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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations — An Overland couple who had recently returned to Guatemala was found bound and shot dead in a sugarcane field. — Nixon Giovanni Pérez Paz and Glendy Marisol González de la Cruz were killed …
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell:
Update from Senator Mitch McConnell and the Office of the Attending Physician — WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and the Office of the Attending Physician released the following today: — “I'm still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump tells Michigan auto workers, 'I've done more for you than your parents' in latest rambling speech
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Thune's shield against Trump — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pulling off something today's Republicans rarely attempt: telling President Trump “no.” … - “I think he's got strong support. … - “Leaders absorb some of the punishment, but I think he's doing great.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump's SAVE America demands threaten to hand Senate a cruel summer
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Al Weaver / NOTUS:
Mike Lee's Threats to Nix August Recess Are Infuriating His Colleagues
Mike Lee's Threats to Nix August Recess Are Infuriating His Colleagues
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Jordan Freiman / CBS News:
1 Seattle shooting suspect among 3 killed at festival; teen arrested, police seek 3rd suspect — Add CBS News on Google — Police believe three suspects were involved in a shooting at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle on Sunday evening that killed two others and wounded four, according to court documents.
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Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
A shootout that killed 3 at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle may have been gang-related — Police said Monday there were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend. One of them was among those killed in the violence.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched water — The only grand jury witness in David “Davey” Hearn's case said the area was already damaged and could not represent that his alleged actions cost more than $1,000, his attorneys said.
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Backs New Talks but It's Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time — Iran denied President Trump's claim that it wants to talk, and gave no sign that it would make concessions or speak directly with U.S. officials. — President Trump said on Monday that there was “a good chance” …
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Mike Sheen / CNBC:
Iran hosts Hormuz calls with Saudi Arabia, Oman as Trump hails ‘good talks’
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John Ismay / New York Times:
Iran War Enters 6th Month and a Period of Greater Uncertainty
Iran War Enters 6th Month and a Period of Greater Uncertainty
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Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Trump asks SCOTUS to permit blocks on mail-in ballots before midterms — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the president's executive order seeking restrictions on voting by mail to be in effect ahead of the midterm elections, after a federal appeals court upheld …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Paul releases Fauci's diary entries ahead of hearing — Healthcare — The Big Story — Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci will appear before the Senate this week for a hearing. Leading up to his appearance, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released thousands of pages of Fauci's diary entries from 2020 to 2022.
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Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Key Takeaways From Anthony Fauci's Covid-Era Journals
Key Takeaways From Anthony Fauci's Covid-Era Journals
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Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines — President is focused on shots' alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to issue ahead of midterms — WASHINGTON—At a May lunch at the president's golf course in northern Virginia …
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Lalee Ibssa / ABC News:
Todd Blanche's AG prospects uncertain as 2 key GOP votes hold out — Cornyn and Tillis are waiting for proof the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is dead. — Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026.
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Cornyn wants Trump IRS settlement rewritten before voting for Blanche
Cornyn wants Trump IRS settlement rewritten before voting for Blanche
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Noah Shachtman / Wired:
DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’ — The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. — The Department of Homeland Security's top numbers-cruncher …
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Jim DeFede / CBS News:
Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandal — Add CBS News on Google — Ashley Moody has been in the United States Senate for 18 months and yet she remains a bit of an enigma. She doesn't do many interviews outside of the safe confines of conservative media, like Fox News.
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Clayton on verge of confirmation as intel chief — Jay Clayton is on the verge of becoming President Donald Trump's next director of national intelligence — though Democrats won't be helping him get there. The news: The Senate on Monday voted 51-43 in a party line vote to move forward …
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Simon J. Levien / Politico:
With Tim Kaine's support, CDC nominee's path to confirmation clears
Emily Wilson / London Review of Books:
An Uncomplicated Man — Christopher Nolan's $250 million action movie version of Homer's ancient Greek poem is an entertaining way to hide from the high temperatures for a few hours. Nolan's trademark jumps and twists in the narrative structure are relatively easy to follow …
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Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
Former DOJ lawyer spotlights death threats after Blanche testimony — Liz Oyer says Missouri's Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt have helped fuel violent threats against her as Republicans try to confirm Blanche as AG. — Last week, former Justice Department lawyer Liz Oyer testified in the Senate …
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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 …
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There — Anthropic said the system is working as intended. … A trove of chat logs and projects created with Anthropic's Claude — some including sensitive personal and company information …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Canadians' travel pullback costs U.S. tourism billions — Canadian travel to the U.S. fell 25% last year, according to a new Canadian government report, which says early 2026 data show the decline has persisted. — Why it matters: The report provides some of the clearest measures yet …
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting — Police refused to release the arrest report, saying it could “could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts.” — Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last Wednesday.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Supreme Court approval hits record low as Republicans' support declines … The Supreme Court's job approval rating among all Americans has hit a record low, as support for the high court by Republicans sharply dropped in 2026, a new Gallup poll has found. — Just 33% of Americans approve …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Texas Rep. Lance Gooden under investigation by House ethics panel — The House Committee on Ethics has revealed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), the latest lawmaker to face scrutiny from the congressional panel. — A public statement released Monday by Chairman Michael Guest …
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Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
X Money is launching in the US starting today — Elon Musk's payment platform is rolling out first to X Premium and Premium Plus subscribers. … X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an “everything app,” is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports.
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
El-Sayed comes under fire for ‘ogre on a pike’ leaked comment — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing backlash from within his own party after using controversial rhetoric to describe the stakes of his victory in a recent donor meeting.
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again — Culture Club singer sings 'I stand with the Jews / I don't feel brave, I just need to behave like a human', in song defending Israel's response to Hamas attack — Boy George has released a new song entitled …
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Quispe López / Advocate:
After Trump meltdown, Cracker Barrel bends the knee and replaces CEO — This story originally appeared on Them. — After a completely nonsensical MAGA meltdown over a supposedly “woke” rebrand last year, the current CEO of Cracker Barrel is being replaced.
Hannah Northey / Politico:
Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan — The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO. — The Trump administration is seeking changes …
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