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Politico:
‘Scared s-tless’: Republicans brace for Trump's primetime speech — President Donald Trump is promising to reveal “really big news” on election security. Many Republicans wish he wouldn't. — The president's speech, expected to be delivered in prime time Thursday from the White House …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Biggest TV Networks Deliver Crushing Blow to Trump — NOT TUNING IN — Donald Trump's forthcoming address will not be aired in full on at least two major networks. — Two major broadcasters said they will not be airing President Donald Trump's primetime address in full.
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Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump's primetime speech — The session, convened by Cleta Mitchell and closed by nondisclosure agreements, presented material one attendee described as recycled from conservative media. — The White House hosted …
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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
Donald Trump is out of ideas
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Will TV Networks Air Trump's Speech?
Will TV Networks Air Trump's Speech?
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Justin Glawe / Zeteo:
A Pro-Trump Private Investigator Is Investigating Elections in Georgia
A Pro-Trump Private Investigator Is Investigating Elections in Georgia
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The Atlantic
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Georgia's Senators Ridicule Trump's Election Fraud Claims
Georgia's Senators Ridicule Trump's Election Fraud Claims
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ABC News, NOTUS and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Advisers debate Trump's primetime election speech amid fears of continued campaign to sow mistrust
Advisers debate Trump's primetime election speech amid fears of continued campaign to sow mistrust
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
White House touts Trump speech as Democrats warn of recycled falsehoods
White House touts Trump speech as Democrats warn of recycled falsehoods
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and Al Jazeera
Politico:
How Trump might try to relitigate 2020 — and the facts he's up against
How Trump might try to relitigate 2020 — and the facts he's up against
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Votebeat
Jim Himes / New York Times:
Trump's Election Denial Has Never Been More Dangerous
Trump's Election Denial Has Never Been More Dangerous
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NextDraft
ABC News:
White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources — Gabriel Perez is in settlement talks with federal regulators, the sources said. — Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous, and Nicholas Kerr — President Donald Trump read …
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The Portland Press Herald:
ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer — An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. — Community: — 4 min readFont size +
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President's Social Posts — New service will let traders and investors pay for real-time feed of Truth Social posts — President Trump broke with tradition by posting near-constant policy decisions and market-moving news on his social-media platform.
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Reuters:
Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump's posts — President Donald Trump's posts on the platform regularly move markets. High speed access to these could be very valuable to traders and investors. … Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for …
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CNN:
Trump promoted companies on Truth Social days after buying their stocks
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John Towfighi / CNN:
Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts
Politico:
DHS says it found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in four states — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his agency found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in California and three other states as President Donald Trump prepared to renew his focus …
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy? — DONALD TRUMP'S PRIMETIME ADDRESS Thursday is shaping up to be a grab bag of conspiracy theories, all of them intended to help Republicans take control of the midterms. He might declare that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are somehow fake senators …
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Media Matters for America and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Reflecting Pool peeling likely caused by application flaws, experts say — President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process. — Just now — The lining of the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Evidence Team Visits Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — Officials surveyed the newly drained pool, where the floor began peeling soon after a $16 million repair job. President Trump has blamed vandals. — An F.B.I. evidence-gathering team visited the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool …
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Washington Post:
Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak — The CDC has linked the Taylor Farms produce supplied to Taco Bell to the outbreak of the parasitic illness, according to two persons familiar with the investigation. — Summary
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Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Epstein Survivors Give Todd Blanche A Failing Grade After Meeting In New Statement — Lara Blume McGee says the AG nominee was “condescending” and tried to gaslight survivors instead of answering for the DOJ's failures. Sen. Thom Tillis praised him anyway. — Co-Founder of MeidasTouch
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
AG pick Blanche to meet with Epstein survivors after 2 GOP senators hedge on nomination
AG pick Blanche to meet with Epstein survivors after 2 GOP senators hedge on nomination
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post — WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two House staffers and his “very flirtatious” …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
G.O.P. Rifts Deepen Over $95 Billion Budget Plan for Iran War and SAVE Act — A House panel approved the measure. But Republicans are divided over its size, cost and policy provisions, and many are concerned about the timing before the midterm elections. — It was a plan House G.O.P. leaders hoped …
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Ariel Rabinovitch / Global News:
‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires — As wildfire smoke blankets parts of the country and spills into the United States, some U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the Canadian government saying that “sovereignty comes with responsibility.”
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
US to change visa regulations for foreign students, journalists — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security moved to amend visa regulations for foreign students and journalists on Thursday, replacing the more open-ended stays that are currently stipulated, according to a government notice.
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Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle — President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between …
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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate Portfolio — The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million. — Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas recently bought three condominiums at a luxury resort in Utah …
Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Kalshi Will Offer Sports-Style Betting on Drug Trial Results — Kalshi to Offer Betting on Drug Trial Results — Video Player is loading. — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 63.68% Playback Rate — captions off, selected — English — This is a modal window. — Unmute
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Radley Balko / New York Times:
ICE Is Out of Control. Here's What to Do About It. — In the span of a week, federal immigration enforcement agents took the lives of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian man shot in Maine, and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican man gunned down in Houston.
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CNN:
GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law — Race & ethnicity Social media Senate election US elections — Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins has built a national profile as a combative, Trump-aligned online provocateur …
Vera Linß / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: Deranged billionaires and their syndromes (16 Jul 2026) — Object permanence: PoGo v binding arbitration; Trump beat some absolute losers; Public interest internet; “Close to the Machine”; Gadget-friendly chinos; Gambiologia; Monkey selfie copyright; Prison towns v prison reform.
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Programmable Mutter
Brandon Gomez / CNBC:
U.S. grocery slowdown deepens as shoppers buy fewer items, raising pressure on food companies … The U.S. grocery slowdown is becoming harder to ignore. — Shoppers are buying fewer items than a year ago, and grocery sales are declining as weakening unit sales are now outweighing rising prices.
The Texas Tribune:
FBI suggests migrants' van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE! — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE FOR FREE AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW OUR REPUBLISHING GUIDELINES, WHICH INCLUDES USING OUR CANONICAL URL AND PIXEL TRACKER ON YOUR STORY PAGES WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Racist Law From 1882 Is Not That Racist, Trump Says — Buried in the White House's broadside against the Smithsonian is a bizarre—and revealing—claim about the Chinese Exclusion Act. — A RACIST LAW THAT INSPIRED MORE RACIST LAWS and was literally named after its racism is definitely not racist.

