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Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations — Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days. — Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the F.B …
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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to Wider War After U.S. Soldiers Killed — The United States was said to be sending more warplanes to the Middle East, a move that was already in the works before Iranian fire killed two soldiers in Jordan. — Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Iranian Attack, U.S. Military Says
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Associated Press:
US strikes Iran's Revolutionary Guard over an attack that killed troops in Jordan — The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S. troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US service member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iran drone: Centcom — A U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday during a “controlled detonation” of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Sunday.
Washington Post:
U.S. teeters on return to all-out war with Iran after more troops killed — The military announced Sunday that a service member was killed in action in Iraq and another set of unidentified remains was found at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said. — Summary
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Politico:
Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination — SANFORD, Maine — Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Democratic nomination in the crucial Maine Senate race, winning the support of a majority of the state delegates who will officially nominate a candidate next weekend.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner — The former state senate president, a progressive who champions worker rights and Medicare-for-all, quickly emerged as the favorite to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Senate race in November. — Summary
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Usha Vance gives birth to fourth child — JD Vance is the first sitting vice president in modern history to welcome a child. — Second lady Usha Vance gave birth Sunday to her fourth child, Vance's office announced on X. — “We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.
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Politico:
The ‘hopeless, bad people’ just won Donald Trump's World Cup … Turns out, revenge is a dish best served on a warm Sunday afternoon in a New Jersey swamp. — President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term in office berating Spain over its anemic military spending and refusal …
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Trump Relents From Spain-Bashing to Present Its Team the World Cup Trophy
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Wiktoria Gucia / The Daily Beast:
Trump Faces World Cup Humiliation Over Fan Protest
Trump Faces World Cup Humiliation Over Fan Protest
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
GOP midterm strategy: Make it a “hate election” — Republicans admit the GOP's midterm forecast is bleak. But they're clinging to two hopes: voters' fear and loathing of Democrats. — “It's going to be a hate election,” a Republican tied to President Trump's political operation told Axios.
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Sylvia Hui / Associated Press:
What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers facing rape and trafficking charges — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.K. prosecutors said they brought further rape and sex trafficking charges against them.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Chris Krebs and David Becker on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” July 19, 2026 — Add CBS News on Google — The following is the transcript of an interview with CBS News contributors Chris Krebs and David Becker that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 19, 2026.
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Medicare-for-all means taxes-for-all — Billionaires don't have enough money to foot the bill. — Roughly three-quarters of Medicare-for-all supporters believe that it could be paid for entirely by taxing billionaires. They're wrong. — A recent poll by Echelon Insights found …
CNN:
Bernie blowback: How Sanders' primary endorsements have sparked a Democratic midterm war — Congressional news House leadership Primary elections Race & ethnicity — Sen. Bernie Sanders had just announced his intent to unseat a sitting House Democrat — this time, a member …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / New York Times:
Don't Let This Useless Debate Distract You, Democrats
Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
Tit For Tat Does Not Work If You Do Not Retaliate Against Defectors … However, as Dan Drezner notes this morning, the conference itself did not seem to offer much in the way of such an agenda. … Friday's first panel included David French, Bob Bauer of NYU Law, and Liza Goitein of The Brennan Center.
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Ben Geman / Axios:
Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalates — Oil prices jumped above $90 per barrel Sunday in the first major trading since the deaths of three U.S. service members and escalating Middle East hostilities. … - The nationwide average U.S. gasoline price was just below …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Trump Ignores Dead Troops to Party With Election Nut — PARTY TIME — Trump partied with a MAGA crowd just hours after two soldiers died in his war in Iran. — President Donald Trump made an appearance at a glitzy gala at his New Jersey golf club just hours after the deaths of two U.S. troops had been confirmed.
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New York Times:
Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them … Dustin Lloyd, a Democratic candidate for Missouri's state legislature, has learned how to influence what A.I. tells voters about his campaign.Clayton Steward for The New York Times — Dustin Lloyd, a Democratic primary candidate …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
AOC channels Obama's “Hope and Change” message — DETROIT — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message on the campaign trail increasingly echoes Barack Obama's early rhetoric during his 2008 campaign for president. … - Former senior Obama adviser David Axelrod also hears the parallels …
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
JD Vance is moving to a wealthy enclave outside D.C. Cue the gossip (and complaints). — Motorcades and helicopter noise top the list of concerns for residents of this old-money town who see it as an escape from Washington. — Summary — MIDDLEBURG, Va. — No one in town has seen …
