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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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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 …
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan
John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Restrictions on Voting by Mail
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
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
New York Times:
Trump's Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules  —  A federal judge told center officials at a hearing that he would not approve a plan to inscribe President Trump's name on the building.  —  A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Ready to Close the Kennedy Center Because He Can't Put His Name on It
Discussion: Scripps News
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump rips ‘dirty cop’ ex-FBI boss Christopher Wray after new revelations about would-be assassin Thomas Crooks  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump alleged Tuesday that the July 13, 2024, attempt on his life in Butler, Pa., was part of a “Democratic plot” against him.
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New York Post:
Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: France 24
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and WJBK-TV
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News all but ignores report that a Russian oligarch bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding  —  Fox News devoted a grand total of 1 minute of airtime Monday to the bombshell report that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Top House Democrat probes Don Jr.'s wedding party
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Johnson plays down AI warnings: 'You're not all going to be dead in 10 years'  —  Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed fears of civilizational wipeout from artificial intelligence, comparing the recent alarms from inside AI labs to what he characterized as overblown warnings on the political left over climate change.
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 …
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” …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Roll Call
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Kevin Frey / MS NOW:   House Democrats expand the map — and the definition of a Democrat
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 …
Jordan Green / The Commercial Appeal:
Latest approval poll shows Trump underwater in Tennessee for first time … President Donald Trump's approval rating in Tennessee has officially dipped into the negatives, according to recent Civiqs polling.  —  According to Civiqs, an organization that surveys thousands of Americans daily …
Discussion: USA Today
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
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.
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.
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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Reuters:
South Korean workers challenging Trump administration over Georgia raid, CNN reports
Discussion: CNN
Kaivan Shroff / Zeteo:
Ed Sheeran Isn't Staying Out of Politics - He Is Letting a Pro-Israel Billionaire Choose His Politics for Him
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance talks midterms, not AI, in House GOP visit
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
2 US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini
Discussion: The Independent
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Tom Hals / Reuters:
Noncitizens accused of illegal US voting challenge Trump's authority to prosecute them
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Simon Ormiston / Euronews:
NATO ‘committed and ready’ after shooting down drone over Lithuania
 

 
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