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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling — The Supreme Court's grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it's also not the main event over whether Trump's patently unlawful executive order can take effect. — I apologize in advance for writing a stream …
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Axios:
Supreme Court upholds Trump's order to overhaul mail-in ballots … But the majority wrote that the administration was “likely to suffer irreparable harm” from the freeze. — “This internal directive does not regulate the States' voter registration processes,” the court's order reads.
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New York Times:
Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now — The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump's order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot. — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Jackson slams Supreme Court majority for injecting ‘chaos’ into midterms as voting advocates blast mail ballot ruling — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court's conservative majority of injecting “chaos and uncertainty” into the 2026 midterm elections Monday after the Court lifted …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Supreme Court gives Trump an interim win on his mail voting order, but hurdles loom — The Supreme Court has given President Trump an interim win in his effort to restrict mail-in voting. — But with the start of voting for this fall's midterm elections just weeks away …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
What Monday's Supreme Court election order ruling is and is not — The U.S. Supreme Court's Republican appointees — by way of an unsigned order issued Monday afternoon — blocked states' initial lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's election “integrity” executive order …
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Explainer: The battle over Trump's bid to restrict mail voting hits a pivotal point. Where things stand and what comes next
Explainer: The battle over Trump's bid to restrict mail voting hits a pivotal point. Where things stand and what comes next
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Revoke Visas of Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum — The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves. — The Trump administration plans …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
‘He Has a Lot of Room to Kiss My Ass’: Trump vs. Canada Is Getting Personal — The trade war is escalating and so is the bombast — Good evening. The war of words between the White House and Canada is growing in bombast and bravado, with provocateurs on all sides looking to deliver the latest zinger.
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Ontario's premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen
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Axios:
Escalated U.S.-Canada trade talks threaten fallout
Escalated U.S.-Canada trade talks threaten fallout
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Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
‘Flunky,’ ‘Loser’: Trump Trades Wild Insults With Canada's Ford
‘Flunky,’ ‘Loser’: Trump Trades Wild Insults With Canada's Ford
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Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:
Mark Carney says Canada can't accept US trade deal that would weaken French language
Mark Carney says Canada can't accept US trade deal that would weaken French language
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Reuters:
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions — Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington's pressure campaign.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Attempt to Strangle Iran's Economy Depends on China's Cooperation
The White House:
Operation Economic Outcast: Total Isolation of the Iranian Regime
Operation Economic Outcast: Total Isolation of the Iranian Regime
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Washington Post:
Bessent unveils sweeping campaign of sanctions and pressure against Iran
Bessent unveils sweeping campaign of sanctions and pressure against Iran
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
A MAGA Propaganda Circular Firing Squad — How leaking to a prominent pro-Trump influencer prompted accusations of entrapment and deep-state conspiracy. — PRO-TRUMP INTERNET SLEUTH Jennica Pounds—better known as “Data Republican” to her nearly one million followers on X—made a grim announcement on Friday.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Aligned Group Opens Its Wallet to Boost Darline Graham in South Carolina — MAGA Inc., with a $400 million war chest, is spending on get-out-the-vote efforts as some Republicans see Graham's rival gaining traction — WASHINGTON—A super PAC aligned with President Trump is opening …
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New York Times:
Trump Lays It on the Line for Darline Graham
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
White House Crops Natalie Harp Out of Grand Prix Content — Things seemed a little awkward between Trump, his wife, and his deeply devoted personal aide during Sunday's IndyCar Freedom250 Grand Prix — As we've learned in recent weeks, Natalie Harp rarely leaves the president's side …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Wife of active-duty US Army sergeant is deported — The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant was deported to Honduras on Monday, marking the latest example of the impact of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on relatives of members of the U.S. military.
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Zachary Small / New York Times:
Trump Officials Propose Sale of ‘Woke’ Painting by Kehinde Wiley — The State Department recently removed the painting of Dominicans from a U.S. embassy, noting it was by the artist who made Barack Obama's presidential portrait. — The State Department wants to sell a painting …
CNN:
Trump criticism leads to rare criminal charges for Air Force officer who called for impeachment — Donald Trump Federal agencies US military — A US airman who was arrested twice, once on the steps of the US Capitol while calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker's comments on American Jews — Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed put some distance between himself and his ally, progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, after the latter faced intense criticism for suggesting that American Jewish support …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Darline Graham refuses to say if she would have certified 2020 election results — Lindsey Graham voted to certify the results of the 2020 election. Would his sister? The appointed senator apparently doesn't want to talk about it. — By the evening of Jan. 6, 2021 …
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New York Times:
A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. — An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. — The grave of Tetiana Bubynets, who was killed last month in a drone strike on a gas station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump moves to reshape White House's South Lawn — The president's latest construction project involves changing the lawn's slope to bring it flush with his new helipad. — Summary — President Donald Trump has begun a larger project to redo the White House's lawn, seeking to bring its slope flush with his new helipad.
Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
Rep. Al Green Wants to Impeach Trump — Again — The lame-duck lawmaker labeled ICE and CBP as the president's “paramilitary police forces.” — Copy — Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas is trying to impeach President Donald Trump, even though the lame-duck lawmaker knows he doesn't have the votes.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ signals it will appeal ruling requiring removal of some redactions in Epstein files — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signaled its plans to appeal a ruling requiring the department to unredact various documents from the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang.
