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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo — Jon Husted's campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director. — Summary — A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Husted Fires Political Director Over Past Nazi Posts — The former staffer had posted profile photos featuring Nazi officers and wore the attire in a group photo in 2018. — Copy — Sen. Jon Husted fired his campaign's political director Friday after discovering the staffer …
New York Times:
Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure — The contractor said the pool's new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show. — The contractor that renovated …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Reflecting Pool contractor admits faulty repairs, not vandalism, caused damage
New York Times:
Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline — Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. — The world's most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut.
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Gregory Schmidt / New York Times:
Saudis Shut Down Crucial Pipeline After Drone Attack From Iraq — The news briefly pushed the price of oil to $110 a barrel over heightened fears of widening clashes in the Middle East. — A drone attack launched from Iraqi territory led Saudi Arabia to shut down a critical oil pipeline on Friday …
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CNN:
Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim — This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. — Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops — Finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships — Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July …
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Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
Republicans Jump at the Chance to Advertise on Trump's $5,000 Checks — The president proposed a vague plan to distribute payments if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in November. — Copy — Republican incumbents and candidates are already fundraising around President …
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Republicans just opened the floodgates on spending for Ken Paxton
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NBC News:
Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn't rely on taxpayer funds — A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. … President Donald Trump's promised $5,000 “dividend” …
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
How Trump's $5,000 check promise is supposed to work
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Inflation Complicates Trump's Midterms Pitch to Voters — Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president's midterm appeal. — With less than two months until the midterm elections, President Trump commenced a final push …
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New York Times:
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech — President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects. — NEWS ANALYSIS — President Trump has harnessed agencies across …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to White House Before Sept. 11 — The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda. — Tucked at the end of a Sept. 10, 1998, intelligence report sent …
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport — The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. … - That's up 60% from a year earlier.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
The Numbers Don't Lie: Trump's Convention Speech Was a Total Flop … Republicans spent more than $40 million to produce their unprecedented midterm convention—but even that enormous investment couldn't convince the American public to tune in. — Donald Trump spoke at the Dallas event …
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists — Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
Washington Post:
These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November — Democrats hope to retake control of the House, and to use that power to probe Trump's business ventures, legal maneuvers and policies. — Summary — House Democrats are eagerly preparing to wield a power they do not yet have.
Roque Planas / The Guardian:
Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree — Police have arrested Jacques Ratliff and ruled the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, as a homocide — Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune …
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms — The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. — A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting the midterms …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County's Ballot Over Spacing Issue — A Florida county's mail-in ballot envelope design was almost rejected by the U.S. Postal Service for less than two-hundredths of an inch. — Leon County, Florida's mail ballot envelope design placed the words …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing — The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it's appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump's attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies.
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Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships — Anthropic says it disrupted the plot, which was included in its report on adversaries using AI to develop weapons and track dissidents — Iran used American-developed artificial-intelligence models to try …
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Mark Alfred / The Washington Sun:
Sen. Jim Justice Failed to Properly Disclose His Massive Wealth — Sen. Jim Justice failed to properly submit an annual report detailing his billion-dollar personal fortune, blowing past a legal deadline despite requesting and receiving two extensions, The Washington Sun found.
Bloomberg:
Irish Leaders Downplay Tensions as Trump Arrives for Visit — US President Donald Trump arrived in Ireland for a two-day visit, set for meetings with the country's prime minister and president as well as plans to attend the Irish Open at his family's golf resort.
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Markwayne Mullin calls for Americans to reject politicization of DHS on 9/11 anniversary — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin used his address on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to call attention to the importance of the Department of Homeland Security in protecting the nation from terrorists.
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Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Misconduct Inquiry Gives N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill Another Headache — Months after a voter roll fallout, allegations about Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell bring more political trouble for her administration — New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a rising star in the Democratic Party …
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