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9:40 AM ET, July 20, 2026

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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War  —  Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.  —  In the week leading up to the Iranian attack on Friday that killed …
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The Bulwark:
Spain Wins.  Trump Is Losing.  —  If at first you don't succeed, maybe just pretend.  —  Britain's got a new prime minister: Labour leader Andy Burnham takes office today after winning his seat in Parliament just last month.  Will he have better luck in steering post-Brexit Britain …
Discussion: USA Today and The Guardian
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Missiles Have Gotten Faster and Deadlier.  The Big Question Is: How?  —  Plus, the Pentagon is dishing money to high-tech defense startups, and JD and Usha Vance welcome a new son  —  Good morning.  After nearly five months of war, Iran's missile capabilities remain lethal.
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
U.S. hits Iran for ninth consecutive night as American casualties rise … The U.S. military on Sunday continued its campaign aimed at destroying Tehran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.  —  The U.S. Central Command completed the ninth consecutive evening …
Washington Post:
U.S. teeters on return to all-out war with Iran after more troops killed
Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War
David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:
How Biden Enabled Israel's Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’  —  The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.
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Adela Suliman / NBC News:
Trump says new Air Force One will be sent to get ‘maxed out’ for upgrades  —  The news comes amid questions over the security features of the luxury jet gifted by Qatar, following the president's decision to fly back from a NATO summit in a different presidential aircraft.
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Trump says new Air Force One from Qatar will get ‘maxed out’ upgrades
Discussion: Breaking Defense and NewsMax.com
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Maine Senate Race, Democrats Go From Chaos to Coronation  —  Troy Jackson's emergence as the clear front-runner to replace Graham Platner spares the party some challenges but points to some new ones.  —  A process to choose a new Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine that began …
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Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
Maine's Troy Jackson Is on a Path to Become Senate Nominee
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Gas again tops $4 per gallon as Iran fighting persists … - Oil prices have risen as the conflict has escalated and the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran unravels. … - As a result, Americans reported feeling better about the economy.
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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Pentagon Identifies Two U.S. Troops Killed in Jordan  —  Both were active-duty soldiers, the Defense Department said.  They were killed in action after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base on Friday.  —  The Pentagon on Monday released the names of two U.S. service members who were killed …
Discussion: Washington Times
New Republic:
Trump's Plot to Rig Midterms Gets So Unhinged that Even Fox Is Rattled  —  During his prime-time speech dissembling endlessly about our elections, Donald Trump raged at news organizations for refusing to carry him live.  Then his Homeland Security secretary also smeared the media, a sign Trump's fury continues to deepen.
Discussion: The Contrarian
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:   Republicans don't want to go there again on Trump's 2020 election fraud claims
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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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Usha Vance gives birth to fourth child
New York Times:
More Trump Tariffs Are Coming  —  Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, tells a Times reporter why he thinks that the administration's tariff policy is working as intended.  —  Contains music by Marion Lozano and Diane Wong  —  At a moment when inflation and affordability …
Julien Pretot / Reuters:
Boos as Trump and Infantino enter the field for World Cup trophy ceremony  —  Boos descended from the stands as U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino took to the field for the World Cup trophy ceremony at New York New Jersey stadium on Sunday.
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New York Times:
Trump Relents From Spain-Bashing to Present Its Team the World Cup Trophy
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
FDA: Taylor Farms lettuce cyclospora finding was false positive  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday said that a follow-up review of a lettuce sample collected from Taylor Farms determined it was a false positive for cyclospora, the parasitic illness that has caused a nationwide outbreak.
Natalie Korach / Status:
Döpfner and Bari's Toast to Thiel … Of course, the bid ultimately came up short. … This year in the Idaho mountains, Döpfner returned with another offer.  This time, Weiss accepted.  Earlier this month, Status has learned, Döpfner invited Weiss to speak …
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 …
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Johnson's rocky sprint to recess  —  Four days remain until House lawmakers are scheduled to leave for summer recess, but GOP leaders are in the opposite of vacation mode.  This week's packed floor schedule includes: the annual defense policy package; a bill to fund …
Miles Bryan / Vox:
How public opinion is turning against AI  —  AI was supposed to make our lives better.  Instead, it's made many of us scared and angry.  Communities are protesting against the building of new data centers — the warehouses of IT equipment powering the AI buildout — across the country, and increasingly they're winning.
 
 
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Ken Paxton Scrambles to Win Back the GOP's Big-Dollar Donors
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Titanic-sinker or GOP ‘salesman’? A Senate fiscal hawk grabs a critical gavel
Maria Curi / Axios:
The secret Trump administration battle to fight Chinese AI
New York Times:
This Is Not the Answer to Soaring Health Care Costs
Discussion: Breitbart
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Mamdani and his DSA comrades have one goal — a communist revolution in America
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Breitbart
CNBC:
UK's Andy Burnham becomes PM as Trump slams Britain as ‘Poverty Stricken Disaster’
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
RNC trolls DNC, Maine Democratic Party in letter offering to help restore trust, ‘defend democracy’
Discussion: Townhall
CNN:
Trump's funding cuts created ‘the perfect storm’ that slowed the government's cyclosporiasis response
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Congresswoman Says ‘Homoerotic’ Side Of GOP's Masculinity Mania Can't Be Ignored
Discussion: The Hill
Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
FIFA anti-discrimination partner warns against Olympic-style transgender ban
Discussion: NewsMax.com and PinkNews
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Epstein survivor on Blanche meeting: ‘We were gaslit’
Alex Thompson / Axios:
AOC channels Obama's “Hope and Change” message
Discussion: RedState
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The interview that exposed academia's cluelessness
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Reason
 

 
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A judge orders a temporary halt to the Paramount-WBD merger, as a 12-state coalition, led by California, argues it would violate federal antitrust law

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey nets $124.5M at the domestic box office and $264.1M worldwide on its opening weekend; Universal spent ~$250M to make the film

K.J. Yossman / Variety:
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