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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 …
Discussion: NOTUS, CBS News and Washington Post
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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 …
Washington Post:
Supreme Court clears way for White House ballroom construction to continue  —  The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.  —  Summary  —  The Supreme Court …
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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
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
Discussion: Associated Press
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Kalshi bans George Santos for life after he secretly bet on himself
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%
Discussion: Daily Kos, MacRumors and The Guardian
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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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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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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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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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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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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NBC News:
Trump voters express rare frustration with the president: ‘He went against some of his promises’
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 …
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 …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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.
Discussion: RedState, IJR News and The Independent
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.
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, CNN and The Daily Caller
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 …
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 …
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Alaska Democrats back independent Bill Hill in statewide House race  —  Hill, a fisherman, has the most realistic chance of unseating Rep. Nick Begich (R), the state Democratic Party chair said.  A formal position has yet to be decided.  —  The Alaska Democratic Party is encouraging …
Dan Morse / Washington Post:
Airman's ‘contemptuous’ words for Trump lead to high-stakes military charges  —  Air Force Maj. Jason Watson's case illustrates the high standards that military officers are held to when it comes to criticizing the president and other officials.  —  Summary
Discussion: Reason and Alternet.org
 
 
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