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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?  —  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  —  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
Associated Press:
US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii  —  The Trump administration on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the U.S. war with Iran.  The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan …
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
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US service member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iran drone: Centcom
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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Politico:
Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
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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
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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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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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
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
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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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
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 …
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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Alex Thompson / Axios:
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Discussion: RedState
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