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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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Bloomberg:
Yemen's Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia — The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the flow of millions of barrels that the kingdom exports via the Red Sea. — The blockade is in response …
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Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Trump Administration and Iran Officials Risk a Wider War They Cannot Afford
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Missiles Have Gotten Faster and Deadlier. The Big Question Is: How?
Iran's Missiles Have Gotten Faster and Deadlier. The Big Question Is: How?
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:
How Biden Enabled Israel's Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
How Biden Enabled Israel's Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
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Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:
Trump says Iran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers ‘many times over’ after Pezeshkian says country fighting ‘full-scale war’ - Middle East crisis live
Trump says Iran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers ‘many times over’ after Pezeshkian says country fighting ‘full-scale war’ - Middle East crisis live
New York Times:
Pentagon Identifies Two U.S. Troops Killed in Jordan
Pentagon Identifies Two U.S. Troops Killed in Jordan
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran War Mediators Push for Traction on a New Ceasefire
Iran War Mediators Push for Traction on a New Ceasefire
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives — The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president's new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.
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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
Trump says new Air Force One will be sent to get ‘maxed out’ for upgrades
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Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump's Potemkin Gas Stations — How can Freedom Fuel afford to sell gas for $3.47 a gallon? That's the wrong question to ask. — Five years ago, a manager for a Virginia gasoline distributor opened an invoice for more than 200,000 phantom gallons of gas they had no record of selling.
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Associated Press:
US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks — U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4.
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Associated Press:
The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers — President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled convenience stores selling gas at $3.47 per gallon in honor of the 47th president.
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.
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans don't want to go there again on Trump's 2020 election fraud claims
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Politico:
The Senate GOP's squeaky wheel suddenly has a lot of power — Sen. Ron Johnson is jumping directly into a legislative train wreck. — The Wisconsin Republican cut his teeth as a fiscal hawk willing to irritate his own party in pursuit of his deficit-shrinking dreams.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle
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Jarrell Dillard / Washington Post:
Four competing priorities bog down Republicans ahead of midterms
Four competing priorities bog down Republicans ahead of midterms
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James Corrigan / Telegraph:
Bryson DeChambeau threatened to call Trump during Open penalty row — American was ready to involve the US president after being found guilty of ‘inadvertently improving lie’ during second round at Birkdale — Bryson DeChambeau warned officials at The Open that he was ready to call President Trump …
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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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Washington Post:
Trump continues overhaul of White House grounds with new Rose Garden statues — A bronze Thomas Jefferson was installed as the fifth new statue last week. Three were provided by Harlan Crow, a conservative collector and political donor. — Summary — President Donald Trump installed …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump globally mocked as Spain seemingly edits his World Cup photobomb: 'That's awesome' — President Donald Trump faced global ridicule for photobombing Spain's championship celebration after winning the 2026 World Cup — and he was hit with another round of mockery after the team seemingly edited him out of an official photo.
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump Crashes Vance's Family News With First Baby Photo — GRANDPA TRUMP — Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday, and the president is clearly delighted. — President Donald Trump has shared an image of JD Vance's new baby before the vice president or his wife.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Spain Wins. Trump Is Losing. — 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 back to smoother seas than did Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer?
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The Hill:
Congress rejected some of Trump's proposed budget cuts. OMB is making them anyway. — For centuries, kings embroiled England in numerous wars on the European continent, largely without consulting Parliament in advance. Monarchs could do this because they alone had the power both to command the armies and to pay them.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These consumer brands are bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress — From the outset of President Trump's second term, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has engaged in a deadly immigration crackdown that has trampled the constitutional rights of migrants and US citizens.
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 …
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Ken Paxton Scrambles to Win Back the GOP's Big-Dollar Donors — Many wealthy Texas Republicans can't stomach Paxton, but a close race for Senate control may crack their checkbooks open — AUSTIN, Texas—A day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated longtime Sen. John Cornyn …
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Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Andy Burnham appointed prime minister by King after Keir Starmer formally resigns — Summary — Andy Burnham is the UK prime minister after being invited to form a government by the King at Buckingham Palace - watch the latest above — Burnham - the fifth PM in four years …
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Matt Brown / Associated Press:
Florida GOP lawmaker and governor candidate says AI data center legislation keeps utility costs down — Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman running for Florida governor, on Monday announced legislation intended to prevent artificial intelligence data centers from driving up utility costs …
Politico:
GOP Rep. Russell Fry jumps into South Carolina Senate race … Fry quickly emerged as a potential successor after Graham's death. Trump hand-picked Fry to oust Rep. Tom Rice in his 2022 GOP primary after Rice voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
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