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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump's Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms  —  A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could ‘derail’ midterms  —  The U.S. Postal Service could “derail” the midterm election if it continues rushing out “untested” technology as part of President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns.
Axios:
USPS whistleblower warns new ballot system could fail
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS  —  Pierre Damas Bel's family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor.  —  Summary
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Jessica Orozco / SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say  —  A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
Politico:
Two House Democrats vote to salvage GOP agenda  —  A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House votes to pass short-term funding bill and prevent a shutdown before the election  —  The legislation, which already passed the Senate, now goes to President Donald Trump to become law, checking off the main item on Congress' to-do list ahead of the midterms.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism bill  —  House Democrats are grumbling that Republicans are setting one last political trap for them before November by attaching language touting their marquee voter ID legislation to a resolution denouncing socialism.
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US says it's hitting targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after month with no military action  —  The U.S. military says it's striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action.  U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that the strikes …
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. carries out new military strikes in Iran
Paul Krugman:
The Plot to Steal Venezuela's Oil  —  A scam that is both vile and deeply stupid  —  The United States has an ugly reputation in Latin America — a reputation that, I'm sorry to say, is mostly well deserved.  Our government has a long track record of supporting dictators …
Discussion: CBS News and Business Insider
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
The secret history of Trump's Venezuelan oil baron
Axios:
Why Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned  —  Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday: the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals.
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The Atlantic:
Dan Driscoll's Parting Shot  —  The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.  —  During a white house meeting last week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the Army under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly …
NBC News:
Hegseth cut more promotions for Army officers
Discussion: Alternet.org
Tampa Bay Times:
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa  —  Yasmany Moreno thought he was being transferred.  Again.The 32-year-old Cuban who traveled between Tampa and Miami for work had already spent more than a year in immigration detention centers across the United States.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
CBS' El-Sayed Scandal … At 8:18 a.m. on Monday morning, CBS News published a post on X that immediately drew an avalanche of criticism: “As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001,” the post said, “Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson helped make JD Vance.  The VP refuses to condemn his antisemitism.  —  Vice President JD Vance put his relationship with Tucker Carlson back in the spotlight this week when he was asked about the right-wing podcaster's history of promoting antisemites at a meeting of Jewish Republicans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Three Takeaways from Vance's Closed-Door Speech to Jewish Republicans
Mickey Djuric / Politico:
‘Stop doing memes’: Carney urges US to drop theatrics  —  Canada's prime minister said talks can resume once the Trump administration ‘starts being serious.’  —  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney still sees a path to a mutually beneficial trade deal with the U.S. — once Washington stops playing games.
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Politico:
Canada grinds Trump's Greer
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump's Lake Ontario order  —  Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting 'we're not changing it'  —  A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake Ontario …
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Frank Kendall / New York Times:
The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump  —  I attended a military retirement ceremony last month at which Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the presiding officer and featured speaker.  It was eerily, even alarmingly normal.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump approval stuck at lowest level of political career: Survey  —  President Trump's approval rating has remained stagnant at the lowest point between his two presidencies, according to a new poll.  —  The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey shows that Trump's approval rating has remained at 33 percent …
Discussion: MS NOW, Reuters, NewsNation and New Republic
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Mullin says DHS could deploy to polling sites for ‘specific’ threats, arrests  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin provided more details Tuesday about the kinds of operations which would see immigration agents enter polling places, as Democrats have worried the Department …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Familiar Media Failure  —  There are only two parties, and only one election; legacy media is once again creating false impressions about the stakes; Democrats once again aren't helping their own cause.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Wherever you fall on the question of whether Abdul El-Sayed …
Marianne LeVine / Wall Street Journal:
An $88,600 Photo With Trump: GOP Hopes to Raise Millions During Convention  —  Republican National Committee plans pair of high-dollar fundraisers during this month's midterm convention in Dallas  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans are planning to raise millions of dollars during the coming GOP midterm convention …
Aliaksandr Kudrytski / Bloomberg:
Zelenskyy Threatens to Shut Air Traffic Over Russia With Drones  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines to avoid Russian airspace as he threatened to respond to Moscow's escalating missile attacks by crowding its skies with drones.  —  “Russian airspace will effectively be closing …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Saul Austerlitz / Liberal Currents:
Bending the Knee at Yale … This spring, I stood in a tent on Yale University's Old Campus, surrounded by classmates marking the occasion of our 25th college reunion.  The tent was full of spouses and bored children and the half-eaten remnants of lunch, and thankfully everyone was wearing name tags …
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
We Found Her: The Most Absurd General-Election Candidate in America  —  It was a close call, but it sure looks like Donald Trump is going to get his East Wing ballroom, at least for now.  Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that construction could continue.
NBC News:
What to watch in Massachusetts: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, JB Pritzker and the myth of Malört.  —  By The Politics Desk … Massachusetts primary puts Democrats' generational divides on display  —  By Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar  —  Today's primaries in Massachusetts …
Margaret MacMillan / New York Times:
A New World Order Is Coming.  We Aren't Ready.  —  When a storm is coming, there will always be signs.  The wind might suddenly drop.  The tide goes out farther than usual.  Streamers of clouds sail across the sky.  —  It's possible to misread or even ignore these signs …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
ippsr.msu.edu:
Institute for Public Policy and Social Research  —  MSU Poll Shows Democrats Lead, Republicans Coalesce Behind Rogers  —  The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University (IPPSR) released the latest iteration of the long-running State of the State Survey.
Discussion: MS NOW
Kevin Harrish / Yahoo News:
Billionaire CEO says charity is a ‘negative’ for the world: 'I'm not going to do that'  —  Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has a net worth of several billion dollars, but don't expect him to donate to charity or do any kind of philanthropy anytime soon.  —  During a recent interview …
Andy Campbell / MS NOW:
Midterm candidates jump on one of Trump's most effective, and controversial, tactics  —  Your favorite influencer could be quietly taking paychecks from politicians in exchange for supportive messages and campaign endorsements on social media.  —  Recent revelations about the working …
Discussion: The Daily Wire and The Independent
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Tim Cook hands over reins of Apple, but remains Trump whisperer  —  Apple's Tim Cook handed over the reins as CEO to John Ternus on Tuesday, but the technology giant won't be losing his political clout and connections to Washington.  —  In his new role as executive chair of Apple's board …
 
 
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Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Convicted MAGA election denier declines job in California amid pressure from Newsom
Discussion: The Hill
Max Rego / NewsNation:
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Put a data center up in Mar-a-Lago’
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DHS posts ‘Citizenship Lists Portal’ to advance Trump's anti-voting order
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What voters really mean when they say the Democrats should “fight” more
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson tells House GOP leaders he met with Elon Musk
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
CNN:
In 2020 forum, James Talarico said Texas oil was ‘not gonna last,’ called capitalism ‘oppressive’
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Why a candidate leading in North Carolina is running like he is behind
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Jacob Weisberg / New Yorker:
George W. Bush's Code of Silence
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