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Washington Post:
CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey — CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight. — Summary — U.S. intelligence officials were skeptical of an Iranian assassination threat …
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Close aides, but no Cabinet officials, joined Trump in airport catering truck — The president was accompanied by the White House deputy chief of staff, his executive assistant and the director of Oval Office operations, according to a U.S. official. — Summary
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New York Magazine and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Chooses Blonde Aide Over Stephen Miller in Escape Plot
Trump Chooses Blonde Aide Over Stephen Miller in Escape Plot
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New Republic, CBS News and Daily Mail
Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
The Five Scandals Within the “Air Force One” Scandal
The Five Scandals Within the “Air Force One” Scandal
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Daily Mail, Adam Kinzinger, Fox News, MS NOW, ABC News and NewsMax.com
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey?
Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey?
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Megyn Kelly, Newsbusters, The Independent and MS NOW
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Several close personal aides joined Trump on his secret flight from Turkey, source says
Several close personal aides joined Trump on his secret flight from Turkey, source says
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Natalie Oliverio / Military Times:
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say — Annabelle Loma has spoken with her husband only a few times since he attempted to jump overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during his current deployment.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment - reports — Aircraft carrier's crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land — Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying …
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MeidasTouch, MS NOW, New York Sun and 19FortyFive
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Navy meets with USS Abraham Lincoln families over mental health worries
Navy meets with USS Abraham Lincoln families over mental health worries
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New York Times:
How the Polls Got it So Wrong in Wisconsin — Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened? — For months, polls indicated that Francesca Hong …
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Wall Street Journal:
Midwesterners Show the Limits of the Far-Left
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New York Times, Washington Times, Prism, Deseret News, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, HuffPost and National Review
New York Times:
A Stunning Upset in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left
A Stunning Upset in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Why polling primary elections is so hard
Why polling primary elections is so hard
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Slate, NBC News, Politico, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, American Prospect and Breitbart
Max Rego / The Hill:
Treasury Department repeals Biden-era reporting requirement for US businesses — The Treasury Department on Tuesday officially repealed a requirement for American companies and individuals to report beneficial ownership information to its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN.
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Zach Everson / Public Citizen:
Meet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission — Introduction — On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new attorneys and staff members in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division …
CNN:
Exclusive: Former employee at Southern Poverty Law Center arrested on fraud charges — A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of White supremacist groups, one of whom she was allegedly living …
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Politico:
Republicans fear Hegseth's Democrat brushoff could backfire — The Pentagon is shutting congressional Democrats out of classified briefings — and even Republicans are shocked by the brazen partisanship. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trekked to Capitol Hill at least twice in recent weeks …
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Leavitt to depart the White House — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role at the end of August, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. — The president, in a post on Truth Social, said Leavitt is departing to spend more time with her family, but will remain one of his …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Karoline Leavitt, Trump's Press Secretary, to Depart White House
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Jonathan Reiner / New York Times:
I Was Dick Cheney's Cardiologist. Trump Has Not Looked Well, and We Should Know Why. — Dick Cheney's heart problems were never a national secret. — I was Mr. Cheney's cardiologist for 27 years, including his two terms as vice president. During his time in the White House …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Rep. John Larson, a Longtime Lawmaker, Loses a Primary in Connecticut — In an upset, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, won the Democratic nomination, capitalizing on calls for generational change. — Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, defeated Representative John Larson …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment — Randall Lane, the magazine's chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers. — The top editor of Forbes was fired …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US … No one seems to have a solid strategy to win the war in Iran. — The situation is reminiscent of the darkest days of the Iraq war, in the mid-2000s, when the U.S. seemed unable to pull that country back from insurgency and civil war.
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Washington Times, The Independent, Associated Press and Bloomberg
Madaleine Rubin / New York Times:
ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Pleads Guilty — The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration's crackdown there. — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty …
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Chicago Sun Times
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control. Few Ships Are Listening. — With limited bursts of firepower, Iran is able to make the waterway too risky to cross — President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz. The reality on the water tells a different story.
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Council on Foreign Relations, NewsMax.com and Washington Examiner
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts — Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president's official capacity — Donald Trump has been sued after a subscription service charging up to $100,000 a month …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump sued over Truth Social advance access sale
Trump sued over Truth Social advance access sale
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Robinson's Defense Team: Shooter ‘Hit the Intended Target’ — It has been clear for quite a while now that Tyler Robinson's defense team is really only trying to do one thing: Get the death penalty off the table. They have delayed the trial, tried to have the prosecutors removed from the case …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
ICE to spend up to $20M on electric shock gloves — Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin using electric shock gloves designed to cause pain and disrupt a person's ability to react. … - The Associated Press was first to report the plan. — The CTG-5 Generated Low Output …
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Has Discussed Creating a Board to Ensure CNN's Independence — Talks about an oversight committee began before a lawsuit to block the Warner deal was filed — Paramount in recent months has discussed creating an editorial board for CNN and other safeguards to ease concerns …
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Ramona Shelburne / ESPN:
Sources: Josh Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Lakers for $12.5B — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN. — The businessmen were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but in a stunning turn …
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Politico:
Kansas town settles reporter's suit over raid on newspaper offices — TOPEKA, Kansas — A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper's offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Should the M.M.R. Vaccine Be Split Into Three Separate Shots? — President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot. — President Trump issued an executive order …
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Axios:
Why House Dems may go easy on one of GOP's most vulnerable members — Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-N.Y.) fight to hold on to a key battleground seat is getting a behind-the-scenes assist — for now, at least — from an unlikely group: House Democrats. … - “If you're going to have a Republican …
Alexei Koseff / Washington Post:
Rep. Max Miller's ex-wife sues after sensitive image of child was publicly shared — The Ohio Republican had released documents through a publicly accessible Dropbox account this month, seeking to fend off allegations of domestic abuse. — Summary — Rep. Max Miller's ex-wife filed …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and TMZ.com
Wall Street Journal:
Red States Are Racing to Roll Back Property Taxes — After years of surging home prices, Republican-led states like Wyoming are pushing to provide relief to frustrated homeowners — Voters in several states are about to have a chance to rein in surging property tax bills.


