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Associated Press:
What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting  —  Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.  —  When leaders from the world's …
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Simon Ormiston / Associated Press:
Breaking news.  Iceland votes ‘No’ to reopening EU accession talks, official count confirms  —  Iceland has voted to reject the resumption of European Union accession talks with a record turnout for a referendum that swung back and forth through the night.  —  Iceland's ‘No’ camp …
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK
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David Lawder / Reuters:
US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil  —  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances …
Washington Post:
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations  —  A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.  —  Summary  —  Several U.S. military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Warsh, After Talking Tough on Inflation, Faces a ‘No-Win Situation’ on Rates  —  Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, must soon decide whether to raise interest rates if inflation does not ease, even if it draws President Trump's ire.  —  Kevin M. Warsh cleared a crucial hurdle …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting By Mail  —  A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.  —  Voting by mail would become much more difficult …
Discussion: Fox News and Palm Beach Post
New York Times:
How Trump's Policy Agenda Runs Through One Federal Court, in Texas  —  For years, conservative litigants flocked to Judge Reed O'Connor's district.  Now, North Texas has become a favorite destination of the Justice Department.  —  President Trump's Justice Department had a problem.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Ed Markey Defends Transgender Athletes in Massachusetts Senate Race  —  Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.  —  Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts might …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
These Democrats used to be Republicans — and hope that will help them win midterms  —  In races across the country, former GOP politicians are leaning into their pasts.  —  Summary  —  Democrats have struggled to win over Republican voters in recent elections.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Congress Is Finally Talking About Saving Social Security  —  Discussions on how to stave off automatic benefit cuts accelerated this summer, but concrete action remains elusive  —  WASHINGTON—Social Security's looming insolvency is the country's most foreseeable problem …
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies  —  The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.  —  Four baby goats from a North Carolina …
Discussion: Fox News
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Mike Lindell's bid to recount GOP gubernatorial primary  —  Lindell, a longtime 2020 election denier, previously said he would pay $825,000 to cover a full hand recount of his lost GOP gubernatorial primary in Minnesota.  —  MyPillow founder Mike Lindell …
Discussion: The Hill and MPR News
New York Times:
‘I Made a Mistake’: El-Sayed Apologizes for Comment About Synagogue Attack  —  Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, faced criticism from Jewish Democrats after remarking, “hurt people hurt people.”  —  Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan …
Bloomberg:
Far-Right Party Wins Closely Watched Western Australia Vote  —  The far-right One Nation party has secured its first lower house seat in the state parliament of Western Australia, defeating the ruling Labor Party to win a special election.  —  The election was watched as an indicator …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
David Blair / Telegraph:
Estonia's spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place - revolution could come overnight’  —  In his first interview with a British newspaper, Kaupo Rosin discusses Putin's fractured inner circle and the looming threat against Nato  —  It was, perhaps, the highest praise ever offered …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
CIA director floated Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit during Moscow visit, sources say  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow earlier this week in an effort to end the war …
 
 
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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden's body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not
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Trump Backlash Adds New Risks to the Stocks the Government Owns
Mac William Bishop / Rolling Stone:
No One Knows How to End the War with Iran
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Washington Post:
Trump lauded low prices at Freedom Fuel. A supplier says some gas wasn't paid for.
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