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Washington Post:
Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex  —  The campaign for the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated.”  —  Summary  —  An ex-girlfriend of embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner told …
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
We didn't need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit  —  Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed. … When the story detailing allegations of rape against Graham Platner dropped Monday afternoon …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Democrats Would Probably Come Out Ahead if Platner Dropped Out  —  Already near the breaking point, he held no special advantage among some key Maine voting groups he was expected to win over.  —  It may be only a matter of time before Graham Platner drops out of the Maine Senate race.
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Accused rapist Graham Platner lists demands to Dems as he weighs dropping out of Maine Senate race  —  WASHINGTON — Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner appears to be holding the Democratic Party hostage — refusing to drop out after he was accused of rape unless he gets to approve …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Maine Democratic Party Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   Graham Platner is a bad dude — and data shows he's a bad candidate, too
Victor Nava / New York Post:   Graham Platner's ex-girlfriend alleges Maine Dem would sneakily pull off condoms during sex
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Troy Jackson files paperwork to explore replacing Graham Platner
Axios:
Scoop: Republicans prepare $8 million ad blitz against Platner replacement
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Here Are the Maine Democrats Who Might Replace Graham Platner
Associated Press:
Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US launches strikes and limits the sale of Iranian oil  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions in Retaliation for Tanker Attacks  —  The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global sales of Iranian oil.  —  The United States carried out airstrikes against several targets in Iran on Tuesday …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: US commanders bypassed warnings about outdated intelligence ahead of strike that hit school in Iran, sources say  —  The Middle East National security Federal agencies US military  —  Senior US military commanders bypassed warnings in critical databases that intelligence …
Discussion: New York Post
Bloomberg:
US Strikes Iran and Blocks Oil Sales in New Test of Truce
Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a “terrible partner” in NATO.  —  Trump was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead …
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Politico:
Trump orders a halt to US trade with Spain
Discussion: CNBC, Breitbart and Al Jazeera
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Rutte to NATO: Admit it — Trump was right
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting  —  The letters come amid President Trump's effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn't exist: widespread noncitizen voting.  —  The Justice Department sent letters to at least 10 states …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ threatens election officials with criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting
Discussion: NBC News, MS NOW and Raw Story
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
DOJ says it will send election monitors to 3 Michigan cities
Washington Post:
ICE officer fatally shoots Mexican man in Houston during traffic stop  —  The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.  —  Summary  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.”  He may have violated Texas election law.  —  The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
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Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
Discussion: New Republic and The Texas Tribune
Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker:
How much and why ACA Marketplace premiums are going up in 2027  —  Every spring and summer, health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators detailing expectations and premium rate changes for individual market health plans for the coming year.  This analysis focuses on individual market filings …
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / NOTUS:   Health Insurers Are Proposing to Increase Premiums Again
Jessica Orozco / SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
911 calls: Haitian father shot in head while driving children to church in Springfield  —  A man who was shot in the head in his car on the south side of Springfield Sunday, July 5, appeared to have been on his way to church with his children, according to 911 calls.
Discussion: TMZ.com
New York Times:
Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal  —  The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices.  The law school's dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.  —  The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty …
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Politico:   The asylum change nobody saw
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Loves Trump's World Cup Meddling—Until We Lose  —  WHILE MUCH OF THE SOCCER WORLD was aghast that Donald Trump would meddle in the World Cup—prodding FIFA to suspend the one-game ban of American striker Folarin Balogun—pro-Trump media figures were delighted.
ABC News:
Trump and Zelenskyy set to meet at NATO summit in Turkey  —  The meeting comes as Ukraine faces an urgent ammunition shortfall.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.
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Eric S. Edelman / The Bulwark:
The One Word Trump Won't Say in Turkey
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Politico:
Mitch McConnell's absence is throwing Trump's Pentagon budget boost in doubt  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell's three-week hospitalization and uncertain health status is threatening to upend the defense budget process at a critical moment ahead of the midterm elections.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republican Leaders Say They've Spoken With McConnell Since Hospitalization
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump weighed in on Cabinet squabble over ride for July Fourth flyover  —  The president encouraged acting attorney general Todd Blanche to fly on one of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's jets despite the FAA's prior objection to the planes.  —  Summary  —  A dispute among Cabinet officials …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump opposes Carroll getting $5 million damages verdict, cites last-ditch Supreme Court bid … Attorneys for Presiden t Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding …
Discussion: New York Sun and Bloomberg
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: Republicans juice spending to protect Senate “red wall”  —  Republicans are dramatically boosting campaign spending on Senate races in red states that, until recently, looked safely out of Democrats' reach in the November midterms. … - Republican candidates are locked in tough races …
 
 
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The High Court in London rules against Prince Harry and six other claimants in the privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Early Nielsen numbers show 30M people watched the US-Belgium World Cup match through Fox, clearing the record for an English-language soccer telecast in the US

Scott Nover / Washington Post:
A US district court judge dismisses Trump Media and Technology Group's $3.8B defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 against WaPo; TMTG is considering an appeal
 
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