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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman — Washington — Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary …
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Kathleen Hunter / Axios:
Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP Senate runoff — Sen. Darline Graham, President Trump's endorsed candidate, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to fill the Senate vacancy created by her brother Lindsey Graham's death, per the AP. … - Graham, 62, will be heavily favored against Democrat Annie Andrews in November.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Graham wins GOP nod in South Carolina Senate primary runoff for late brother's seat — Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) is projected to win the South Carolina Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), on the November ballot, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
How does The Times get live election results?
How does The Times get live election results?
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says — A Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated a nationwide injunction by finalizing a rule that would significantly overhaul mail voting if allowed to take effect.
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Judge issues setback to Trump administration plans to restrict mail-in ballots
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost from Initial Court Order
Trump's Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost from Initial Court Order
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Democrats renew bid to block Trump's ‘unlawful’ anti-mail voting order
Democrats renew bid to block Trump's ‘unlawful’ anti-mail voting order
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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 … Dolly Parton in 1975. She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance. Her music confronted privation and loss even as it radiated possibility and hope.Jack Manning/The New York Times
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HuffPost:
Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music, Dead At 80 — Parton was one of country music's most honored performers. — Country music's patron saint Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced in a video posted to her Instagram on Tuesday. — Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946 …
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Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Trump orders flags lowered to honor Dolly Parton
Trump orders flags lowered to honor Dolly Parton
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Politico:
Trump's trade moves add to GOP's midterm anxieties — Republicans were already struggling to defuse simmering voter frustrations over the cost of living ahead of the midterms. Then President Donald Trump rekindled his trade wars. — Trump's latest actions — especially his decision …
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products
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Bloomberg:
Russia's Escalating Hybrid Attacks Put Europeans in a Bind — Russia is expanding its campaign of hybrid attacks against countries that supply weapons and money to Kyiv and has caught Europe without a plan to respond. — From cyber attacks to armed drones and mysterious cases of arson …
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ProPublica:
Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway. — Shortly after taking office last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled the nation's top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during U.S. military operations.
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New York Times:
Hegseth's Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless … A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide — President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.
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Associated Press:
Police arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol — United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex. Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le …
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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed — In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.” — Lawyers for the Trump administration told …
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race — A long-shot candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator will be on the ballot in November. That could be a problem for the G.O.P. — Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who is challenging …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Score Victory in Campaign Finance Court Case — Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates. On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise. — In the obscure yet consequential world …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review — The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. — The Trump administration has submitted to Congress …
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
3 Secret Service officials placed on leave amid misconduct investigation — Three Secret Service officials, including the agency's director of communications, have been placed on leave as an investigation into potential misconduct unfolds, a source familiar with the decision told CNN.
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NBC News:
Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials — The MyPillow founder, who's a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state's GOP gubernatorial primary.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Joe Manchin Pushes for More Independents to Join Congress — The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol. — Frustrated with his fellow Democrats …
Avani Kalra / NOTUS:
How Corporate PAC Money Gets to Democrats Who Swore It Off — In swing-district contests around the country, candidates who took pledges not to take corporate PAC money are still benefiting from it. — Copy — Democratic candidates' call to get money out of politics is a central theme …
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic socialists notch another win in the Oklahoma Senate primary runoff — Nurse N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas has won the Democratic Senate nomination in Oklahoma, NBC News projects, defeating an older and more moderate opponent. — Nurse N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas has won …
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Emily Kennard / NOTUS:
Political Operatives Warn Campaigns: Don't Trust Prediction Markets — Prediction market companies are trying to get their foot in the door as traditional polling falters. — Copy — The slow decline of traditional polling has left politicos, who are always desperate for numbers, in a lurch.
Politico:
‘Dead in the water’: Why Bessent should fear the bond market — Wall Street celebrated when President Donald Trump tapped Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department. Now, the former hedge fund manager is being tested by the markets that catapulted him to power.
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