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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: “We are low keying it” with Iran — President Trump signaled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount — as opposed to ordering a new military offensive — even as the country continues to defy the U.S. … But in an interview with Axios, he did not make any new military threats.
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Thought Opening the Strait of Hormuz Was Imminent. Iran Had Other Plans. — Tehran's new demands for major concessions come days after the White House had signaled a deal to clear commercial passage was within reach — WASHINGTON—For weeks, President Trump had been laying …
Politico:
Trump and the GOP have a new bogeyman — President Donald Trump has a new boogeyman — and as the president might say, he's right out of central casting. — Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's divisive Democratic Senate primary last week enables Trump and Republicans to juice the base …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
What we saw in Wisconsin — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Ali Bianco — Good Sunday morning. This is Irie Sentner, writing from Wisconsin where my colleague Meredith Lee Hill and I have each logged hundreds of miles on the road covering the final days of the Democratic gubernatorial primary here.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs — The Democratic congresswoman, 36, said she made the decision to undergo the fertility procedure to “feel more in control of my life.” — Summary — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) made a public video announcement …
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ABC News:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opens up about decision to freeze her eggs
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The Guardian, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner, New York Post and The Hill
Juhi Doshi / ABC News:
Ocasio-Cortez says a ‘generational tidal wave’ of millennial voters is reshaping the electorate
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
AOC is leaving her 2028 options open
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Max Miller stays in as GOP replacement window closes — Rep. Max Miller appeared to let a crucial Saturday withdrawal cutoff pass in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, effectively closing Republicans' last practical window to replace the embattled incumbent on the November ballot.
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Max Rivera / Bloomberg:
More GOP Senators Call For Miller to Quit Over Abuse Allegations
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags … Guren “Bobby” Zhou, top left, with Zach Witkoff, right, in a private suite at the World Cup final match on July 19 in East Rutherford, N.J.Vincent Alban for The New York Times — During the World Cup soccer final in New Jersey last month …
Politico:
The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it. — Democrats say the Trump administration's new Medicaid work requirements — especially the narrow definition of who can get an exemption for medical reasons — are way too harsh.
Liset Cruz / Politico:
‘Work boots and Subarus’: Local officials say the backlash against Flock cameras is becoming bipartisan — Communities across the U.S. are cutting ties with Flock Safety, one of the country's leading producers of license plate readers and other surveillance systems, over concerns around mass surveillance …
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The Hill
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Obama and El-Sayed Spoke to Discuss Unity After Ugly Michigan Primary — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's call with the former president comes as he tries to win over wary Democrats in Michigan's high-stakes Senate race. — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke by phone with former President Barack Obama on Friday …
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Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
Netanyahu Rejects Trump's Plan to Disarm Hamas — President Trump's Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. — The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point plan backed by the Trump administration aimed …
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CNN, UPI, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, France 24, Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera and Toledo Blade
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump posts examples of alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism amid push for Pirro to revisit decision — President Trump on Saturday posted photos of alleged vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool amid a push for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro to revisit …
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The Independent
Tomas Thor / The Daily Beast:
Melania's Shockingly Light Workload Is Exposed in Audit — WHERE'S FLOTUS? — The Daily Beast has analyzed Melania's diary and found how little she does. — The shocking absence of Melania Trump from public life is laid bare in a Daily Beast analysis of her diary.
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Beth Reinhard / New York Times:
Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism — Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sank his first Senate bid two years ago.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Detroit News
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Names Close Aide Will Scharf as White House Counsel — President Donald Trump named White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf to be the White House's top lawyer. — “It is my Great Honor to announce that, effective September 1, Will Scharf will become Assistant to the President and White House Counsel …
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NewsMax.com, One America News Network and The Gateway Pundit
Mickey Djuric / Politico:
The Canadian Secessionists Who Love Trump … It's July 1, and they're hosting a family-friendly event that looks like a typical Canada Day celebration. Live music, a farmers' market, hamburgers on the grill. Except there isn't a Maple Leaf in sight. — Instead, people have wrapped themselves …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump's Sway — Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department. — The three lame-duck Republican senators …
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