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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 …
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.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting  —  That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparations for mail voting curbs to proceed.  The justices said it is not a final determination on the order's legality.
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 …
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
Paul Krugman:
Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front  —  So here, according to Trump and his officials, is the state of the war with Iran: Iran has been totally defeated and is desperate for a deal — indeed, Trump has announced that a deal is imminent on at least six distinct occasions.
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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.
The White House:
Operation Economic Outcast: Total Isolation of the Iranian Regime
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Attempt to Strangle Iran's Economy Depends on China's Cooperation
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Prepares to Revoke Up to 200,000 Visas From Asylum Seekers
Discussion: NOTUS and Semafor
Justin Boggs / Scripps News:
Trump proposes renaming Lake Ontario amid US-Canada trade tensions  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid ongoing trade tensions between the United States and Canada.  —  The United States is giving serious consideration to changing …
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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.
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
‘Flunky,’ ‘Loser’: Trump Trades Wild Insults With Canada's Ford
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins blasts Trump's Canada tariffs as a ‘mistake’
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change  —  Budget and meeting documents obtained by The Post show ticket revenue and fundraising plummeted even as leaders publicly touted a financial turnaround.  —  Summary  —  Ticket sales and fundraising collapsed …
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 …
Discussion: NOTUS, ABC News and Political.org
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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.
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 …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from left-wing influencer after comments about American Jews
Dhruv Khullar / New Yorker:
Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?  —  This month, at an Oval Office event resounding with outlandish statements, President Trump signed an executive order called “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans.”  His order cut the number of vaccines …
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.
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Fetterman's Popularity With Republicans Surges as He Angers the Left, Poll Finds  —  Pennsylvania Republicans now view John Fetterman, the state's Democratic senator, more favorably than its sitting G.O.P. senator, a New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll found.
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
J.D. Vance Is Rattling the GOP's Old Guard  —  Vice President JD Vance has attacked several conservative icons in recent weeks, unnerving many in the Republican Party's old guard ahead of the 2028 presidential primary.  —  Last month, Vance criticized British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher …
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