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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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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump rips own Supreme Court picks after justices block mail-in ballot rules: ‘These are not the people I interviewed’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump railed Tuesday against his three nominees to the Supreme Court after each of them voted to block new rules governing mail-in ballots from taking effect ahead of the November midterms.
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail Ballot Ruling — In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices. — President Trump on Tuesday assailed the Supreme Court's decision to block his administration's efforts …
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Reuters:
Trump lashes out at US Supreme Court justices after ballot ruling — President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court justices he appointed after the high court declined to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots before November midterm elections.
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Trump's Truth, Newsweek and New Republic
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Restrictions on Voting by Mail
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump slams his own Supreme Court appointees over mail ballot ruling
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
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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 …
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
250. What We Learned from USPS v. California — By now, you've probably seen the headlines—that the Supreme Court on Monday night denied the Trump administration's application for a stay in U.S. Postal Service v. California, thereby leaving intact district court injunctions that will effectively prevent …
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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Let's Unpack Sam Alito's Unhinged Dissent In the Supreme Court Mail In Voting Case — For Alito and Thomas, there is no greater injustice than Donald Trump not getting what he wants, when he wants it. — For months, President Donald Trump has been coping with his myriad failures …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Bo French's Tweet and the Tempest in Texas — Plus, Trump says there's no need for AI guardrails as long as he is in the White House, and why Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is roiling oil markets — Good morning. Bo French, a candidate for Texas' railroad commissioner …
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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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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance talks midterms, not AI, in House GOP visit — Vice President JD Vance rallied House Republicans in a pre-midterm Capitol Hill visit Tuesday, encouraging members to support each other on the campaign trail and through fundraising. He did not address the topic that has dominated conversations …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason Obama's Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving — Barack Obama has a private warning for Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence, and quick. “I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation …
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The Independent, Bloomberg and Steady
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show — IRS sent 10 agents and three analysts to national effort to police “anti-capitalism” and “extremism on migration, race, and gender” — The FBI has tapped employees from across federal law enforcement to crack down on dissent …
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 …
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Axios, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Newsweek and The Atlantic
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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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Baal out: Top diplomat's worry about pagan god elicits eye rolls — The second-most powerful man at the State Department put the brakes on a U.S. international exhibit featuring a bull statue because he worried it might look like Baal, a pagan god some associate with Satanic child sacrifice.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’ — It's not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just “trying to understand” a recent change in policy regarding bestiality.
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NBC News:
Pentagon watchdog says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall — It's the first public report on the ongoing war started Feb. 28 by the U.S. and Israel. — WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's inspector general released its first report on the war with Iran on Monday …
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Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump's Arctic Adviser — For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the frigid and dynamic far north, from the environment to military security.
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No” — For the time being, let's celebrate that the center of the court did hold, even as dangers remain ahead in both 2026 and 2028. — RICHARD L. HASEN — CULTURE — WHAT IT ALL MEANS — VIEW ALL CULTURE
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Scott Bessent's wobbly house — Politics seems to be messing with the US Treasury secretary's head — “Credibility” is a Washington measure devalued by overuse. The credibility of what the US Treasury secretary says, however, can be gauged minute by minute.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate Over Beef With Local News Anchor — Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers will not attend a debate held by a local television station Tuesday over suspicions that the event's moderator has “bias and favoritism” toward his Democratic opponent …
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Washington Examiner and WJBK-TV
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
House Democrats add three seats to ‘Red to Blue’ target list — Party leaders had previously declined to promote Michigan activist William Lawrence, who has drawn attention for past social media posts. — House Democrats' campaign arm added three battleground candidates to its “Red to Blue” …
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Matt Phillips / Axios:
Trump's postings may still move the needle — President Trump's claim that Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on Russian energy targets coincided with a pullback in oil prices and Treasury yields Monday. … - Russia has long been one of the world's largest exporters of diesel …
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space — Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth's orbit — The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn …
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Republicans pour cold water on Democratic crypto bill counteroffer — Senate Republicans on Tuesday signaled opposition to a Democratic counteroffer on a major cryptocurrency bill, raising the possibility that the legislation could fail on a key floor vote later Tuesday.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
JD Vance will never escape the albatross of the Iran War — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 💡 Subscribe to PN 💡 — Vice President JD Vance would very much like you to know that he has been opposed to the war in Iran from the beginning.
MS NOW:
Carney heads to Europe for high-stakes speech and deeper EU ties as Canada clashes with Trump — Canada will seek an arrangement that would allow Canadians to live and work in Europe without visas. — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe in the middle of a trade war …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Shock Report Says Kushner Raised $5 Billion For His Fund While Negotiating With Iran On Behalf of US — The New Yorker revealed in a bombshell report on Monday that Jared Kushner was simultaneously “raising another five billion dollars” from the Middle East for his investment firm while also engaging in talks with Iran this year.
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Wall Street Journal:
Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here — Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron's Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight — American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure …
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