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Maine.gov:
Secretary of State's Office confirms receipt of official withdrawal by US Senate candidate Graham Platner — AUGUSTA, MAINE - The Secretary of State's Office today confirmed that a formal notice has been received from U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner. A public declaration …
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Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race — Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. … - Platner's campaign posted a copy of the letter it sent …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump fires members of bipartisan elections commission — The action accelerates President Donald Trump's push to overhaul election administration before November's midterms, which will determine control of Congress. — President Donald Trump dismantled a long-standing bipartisan elections board Thursday …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what?
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what?
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers — Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting. — Summary — HOUSTON — The three men who were arrested during …
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New York Times:
Houston to Investigate How ICE Agent Came to Kill a Mexican Immigrant — The agency said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo tried to ram agents with a van before one shot him dead. A lawyer for his passengers said that was untrue. — Hours after three witnesses questioned the official account …
The Texas Tribune:
Houston ICE shooting witnesses claim driver didn't try to ram agents — The other men in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo said agents fired into the vehicle unprovoked, according to a lawyer for two of the men. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE! — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE …
Politico:
The reason House GOP leaders are holding a vote to stop the changing of the clocks — House GOP leaders are planning to put legislation on the floor next week that would make daylight saving time permanent in hopes of softening a revolt led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
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Politico:
Trump refuses to sign landmark housing bill, taking aim at GOP
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russia sanctions legislation gets green light from White House, lawmakers say
Russia sanctions legislation gets green light from White House, lawmakers say
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post he's ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target — President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there'll be hell to pay. — “I've been on their list for a long time.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran 'at levels that they've never seen' if he's assassinated
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Trump Says Negotiations With Iran Will Continue as U.S. Ramps Up Strikes
Trump Says Negotiations With Iran Will Continue as U.S. Ramps Up Strikes
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Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel attacks Trump's negotiations with Iran
Rahm Emanuel attacks Trump's negotiations with Iran
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RedState, Al Jazeera and Politico
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Kristi Noem is DIVORCING cross-dressing husband Bryon: Distraught mother reveals every word of excruciating birthday party showdown after unbearable final blow — Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has told family she has begun divorce proceedings against her husband Bryon …
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Ex-DHS boss Kristi Noem divorcing husband Bryon after cross-dressing bombshell, mom says — Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has begun the process of divorcing her husband Bryon following bombshell revelations earlier this year that he engaged in a lurid secret life of cross-dressing …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Pete Hegseth sends heads rolling after noticing his no-beard policy is going unenforced — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth noticed too many people were getting exemptions from his strict “no beards” crackdown while visiting a naval ship last month, CNN reported — and heads rolled over it.
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy
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James LaPorta / CBS News:
Hegseth frustrated with lack of adherence to grooming rules after “beardos” speech last year
Hegseth frustrated with lack of adherence to grooming rules after “beardos” speech last year
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump plan would fence Pennsylvania Avenue outside White House — The administration on Friday also released its proposal to fence Lafayette Square, the public park across the street from the White House. — Summary — The Trump administration plans to erect new fences on the ends …
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
White House considering plan to add permanent fencing on Pennsylvania Ave. to bolster security
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video — Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Red Menace Is Here! — When socialism came to America, we got the worst of all worlds. — ∙ Paid — 1. Commie Gas — By now you have heard about the new red peril that is taking over American politics. Socialism is ascendant and taking over one of our political parties!
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / NOTUS:
Who's Behind Those Mysterious Trump-Promoted ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations?
Who's Behind Those Mysterious Trump-Promoted ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations?
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Protections for Endangered Species — The move ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could open up crucial habitats to drilling and mining. — The Trump administration on Friday moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming …
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Frank Landymore / Futurism:
The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop — Donald Trump is now the first president to have an airport named after him while still in office. And what better way to commemorate this high honor than with lazy AI slop? — Until a few days ago …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
South Carolina National Guard suspends Apache pilots who dazzled beachgoers, prompting outrage: ‘Should be celebrated, not sanctioned’ — Eight Apache helicopter pilots who wowed a crowd of beachgoers during a Fourth of July airshow were suspended by the South Carolina National Guard …
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Elise Spenner / ABC News:
Hegseth again intervenes in disciplinary action taken for Apache helicopter flyover
Hegseth again intervenes in disciplinary action taken for Apache helicopter flyover
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP senators dread pre-election shutdown fight — Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections. … Add to that the Senate is haunted by three shutdowns in the past year.
Caitlin Devitt / Bond Buyer:
Cities, states warn of credit impact from proposed federal grant rule — Cities, states, hospitals, universities and other public entities that depend on federal grant funds have until Monday to comment on a proposed Trump administration overhaul of the grant process that critics …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Somali school in Minn. faces threats after Trump posts clip of kindergartners — The president's post clearly showed the students' faces. Replies filled with anti-Muslim invectives, including one user who labeled the children “future terrorists.” — Summary
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Mike Elk / Payday Report:
Platner's Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee's Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints — PITTSBURGH, PA. - Yesterday, Payday Report learned that Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct against Moraff.
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David Lawrence / New York Times:
This Is a Lot More Worrying Than the Supreme Court's Ruling on Executive Power — The Supreme Court last week expanded the powers of the “unitary” executive, raising fears among many that the presidency is becoming too strong. Yet as big as the ruling appears to be, it wasn't even the most concerning news …

