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Politico:
‘A circular firing squad’: Senate GOP pushes back on Trump's tiff with Thune  —  President Donald Trump is escalating his war of words against Senate Majority Leader John Thune.  He's still not likely to get what he wants.  —  Trump on Wednesday told rally-goers in Georgia to “call John Thune” …
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New Republic:
Angry Trump Openly Urges GOP to Rig Midterms as Brutal Fox Poll Hits  —  Donald Trump exploded at Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday, taking the extraordinary step of demanding during a rally that Thune hurry up and railroad GOP holdouts to pass the horrific voter suppression bill known as the SAVE Act.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Losing Patience Over an Iran War With No Clear End in Sight  —  President has grown skeptical of diplomacy and is in ‘revenge mode’ against Tehran, according to a senior administration official  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump was fed up.  —  During a recent meeting in the Oval Office …
Paul Krugman:
Quagmire of the Vanities  —  Yesterday Donald Trump declared that the Iran war is going “better than anybody expected could be done.”  He's delusional, of course.  And his delusions are the reason the price of oil is back at around $100 a barrel, and — as I'll explain shortly — the effective price is much higher than that.
Calen Razor / Politico:
A grueling summer campaign begins
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
House members stare down a grueling summer on the campaign trail
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: These Americans say they'd be disenfranchised by Trump's election law  —  Strength In Numbers is independent and reader-funded.  Paying subscribers get premium posts like weekly Deep Dive article, can access our community Discord server, and support the data collection and analysis work …
Discussion: ABC News
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
MAGA's “pasta pass” talking point is height of gaslighting  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🥖 Subscribe to PN 🥖  —  It looks like Republicans settled on a talking point about why the SAVE America Act is totally necessary …
Discussion: Fox News
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Nathan Lee / ABC News:
Trump-backed SAVE Act is newest effort to collect private voter information
Discussion: Newsweek
New York Times:
Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website  —  Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.  —  On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Thursday was the worst day for DOJ.  So far.  —  The degradation of the Justice Department in the second Trump administration is clear, is having immediate effects, and will have long-term effects.  Just how degraded DOJ has become was on full display in the Southern District of New York on Thursday.
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Michael Calderone / New York Magazine:
Trump Press Attacks Loom Over White House Correspondents' Dinner Do-over
Politico:
Dinner with a side of ‘vicious’
Patrick Svitek / CNN:
Joe Manchin reenters the political orbit with a new independent experiment  —  At 78, Joe Manchin is stepping back into politics.  —  A year and a half after leaving office fed up with the major parties, the former West Virginia senator is launching a new effort, the Independent Leadership Council …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Semafor
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Finya Swai / The Hill:   Manchin launches effort to elect independent candidates to Congress
Natasha Sarin / New York Times:
Trump's Tariff Runaround Defies the Courts and Common Sense  —  Effective tariff rates are going to change on Friday for the 45th time in the last 18 months — an average of once every 12 days.  Rates will ratchet up yet again next month if President Trump's recently announced 50 percent levy on some Canadian goods goes into effect.
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The Guardian:
Trump accused of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs  —  US president faced criticism from Democrats after tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% imposed on more than 80 countries  —  Donald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” …
Emily Davies / New York Times:
How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham's Sister for Senate  —  The president initially backed a little-known congressman.  Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.  —  The morning after Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died, President Trump floated …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Joe.My.God.
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Republicans skeptical Darline Graham can win a full Senate term
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Knives are out for Vance in the GOP.  His allies say it's a coordinated ‘op.’  —  The vice president has faced a barrage of attacks recently that are unusual for their intensity and how early in the political calendar they are taking place.  —  Summary  —  As JD Vance prepares …
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane  —  More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.  —  The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since …
Status:
Vega Breaks Her Silence … On Thursday evening, Cecilia Vega, the first Latina correspondent on “60 Minutes” who was inexplicably fired by CBS News boss Bari Weiss, took the stage in New Orleans at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo.
Evan Halper / Washington Post:
Why this gas price surge could be different  —  After five months of war, analysts say oil markets will be forced to price in long-term disruption to global energy flows.  —  Summary  —  American drivers face fresh sticker shock after disruptions from the Iran war intensified in recent days …
Jessie Blaeser / Politico:
Poll: Republicans' gas price problem is even worse than it seems  —  Gas prices are high.  Americans think they're even higher.  —  Three in five Americans believe gas prices in their area have risen by more than they actually have, according to an analysis of new results from The POLITICO Poll.
Amy Curtis / Townhall:
Why Isn't the Left Outraged About Nancy Armour?  —  It was 1955, and 14-year-old Emmett Till was visiting relatives near Money, Mississippi, when he went to a grocery store.  What happened at the store, exactly, has been disputed for years, but Till was accused of flirting, touching, or whistling at the proprietor, Carolyn Bryant.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
GOP hawks urge Trump to go big as he weighs ‘massive attack’ on Iran  —  Republican defense hawks are urging President Trump to unleash major combat operations as the commander-in-chief weighs a “massive attack” on Iran.  —  These signals coincide with Trump's escalatory rhetoric …
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Robert A. Pape / Foreign Affairs:
Iran and the New Rules of Global Power  —  The Making and Unmaking of American Dominance  —  Robert A. Pape  —  On the night of January 17, 1991, television viewers around the world watched something they had never seen before.  Against the backdrop of a black sky illuminated by antiaircraft fire …
Associated Press:
Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined US tech giants  —  President Donald Trump says Friday that the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union's trade practices, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Dems pick South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar  —  The state edged Nevada to be first, marking a major shift from past primary schedules  —  Democrats voted to make South Carolina their first presidential primary state for 2028 — a significant shift from past election cycles …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. and U.K. planning international conference on Strait of Hormuz  —  The U.S. and U.K. are planning to convene a high-level meeting in London next week that will focus on a potential international coalition to protect maritime shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, two European diplomats …
Discussion: Forbes and Joe.My.God.
Associated Press:
What to know about Troy Jackson, Maine Democrats' likely nominee for US Senate  —  Maine Democrats who have been scrambling to tap a new nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins are expected to nominate Troy Jackson at a last-minute convention this weekend.
Discussion: WBUR, The Bulwark and Centralmaine.com
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Mike Johnson Is ‘Sick of This Shit’ (But Sorry He Said So)  —  Most House Republicans are frustrated that a small band of conservatives are upending the party's agenda, yet they face few consequences.  — Copy  —  Speaker Mike Johnson was at his wit's end.
 
 
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