happier talking to Anthropic lately …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Judge blocks subpoenas in transgender care investigation at NY hospitals  —  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors from accessing the medical records of transgender individuals treated at New York City hospitals.  —  U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla …
Politico:
An emboldened hard left eyes Schumer challenge … Now the political earthquake precipitated by Mamdani and sustained in three deep-blue House districts won by his allies underscores a heightened degree of political peril for one of the nation's most powerful Democrats.
 
 
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