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Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin — On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish …
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Ben Protess / New York Times:
Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.'s Lavish Wedding After-Party — The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president's family member. — A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid hundreds …
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Erum Salam / MS NOW:
Trump Jr.'s wedding party was paid for by Putin ally, confirms wife, Bettina
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife says Russian oligarch hosted post-wedding festivities as a “gift”
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife says Russian oligarch hosted post-wedding festivities as a “gift”
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Carlos Nogueras Ramos / The Texas Tribune:
Karl Rove said he'll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French — Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
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Joe Lovinger / Bloomberg:
Texas Republican Slammed for Racist Post About Longhorn Fans — As Texas Longhorns football fans basked in their comeback win over top-ranked Ohio State this weekend, a photograph of gleeful students ignited a fresh round of Republican infighting over immigration and assimilation …
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Media Matters for America:
MAGA media back GOP nominee's racist social media post complaining about nonwhite college students in Texas — Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec defended Bo French's post, saying that “there's nothing wrong with wanting Texas to stay Texas” and “I don't see anything hateful about it”
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New York Times:
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud — Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases. — Investigators may have broken state laws under …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges — Agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department's escalating elections-related probes …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
DHS employees made potentially illegal searches of voter data: Whistleblower
DHS employees made potentially illegal searches of voter data: Whistleblower
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CNN:
Gavin Newsom tells CNN's Jake Tapper he won't run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028 — While fly fishing in Montana, CNN's Jake Tapper asks Governor Gavin Newsom what it would take for him to run for president in 2028. This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Gavin Newsom says he won't run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does — The California governor said there was too much “crossover” between his base and Harris', and that it would be an electoral “gift” for everybody else if they both ran. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom …
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Why Wall Street is blowing off fears of an AI apocalypse — Equity investors largely yawned Monday at warnings about AI wiping out humanity, suggesting traders aren't pricing in an existential threat. … - The S&P 500 posted a 0.5% decline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly.
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump and Huang unite against AI doomers in surprise on-stage call
Trump and Huang unite against AI doomers in surprise on-stage call
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Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic's CEO
Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic's CEO
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NBC News:
DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general's report.
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New York Times:
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says — The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center. — A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades failed …
Ej Dickson / Wired:
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work — Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who've had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she's fighting back.
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
A spreading war threatens Trump and MBS — Energy supplies from Saudi Arabia have been hit just as Europe and the US head into winter — For some months, the conflict between Iran and the US has teetered between war and peace. Efforts to find a diplomatic solution were interspersed with bouts of fighting.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements — “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says — ADD US AS A GOOGLE PREFERRED SOURCE
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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Trump Brushes Off Calls For AI Slowdown, Russian Drone Strike Hits Near Ex-CIA Chief: Live Updates
Trump Brushes Off Calls For AI Slowdown, Russian Drone Strike Hits Near Ex-CIA Chief: Live Updates
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Christopher Mathias / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He's Expected to Join the Florida Legislature. — The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives marched alongside neo-Nazis at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a new Talking Points Memo investigation can reveal.
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Politico:
‘Time to get back to work’: Mitch McConnell returns to Senate — Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate Monday for the first time since he was hospitalized three months ago. — “After two years, two decades, actually, of dodging your questions, I wasn't sure how many of you would be here today …
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NBC News:
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is privately urging other Democrats to vote in favor of advancing a major cryptocurrency bill that the chamber is set to take up on Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions …
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Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote
Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’ — The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” “blah,” “leave me alone,” and button mashing in Flock's ‘reason’ box. — Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department used …
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Kennedy Center leaders say adding Trump's name might be path to financial rescue — The Kennedy Center's board will consider closing its main building for two years — unless President Donald Trump helps rescue the institution from probable bankruptcy, a step he might be unwilling …
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Kennedy Center board to vote on 10 options for restoring Trump's name
Kennedy Center board to vote on 10 options for restoring Trump's name
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines — Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.
Politico:
Prosecutor details ongoing ‘grand conspiracy’ probe into Trump's enemies — Federal prosecutors are still pursuing multiple grand jury investigations into President Donald Trump's perceived enemies — including a “far-reaching” probe into purported violations of Trump's civil rights …
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Raymond Fernández / The Washington Sun:
Democratic Congressional Candidate Defends Resurfaced Explicit Photos — A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat representing Long Island said he is “not embarrassed or ashamed” after explicit photos resurfaced over the weekend. — Chris Gallant, 37, is vying to unseat Rep. Nick LaLota …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
PAC Spending Reveals: Republicans Are Screwed in the Midterms — Polling has taken a beating this year, but you don't need to look at a single poll to get a sense of how the parties are feeling about this midterm election. All you have to do is study where the leading outside campaign groups are spending money.
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Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Trump nominates Wesley Hunt as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Monday, part of a spate of nominations sent to the Senate less than two months before the midterms decides the fate of the GOP's control of the chamber.
UNICORN RIOT:
Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation — Washington D.C. — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization.
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Beshear confronts a Latino revolt — DEEP IN THE HEART: Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands. Quelling it could come down to Texas. — A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives, local and congressional leaders — are pushing the Kentucky Governor …
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Bernie and Bannon unite for “pro-human” AI — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event on Tuesday to push for human-controlled AI. … The nonprofit advocacy group is behind “The Pro-Human AI Declaration,” …
