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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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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 …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now Updated with Analysis]  —  By RICK HASEN  —  You can find the ruling at this link.  —  The Supreme Court, with the noted dissents of Justices Alito and Thomas …
New York Times:
With Trump's Plans Blocked, States Work to Restore Trust in Mail Voting  —  President Trump's efforts to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms were thwarted by the Supreme Court, but they have sowed confusion and doubt among some voters.  —  Now that the Supreme Court …
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:   Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Effort to Break Vote-By-Mail Before Midterms
Zachary Basu / Axios:
“I am the Hoax Buster”: Trump's war on AI doomers gets personal … - “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) … - Trump explicitly placed AI doomerism in the same bucket as the Russia investigation, climate change and his impeachments …
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Politico:
Inside John Thune's AI dilemma  —  John Thune has urged Congress to act on artificial intelligence for years.  Now, as concerns about the rapidly advancing technology explode, the Senate majority leader is moving carefully.  —  A former Commerce Committee chair with a long-running interest in tech policy …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Trump says AI doesn't need guardrails, calls growing concerns ‘a hoax’
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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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Republican Candidate Doubles Down on the Racist Post Roiling Texas Politics
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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Josephine Walker / Axios:
DHS employees made potentially illegal searches of voter data: Whistleblower
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
Washington Post:
Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador  —  President Donald Trump has nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Independent and CBS News
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Axios:
McConnell returns to Capitol after 3-month absence  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell voted at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months after being hospitalized in June. … - McConnell arrived in a wheelchair and spoke briefly to reporters, joking that after years of avoiding their questions …
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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.
New York Times:
Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds  —  Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump's economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.  —  With fewer than 50 days until the midterms …
Discussion: The Atlantic, Newsweek and The Hill
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Axios:
Trump's $5,000 checks get chilly Senate GOP reception
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval up from record low, but outlook sours for Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: Semafor and CBS News
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 …
MS NOW:
MS NOW: Trump met with Open A.I. CEO Sam Altman  —  WaPo: Kennedy Center warns of bankruptcy unless Trump's name is added back  —  Slow movement from Congress on reining in A.I.  —  04:16 Now Playing  —  Politico: Some former officials, lawmakers warn U.S. is less able to prevent future terror attacks
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Ashley Gold / Semafor:
AI plays sophisticated defense in a broken Washington
Discussion: The Hill
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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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.
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
Simon Ormiston / Euronews:
NATO ‘committed and ready’ after shooting down drone over Lithuania  —  From the Baltics to Poland, Europe's eastern edge is monitoring Russia's war to prevent it spilling over its own borders.  —  NATO stands “vigilant, committed, and ready,” Lithuania's foreign minister said Tuesday …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
What's at Stake for Putin in Russia's Wartime Election?
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Joey Fox / Politico:
Andy Kim says Congress shouldn't trust AI companies to slow their own development
Discussion: Fox News
Gabby Miller / Politico:
Sen. Kennedy readies AI ‘kill switch’ bill
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russia sanctions bill clears procedural House hurdle
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New York Post:
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks used ‘Bob Dole’ pseudonym to stock up before Butler shooting
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ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
 

 
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Eric Fisher / Front Office Sports:
Nielsen: Netflix's Sept. 10 49ers-Rams NFL game in Australia averaged 18.5M US viewers, matching YouTube's 2025 Brazil game, and 3.2M abroad, vs. YouTube's 1.2M

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