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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with White House ballroom construction — Challengers argued that the president needed Congress' approval to build the ballroom. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to President Donald Trump by allowing him to move forward indefinitely …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: Supreme Court's GOP appointees, on a 5-4 vote, allow Trump's ballroom construction to proceed — Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, for himself and the three Democratic appointees. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs. — ∙ Paid
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court OKs Trump's ballroom construction, but Roberts says project is ‘likely unlawful’
Supreme Court OKs Trump's ballroom construction, but Roberts says project is ‘likely unlawful’
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Zak Hudak / CBS News:
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 commemoration invite scrutiny of past remarks — As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack.
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Embracing blatant Islamophobia, CBS News makes bizarre attempt to tie El-Sayed to 9/11 — CBS News tried to scandalize Abdul El-Sayed's argument about 9/11 and the pandemic. His banal comments aligned with other mainstream commentators — and Trump too. — CBS News published …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’
Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban — Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address — WASHINGTON—Kalshi said on Monday that it would ban former Republican …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Kalshi suspends GOP House candidate for betting on her own race — Laurie Buckhout of North Carolina said she “bet on myself. Literally.” — Summary — Online prediction market Kalshi suspended a Republican House candidate Monday after it found that she was wagering on her own race.
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YouGov:
Do you support or oppose renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America? — All adults — Region — Gender — Politics — Age — Race — Strongly support — 9% — Somewhat support — 10% — Somewhat oppose — 10% — Strongly oppose — 51% — Not sure — 19%
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Trump Personally Bullying Apple to Make It ‘Lake America’
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’ — The president has backed the construction of data centers, but most Americans oppose building them near where they live — WASHINGTON—President Trump warned Monday that communities that don't embrace data centers will …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump says voters who oppose data centers will ‘kill the Golden Goose’
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
“Let data reign”: Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers
“Let data reign”: Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Administration Shuts Down Hundreds of Trucking Schools — The Trump administration is shutting down hundreds of commercial driver training schools as part of a broader federal crackdown on alleged fraud in the trucking industry. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Talarico Sounds Alarm as Texas Plans to Close Dozens of Polling Sites — Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations. — The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Bessent met with Russian counterpart at G20 — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 Monday, a striking sign of the Trump administration's willingness to reopen high-level engagement with Moscow.
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Two words that worry global central bankers the most — Around the world, what were once solid lines dividing the responsibilities of those in charge of fiscal policy and monetary policy are being challenged or redrawn. … - It was a challenge very much on the minds of the central bankers …
Sophia Cai / Politico:
White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up — The White House is renovating one of the most exclusive bowling alleys in America - a favorite rehab target for presidents of both parties that's at least once blown up in the president's face. — On July 28, the General Services Administration …
New York Times:
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. — A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support.
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Associated Press:
DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans — A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.
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CNN:
Exclusive: DHS plans to launch voter fraud investigation surge Tuesday — Election security Federal agencies Donald Trump National security — The Department of Homeland Security is planning a surge in its efforts to investigate voter fraud in select states starting Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN.
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds — The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency's ability to conduct audits. — The amount of money the Internal Revenue Service collected from audits dropped dramatically …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow immediate firing of 29 transgender military service members — The members' case challenging the Pentagon ban goes to trial in January. — Calling it a matter of “exceptional importance,” the Trump administration has filed an urgent appeal …
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty Comes to Springfield — Six months in, the war in Iran is suddenly hot again. The U.S. military said Sunday it had bombarded Iranian troops on Larak Island who were trying to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz, killing several people. Iran responded by firing …
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Politico:
Paxton allies launch $15 million ad campaign — Allies of Texas GOP Senate hopeful Ken Paxton are planning a $15 million ad campaign starting Tuesday, the first major ad buy on behalf of Paxton in his battleground matchup with Democrat James Talarico. — Two new ads from Lone Star Liberty PAC …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump: Reflecting Pool ‘almost completely fixed’ with improvements — President Trump on Sunday said the improvements to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are “almost completely fixed.” — Trump shared a photo of the grass near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall …
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Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far — This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. — For the first few hours of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight over the Atlantic Ocean …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Federal judge delays a mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms — A federal judge on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until after the midterm elections. — Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court …
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Trump says U.S. growth could hit 20%. It's happened only once since WWII … President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. economy could grow at rates as high as 20%, while arguing that even such rapid growth should not prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Some Jewish Republicans bashed JD Vance. Now he'll speak to them in person. — The vice president is set to appear at a Republican Jewish Coalition summit at a time when many prominent donors and activists oppose his potential presidential bid. — Summary
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Hegseth chose loyalty over leadership — and has crippled the military — The Iran quagmire wouldn't have happened under Trump's first-term military leaders. — It was obvious from the start that appointing Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News weekend host — as secretary of defense …
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