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2:30 PM ET, July 27, 2026

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Riya Misra / Politico:
Fetterman says Democrats were ‘horribly wrong’ to try eliminating Senate filibuster  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is backpedaling on his previous calls to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate — which is a critical bulwark against “a fill-in-the-blank government with new laws …
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Politico:
Inside Congress Live  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will remain in rehab as he continues to recover from a June fall that left him briefly unconscious.  In a statement, McConnell shared that he is “working hard” to return to a full schedule but remains in “intense physical therapy.”
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump tells Thune to keep Senate in session to pass SAVE America Act  —  President Donald Trump ramped up pressure Monday on Majority Leader John Thune, telling him to keep the Senate in session until a GOP election bill passes.  “John Thune should not allow the United States Senate …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
McConnell releases health update, saying he's not ready to return to work yet
John Fetterman / Washington Post:
Now I see the truth about the filibuster  —  The 60-vote Senate rule forces compromise.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Thune tries to focus as Trump fumes
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: I'm ready for “strong military action” if Iran talks fail  —  President Trump told Axios on Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, but stressed that he could order a return to expanded military operations if diplomacy fails.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says There's a ‘Good Chance’ of an Iran Deal Amid Pause
Discussion: Military.com and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Deadly U.S. boat strikes have failed to curb cocaine supply, Pentagon and DEA officials say  —  The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea.  Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration's deadly …
Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
What's the Worst Thing Trump Can Do in the Midterms?  —  There's a macabre parlor game obsessing many Democrats.  Because they assume that President Trump will be unconstrained by law, ethics, tradition and precedent in trying to preserve the Republican majorities in Congress …
Discussion: Election Law Blog and Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The predictable disgrace of the White House Correspondents Dinner  —  The insults.  The lies.  The extremely unfunny attempts at humor.  —  The lack of respect for the role of the free press.  The lack of respect for the U.S. Constitution, which forbids a Trump run for president in 2028.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Jem Bartholomew / Columbia Journalism Review:
A Tale of Two Speeches  —  The press's responsible handling of Trump's incoherent speech …
New Republic:
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids  —  “Zero died because of DOGE.  Zero.  Point.  Zero.”  —  That remarkable claim is from Elon Musk's interview last week with The Economist, in which he reiterated one of his favorite new claims …
Discussion: Truthout
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
Multiple people shot as gunfire erupts near Seattle's iconic Space Needle, police say  —  Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle's Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators warn confidence in Hegseth eroding as Iran war drags on  —  Republican senators say that confidence is waning in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership of the U.S. armed forces as the war with Iran drags on without an end in sight.  —  They are also warning that the success …
New York Times:
Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects.  Trump Isn't Spending It.  —  For decades, the federal government has funneled big-ticket grants to local communities to help them take on ambitious construction projects to expand public transit.  The grants, sometimes in the billions of dollars …
Bernie Becker / Politico:
Poll: Even Trump voters aren't very impressed by the GOP's tax overhaul  —  Congressional Republicans have a political problem with their signature legislative achievement of the second Trump era: People don't know about it.  —  A new POLITICO Poll finds that nearly half of Americans …
CNN:
Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records  —  A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation's biggest health systems turn over detailed, personally identifiable medical records …
Discussion: New Republic
Mark Gongloff / Bloomberg:
The Ellisons Discover the Hard Way That Trump Is the Anti-Midas  —  There's a thesis that everything President Donald Trump touches eventually goes bad.  The USFL.  Knicks-Spurs Game 3.  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  Oracle Corp. co-founder and Chairman Larry Ellison and his son …
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
Mamdani plans to offer 30% discount on meat and produce at city-owned grocery stores  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores stirred up critics who roasted the idea as the democratic socialist's first step toward creating communist bread lines in the city.
Washington Post:
Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children  —  The Michigan attorney general's office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.  —  Summary
Discussion: Reason and Raw Story
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Trump Gutted the Kennedy Center.  A Tour Guide Wants You to See It Anyway.  —  In a dogged demonstration of love for a Washington institution, Sandy Weiswasser is among a few dozen volunteers still showing dwindling visitors a hollowed-out building.  —  Sandy Weiswasser has been guiding tours …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees  —  American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Fauci diary entries: ‘Press is going wild with me’  —  Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci was keenly aware of the media's interest in him early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and considered some of the attention “flattering,” according to diary entries released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal  —  Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during Covid  —  Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show …
Discussion: Fox News
Allison Kiehl / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months.  Her daughters plead for her release.  —  Beata Siemionkowicz spent her first night in Kentucky's Campbell County Detention Center in a cell with black mold covering the air vents and dead bedbugs lingering in the room's corners.
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The 2026 House Map is No More Favorable to Republicans than the 2018 Map was  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Republicans made the House map better for themselves compared to the 2024 map by winning this cycle's expansive redistricting fight.  — However, comparing this year's map …
New York Times:
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal  —  A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.  —  A Louisiana state legislative committee …
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Shares Video Predicting Midterm Meltdown, Chaos, Third Term  —  The Truth Social post promotes an investment newsletter claiming the Trump administration is secretly preparing prosecutions of his political opponents  —  President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account early Monday …
Addy Bink / The Hill:
Dozens sickened across 17 states in salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs: What to know  —  (NEXSTAR) - Salmonella cases across 17 states have been linked to millions of recalled eggs, though federal investigators say other sources may be to blame.  —  Nearly 1.6 million cartons …
Discussion: Palm Beach Post and Joe.My.God.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
2028 Democratic power rankings, right now … She is far ahead of every other contender with Black voters, still the most important voting bloc in a Democratic primary.  Her allies argue that no one else is as prepared for a national campaign.  She was a better candidate in 2024 than in 2020 …
Alex Nitzberg / Fox News:
Acting Director of National Intelligence announces 4th wave of layoffs  —  William Pulte described the ODNI cuts as ‘a 4th round of thoughtful, measured layoffs’  —  Acting Director of National Intelligence William Pulte announced Sunday that his office has completed a fourth batch of layoffs.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Comey asks judge to dismiss Trump ‘seashells’ case citing lack of ‘true threat’ … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.  — CNBC Councils  — Join the CNBC Panel  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?
 
 
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DMFI pauses endorsements of nine House Democrats who voted against aid to Israel
Chad de Guzman / Time:
ICE Reportedly Set to Ramp Up Operations Against Haitian Migrants After TPS Ruling
Deena Zaru / ABC News:
Trump ramps up attacks against Smithsonian in executive action ordering new signage outside exhibits
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
DOJ moves to drop case against California labor leader
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War
Julia Curlee / Lawfare:
What They Want to Hear: The Politicization of U.S. Intelligence
 Earlier Items: 
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What do voters in each congressional district think about Trump? Immigration? The midterms?
Chris Livesay / CBS News:
Berlin Pride attack suspect raised red flags, group says, amid questions about prior release from prison despite ISIS ties
Souhail Karam / Bloomberg:
Trump Says 660-Mile Highway in Disputed Sahara to Bear His Name
Discussion: Forbes and HuffPost
Rob Taub / The Hill:
Compounded GLP-1 drugs creating concern among doctors and FDA
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
‘Put one ogre on a pike’
Discussion: Breitbart
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers?
Discussion: TMZ.com and Forbes
 

 
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Nvidia forms the Open Secure AI Alliance, a coalition including CrowdStrike, Hugging Face, and Dell to develop and share tools for AI safety and cybersecurity

New York Times:
Microsoft introduces MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, an AI model trained for cybersecurity, and launches Perception, an agentic security system to patch vulnerabilities

Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia says it made a “substantial” investment in Safe Superintelligence, which will get access to Nvidia GPUs to up computing power by an “order of magnitude”
 
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