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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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New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, 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.
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 …
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.
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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Paul Krugman:
The Moose That Roared  —  Why Trump will lose his war with Canada  —  Two years ago the idea of a trade war between Canada and the United States would have seemed absurd.  Canada was our closest ally, a nation whose soldiers have fought and died alongside Americans in many wars, up to and including Afghanistan.
Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:
Mark Carney says Canada can't accept US trade deal that would weaken French language  —  Prime minister praised for rejecting US trade proposal as Trump shows little interest in retreating from dispute  —  Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins blasts Trump's Canada tariffs as a ‘mistake’
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Canada Is Right, The USA Cannot Be Trusted
Discussion: Bloomberg and CBS News
Associated Press:   Live updates: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on more Canadian goods as rift with Ottawa deepens
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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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Washington Post ordered to reinstate opinion writer fired over Charlie Kirk posts
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.
Washington Post:
Bessent unveils sweeping campaign of sanctions and pressure against Iran  —  The treasury secretary said Trump is contacting other world leaders to demand support for the “economic asphyxiation” of the Iranian regime but gave no deadline for action.  —  Summary
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Financial Times:
Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran
Associated Press:
Iran's rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Bessent warns Iran's global partners to cut ties or face ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
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 …
Discussion: Mercury News, TMZ.com and The Hill
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New Republic:
Trump's Fury Over Natalie Harp Mess Worsens as Leaks Grow More Damning  —  Donald Trump's handling of the Natalie Harp mess has backfired big-time.  The Atlantic reports that Trump's own anger is why Trumpworld exploded so vehemently after Senator Jon Ossoff highlighted their closeness.
Discussion: twitchy.com and TMZ.com
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
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Reality TV Cabinet Secretary Has No Grasp of Reality
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
We Need To Hear From Jeffries  —  He needs to be drawing redlines, not signaling compromise.  Did he get snookered, or does he really intend to work cooperatively with thieves?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Thursday's mailbag focused heavily on the question of whether congressional Democrats …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Tiago Ventura / Time:
Backlash After Hakeem Jeffries Holds Private Meeting With Jared Kushner Ahead of Midterms
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas thanks Cruz for defending him against ethics complaints  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas praised Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a podcast appearance for publicly defending him against ethics complaints in recent years.  —  “You're one of the people who actually stands up …
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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 …
Discussion: NewsNation and The Guardian
Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment  —  As the sight of armed, uniformed National Guard troops became ubiquitous in Washington, D.C., over the past year, one voice has been notably absent from the public discourse around the deployment: the guard members themselves.
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 …
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.
Dave Zirin / The Nation:
Enes Kanter Freedom's Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women  —  The trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people—and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.  —  Pocket
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Jackson Thompson / Fox News:
Enes Kanter Freedom opens up on confrontation with Natasha Cloud that led to ejection, WNBA pursuit
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Rescission of Syria's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism  —  Today, I authorized the formal rescission of Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST), following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day Congressional notification period.  I have also delisted Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's …
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Trump's oil and gas stocks gained up to $15.5 million amid Iran war, congressional Democrats say … President Donald Trump's oil and gas stock holdings may have gained as much as $15.5 million this year, as energy shares surged amid the Iran war, according to a new report from Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
Discussion: MS NOW
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.
Kadia Goba / NOTUS:
Mike Johnson Finds His Midterms Villain in New York: ‘Communists’  —  BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Speaker Mike Johnson crisscrossed New York and New Jersey last week promoting tax cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act while mostly warning voters: Vote Republican to save us from the communists.
Murtaza Hussain / Drop Site News:
Documents Reveal Trail of Unreported Millions From Israeli Military to U.S. Universities  —  Research funding by Israel's Ministry of Defense and arms manufacturers often fails to appear in national databases intended to track foreign funding.  —  As a reader-funded independent news outlet …
The Moscow Times:
Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Helped the FSB Spy on Kremlin Critics  —  Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has revealed that she was coerced into working as an informant for Russia's FSB security service, saying that she gathered information on anti-war activists and was involved …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Senate Race In Alaska Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like  —  The Democrats' ‘Decoy Dan’ plot to oust Sen. Dan Sullivan would be hilarious if it weren't actually happening.  —  If you want to know what a “rigged” election looks like, look no further than the U.S. Senate primary race still underway in Alaska.
Discussion: New Republic
 
 
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Blanche Must Provide Info on Minneapolis Surveillance, House Oversight Dem Says
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Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for H-1B visas after legal setback
Bloomberg:
Bessent's Murky Deficit Plan Faces Grim Prospects in Congress
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and MS NOW
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
Senate Democrats Demand Public Hearing After Sailors Tried to Jump Overboard on Trump's Forever War Carrier
Discussion: Scripps News, Military.com and NOTUS
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific
Euronews:
Iranian state TV broadcasts video targeting Barron Trump with $10m bounty
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