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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
Trump Jr.'s wedding party was paid for by Putin ally, confirms wife, Bettina
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan — The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to force states to take part in a new system to control the delivery of mail-in ballots in the looming midterm elections. — In a ruling Monday, the justices left in place …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to lift block on U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballots rule … The Supreme Court on Monday night rejected a request by the Trump administration to lift a judicial block on a controversial U.S. Postal Service rule that critics feared would make it more difficult …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Restrictions on Voting by Mail — The ruling is a major loss for the Trump administration, which wanted to dramatically change how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections. — Here's the latest. — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked …
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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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NBC News:
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence — The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June after a fall. “Time to get back to work to finish the job for this Congress,” he said to reporters Monday. — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Senate on Monday after a more than three-month absence.
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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.
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump and Huang unite against AI doomers in surprise on-stage call — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a surprise call from President Trump onstage at the All-In Summit Monday in Los Angeles, where the two dismissed fears of an AI takeover. … - Huang put the president on speaker so the crowd could hear the conversation.
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Why Wall Street is blowing off fears of an AI apocalypse
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs
Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs
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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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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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Vivian Nereim / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Being Rebuffed by Trump
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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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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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Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote … Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren will rip the cryptocurrency market structure bill known as the Clarity Act in a Monday night speech, as the Senate prepares for an all-important preliminary vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon.
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill
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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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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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.
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.
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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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.
New York Post:
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks used ‘Bob Dole’ pseudonym to stock up before Butler shooting — WASHINGTON — Wannabe presidential assassin Thomas Crooks used a pseudonym to conceal his purchase history and obsessed about keeping his digital footprint to a minimum, according to federal records seen by The Post.
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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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda — Critics say segment about airman's rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump's unpopular war — A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran …
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Cristina Stassis / Military Times:
US Air Force secretary reveals deployment of on-orbit space control weapons — The U.S. Department of the Air Force deployed on-orbit space control weapons in an effort to meet evolving threats from adversaries and boost space capabilities. — Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced Monday …
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