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2:00 AM ET, July 10, 2026

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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Scripps News and Mediaite
Marissa Martinez / NOTUS:
Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission
Discussion: New York Times, MS NOW and Townhall
Reuters:
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
Discussion: New York Post and Newsweek
Politico:   Trump ousts members of bipartisan election commission ahead of midterms
Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
Trump fires members of key election commission ahead of midterms
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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 …
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 …
Axios:
Mexico threatens legal action over citizens' deaths in ICE custody
José Olivares / The Guardian:
‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump's second term
NBC News:
ICE officers involved in fatal Houston shooting weren't wearing bodycams
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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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 …
Talking Points Memo:
A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon
Discussion: Raw Story and YouTube
Caroline Wilburn / HuffPost:
Graham Platner Waiting Until Last Minute To Formally Withdraw From Senate Race: Reports
New York Times:
‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign
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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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 …
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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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
White House says Trump's Air Force One switch was a ‘misdirection’
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 …
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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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?
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: 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.
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.
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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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
DOJ sues Maryland, alleges state policies interfere with immigration crackdown
Discussion: UPI, Townhall and NOTUS
Gary Fineout / Politico:
‘They got their rear end kicked,’ DeSantis says of U.S. team
Andrew Solender / Axios:
AIPAC's next big target: A Democrat it already defeated
Financial Times:
Iran war windfall puts Big Oil on collision course with Trump
Discussion: Semafor
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Alleged National Guard shooter hospitalized after refusing to eat food and drink water
 Earlier Items: 
Scott Waldman / Politico:
The administration has a new climate change office. It's headed by a climate critic.
Diana Nerozzi / Politico:
RNC midterm convention to be candidate fundraiser, with tickets reaching $20,000 in some states
Discussion: HuffPost, Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Evan Simon / Wired:
Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic
Discussion: The Information and Gadget Review
New York Times:
Trump's Loyal Defender at the Vatican
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Elena Schneider / NOTUS:
A New Poll Shows a Tight Fight for Platner Replacements
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Dem lawmakers want Kash Patel to answer for his spending — but this time they're not alone
 

 
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