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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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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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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.
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 …
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 — President Donald Trump wants to interfere with mail voting during the upcoming midterm elections, and he's betting the U.S. Supreme Court will let him.
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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 …
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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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Ontario's premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that Ronald Reagan would be “throwing up” over President Donald Trump's trade policies and threatened …
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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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Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:
Mark Carney says Canada can't accept US trade deal that would weaken French language
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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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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
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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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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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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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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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Some of Russia's A.I. Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say
Some of Russia's A.I. Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist — An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk's killing. — A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post …
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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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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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Tiago Ventura / Time:
Backlash After Hakeem Jeffries Holds Private Meeting With Jared Kushner Ahead of Midterms — Tiago Ventura … That dynamic could change if Democrats take control of the House, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority of 218 Republicans to 212 Democrats and one independent.
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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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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 …
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 …
Fox News:
FIRST ON FOX: ICE quietly arrests jaw dropping number of illegal immigrants in massive DC area operation — FIRST ON FOX: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly arrested more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the Washington, D.C., region in what federal sources …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump and Natalie: A F*cked-Up Love Story — The weirdest relationship ever just got weirder. — 1. Munchausen? — The Trump-Harp relationship turns out to be even weirder than we already knew. — Let's jump back to the beginning—the very beginning—with the story Harp used to catch Donald Trump's attention.
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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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Earth is simmering in its hottest water temps on record, and that's bad for fish and us — The European climate service Copernicus says the world's oceans have reached their hottest temperature on record. This increase is driven by a strong El Nino and human-caused climate change.
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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.

