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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. and Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, U.S. official says — The U.S. and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other, according to a senior U.S. official, as the two sides plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar's capital to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Asserts Sole Control of Hormuz, Warns Challenges Will Bring More Violence — The comments by Iran's foreign minister followed several days of back and forth fighting with the U.S. — Iran has the exclusive right to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz under the preliminary peace deal signed …
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Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
A U.S. Official Says Peace Talks Are Ongoing After Iran Claims They Canceled
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Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
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Elwely Elwelly / Reuters:
Iran canceled participation in technical talks over recent attacks, official tells state TV
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flames
U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flames
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Behind the scenes: How shared fear of Iran led to an Israel-Lebanon deal
Behind the scenes: How shared fear of Iran led to an Israel-Lebanon deal
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Rick Maese / Washington Post:
Work on East Potomac Golf Links overhaul will begin Sept. 1, Trump says — Officials haven't said how the speedy timeline will mesh with regulatory reviews they've pledged to follow. — Summary — A sweeping overhaul of East Potomac Golf Links will begin Sept. 1, President Donald Trump …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump sets Sept. 1 start for D.C. golf course overhaul — President Trump said the federal government will begin renovating East Potomac Golf Links on Sept. 1, with plans to reopen the redesigned course to the public after construction. … - Trump, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum …
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New York Times:
Israel and Iran Have Divided Democrats and Republicans. Will They Ever Be the Same? — Raging internal debates over foreign policy threaten both parties' fortunes in November — and in 2028. Is a major ideological shift underway? — Bitter foreign policy debates over Israel and Iran …
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Putin details Russia's fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone strikes … Russian President Vladimir Putin has conceded that the country is facing fuel shortages following a barrage of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on key energy infrastructure, although he insisted the Kremlin was dealing with them.
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Deana Kjuka / Bloomberg:
Putin Ready for Ukraine Talks But Won't Halt Long-Range Strikes
Putin Ready for Ukraine Talks But Won't Halt Long-Range Strikes
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided — The justices will decide this week whether President Trump can end the guarantee of birthright citizenship and fire a leader of the independent Federal Reserve. — A Supreme Court that has in recent days shown …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Massive Police Force
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Leaves Trump's Fed, Citizenship Gambits for Last
Supreme Court Leaves Trump's Fed, Citizenship Gambits for Last
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Student loan shake-up hits July 1: Here's what to know … Sayonara, SAVE Plan: — After years of legal limbo and paused repayments, SAVE Plan borrowers will now receive notices to enroll in a different repayment plan within 90 days. — If a borrower doesn't do so …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Johnson says he will send housing bill to Trump on Monday … The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Johnson's remarks. — The bill is the product of almost a year of back-and-forth between all four congressional corners and aims to increase affordability by boosting housing supply and home ownership.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Sen. Thom Tillis rails against Trump's fixation on voting legislation
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Sen. Bill Cassidy on Trump: ‘Sometimes he acts as if Congress is merely an appendage’
Sen. Bill Cassidy on Trump: ‘Sometimes he acts as if Congress is merely an appendage’
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Fox News' Not-So-Wonderful Apology … On Friday and Saturday, Fox News hosts awkwardly did something that the network had long resisted—even after paying $787 million to settle Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit over the 2020 election: They apologized.
Michael Isikoff / SpyTalk:
Party Time at the ODNI? — Christina A. Norton, the new chief of staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is a party-loving MAGA activist with no background in national security issues but who last year boasted of running “the largest election integrity operation …
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The Colorado Sun:
Three federal firefighters killed in Mesa County as Snyder wildfire exploded in high winds — The firefighters used survival shelters but did not survive when heavy winds caused the fire to blow up on Saturday. Two others were injured. — GRAND JUNCTION — Three federal firefighters …
Politico:
Yoo to advise diGenova on probe into inquiries of Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia … “As far as I know, I'm just signing on as a consultant on any kind of constitutional law issues they may encounter,” Yoo said Sunday. “I've known Joe and [his wife] Vicky [Toensing] for more than three decades …
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach — High primary turnout among Black voters in the South has given some in the party hope for upset wins in the region. — Summary — ST. STEPHEN, S.C. — Black voters in South Carolina and other southern states …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Rick Scott says he's just trying to help … “There won't be a vote,” he said, adding that he's “fine” with Thune continuing in the position. — “Here's what I don't get,” Scott continued, expressing exasperation with the palace intrigue. “Other people get to put out their position.

