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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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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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Reuters:
Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings, sources say — The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use emergency powers to force changes to voting machines, before President Donald Trump ousted its leaders on Thursday, four people familiar with the matter said.
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Bipartisan housing bill automatically becomes law after Trump refuses to sign it — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — A landmark housing bill automatically became law at 12 a.m. on Saturday after President Trump declined to sign it in protest of the Senate's inaction on an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump fires members of bipartisan elections commission
Trump fires members of bipartisan elections commission
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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
Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
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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 — President Trump on Friday claimed he has left instructions to bomb Iran “at levels that they've never seen before” should Tehran assassinate him. — “I've been on their list for a long time.
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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
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks
U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Increasingly Pessimistic of Clinching Iran Nuclear Deal
Trump Administration Increasingly Pessimistic of Clinching Iran Nuclear Deal
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior — FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House …
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New York Times:
ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests — The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily. — The fatal shooting of a man this week by Immigration …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media — The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” — The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists …
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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CNN:
The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
White House considering plan to add permanent fencing on Pennsylvania Ave. to bolster security
White House considering plan to add permanent fencing on Pennsylvania Ave. to bolster security
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Washington Examiner and ABC 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
Ex-DHS boss Kristi Noem divorcing husband Bryon after cross-dressing bombshell, mom says
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys — It's over. — The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.
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TMZ.com:
Mitch McConnell's D.C. Home Getting New Flooring As He Remains Hospitalized — EXCLUSIVE — NEW FLOORS FOR MITCH — While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.
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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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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 …
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations:
Shaheen, Blumenthal, Graham, Wicker Announce Agreement on Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable — WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) …
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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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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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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: New satellite imagery reveals Iran may be rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities — Exclusive satellite imagery obtained and analyzed by CNN in collaboration with the Institute for Science and International Security shows signs Iran may be attempting to rebuild its nuclear facilities.
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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.
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? — President Donald Trump launched his latest attack on voting last night when he ousted the three remaining commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). — The defenestration leaves the bipartisan …
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New York Times:
U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers — Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States. — The Homeland Security Department told employers …
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