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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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Hailey Bullis / Washington Examiner:
North Carolina GOP nominee suspended from prediction market for three years
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
George Santos Just Got Hit With Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban
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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’ — Over the weekend, Google announced that it would comply with Donald Trump's executive order directing the official renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” at least for those using Google Maps in the United States.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — Remember “Sharpiegate,” a relatively inconsequential but uncommonly stupid episode from Trump's first term?
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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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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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Max Rego / The Hill:
Duffy announces emergency shutdown of 110 driving schools over English proficiency rule — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday his department is shutting down 110-plus driving schools that gave licenses to drivers who failed English language proficiency (ELP) tests.
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Trump administration shuts down 110 truck-driving schools over English proficiency violations
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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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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’
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Bloomberg:
Trump Strikes Medicaid Drug Price Deals With Nine Pharma Firms — The Trump administration has struck new drug pricing agreements with nine biotech and pharmaceutical companies including UCB SA, Bridgebio Pharma Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Every drug “will be at the …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Deal with Nine Additional Pharmaceutical Manufacturers to Lower Drug Prices for Americans — ADVANCING MOST-FAVORED-NATION (MFN) PRICING: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced nine new agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Europe Protests as U.S. Invites Russian Minister to Finance Meeting — What We're Covering Today — G20 Meeting: The Trump administration's decision to invite Russia's finance minister to a gathering of top global financial officials …
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Politico:
Bernie bites back — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner
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Washington Post:
Vulnerable Republicans are eyeing Trump's war chest. He has other plans. — As Republicans fight to hold Congress, Trump and his allies are spending money and political capital to keep him at the center of the campaign. — Summary — For vulnerable politicians, the safest place …
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
NBC News:
Pro-AI group jumps into the data center fight with new ads aimed at reshaping public opinion — The nonprofit group Build American AI is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to promote its data center agenda. — One of the largest pro-AI groups involved …
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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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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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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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New York Times:
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election — At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest. — In Michigan and Minnesota …
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New York Times:
More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They're Getting Tossed — State officials say they worry about the Postal Service's ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Hides From Iran Failures on an Island of AI Slop — The presidents Truth Social feed is clogged with AI generated hallucinations depicting successes that only exist in his imagination — AI slop continues to deliver insight into the mind of Donal Trump, who has relied increasingly …
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