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5:15 PM ET, July 1, 2026

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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
There's Nothing Democratic About These Socialists  —  The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.  —  The general idea that Democratic Party loyalists seem to have about members of the Democratic Socialists of America is that they're a lot like Democrats, but perhaps a bit more passionate.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems rocked by another socialist upset: “Wake up call”  —  House Democrats were staggered Wednesday by the loss of yet another one of their longtime colleagues to a democratic socialist challenger. … So why did she become a target of the left?  — “One more case in the growing dynamic …
Politico:
The insurgent left's newest star  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Wednesday morning, and welcome to July.  This is Jack Blanchard, delighted to see this thrilling Mexico team join Canada in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup last night.  Only one more host nation to go!
Denver Post:
Five takeaways in Colorado primaries as DSA candidate ousts congresswoman, Democrats reject senator, big money falters  —  Phil Weiser's late surge in governor's race overcomes outside spending backing Sen. Michael Bennet  —  Colorado's Democratic primary voters pushed hard against Washington …
The Atlantic:
Something Is Happening in the Democratic Base
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries
New York Times:
Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big  —  President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.  —  President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Mother Jones
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico  —  The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form.  —  Wednesday marked the deadline to renew the trade agreement, which President Trump struck …
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records  —  Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.
Discussion: CNN, ABC News, MS NOW and Raw Story
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New Republic:
MAGA Rage Takes Unnerving Turn as Birthright Loss Rattles Trump Badly  —  After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it.  Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can't do, and he lamely claimed it was a …
Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Kash Patel's Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions  —  FBI Director Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
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Donald Shaw / Sludge:
Trump Bought Hundreds of Stocks the Day Before He Paused Tariffs and Sparked a Historic Rally
Discussion: Robert Reich
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
ICE's arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas  —  The president's deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, and a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister's release.  —  Summary  —  SAN ANTONIO — Sister Leticia …
New York Times:
Another Major Precedent Crumbles at the Supreme Court.  3 Legal Scholars Assess the Fallout.  —  Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with William Baude, a law professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B … - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant foreign women from entering the country, an idea also floated by administration figures.
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US DOJ directs prosecutors to prioritize ‘birth tourism’ probes following court ruling
CNN:
Crowd size gripes, state fair troubles: The problems of an America 250 celebration tied to Trump  —  President Donald Trump has billed his July Fourth rally on the National Mall as a culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.”
Marisa Guerra Echeverria / Politico:
Trump's DOJ challenges California's Glock ban, threatens more action on guns  —  SACRAMENTO, California — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against California's recently-enacted ban on Glock-style firearm sales, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche threatening future suits following …
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
DOGE Cut Off Small Town America's 250th Birthday Money  —  A local Ohio historical society had hoped to go big for America's 250th anniversary.  It settled on what it could afford: a limited “passport” project to encourage people to visit and engage with local history sites.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll says Trump wants to delay $5 million payment in sex abuse, defamation case  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll's consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Five Words That Changed America  —  There is a moment for every American when she first encounters the Declaration of Independence.  For most, it comes to her as scripture — the highest and most sacred text in the nation's civic religion, encapsulated by its moving assertion of human equality …
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Fox News:
RNC chair predicts first-ever midterm convention will turn Dallas into ‘Trumpapalooza’ for 2026 fight  —  Gruters says the two-day Dallas event will energize MAGA voters and contrast Republicans against radical leftist primary winners  —  EXCLUSIVE - Republican National Committee Chairman …
New York Times:
After Venezuela Earthquakes, Deportees from the U.S. Are Missing or Found Dead  —  Many of the 146 Venezuelans deported from the United States the day the earthquake struck are feared dead.  —  The plane carrying 146 Venezuelans deported from the United States arrived at Venezuela's main airport …
New York Times:
Minnesota Pardons Sexual Abuser Who Was Set to Be Deported  —  Tou Lue Vang has expressed regret for abusing a 10-year-old two decades ago.  The Trump administration accused Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, of shielding an immigrant who committed a serious crime.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump backs MAHA in heated, “shocking” Oval Office fight on pesticides  —  Tensions over pesticide use erupted in an Oval Office meeting last week, as a top agriculture lobbyist warned President Trump that an executive order calling for pest-killing alternatives would cost Trump support from farming interests.
Axios:
Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028  —  Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.
Zeteo:
‘This One!’:  Trump Is Already Planning To Steal Classified Docs Again  —  Time is a flat circle... especially when it comes to Donald Trump's lawlessness and pettiness.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Remember that open-and-shut federal criminal case where Donald Trump clearly committed serious crimes …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says … Trump's comments come after he killed a Senate plan last month to quickly confirm Clayton as the new DNI, paving the way for Pulte to helm the agency on a temporary basis.
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Anna Paulina Luna Held a Hearing on CIA Mind Control.  It Went Off the Rails.  —  The Florida Republican questioned whether USAID was used to “further MKULTRA,” while her colleagues fixated on Covid conspiracies.  —  On Tuesday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) held a House oversight hearing on MKULTRA …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
New York Times:
Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find  —  Republicans are defending seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas as they try to maintain their majority.  Democrats are competitive in all six states — but not leading in enough to take the chamber.
Politico:
Whatever happened to Sean Duffy's road trip series? … The five-part series was scheduled to begin last month on YouTube, Duffy said in May, and a trailer for the show included glimpses of the Liberty Bell, Boston's Fenway Park, Kid Rock and an Oval Office meeting between Duffy's family and President Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Raw Story
 
 
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Amos Barshad / Columbia Journalism Review:
‘All I Have Is the Power to Talk and Be Heard’
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Steph Whiteside / NewsNation:
Nebraska representative's Signal chat hacked by Russia, he reveals
Discussion: RedState and Yahoo News
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump admin blasts Machado's “grotesque political opportunism” after Venezuela quakes
Discussion: Semafor and GZERO
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Remakes Washington, D.C., Into a Maze of Fences and Guard Members
Taylor Giorno / NOTUS:
Karoline Leavitt's Old Campaign Remains Awash in Red Ink
Discussion: CBS News
Politico:
Frustration roils lawmakers briefed on Pentagon's war request
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
What is the United States of America now?
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Took Out Giant, Mysterious Loan Last Year
Reuters:
FBI determines Nancy Guthrie kidnapping notes to be fakes, source says
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Texas Republicans may regret mandating Bible in classes
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Politico:
Tom Kean Jr. kept his depression a secret. Colleagues are questioning that decision.
 

 
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
The EU says Paramount has committed to exit its United International Pictures distribution JV with Universal as a condition for EU approval of its WBD merger

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Economist launches Economist Play, a $15-per-month audio and video tier, costing around $10 less than its all-access premium subscription

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
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