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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Who is Natalie Harp?  Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight  —  The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.  —  Natalie Harp, a relatively little-known White House aide, has been thrust into the public eye this month …
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CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him  —  Natalie Harp wouldn't take no for an answer.  —  It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  Until now, Natalie Harp was known only to Washington insiders and people weird enough to read insidery books about the administration.
New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Democratic State Representative Scores Upset Win in Florida Senate Primary  —  The underdog faces another uphill battle this November against a Republican incumbent heavily favored to win.  —  State Representative Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, a progressive firebrand who ran a long-shot underdog campaign …
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New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Democratic Socialist Scores Florida Upset as Contests Are Held in 4 States
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Byron Donalds set for November faceoff with Democrat David Jolly for Florida governor
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Cory Mills loses his Florida primary amid investigations  —  Mills lost to Republican Ryan Elijah, NBC News projects, while facing House Ethics Committee and Department of Justice investigations.  Mills has denied wrongdoing.  —  Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida …
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump-endorsed Mills loses primary in Florida amid House Ethics probe
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Embattled incumbent Cory Mills ousted in Florida primary
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Peltola and Sullivan Advance in Crucial Alaska Senate Contest  —  The Democratic former congresswoman and the incumbent Republican senator will face off in November.  Whether a potential spoiler candidate with the same name as the senator qualifies alongside them has not been determined.
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Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Florida, Alaska and Wyoming primary election live updates: What to watch as voters head to the polls
Politico:
Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to dodging federal public records laws  —  David Morens, a longtime aide to former top government infectious disease official Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to evade federal public record laws in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants.
Discussion: Washington Post, CBS News and The Hill
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Kevin Nash / US Department of Justice:
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland  —  Greenbelt, Maryland - A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) …
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’  —  Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds …
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Associated Press:
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial  —  Minnesota's attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying …
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Minnesota Sues Texas Governor Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says  —  A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism …
US Department of Justice:
17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities  —  For Immediate Release  —  Mabna Institute Hackers Attacked Systems Belonging to Hundreds of Universities, Companies, and Other Victims to Steal Research …
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A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
DOJ unseals new charges against 17 hackers in Iran-backed campaign
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pushes for Kim Jong Un Meeting This Year  —  The president attempted nuclear diplomacy with the autocrat during his first term.  North Korea's program has only grown stronger since then.  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is pushing aides for a meeting as soon as this fall …
Discussion: The Korea Herald
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to different countries in Central America despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, RedState and Blaze Media
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content  —  The politician behind Texas' conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system.  Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
Reuters:
US sanctions International Criminal Court president, Treasury Department website shows  —  The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who is president of the International Criminal Court, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
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New York Times:
Trump's Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week  —  Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.  —  With the fate of his ballroom tied up in court, President Trump is racing against the clock.
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump postpones 50% tariffs on Canadian goods  —  President Trump said Tuesday night he is pausing for three days 50% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods that were set to take effect early Wednesday. … Trump wrote on Truth Social.  — “The great Keystone XL Pipeline …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty Was Fine Until It Became Personal  —  Another Trump supporter is outraged after getting what he voted for. … Join  —  1. Shameful.  Joyous.  —  What is it we say about bad things happening to bad people?  —  Meet Brent Jindra, a California tech salesman who voted …
Svetlana Shkolnikova / Stars & Stripes:
Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement  —  Max D. Lederer Jr., the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a three-decade career at the organization amid Pentagon efforts to expand oversight over its operations and content.
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Reuters:
Eight Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase, no casualties, state TV reports  —  Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey …
Olivia Patel / NBC News:
Darline Graham defends her resume in South Carolina debate after saying ‘national security is not my thing’  —  The appointed senator and her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman, traded criticism a week ahead of the Aug. 25 primary runoff following Lindsey Graham's death.
Washington Post:
Trump revives unverified claims of noncitizen voting in 2020  —  The president pointed to data that he said shows 24,000 illegal votes cast in 2020, a tiny fraction of the total vote that year.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday re-upped his long-standing false claims …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests  —  The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan …
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports.  Here's where levels are highest  —  (NEXSTAR) - Don't be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks.  COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S.
 
 
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where's the Accountability?
NBC News:
Trump appears to repeatedly contradict his own top advisers on the Iran war
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 

 
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Ina Fried / Axios:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Apple:
Apple unveils new EU business terms from October 1, resolving disputes with the EU, including a new 5% Core Technology Commission and App Store commission tiers
 
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