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New York Times:
Trump's War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point. — From Oregon to Florida, officials are at once reassuring voters that their ballots are safe and encouraging them to use drop boxes or vote in person. — President Trump's legal and rhetorical assault on voting by mail …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions
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Associated Press:
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
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Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS mail voting restrictions
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS mail voting restrictions
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NOTUS, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Reuters
David French / New York Times:
Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking Ball — It is difficult to fathom the damage President Trump is doing to America's national security. He is making our nation more vulnerable than it has been at any time since the cloudiest days of the Cold War. — Trump administration scandals come with such speed …
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New York Times:
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth's Purge — Gen. Christopher T. Donahue's vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career? — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided in early 2025 to spike …
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Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
Energy Secretary says ‘there may not be’ a nuclear agreement with Iran — President Trump said last week he “could not care less” if Iran struck a deal. — Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears on ABC News' “This Week — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that a nuclear agreement with Iran …
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Associated Press:
Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates
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Rena Rowe / Washington Examiner:
US destroys three Iranian tankers after failed Iranian attack on naval ships
US destroys three Iranian tankers after failed Iranian attack on naval ships
Max Rego / The Hill:
Wright: US ‘may not’ reach nuclear agreement with Iran
Wright: US ‘may not’ reach nuclear agreement with Iran
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Iran attacks US ship in Strait of Hormuz
Iran attacks US ship in Strait of Hormuz
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Kurt Knue / WLWT-TV:
Amy Acton attacked at campaign event near Youngstown; multiple people reportedly injured — Amy Acton was reportedly attacked at a campaign event near Youngstown on Sunday. — According to a statement put out by Acton's campaign, an armed individual lunged at Acton while she was at the Canfield Fair …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Armed person confronts Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at event, campaign says
Armed person confronts Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at event, campaign says
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CNN, Politico, UPI, The Post Millennial, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit and National Politics
Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
Amazon cargo plane sends up billowing cloud of smoke after overrunning runway at Miami airport — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles, bursting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky in a crash that shut …
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Julian Quintana / NBC 6 South Florida:
Live Updates: 5 dead, 5 injured after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at MIA, sheriff says — Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital. — What to Know — An Amazon cargo plane crashed after overrunning runway at Miami International Airport
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New York Times:
For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. — The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration's willingness to overlook past transgressions. — In 2023, a young speechwriter …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
After ‘Lake America,’ Trump suggests a new name for the state of New Mexico — The post follows executive orders renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ and the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’ — The White House on Sunday amplified President Donald Trump's call to rebrand New Mexico as …
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Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
‘Oh Hell No!’ Democrats Object to Trump's Suggestion to Rename New Mexico
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David DeTurris / New York Post:
Trump posts map that renames New Mexico ‘New America’
Trump posts map that renames New Mexico ‘New America’
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NewsMax.com
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Democrats have finally figured out their campaign message on data centers — Democrats want voters to see data centers as giant outposts of megacorporations that enjoy undue tax breaks and ill-begotten monstrosities that suck up precious water and hog electricity.
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and The Hill
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: 'We're Losing'
New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: 'We're Losing'
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: Fetterman blasts ‘disgruntled staffers’ and ‘smears’ after report details apathy toward his work — Sen. John Fetterman is lashing out at former aides who accused him of showing indifference toward his work and of routinely skipping constituent meetings, dismissing them as …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's approval rating falls to all-time low in FT poll — Voters' anxiety about economy saps popularity of US president and his Republican Party weeks before midterm elections — Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low, according to a new FT poll that lays bare …
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Terell Wright / Wall Street Journal:
In Trump's Second Term, the MAGA Merchandise Boom Is Going Bust — ‘You get used to good money, and you still want to make it,’ says one Virginia store owner — BOONES MILL, Va.—Donald “Whitey” Taylor made a fortune from sales at Trump Town USA, his store selling Make America Great Again apparel …
Sophia Yan / Telegraph:
Pentagon refuses payout for soldiers who died in Iran conflict 'because it isn't a war' — JD Vance offers support after widow expresses frustration in viral online post — The families of US soldiers who have died in the US-Israeli war against Iran are battling to ensure they receive appropriate pay …
Politico:
Republicans might still lose half the seats they gerrymandered to flip — Republicans' are growing increasingly worried their mid-decade gerrymandering push isn't going to save their House majority. — The norm-breaking plan hatched by the White House last summer to draw new maps to protect …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
RFK Jr.'s Sickening Measles Victory Lap — While Pennsylvania struggles to contain an outbreak, the anti-vax health secretary keeps trying to score political points. — ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. IS CLAIMING vindication in an ongoing controversy about a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania. — He shouldn't be.
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Joe.My.God., WFMZ-TV, The Hill and The Independent
Bloomberg:
German Far Right Scores Best Result Ever in State Election — The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the country's political establishment.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Former Air Force secretary says he 'couldn't serve' in Trump administration — Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III said Sunday he “couldn't serve” in the Trump administration, blasting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership of the Pentagon. — “I've never seen an attempt …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump's Former Fixer, a Tortured Path From ‘Rat’ to Reconciliation — The president has made peace with Michael D. Cohen, his onetime lawyer who turned against him. But contrary to Mr. Trump's claims, Mr. Cohen has not recanted the testimony that helped convict his former boss.

