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Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns — At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages. — Summary — President Donald Trump's frustration over the Iran war boiled …
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New York Times:
After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed — The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election. — The American Israel Public …
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Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Why the Polling in Michigan Was Off the Mark — Surveys greatly overestimated how Dr. Abdul El-Sayed would fare in the state's Democratic Senate primary, revealing some typical polling challenges. — Much of the pre-election polling in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary showed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed …
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NBC News:
Inside our Decision Desk call on El-Sayed
Inside our Decision Desk call on El-Sayed
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Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Helicopter Carrying Trump Flew Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace — Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap
Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Panel Says It Has Obtained Copy of Fauci's Covid-Era Phone — Republicans in Congress have ramped up scrutiny of the retired government doctor, and one panel could vote on holding him in contempt on Thursday — WASHINGTON—A Senate panel investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman to oppose Blanche's nomination to head Justice Department — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says he will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve in the role permanently, putting more pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to limit GOP defections on the high-profile nominee.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate's summer pileup is threatening a quick recess escape — Ideally, the Senate would be adjourning for a five-week break in less than 24 hours. — Instead, Republican senators are still navigating what Majority Leader John Thune described as a “train wreck” as they face a pileup of legislation …
S. Baum / Erin In The Morning:
Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police — Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. … On May 31, Aurora Rush and Shae Sanders would do something that would forever change …
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Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
A mob viciously beat a trans couple. Now the couple is facing prison time.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bunny Dolls and Disturbing Allegations: Max Miller's Strange CNN Interview — In a 23-minute appearance with the anchor Jake Tapper, the Ohio Republican made an unusual effort to rebut a multitude of allegations that have threatened his re-election bid. — It was the cable news equivalent of tweeting through it.
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller's Democratic opponent doesn't want to talk about Max Miller
Max Miller's Democratic opponent doesn't want to talk about Max Miller
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team … But those updates still have not appeared on public outbreak pages for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Food and Drug Administration, and Americans are struggling to understand the risk of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Judge signals Trump's defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again — Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys' arguments in case also naming Murdoch — A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump's legal team on Wednesday …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump seeks to shield his business finances from BBC in libel lawsuit — President Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network.
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Trump-Backed Republican Loses to Little-Known Rival Who Had Suspended His Bid — Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump. — In an unusual primary upset …
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New York Times:
Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change. — A White House official says no final decision has been made about which plane will go on display at the Trump presidential library. That leaves the fate of the Qatari jet unclear. — When Qatar donated a Boeing jet …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation … - Fair: The same rules should apply to presidents, federal agents and elites such as Jeffrey Epstein, whose impunity Carlson cast as emblematic of an “Epstein class” enriching itself through a corrupt system.
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement
Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement
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Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
New Mexico's Epstein lawsuit raises stakes of Todd Blanche's AG bid — New Mexico is suing the Trump administration over allegations that Blanche and other DOJ officials are “stonewalling” its efforts to investigate Epstein's Zorro Ranch. — New Mexico is formally suing Donald Trump's Justice Department …
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Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
New Mexico Attorney General Sues DOJ for Access to Epstein Files
New Mexico Attorney General Sues DOJ for Access to Epstein Files
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Pascal Sabino / Bolts:
Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives — Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an effort by Republican lawmakers to drastically raise the threshold for passing citizen ballot measures—which in recent years have allowed Missourians …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each — American taxpayers would pay about $2,358 each for President Trump's mass deportation push, according to a new calculator tool from the Economic Policy Institute. … - “In almost every place in the country, there a lot of people who are struggling …
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time — Representative Chuck Edwards's decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads. — On Monday night, Jim Fulton …
New York Times:
ICE Threatens Sheriffs With Prosecution Over Access to Inmates — In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago. — Federal officials recently started threatening to seek criminal charges …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Called Warsh Repeatedly Since He Became Fed Chair — The president has sought Warsh's counsel on issues such as how the war in Iran is affecting the economy — WASHINGTON—President Trump has spoken repeatedly with Kevin Warsh since he became chairman of the Federal Reserve …
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Washington Examiner, Foreign Policy and Bloomberg
Peter O'Dowd / WBUR:
As anger mounts, feds tell border wall contractors to stop drilling for water in New Mexico — Play — New Mexico's state engineer is threatening to cancel the licenses of two drilling companies that have been working on construction of a new border wall.
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John Ismay / New York Times:
Cost of Trump's Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More — President Trump's goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate. — A new class of warships that President Trump says will anchor a “golden fleet” …
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Three state attorneys general subpoena Anthony Fauci over Covid guidance — Fauci was subpoenaed as Republicans in Washington seek to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions about the handling of the Covid pandemic. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday …
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Politico, My Florida Legal, Fox News, NewsMax.com, Breitbart, Washington Times, Florida Politics, Blaze Media and The Post Millennial
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves Moderna's mRNA Flu Vaccine — The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry. — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first mRNA flu vaccine, enabling use of a technology that will make it easier …
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
“Gelatinous Blobs”— Elizabeth Warren Slams GOP Senators Over Failure to Check Trump — Democratic Senator: “Outrageous” that Republicans want Blanche — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sharply criticized Senate Republicans over what she described as their unwillingness to use their power …
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Court Watch:
Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional — Five weeks after the Supreme Court struck down so-called geofence searches in its landmark Fourth Amendment decision in Chatrie v. United States, the ramifications for other broad law enforcement investigative techniques are coming into focus.
Washington Post:
TPS for Haitians officially ends, putting thousands out of work and in limbo — A federal judge took the final step in allowing the Trump administration to terminate humanitarian protections for 350,000 Haitians in the United States. — Summary — A federal judge on Wednesday took …
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Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Mayor Says El-Sayed's Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’ — Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put “working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics.” — There are obvious similarities between Mayor Zohran Mamdani …
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Matt Burgess / Wired:
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery — More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta's ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
Leah C. Stokes / The Atlantic:
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think — Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden's bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise. — Joe Biden's signature climate law was not just about climate. The Inflation Reduction Act was also a big bet …
Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
Trump's Economy Speech Veers Into an Extended Riff on Communism — President Donald Trump came to Las Vegas on Wednesday to rally voters on the economy and tax relief. But, after a pivotal week for left-leaning candidates in Michigan and Wisconsin, he couldn't help but turn to communism.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Lawsuit over Missouri's congressional map could throw a wrench into midterms — If the court approves the request for a referendum, it could raise questions about whether Tuesday's primary winners under the new map are the official nominees. — The legal battle over Missouri's new congressional map is heating up.
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