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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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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Missiles Have Gotten Faster and Deadlier. The Big Question Is: How?
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Jacey Fortin / 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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Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War
Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War
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Associated Press:
US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii
US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii
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David Brennan / ABC News:
Iran live updates: Pentagon releases names of 2 service members killed in Jordan
Iran live updates: Pentagon releases names of 2 service members killed in Jordan
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Anniek Bao / CNBC:
U.S. hits Iran for ninth consecutive night as American casualties rise
U.S. hits Iran for ninth consecutive night as American casualties rise
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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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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump would love to steal the election. But he's floundering. — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — Whenever President Trump does something alarming, disturbing, or seemingly ill-considered …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans don't want to go there again on Trump's 2020 election fraud claims
Republicans don't want to go there again on Trump's 2020 election fraud claims
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Raw Story
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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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Jackson Earns Senate Nomination Sweep
Jackson Earns Senate Nomination Sweep
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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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Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump's Potemkin Gas Stations
The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump's Potemkin Gas Stations
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Fox News:
ANDREW GIULIANI: How President Trump's World Cup vision showed America at its very best — When President Donald Trump set his sights on bringing the FIFA World Cup back to the United States in 2018, he wasn't just thinking about soccer. He was thinking about legacy—about uniting a country …
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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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Julien Pretot / Reuters:
Boos as Trump and Infantino enter the field for World Cup trophy ceremony
Boos as Trump and Infantino enter the field for World Cup trophy ceremony
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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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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
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
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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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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.
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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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 …
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.
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Laura C. Morel / Mother Jones:
Florida's Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Life Without Haitian TPS Workers — The Supreme Court ended their legal status. Patients will pay the price. — This week, about 350,000 Haitians in the US will lose their legal status in light of a US Supreme Court decision on June 25 that allows …
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.
Politico:
The push to ban facial recognition at MSG — IT'S MONDAY. This is Jason Beeferman, congratulating Spain on its massive win at MetLife Stadium yesterday. Today we have news on another sports arena, details on how Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to find political success despite alienating Black …
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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Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle — Senate conservatives allied with President Trump are open to attaching the president's top legislative priority, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, to a stopgap measure funding the government past Sept. 30 …
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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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