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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Vance's security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests  —  On Thursday last week, Secret Service agents groused among themselves as they prepared to deliver another perk to Vice President JD Vance's family: join a military helicopter crew to fly his young son to his golf lesson.
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 …
Discussion: Votebeat
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump vote-fraud speech traps TV networks … He has promised a “very big announcement” and “really big news” regarding the security of the U.S. voting system.  — He hasn't specifically said whether he'll bring up the 2020 election — an obsession of Trump's since he lost it and cried fraud.
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in primetime speech, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Politico:
Jodey Arrington says he won't ‘squeeze’ fiscal hawks on reconciliation plan  —  The last time the House Budget Committee had a crucial blueprint for a high-stakes party-line bill hanging by a thread, Chair Jodey Arrington called the question — forcing his panel's fiscal hawks to go on the record …
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Politico:
Johnson rushes to launch Recon 3.0  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Dems keep pressure on Blanche  — Congress braces for Trump's speech  — First in IC: Bipartisan duo's paid leave bill  —  With help from Meredith Lee Hill, Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Scholtes
Discussion: New York Magazine, UPI and KVIA-TV
Jordain Carney / Politico:   Senators will ‘insist on offsets’ in reconciliation bill, Ron Johnson says
Politico:
House tax writers left out of latest GOP reconciliation bill
Discussion: Roll Call and The Hill
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members' testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.”
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New York Times:
Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone  —  Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday a new mandatory screening program to test …
Hannah Parry / Newsweek:
Hegseth Announces New Required Pentagon Testosterone Tests: Who It Impacts
Bloomberg:
Iran-US Hostilities Worsen as Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls  —  US Launches New Airstrikes on Iran Video Player is loading.  —  Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 24.56% Playback Rate  —  This is a modal window.  —  Unmute  —  The US intensified strikes against Iran, hitting an oil tanker near …
Discussion: New York Post, The Hill and CNBC
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran
Axios:
How a fuming Trump reversed ICE's pause on vehicle stops  —  Late Tuesday at the White House, a livid President Trump complained to advisers about the Department of Homeland Security's decision to pause the type of vehicle stops by ICE agents that had led to two fatal shootings in the past two weeks.
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The Atlantic:
Inside Trump's Reversal on ICE
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalists  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president's new Air Force One jet.  —  The New York Times filed a motion on Wednesday to quash subpoenas issued …
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Reuters:
New York Times seeks to block subpoenas to reporters over Air Force One reporting
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
New $1 coin featuring Trump in production at US Mint, treasury says  —  Coin commemorating 250th anniversary will be released this fall and marks first time a living president appears on currency  —  The treasury department announced on Wednesday that the US Mint has started producing …
Washington Post:
Trump approval stuck in the 30s amid pessimism on Iran and economy, poll finds  —  Americans give President Trump broadly negative assessments, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.  —  Summary  —  Americans give President Donald Trump broadly negative reviews for his handling of key issues …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Nearly half of Americans think Iran war will go on for a year or beyond from now: Poll
Discussion: NewsNation
The Kyiv Independent:
‘Utterly baffling’: Ukrainians outraged, call for protest after Zelensky ousts Fedorov  —  This is a developing story and is being updated  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky's dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister has drawn a wave of criticism from soldiers, veterans …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds  —  China is now viewed more favorably than the U.S. in most of the 36 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center, according to a new report spanning six continents. … - It's the first time in some 20 years of Pew global opinion polls …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche's chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn  —  Todd Blanche repeatedly told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” he helped launch as acting attorney general was now, in fact, “dead.”
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New York Times:
Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid  —  Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally.  —  The amendment to a State Department spending bill …
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Democrats accuse Kathy Ruemmler of lying about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein  —  Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had harsh criticism for Kathy Ruemmler, the former top counsel for Goldman Sachs, as she testified Wednesday as part of the panel's ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussion: ABC News, KVIA-TV and Forbes
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray  —  The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called “American flag blue” this spring.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's renewed Greenland threats are why we have no allies  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌎 Subscribe to PN 🌎  —  Depending on when you read this, Trump may be bombing Iran, claiming a peace deal is imminent …
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century  —  The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans implement their anti-government agenda.  —  A big problem for trust in government is that high-quality governance is usually invisible.
Discussion: STAT
Chuck Babbage / Liberal Currents:
OMB's New Proposed Rule Will Turn Federal Grants Personalist and Partisan … At the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put forward a proposal for rules governing federal financial assistance, which includes almost all grant making in the United States including scientific research.
Discussion: Washington Times and The Equation
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
Former Correspondents Charge VOA Being Unlawfully Used for Propaganda Amid Iran War: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2026  —  On today's BradCast we've got a perfect example of the type of news media this White House would like to see everywhere, no matter the harm it does to truth, facts and free speech rights …
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 80, Unravels in Weird ‘Magnets’ Rant  —  MAGANET MANIA  —  The president is urging more defense contractors to “do magnets” after Donald Trump Jr. invested in a company that makes them.  —  Donald Trump suffered a senior moment at a security conference where defense contractors …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeremy Scahill / Drop Site News:
Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations  —  Drop Site's journalism is free to read because thousands of readers choose to fund it.  If our work matters to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
 
 
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David French / New York Times:
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New York Times:
Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.
Discussion: Raw Story
Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
Big win for Sánchez and Puigdemont as top EU court backs Catalan amnesty law
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
Safeguard Defenders:
RSF and Safeguard Defenders urge Thailand to halt forcible return of Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
NOTUS:
Rep. Fine Vows to Vote Against House Rules Over Feud With Trump Adviser
Discussion: Raw Story
Victor Nava / New York Post:
JD Vance tells Joe Rogan Israel wants to keep Iran war going ‘indefinitely,’ Trump admin ‘screwed up’ on Epstein files
Autonomy News:
Trump's Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban
Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
In Arizona, the McCain name is now raising money for a Democrat
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Brendan Carr proposes repealing the national ownership cap, which restricts amassing TV stations that cover more than 39% of households, and sets an Aug. 6 vote

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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