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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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The Guardian, NOTUS and The Gateway Pundit
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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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Los Angeles Times
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Bernie's revolution gets a test run for 2028 in Michigan and Wisconsin
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Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
The Republican Party Is Losing Its Edge With Voters on the Economy — Cost-of-living worries are eroding GOP's image as economic managers, giving Democrats an advantage — Mitchell Brown, a Republican pollster, has noticed something new in the focus groups he runs with voters in battleground states …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP senator calls Max Miller allegations ‘deeply troubling’ — Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Sunday said allegations against GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) are “deeply troubling” and said the lawmaker should ultimately resign if the accusations of abuse raised against him are true. — “I live in Indiana.
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NewsMax.com and NBC News
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Max Rivera / Bloomberg:
More GOP Senators Call For Miller to Quit Over Abuse Allegations
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NewsMax.com
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Max Miller stays in as GOP replacement window closes
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MS NOW and New York Times
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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New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, MS NOW, The Hill and The Post Millennial
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ABC News:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opens up about decision to freeze her eggs
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The Guardian, Fox News, NewsMax.com, New York Post, Washington Examiner 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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CNBC, RedState, The Hill, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, TMZ.com, Jacobin and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Trump picks longtime aide Will Scharf as new top White House lawyer — The White House staff secretary replaces David Warrington, who is leaving for the private sector. — Summary — President Donald Trump has named Will Scharf as the next top White House lawyer, replacing David Warrington …
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Names Close Aide Will Scharf as White House Counsel
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
NIH head quarrels with CBS host over loss in public trust on health issues — Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health, on Sunday appeared to blame a growing number of national health concerns on the media and the Biden administration. — In a sometimes tense interview with CBS' …
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Newsbusters, The Daily Wire and CBS News
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Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Group promoting science urges Kelly to run for president — A liberal group working to elect scientists to public office has a 2028 message for Arizona Sen. — and former astronaut — Mark Kelly: Run, Kelly, run. — Why it matters: 314 Action Fund has raised its profile this cycle …
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 …
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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The Parnas Perspective
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Jones, Cooter Davenport on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84 — After he overcame a drinking problem, he spent seven seasons on the hit CBS show and represented Georgia during two terms in Congress. — Ben Jones, who portrayed the scruffy mechanic Cooter Davenport on all seven seasons …
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.
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, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Middle East Monitor, France 24, Al Jazeera and Toledo Blade
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