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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump targets birth tourism and citizenship in new executive orders … - Children born of foreign diplomatic staff working on behalf of another government while in the U.S. The 14th Amendment doesn't confer automatic citizenship on ambassadors' families, and this order would expand …
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
After Supreme Court loss, Trump again targets birthright citizenship with new orders — 7 min Click here to listen to this article … - President Trump signed new executive orders to crack down on so-called birth tourism and restrict which children of immigrants qualify for U.S. citizenship.
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The White House:
Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. The privilege of United States citizenship remains a priceless and profound gift.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump rolls out orders intended to narrow birthright citizenship and target ‘birth tourism’
Washington Post:
Trump tries new tack against birthright citizenship after Supreme Court snub
Trump tries new tack against birthright citizenship after Supreme Court snub
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The Guardian
The Hill:
Trump orders limits on birthright citizenship, targets ‘birth tourism’
Trump orders limits on birthright citizenship, targets ‘birth tourism’
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The White House, UPI, Agence France-Presse, The Gateway Pundit and The Preamble
Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship
Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship
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American Greatness, twitchy.com and News Talk 105.9
Politico:
Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Blanche, endangering his confirmation — Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination is on the brink after Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Friday that she would oppose confirming him. The Alaska Republican said in a statement that she did not believe Blanche …
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Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Vows to Keep Blanche Acting AG If Confirmation Fails — President Donald Trump said he would keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if his confirmation fails in the Senate as Blanche's path to staying as the head of the Department of Justice narrowed with another Republican defection.
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Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'll Start Spending Campaign Cash on Midterms — President Donald Trump said he would open the purse strings on the massive amount of campaign cash he controls to support Republican candidates in November's midterm elections. — Asked if he was planning on dipping into his political operation …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune sets up votes on sanctions and nominees as final summer sprint takes shape
Susan Rinkunas / Balls and Strikes:
Susan Collins Reminds Maine Voters Just How Easily Brett Kavanaugh Duped Her
Susan Collins Reminds Maine Voters Just How Easily Brett Kavanaugh Duped Her
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Salon
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature — Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses. — For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence …
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Axios:
Why Max Miller is staying in (for now) — Denounced on social media and by fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. Max Miller is telling allies he's not quitting for a simple reason: It would be tantamount to admitting he beat his ex-wife and their child, which he denies.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Senate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff Nuke — A bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it. — DONALD TRUMP HAS SPENT the past year and a half bending every obscure trade law until it snapped, alienating global allies and jacking up costs for Americans.
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Nicholas Grossman / MS NOW:
Iran's Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender — Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again. — Iran and Oman are reportedly finalizing a deal to control the Strait of Hormuz …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Orders Leak Probe After Venting About Media Coverage of Munitions Stockpile — Move follows weeks of headlines describing depleted munitions levels — WASHINGTON—President Trump has ordered new investigations into the disclosures of the Pentagon's munitions stockpile …
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The Atlantic:
How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage
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Olivia Diaz / New York Times:
McConnell Announces Discharge From Rehabilitation Center — The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home. — Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, said on Thursday …
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Stevens says of El-Sayed: “Differences were aired out” and “we did the unity deal” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan said Thursday she's moving on from the contentious Senate primary, which she lost to Abdul El-Sayed, saying their “differences were aired out.”
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Can Abdul El-Sayed Unify Michigan Democrats Ahead of the General Election?
Can Abdul El-Sayed Unify Michigan Democrats Ahead of the General Election?
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Townhall, New York Sun and The Forward
Politico:
Jeanine Pirro berated Doug Burgum. But Interior staffers have been angry at him for months. — Interior Department staffers were optimistic after Doug Burgum was confirmed to lead the agency in 2025, believing he had strong executive experience as governor of energy-rich North Dakota who led successful tech startups and businesses.
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emptywheel and E&E News
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP plans socialism telethon at midterm convention — Republicans plan to use their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas next month to mount a sweeping, made-for-prime-time case that Democrats have become captive to their activist left, Axios has learned.
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Wide World of News and New York Times
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee — Ogles lost despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement, NBC News projects. Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee. — Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Former Olympian's Felony Charge in Reflecting Pool Case — The move ends the criminal case for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, after prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration's claims of vandalism were false. — A judge in Washington dismissed …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge formally dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian
Judge formally dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and Courthouse News Service
Paul Krugman:
Lying Liars Lie to Each Other Too — There is no longer a presumption of regularity — Lately Donald Trump has been raging against several of his own appointees. He has publicly raged against the attorney for DC Jeannine Pirro, for admitting that the failure of the Reflecting Pool was due …
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Reason and Washington Post
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency's ‘best interests,’ policy says — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public …
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Associated Press:
Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoring — A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation. The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport.



