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Pete Buttigieg / Pete Buttigieg's Substack:
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family — Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone. — Someone decided to hurt our family this week. I'm furious, and I want to share what happened.
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’ — The pathway that connects the White House residence to the Oval Office has long been paved in Tennessee flagstone. Every president since Harry Truman made the 45-second commute, and made it without complaint, until Donald Trump. The dun rock would not do.
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The Parnas Perspective, Raw Story and Mediaite
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
This MAGA Ohio Town Could Soon Face the Mother of All ICE Raids — Stephen Miller is very, very excited about the Supreme Court's big ruling Thursday allowing Donald Trump to summarily end protections from deportation for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States.
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New York Times, The Bulwark, WYSO, Mother Jones, Ohio Capital Journal, Louder With Crowder, The Independent and Breitbart
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American Prospect:
The Rogue Supreme Court Blesses Ethnic Cleansing — Thursday was a decision day at the Supreme Court, and the American people got to enjoy the familiar experience of waiting on tenterhooks yet again to see which rights were going to be deleted this time. The answer was residency rights …
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Why Is the Supreme Court Unshackling the Presidency?
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SCOTUSblog and MS NOW
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Panic at CBS as Bari Weiss eyes ‘blockbuster sit-down’ — Reports that embattled CBS News head Bari Weiss is searching for a sympathetic ear among journalists for an interview to clear her name have some in the executive suites in a bit of a panic. — According to media watchdog Status …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
How Trump's Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions — President Trump's priorities seem increasingly detached from the concerns of voters and his party. — President Trump says he doesn't care about the midterm elections. He says he doesn't think much about Americans' economic hardship resulting from the war in Iran.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP's new election model: Colombia — Senate Republicans are elevating Colombia as a role model in their push for stricter voting rules in the U.S. — and using California as their foil. … - Colombia just elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a populist business owner who secured President Trump's endorsement.
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MS NOW and PolitiFact
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump hits a wall on voter fraud
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Elizabeth Wolfe / CNN:
Texas is poised to require millions of students to study Bible stories — Religion Student life Education policy — Texas is on the verge of requiring its more than 5 million public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort …
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Texas Approves Required Reading List Including Bible Stories
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Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Growing Drone Armada Is Overwhelming Russia's Air Defenses — Long-range air campaign is causing embarrassment for the Kremlin — Denys Shtylerman was surprised how many of his company's drones were getting through as he watched footage of them slamming into an oil refinery …
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Financial Times, Bloomberg, Straight Arrow, The Kyiv Independent, GZERO, American Greatness and Associated Press
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Wall Street Journal:
How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation — Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain — When the Iranian missiles and drones came for the nerve center of America's naval operations …
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emptywheel and The Times of Israel
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New York Times:
Bill Pulte Picks G.O.P. Election Operative for Spy Agency Job — Christina Norton is the new chief of staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, former officials said. — Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, has installed as his chief of staff a woman …
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New Yorker
Alyssa Chen / South China Morning Post:
Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations — Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district — A light sport aircraft hit Beijing's tallest skyscraper, Citic Tower …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to plead guilty to retaining national security information — Bolton served as White House national security adviser during Trump's first term. — Former national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Friday …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says Iran violated ceasefire: 'You'll find out' if there will be consequences … President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of violating a ceasefire agreement with the U.S. by launching attack drones at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including a cargo vessel that was struck off the coast of Oman on Thursday.
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Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg, Straight Arrow, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, UPI, Townhall, The Daily Caller, The Hill, NewsNation, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Politico and The Gateway Pundit
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Iran reasserts its authority over Strait of Hormuz
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HotAir, Bloomberg, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, Middle East Monitor, Associated Press, Reuters and New York Sun
Gavin Newsom / Gavin Newsom's Substack:
It's time for a national billionaires' tax and a new social compact — We must democratize the American economy to save democracy. — Last night, it became certain that a wealth tax would be placed on the November ballot in California. I'm voting no. And I'm going to spend the rest …
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Straight Arrow, MS NOW, Fox News, Politico, RedState, CNBC, CBS News, Washington Examiner, GV Wire, The Hill, Business Insider and The Post Millennial
Washington Post:
Trump tries out midterms message that focuses on ‘communists’ — The president, responding to democratic socialist victories in New York, used similar language throughout the 2024 campaign. — Summary — President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as communists after self-described …
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Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Blaze Media, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial and Washington Times
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
🤢 Trump the Bathroom Slob? — The president is mad at authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan for the bathroom scenes in ‘Regime Change.’ Plus: the Supreme Court turns a blind eye to Trump's racism as it screws over Haitians. — ∙ Paid … Happy Friday... finally! It's Swin again.
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The Independent, Raw Story, Washington Post and New York Magazine
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
The Force is with him: D.C. settles with man who protested National Guard using Darth Vader's theme song — Sam O'Hara said he was detained and handcuffed after a guardsman complained to police. — The District of Columbia has settled a lawsuit by a protester who said he was detained …
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Kate Corliss / Washingtonian:
I Went to Trump's Great American State Fair. It Was Bleaker Than I Expected. — Thursday was opening day for the Great American State Fair, the latest round of summer patriotism planned by President Trump's Freedom 250 semiquincentennial task force. In preparation, the National Mall …
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Meidas+, NPR, The Independent and New Republic
Kobe Yank-Jacobs / The Argument:
Elon Musk's zero accountability life — Elon Musk goes berserk if you talk about USAID — Elon Musk really doesn't want you to say he's responsible for the deaths of millions. — Earlier this week, Musk threatened to sue Rep. Ro Khanna for charging him with destroying the U.S. Agency …
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Pen Strokes
Emily Davies / New York Times:
Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon — The vice president said that the scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today and that the “deep state” had taken down Nixon. — Vice President JD Vance downplayed …
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CBS News, Associated Press, CNN, Doomsday Scenario, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, GV Wire, New York Magazine, Raw Story and The Hill
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Vance Says Nixon's Watergate Wouldn't End a Presidency Now
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New York Times:
Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal as It Faces Sprawling Investigation — The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants. — The Trump administration is conducting …
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Mediaite
Meidas+:
You Can't Be What You Can't See: Maura Sullivan's Story — Pete Hegseth wants to erase their legacy. Meet the Hell Cats. — MeidasTouch Network, Maura Sullivan, Rebecca Bennett, and 3 others — By: Hell Cats, Produced by Valor Media Network in Partnership with Meidas Defense
CNN:
Trump posts new passport rendering — featuring a memorable photo of himself — President Donald Trump unveiled a new rendering of a special commemorative US passport bearing his likeness Friday, debuting a limited-edition passport to mark America's 250th anniversary this year.
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Washington Times
Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register:
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands — Remove something from the internet? You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal — It's back! After Donald Trump shuttered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate.gov website in 2025 …
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NPR and Watts Up With That?
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party's Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’ — Following high-profile primary victories by democratic socialists, some moderate Democrats are advocating a different course, highlighting tensions in the party. — Left-wing Democrats have exulted …
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NewsNation, KRDO, The Hill, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Truthout, Deseret News, Blaze Media, Jewish Insider and The Post Millennial
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