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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
BREAKING: “Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act” (This is going to be a BFD if Trump Tries to Assert the EAC's Powers over the Federal Voter Registration Form) — Jessica Huseman for Votebeat: … To me, the bigger question is what Trump might try …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission — President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections, according to multiple media reports.
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NPR and ProPublica
NBC News:
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms — The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms. — The White House ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday …
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Raw Story
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act — Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.
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Politico, Scripps News and Mediaite
Marissa Martinez / NOTUS:
Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission
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New York Times, MS NOW and Townhall
Reuters:
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
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New York Post and Newsweek
Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
Trump fires members of key election commission ahead of midterms
Trump fires members of key election commission ahead of midterms
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The Guardian and The Gateway Pundit
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport — After a federal agent killed an undocumented Mexican man in his van during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday, the government rushed to follow a familiar template. Just as it has after other shootings …
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Associated Press, The Independent, HuffPost, Mercury News, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
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New York Times:
Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn't the Intended Target — Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting. — Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching …
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Houston Public Media, Democracy Now, The Guardian and Mediaite
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. They want you to be apathetic. Don't be. — Lorenzo Salgado Araujo woke up at 5 a.m. Tuesday and started his day like almost every other one for the last 35 years since he came to Houston from Mexico and built his own American Dream brick by brick …
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José Olivares / The Guardian:
‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump's second term
‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump's second term
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Truthout, New Republic, Washington Post, Breitbart, Mother Jones, The Contrarian, Houston Public Media, Click2Houston.com, Time and Scripps News
Michael Adkison / Houston Public Media:
Hundreds march in protest of fatal ICE shooting in Houston's Magnolia Park
Hundreds march in protest of fatal ICE shooting in Houston's Magnolia Park
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USA Today, Straight Arrow, New Republic, TheGrio, Esquire, The Texas Tribune, CBS News and The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday — Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for him to exit the race.
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New York Times, The Hill, RedState, Breitbart, The Portland Press Herald, NewsMax.com, Fox News, Mediaite, NOTUS, WBUR, Politico, Talking Points Memo, JONATHAN TURLEY, Mother Jones, Townhall, MS NOW, The Guardian, Straight Arrow, WNYW-TV, One America News Network, The American Conservative, Legal Insurrection, The Downballot, CBS News and CNN
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Erin Doherty / Politico:
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is officially running for Senate — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows officially launched her Senate bid to replace Graham Platner on Thursday afternoon. “After serious consideration, I am announcing my campaign for United States Senate …
New York Times:
'There's No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump': 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine
'There's No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump': 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine
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Bangor Daily News, Christian Science Monitor and Bloomberg
Politico:
Morris Katz: 'I'm deeply disappointed'
Morris Katz: 'I'm deeply disappointed'
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New York Post, New York Sun and twitchy.com
Caroline Wilburn / HuffPost:
Graham Platner Waiting Until Last Minute To Formally Withdraw From Senate Race: Reports
Graham Platner Waiting Until Last Minute To Formally Withdraw From Senate Race: Reports
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Trump's arch clears another hurdle, setting up a big debate: Do height limits apply? — In its quest to build a 250-foot arch near the National Mall, the Trump administration is arguing that a longstanding law restricting building heights in D.C. does not apply — to the project or to any federal structures at all.
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Associated Press, UPI, NBC News, The Hill, NewsMax.com, The Independent, The Enterprise, ARLnow and New York Times
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's proposed triumphal arch clears another key hurdle — The National Capital Planning Commission, led by the president's allies, voted to advance the project near Arlington Cemetery, tabling a height question for later. — Summary — A federal commission Thursday advanced President …
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CBS News, ABC News, Raw Story and Straight Arrow
New York Times:
New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say — Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft's safety. — The new Air Force One, which President Trump flew …
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One America News Network, The White House, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner, Straight Arrow, The Daily Wire, Forbes, TWZ and NOTUS
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Victor Ray / MS NOW:
In ruling against Florida's Stop WOKE Act, this Trump judge took DeSantis to school — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision Tuesday upholding a lower court decision against Florida's so-called Stop WOKE Act is a necessary rebuke of state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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The Capitolist, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, New York Sun, Truthout, The Daily Caller and LGBTQ Nation
David Nir / The Downballot:
The Downballot releases presidential results for every new House district, sponsored by Grassroots Analytics — The Downballot is pleased to present our calculations of the results of the 2024 presidential election for every congressional district that will be used in the 2026 midterms …
CNN:
Israel shared intelligence with US of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, sources say — Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension …
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The Hill, New York Post, The Independent, Mediaite, Daily Mail, The Daily Wire, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, NewsMax.com and Washington Times
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
U.S. to continue ‘technical talks’ with Iran after Trump said ceasefire was ‘over’ … The U.S. will enage in “technical talks” with Iran and remains committed to finding a solution to the conflict, despite the two countries trading airstrikes in recent days, MS Now reported Thursday, citing a U.S. official.
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Hill, NewsMax.com, Truthout and The Daily Wire
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David Strom / HotAir:
Mamdani Official Set Meeting With Iranian Ambassador to UN — If you were Zohran Mamdani's new Commissioner in the Office of International Affairs, charged with reaching out to government officials from countries that ideologically align with the mayor, who would you reach out to?
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City Journal, Washington Examiner, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump denies disaster aid to four blue states, after approving aid to six red states — A White House spokesperson said there is “no politicization to the president's decisions on disaster relief.” There's compelling evidence to the contrary. — The White House was already facing credible allegations …
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NewsMax.com, The Intellectualist, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Politico
THE INSIDER:
Shooting Starlink: The “no limits” partnership between Russia and China is taking aim at Elon Musk — A joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde. — By the fall of 2023, Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet network, had become a primary means of communication on the Ukrainian battlefield.
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Semafor, Wall Street Journal and Breaking Defense
Wall Street Journal:
The Democratic Influencer Who Helped Bring Down Graham Platner — Cheyenne Hunt says problem of sexual misconduct by powerful men goes ‘beyond partisan lines’ — Behind the stunning downfall of two Democratic politicians this midterm cycle is a 29-year-old lawyer and progressive social media influencer.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Reis Thebault / New York Times:
New Mexico Accuses D.O.J. of Obstructing Epstein Ranch Inquiry — New Mexico's attorney general unveiled a letter he sent last week to the acting U.S. attorney general, Todd Blanche, accusing the Justice Department of withholding critical evidence. — New Mexico's attorney general …
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New Republic and Reuters
Associated Press:
Victor Marx wins the Republican primary for Colorado governor — Marine Corps veteran Victor Marx won the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Thursday. — Marx defeated state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, his stiffest competition in the June 30 election.
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and The Guardian
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
On the same day, a Florida airport and a Tennessee bridge are renamed after Trump — The new signage comes just weeks after the president's name was removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington. — The next time President Donald Trump flies to Mar-a-Lago, he'll be landing at an airport named after himself.
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, One America News Network, NewsMax.com, WNYW-TV, The Hill, The Independent, UPI, Daily Mail, Blaze Media, NPR, RTÉ, Palm Beach Post and New York Post
Ryan King / New York Post:
Jeb Bush hails President Trump for decimating Iran, but warns of growing threat from Cuba — WASHINGTON — Iran has reportedly armed Cuba with a fleet of 300 kamikaze drones, putting the US mainland at risk of suffering a devastating attack, Jeb Bush warned Wednesday.
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The Hill, Fox News, NewsMax.com, RedState, NBC 6 South Florida and WPLG-TV
Andrew Solender / Axios:
AIPAC's next big target: A Democrat it already defeated — AIPAC hoped they had ended former Rep. Cori Bush's political career for good when they helped oust her two years ago. Now they're spending big to stop her attempted comeback. … - “Since they bought this seat last cycle …
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Washington Times and Jewish Insider


