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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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Aaron Blacksberg / Just Security:
What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?
What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?
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NBC News:
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
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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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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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The Texas Tribune:
Houston ICE shooting witnesses claim driver didn't try to ram agents
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Reuters:
Witnesses to fatal Houston ICE shooting challenge agency's account, lawyer says
Witnesses to fatal Houston ICE shooting challenge agency's account, lawyer says
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Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account
Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account
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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 — President Donald Trump said Friday he would not sign Congress' much-awaited bipartisan housing affordability legislation — protesting lawmakers' inaction on his preferred elections bill, the SAVE America Act.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP senators dread pre-election shutdown fight
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 — Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military The Middle East — As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.
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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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Washington Examiner, Staff Stories, New Republic and USNI News
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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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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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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Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel attacks Trump's negotiations with Iran
Rahm Emanuel attacks Trump's negotiations with Iran
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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 …
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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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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David Hughes / Press Association:
UK Police Launch Murder Inquiry After Death of Former Conservative Lawmaker — Police launch murder inquiry after death of Ann Widdecombe — Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of former MP and minister Ann Widdecombe. — The ex-Tory prisons minister, who was 78 …
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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 …
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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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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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Ashley Hinson Says She Feels Americans' Financial Pain Despite Being a Millionaire — Hinson called herself a “working mom” while making millions on the stock market — Key Points — Iowa Republican Representative and U.S. Senate Candidate Ashley Hinson has repeatedly said in interviews …
New York Times:
How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle — A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds. — When a gang of motorcycle-riding members of Boko Haram attacked a military base …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Gay Wyoming Republican sues members of his own party for ‘pedophile’ slur — Reid Rasner, an openly gay Republican running for Wyoming's sole House seat, is spending the final stretch of the campaign on a project he didn't expect: suing members of his own party for defamation.
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US Department of Justice:
Former Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Pays $20,000 for Post-Employment Restriction Violation — For Immediate Release — Deirdre Walsh, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) …
Bloomberg:
Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill But Will Allow It to Become Law — President Donald Trump said he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest over lawmakers declining to approve a separate voter-ID bill he has prioritized. — The housing legislation, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Trump Says Negotiations With Iran Will Continue as U.S. Ramps Up Strikes — U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats. — U.S. forces sharply ramped up their attacks against Iran this week …
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Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within — A survey reveals concern among the rank and file that Trump-administration meddling is undermining intelligence work. — The CIA officer Ray Cline, who was the agency's chief analyst during the Cuban missile crisis, once observed that when it comes …
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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 …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him? — He helped plot a car bombing in Washington that killed two people in 1976. Fifty years later, old government secrets could decide his fate. — In 1976, Armando Fernandez Larios slipped into the United States to help plan an assassination.
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Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files: “Unlike anything I had seen” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of files related to UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, including one report from a military aviator …
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