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Reuters:
Spain says huge surge across border into enclave has reversed, half of migrants go back  —  Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily.
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Associated Press:
At least 18 die after thousands breach border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta  —  About 60,000 migrants have crossed from Morocco into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory in the past 24 hours, Ceuta's president said Friday, a figure that is equivalent to 70% of the population of the city in North Africa.
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Most of the Migrants Who Crossed Into Spanish Territory Have Returned, Officials Say  —  About 37,000 of the up to 60,000 people who came into Ceuta from Morocco returned within a day.  Still, the sudden influx created a crisis for Spain's pro-immigration government.  At least 34 people died.
Associated Press:
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco's border and at least 9 die
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms  —  Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.  —  Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster …
Politico:
Faced with Blanche dilemma, Trump chooses revenge  —  President Donald Trump has a choice: allow changes to a controversial court settlement and secure the confirmation of his former personal lawyer as attorney general, or thumb his nose at a pair of his few remaining Republican critics in Congress.
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Kit Maher / CNN:
Trump defends DOJ weaponization fund and attacks Cornyn, further imperiling Blanche nomination
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump needles Cornyn as Blanche remains blocked
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
We Now Have the Leading Charge in Trump's Next Impeachment
Ankush Khardori / New York Times:
There Are So Many Reasons to Reject Todd Blanche. Here's Another One.
Discussion: The White House, PunchUp and Vox
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Editor of Washington Post Opinion Section Resigns After 1 Year  —  Adam O'Neal inherited a mandate from the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.”  —  Adam O'Neal, the top editor of The Washington Post's opinion section, resigned on Friday …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic  —  The Trump administration has a new tactic for trying to isolate cases of alleged voter fraud — digging into the IP addresses of those who went online to register to vote.  — The FBI recently obtained the IP address …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Raw Story and New Republic
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NPR:
Trump's claims of 250,000 non-U.S. citizens on voter rolls leave some states baffled
Discussion: Democracy Docket and Fox News
Paul Krugman:
The Bond Market Doesn't Like Bullshit  —  The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve meets every six weeks to set interest rates — specifically the federal funds rate, the overnight rate at which banks lend each other money.  The Fed funds rate has little direct economic significance …
New York Times:
How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent at The New York Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner and an author …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Google Earth's New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images  —  On Thursday, Google introduced a new AI feature into Google Earth which lets anyone fabricate all sorts of misleading or straight up inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a specific place …
Discussion: The Verge
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Tate Brothers' Should Be The Trumps' Second Epstein Scandal  —  The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.  —  I've had Heidi Blake's lengthy New Yorker exposé about Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan open in a browser tab for over a month.
Discussion: Raw Story
Blake Jones / Politico:
Newsom reveals tax returns in run-up to 2028  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom disclosed four years of tax returns this week, revealing several steady streams of income for him and his wife that brought in well over $1 million each year and peaked at $3.5 million in 2021, when the couple sold a Marin County mansion.
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Sophie Austin / Associated Press:
Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually
Discussion: New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump's Unprecedented Fundraising Operation  —  Meredith O'Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out president's desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects  —  WASHINGTON—Almost every night in the White House …
Alexandra Samuels / Bloomberg:
Indiana Senate Leader Bows Out After Trump Redistricting Fight  —  Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray won't seek another term as the chamber's top Republican after months of fallout from his fight with President Donald Trump over redistricting.  —  Bray announced Friday he won't run …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump takes Cabinet meeting to Camp David as Hamas agrees to his disarmament deal  —  Trump has wrapped up the public portion of his Cabinet meeting  —  The president gave a lengthy opening statement, heard from top officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
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Associated Press:
Camp David, the president's rustic Maryland mountain retreat, through the years
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Obama's Refreshingly Frank Verdict on Trump Revealed  —  BURN BOOK  —  The former president got extremely candid on a private phone call.  —  Former President Barack Obama tore into his successor Donald Trump in private as an “idiot” and a “liar,” a secret diary has revealed.
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Divided Democrats face a moment of truth in Michigan  —  Democratic socialists look like they're about to rack up a stunning new victory: Their candidate in Michigan's Senate Democratic primary has the momentum heading into Tuesday's primary. … The Michigan primary brings the ideological clash to its biggest stage yet.
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Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
How Michigan Became the Most Expensive Democratic Primary Ever
Annie Karni / New York Times:
G.O.P. Kills Bid to Expand I.V.F. Access in the Military  —  In a notable shift, Republican senators voted unanimously against a proposal to expand the military's coverage of fertility treatments.  —  Republicans in Congress have quietly blocked a proposal to expand military health coverage …
Politico:
'It's beyond embarrassing': Ken Martin and the DNC have a 2028 problem, donors warn  —  Major Democratic donors are getting really anxious about 2028.  —  The Democratic National Committee has a massive cash deficit heading into November, and Chair Ken Martin is facing a growing onslaught …
Davis Giangiulio / CNBC:
New York sues Kalshi, says prediction market is running ‘illegal gambling operation’ … New York state sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, alleging that the company is running an “illegal gambling operation.”  —  In a case filed in a Manhattan state court …
Billy Kobin / Portland Press-Herald:
Elon Musk planning to throw financial support behind Susan Collins' U.S. Senate bid  —  Musk's America PAC reportedly intends to spend $100 million to $120 million to help Republicans in Senate races in Maine and several other states.  —  3 min readFont size +
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
What Susan Collins Just Did on Trump and ICE Should Worry All Dems … Last month, an ICE agent gunned down a 25-year-old immigrant father outside his house in Biddeford, Maine.  The shooting was a horror.  His three-year-old daughter was seen crying after the killing.  The victim has been widely described as a good man.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service  —  The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump's dramatic revamp of the Kennedy Center.  —  The John F. Kennedy Center …
Jamie Smyth / Financial Times:
Chevron and Exxon earnings soar as Trump threatens price interventions  —  Rise in profits comes amid increasing political scrutiny ahead of US midterm elections  —  ExxonMobil and Chevron reported second-quarter earnings worth a combined $26.5bn, as they cashed in on surging crude and petrol prices caused by Donald Trump's Iran war.
Anthropic:
Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations  —  In a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment …
Wall Street Journal:
Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount  —  Governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs; presses attorney general to find resolution out of court  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expressed concerns …
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom.  Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? … the first full day of the second Trump administration — Larry Ellison woke up in his 33-bedroom, 34-bathroom oceanfront mansion in Florida, got into his Gulfstream jet and headed up to Washington.
Discussion: The Register
 
 
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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
Americans Hate the Two-Party System But Don't Know What Should Replace It, ISMA Populism Survey Finds
Elaine Mallon / Fox News:
Liberal court stuns with ruling that hands Trump major immigration win
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
He Sees Politics as a Spiritual Battle Against Demonic Forces. Now He's Advising the Governor.
CNN:
Fact check: Eggs are cheaper than when Trump returned to office. ‘Everything else’? Absolutely not
Discussion: Raw Story
Selam Gebrekidan / New York Times:
A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Minnesota Cyberattack on Governor, Not Iran
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
In Trump's Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That's Not an Entirely Good Thing.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP close to cutting deal to avoid shutdown
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel's Plan
Politico:
Josh Shapiro shoots his shot
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Pulte lingers as intel chief while senators say it's time for ‘the temp’ to move on
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Cheap gas won't save Trump, now at a new all-time approval low
Discussion: The Hill
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Trump will be ‘very disappointed’ if Israel obstructs his Gaza plan, US official warns