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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 …
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New York Times, New Republic, NBC News, Colorado Politics, HotAir and Bloomberg
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 …
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The Atlantic:
Something is happening in the Democratic base.
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HuffPost, Colorado Politics, Semafor, The Independent, Blaze Media, NOTUS, Associated Press, Politico and The American Conservative
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 …
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Rolling Stone and Mother Jones
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Bess Levin / New York Magazine:
Trump Made More Money Last Year Than During His Entire First Term
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The Hill, Salon, The Guardian, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Straight Arrow, Mediaite and Raw Story
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
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Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg:
Trump's $1.4 Billion Haul Makes Him Biggest US Crypto Moneymaker
Trump's $1.4 Billion Haul Makes Him Biggest US Crypto Moneymaker
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Politico, Taipei Times, RTÉ, CBS News, Al Jazeera and The Japan Times
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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United States Trade …, Houston Public Media, Legal Insurrection, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera, UPI, NewsMax.com and CBS News
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
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Aime Williams / Financial Times:
US voters support Trump trade deal with Canada and Mexico, survey finds
US voters support Trump trade deal with Canada and Mexico, survey finds
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New York Times, NewsMax.com and Fox Business
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.
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CNN, ABC News, Associated Press, MS NOW and Raw Story
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
John Brennan sues Trump administration, claiming ‘phantom criminal conduct’
John Brennan sues Trump administration, claiming ‘phantom criminal conduct’
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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 …
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Adam Kinzinger and Washington Examiner
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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Kathianne Boniello / Mediaite:
Stephen Miller Says U.S. Should ‘Take a Hard Look’ at Banning Pregnant Tourists
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New Republic, Truthout, HuffPost, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
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.
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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
Trump Bought Hundreds of Stocks the Day Before He Paused Tariffs and Sparked a Historic Rally
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Robert Reich
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 …
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, One First and MS NOW
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 …
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MS NOW, The Texas Tribune and NewsMax.com
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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Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, The Federalist, The Daily Signal, New York Post, The Daily Caller and The Guardian
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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.
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New Republic, Raw Story and The Independent
David Strom / HotAir:
Even Degenerate Child Predators Deserve Representation Too, You Know — Imagine, if you will, a man who pled guilty to having child s@xual abuse material and was thus put on the sex offender registry, decided to run for office. In California, where in some areas being a sexual predator is almost …
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KQCA-TV, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire, Townhall, The Daily Caller, New York Post and RedState
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing — A Navy helicopter assigned to a U.S. aircraft carrier made an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday morning and one of the four aircrewmen is missing, according to the U.S. military.
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Stars & Stripes, CBS News, Washington Examiner, RedState, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Metro.co.uk, The Gateway Pundit, Task & Purpose, Raw Story, USNI News and TWZ
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 …
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New Republic, Snopes, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Blaze Media and The Post Millennial
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.”
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New York Magazine, The Independent, New Republic, Raw Story and CT Mirror
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 …
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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 …
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The Hill, Staff Stories and Los Angeles Times
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 …
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Atlantic Council
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.
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.
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Politico, NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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.
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 …
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump's anti-mail voting order — In the latest blow to President Donald Trump's anti-voting agenda, a federal court on Wednesday granted the NAACP's request to halt the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) implementation of his executive order against mail voting.
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CNN and Persuasion
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.
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NOTUS, CNN, Reuters, Nextgov/FCW, Mediaite, The Hill, One America News Network, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic and Washington Examiner
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 …
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Washington Examiner
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.
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The Daily Wire and Raw Story
