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12:05 PM ET, July 26, 2026

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest Hammer  —  A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.  —  President Trump often celebrates his unpredictability, declaring that it keeps allies and adversaries alike off balance.
Discussion: Raw Story and OutsideTheBeltway
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CNN:
Vance, Caine raised concerns about escalating war in Iran, sources say as US pauses consecutive nights of strikes  —  Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine both raised concerns about escalating the war in Iran as President Donald Trump weighed …
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Unreleased Documentary Footage Captures Graham's Obsessive Push for Iran War  —  A filmmaker followed the senator over the past three years, chronicling his relationship with Trump and Netanyahu  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham planned to travel to Florida in early March to persuade President Trump …
New York Times:
Democrats Reset the Maine Senate Race.  Now Comes the Tricky Part.  —  Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.  —  Democrats in Maine have reset a Senate race seen as critical to their party's chances …
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Troy Jackson, unlike Graham Platner, is staying laser-focused on Susan Collins  —  BANGOR, Maine — Democrats' new Maine Senate nominee entered the general election with a very different focus than the man he's replacing — one solely about Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
New York Times:
An Admiral's Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth's Pentagon … Admiral Daryl Caudle during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last year.Eric Lee for The New York Times  —  Adm. Daryl Caudle saw an opening to land the Navy's top job last year, and he seized it.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
UK journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’  —  Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’  —  Journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests, Donald Trump's administration …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
100 days out from Election Day, our insider shares his intel … The terrain favors Republicans.  — The same is broadly true on the Senate side — except the structural advantages are even greater for Republicans. … - The polls. … - The cost of living. … - Redistricting.
New York Times:
Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party  —  The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year's midterms.  But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.
Discussion: NOTUS and RedState
Washington Post:
Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms  —  Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what, given the president's low approval.  —  Republican pollsters and political groups …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia's war  —  Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online.  Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own.
Politico:
Activists ‘throwing everything’ they can against abortion turn to wastewater data  —  Anti-abortion activists are launching the next phase of their years-long effort to use environmental protection laws to cut off access to the abortion drug mifepristone, which they see as the main impediment …
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Mike Waltz dismisses concerns over depleted U.S. weapons stockpile amid Iran war  —  In an interview on NBC News' “Meet the Press,” the United Nations ambassador said the U.S. has “everything that it needs” for the war. … Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told NBC News' …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Adam Sella / New York Times:
Appeals Court Upholds Blocks on Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting  —  The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump's attacks on mail-in voting.  The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.  —  An appeals court on Saturday upheld a lower-court ruling blocking key parts …
Discussion: Washington Times and UPI
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Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Trump's anti-mail voting order gets blocked again, this time by federal appeals court
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
The shrinking world of former president Joe Biden  —  Cancer treatment has sharply limited Biden's post-White House life even as his upcoming memoir threatens to reopen debates over his health and presidency.  —  Summary  —  Joe Biden's world has grown smaller.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made plans to ramp up operations to arrest and deport Haitian migrants, as hundreds of thousands of Haitians brace for the termination …
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
David Welch / Bloomberg:
Michigan's Whitmer Backs Haley Stevens in Vital Senate Primary  —  Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Haley Stevens in the state's Democratic primary for the US Senate, another clear sign the party's establishment wants the congresswoman on the ballot over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
Discussion: The Bulwark, Breitbart and MS NOW
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David Sirota / The Lever:
Whitmer's War Against Medicare For All
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Nobody's cashing in on the presidency quite like Donald Trump Jr.
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Mae Anderson / Associated Press:
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Azhar Sukri / CNBC:
New UK Prime Minister Burnham says he would be prepared to call out Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
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Reuters:
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Iran's leaders turn on each other as hardliners push for wider conflict
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd
Daniella Cheslow / Politico:
Gulf countries want the war to end, but can't agree on how
Discussion: Reuters
Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:
A Fight Over Dirt Spans Two of Trump's Controversial D.C. Projects
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
 

 
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New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
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