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Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America — President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America. — The order, which Trump signed Thursday …
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Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America — EXECUTIVE ORDER 14420 — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose and Policy.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Dems plan bill to counter Trump's “Lake America” order
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Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
Trump Orders Americans to Call Lake Ontario Lake America
Trump Orders Americans to Call Lake Ontario Lake America
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Stepheny Price / Fox News:
Trump floats renaming the Atlantic and Pacific oceans after rebranding historic lake
Trump floats renaming the Atlantic and Pacific oceans after rebranding historic lake
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Vermont's GOP governor: Trump's Lake Ontario order ‘petty and disappointing’
Vermont's GOP governor: Trump's Lake Ontario order ‘petty and disappointing’
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Kate Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Trump Taps Ben Moss to Be Next White House Staff Secretary
Trump Taps Ben Moss to Be Next White House Staff Secretary
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed — A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting. — The move stalled the directive for a second …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Judge blocks Trump's Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots
Judge blocks Trump's Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots
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Landon Mion / Fox News:
Federal judge again blocks Trump's mail ballot order just before midterms
Federal judge again blocks Trump's mail ballot order just before midterms
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Federal judge blocks Trump's anti-mail voting order again, citing risk to states and voters
Federal judge blocks Trump's anti-mail voting order again, citing risk to states and voters
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections
Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump promised a short Iran war. Six months later, he has few good options. — Iran's regime has endured, Trump's standing at home has fallen, Hormuz remains largely closed and U.S. weapons stocks are depleted. — Summary — The day after President Donald Trump launched the war in Iran on Feb. 28 …
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Warren P. Strobel / Washington Post:
Putin sees U.S. as weakened by Iran war, intelligence reports say — The classified assessment of the Kremlin's thinking preceded CIA Director John Ratcliffe's secret trip to Moscow this week. — Summary — CIA Director John Ratcliffe's mysterious trip to Moscow this week was preceded …
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Filip Timotija / Associated Press:
USS Theodore Roosevelt being deployed to Middle East
USS Theodore Roosevelt being deployed to Middle East
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump's Helicopter — A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. — Construction at the White House …
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Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Trump Administration's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules — The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote. — The Trump administration acted illegally when it labeled …
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Wyoming's Republican governor raises concerns over ‘aggressive’ DOJ election monitors — Gov. Mark Gordon said the behavior of Justice Department officials who observed the state's primary elections last week was “irregular.” — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon expressed concern Wednesday …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Spencer Cox's Crusade … On august 9, 2023, Utah's governor, Spencer Cox, found himself sitting across from Joe Biden in an armored presidential limousine as it idled in downtown Salt Lake City. Working up the nerve to pitch a far-fetched idea, he cleared his throat.
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
Fired Journalists at Independent Military Publication Sue Pentagon — Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination. — Three journalists at the federally funded but independent Stars …
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Julianne McShane / MS NOW:
Stars and Stripes journalists sue Defense Department over attempted firings
Stars and Stripes journalists sue Defense Department over attempted firings
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NBC News:
Judge hits DOJ lawyers with barrage of questions about Kennedy Center renovation and Trump renaming — Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing this week that keeping Trump's name off the performance center could lead to the building's demolition.
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Vjosa Isai / New York Times:
Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities — A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. — Twenty-one universities in Canada announced on Thursday the hiring of dozens …
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero — President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial's organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.
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Michelle R Smith / The Guardian:
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report — Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year — A senior Democratic senator is calling for a criminal investigation into the US health secretary …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Trump's Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action — The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed. — It used to be that a new report of budgetary red ink …
Brad Jennings / Axios:
Where Trump's tariffs hit hardest — States bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, from California's $62.8 billion share to Wyoming's $107 million. — Why it matters: Local industries dictate how and how hard communities have been hit …
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New York Times:
Clashes Cloud Shawn Fain's Re-election Bid at U.A.W. … Shawn Fain, the United Automobile Workers president, embarked on a re-election bid this year with much to brag about. — He had secured substantial contracts with top automakers, organized Volkswagen workers in Tennessee, and expanded the union's ranks and political clout.
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Trump's Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer — For more than a year, the National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer.
Wall Street Journal:
El-Sayed Tries to Sell Himself as Mainstream to Michigan Voters — The outspoken progressive is seeking to temper some of the heat he delivered in the primary as he pivots to a general election and tries to court his skeptics — Abdul El-Sayed's latest ads showcase his Michigan roots …
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Andrew Van Dam / NOTUS:
Gas Prices Are High. Trump's Supporters Are Feeling The Most Pain. — Gas at the pump costs 40% more than it did before the Iran war began in February, according to the Energy Information Administration. And whether you're a die-hard Democrat or red-blooded Republican or somewhere in between …
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate America Cut Big Checks to Trump. Now CEOs Fear Subpoenas Are Coming. — Tech firms are courting Democrats and hiring advisers to prepare for potential investigations if Republicans lose control of the House — Some U.S. companies with close ties to President Trump are taking steps …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's MAGA Inc. to host first public event in battleground Michigan — President Donald Trump's $400-million super PAC is taking its first steps into the general election: hosting a public event in battleground Michigan, headlined by Vice President JD Vance.
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