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8:35 AM ET, July 26, 2026

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New York Times:
Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns  —  Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.  —  President Trump has set aside, at least for now …
Discussion: CNBC, CNN, Joe.My.God., RTÉ and Raw Story
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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.
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 …
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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
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump's Mail Voting Plan Blocked as Appeals Court Favors States
Discussion: UPI
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.
Samantha Pearson / Wall Street Journal:
Brazil Denies Visas to U.S. Officials Over Election-Interference Fears  —  Move comes amid concerns Trump delegation could help cast doubt on electronic voting ahead of October's presidential election  —  SÃO PAULO—Brazil has denied visas to two senior Trump administration officials …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
Brazil Blocks Visas of US Envoys Over Election Interference
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Brazil denies visas to U.S. delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials say
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
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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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Maine, Democrats Pick Troy Jackson to Replace Platner in Senate Race
David Sirota / The Lever:
Whitmer's War Against Medicare For All  —  Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a last-minute endorsement of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in her Democratic Senate primary battle against former Wayne County public health official Abdul El-Sayed.
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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 …
Associated Press:
Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd  —  A car drove into a crowd during Berlin's famed LGBTQ+ parade on Saturday and injured several people, prompting police to call off the event in the German capital hours after it had begun.
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
McConnell faces growing questions about absence nearly six weeks after fall  —  Scant details have not quieted rumors and online speculation about the former Senate Republican leader's condition.  —  Summary  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is facing growing calls to be more transparent …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
McConnell Aide Drops New Claims About Vanished Senator
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy.  His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. … President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader, have extensive ties.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  Listen  · 14:04 min  —  By Eric Lipton and Kate Kelly  —  July 26, 2026
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.
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.
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed  —  Analysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2025 to March 2026  —  More than a million children across the US have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
Reuters:
Police identify Islamist as suspect in Berlin Pride attack, seeking his arrest  —  A suspected perpetrator of the apparent car attack on Pride celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night has been identified as a member of the city's “Islamist scene” but he has not yet been arrested, a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
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