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Barak Ravid / Axios:
“That sucker is open”: U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz  —  The Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's most powerful card since the start of the war in late February.  But over the past two months, U.S. officials say the American military has steadily eroded Iran's leverage over the crucial waterway.
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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 …
Filip Timotija / Associated Press:
USS Theodore Roosevelt being deployed to Middle East
Discussion: The Guardian and NewsMax.com
Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Trump Is 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.
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring  —  Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.  —  Two election monitors from the Justice Department tried to interview voters …
Discussion: Townhall and Joe.My.God.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Wyoming GOP Governor Decries ‘Aggressive’ Election Monitoring by Trump DOJ  —  DOJ Election Monitors Cross the Line  —  At least two DOJ election monitors allegedly tried to interview voters and access voting machines in Cheyenne during last week's primary election in violation of Wyoming law, Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
What Darline Graham's Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals  —  Darline Graham, who just sashayed into the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, likes to tell a story about her parents.  They both passed away fairly suddenly—her mother of Hodgkin's lymphoma and her father of a heart attack.
Discussion: The Hill
Jay Willis / Balls & Strikes:
The Trump DOJ Is Running Out of Ways to Humiliate Itself In Public  —  For some time now, I have been tracking the Justice Department's alarmingly rapid transformation from one of the legal profession's most prestigious employers into a clubhouse for semiliterate dunces whose primary qualification …
Discussion: ABC News, Political.org and The Hill
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New York Times:
Judge Says Trump's Name Should Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman: Democratic Party has ‘socialism problem’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’  —  Anti-vaxxers are spreading conspiracy theories after two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania  —  Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people …
Gabby Birenbaum / The Texas Tribune:
John Cornyn is raising money for competitive Senate races — just not in Texas  —  The GOP senator said he plans to use his considerable fundraising prowess to help colleagues in New Hampshire, Michigan, Alaska and elsewhere.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and New York Times
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Fed Chairman Seeks to Calm Concerns About Elevated Inflation  —  In a high-profile speech, Kevin M. Warsh said that the Federal Reserve was chiefly responsible for taming inflation.  If price increases did not return to the central bank's target quickly, “we have work to do,” he said.
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
In closely watched speech, Warsh signals Fed may need to raise rates
Grace Yarrow / Politico:
Trump looks to ease beef processing regulations  —  President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will seek changes to allow farmers and ranchers to slaughter and process their own products in response to calls to loosen the grip of the big companies that dominate U.S. meat processing.
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Courtney Subramanian / Bloomberg:
Trump Announces Plan to Let Ranchers Process Their Own Food
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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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 …
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Manuela Silva / NOTUS:   Uneven Pain at the Pump
Politico:
Hope Florida reemerges as midterm issue with leaked grand jury report  —  JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Democrats are using a leaked grand jury report on Hope Florida as a fresh line of attack against Sunshine State GOP incumbents, seizing on findings that Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration …
Associated Press:
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back  —  Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press …
Discussion: Military.com
Politico:
Trump's Cabinet is fanning out to help juice the base.  It's not going as planned. … President Donald Trump is fanning out his Cabinet across the country to sell his accomplishments and shore up key constituencies ahead of the midterms.  —  It isn't quite working out that way.
Public Notice:
Are voters finally realizing GOP presidents are disasters?  —  Michael Tomasky makes the case that they are.  —  ∙ Paid  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  “Trusting the Republicans more on the economy at this point …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Democrats Want Fighters.  A Former Republican Has Ideas.  —  Even longtime political professionals are still muddling through the Trump era.  They are trying to make sense of what voters want, how politicians communicate and how the parties are evolving.  —  A former Republican strategist …
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms  —  The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.  —  The reporters analyzed tens of thousands of financial transactions, researched political networks and examined …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
GOP convention will battle NFL openers for attention  —  Republicans will have some stiff competition for eyeballs when they hold their first-ever midterm convention next month in Dallas — the NFL, American television's undisputed champion of ratings.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and Fox News
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 …
Rick Maese / Washington Post:
Trees are coming down by the dozen as Trump's D.C. golf makeover nears  —  The president's promised overhaul of the East Potomac course has not officially begun, but tree removal has already been taking place for weeks.  —  Summary  —  Across East Potomac Golf Links …
Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
For Once, a New York Jet Is Destined to Win Something  —  A House race in Arizona pits Jay Feely, a former Jets kicker, against Amish Shah, a former sideline doctor for the team.  Jets fans in the district say it's a welcome distraction from all the losing.  —  “All right, I've had enough!”
Wall Street Journal:
Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight  —  Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the building backlash  —  Much of the public outcry over data-center construction has centered on electricity costs, water consumption and noise.
Discussion: Blaze Media
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump undermines his own stance on Iran, gives Russia and China a pass on Tehran aid  —  On foreign assistance to Iran, the American president drew a red line last week.  This week, he signaled weakness toward countries that cross that line.  —  It was just last week when Donald Trump published …
Jackie Llanos / NOTUS:
U.S. Military Uses New Laser Technology to Down ‘Cartel-Linked’ Drones  —  The U.S. military shot down three drones with a laser this week on the southern border, saying the autonomous aircraft were linked to cartels.  —  The operation, which took place Tuesday to Wednesday …
Ted Hesson / Washington Post:
White South Africans could get $4,500 in aid if they come to U.S. as refugees  —  The assistance, which helps pay for basic needs such as housing and food, would nearly double under a new policy.  —  White South Africans who come to the United States as refugees could get up to $4,500 per person …
New York Post:
CNN uses pic of Dolly Parton Vegas impersonator during tribute, apologizes to icon's family for blunder  —  CNN was forced to apologize to Dolly Parton's family for mistakenly using a photo of a Las Vegas impersonator of the country music legend while reporting on her death.
 
 
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Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Harald V, Norway's King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89
Daria Zakharova / Politico:
Belgium summons US ambassador again over jibe at health minister
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Doug Schoen / Fox News:
Why Democrats cannot break free from the far left's transgender demands
Kris Van Cleave / CBS News:
Trump's Marine One helicopter has trouble communicating with air traffic control for second time this month
Perla Trevizo / ProPublica:
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Election Deniers Could Soon Control Elections in Three Swing States
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Talks Sputter as Trump Spurns a Return to His June Deal
Discussion: CNBC and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate America Cut Big Checks to Trump. Now CEOs Fear Subpoenas Are Coming.
Michelle R Smith / The Guardian:
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
 

 
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