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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 …
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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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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Supreme Court strikes down USPS mail-in voting rule
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Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
Alito, Thomas stand by Trump mail voting rule the rest of Supreme Court rejected
Alito, Thomas stand by Trump mail voting rule the rest of Supreme Court rejected
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
Trump's Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss
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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
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Republican Candidate Doubles Down on the Racist Post Roiling Texas Politics
Republican Candidate Doubles Down on the Racist Post Roiling Texas Politics
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Johnson teases White House meeting with AI executives ‘soon’ — Speaker Mike Johnson said a meeting at the White House with executives for major artificial intelligence companies could happen as early as the end of this week or early next week, with pressure growing on Congress to set guardrails around the expanding technology.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
House Republicans must decide whether they want to pass Trump's AI loyalty test
House Republicans must decide whether they want to pass Trump's AI loyalty test
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries: Congress must act ‘immediately’ to rein in AI
Hakeem Jeffries: Congress must act ‘immediately’ to rein in AI
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Axios:
Thune sees role for Congress on AI — Trump does not
Thune sees role for Congress on AI — Trump does not
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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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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 — Department of Homeland Security employees were instructed to access state voter databases in ways a whistleblower alleges violate state law, according to a new report. … - Employees have been asked …
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Vivian Nereim / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Being Rebuffed by Trump — The kingdom is in a state of strategic shock after coming under attack from an emboldened Iran and failing to win more U.S. military support, analysts say. — 1.1k — Saudi Arabia has increasingly found itself caught …
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Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Trump nominates Wesley Hunt as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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Washington Post:
Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador
Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
A spreading war threatens Trump and MBS
A spreading war threatens Trump and MBS
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ProPublica:
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
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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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McConnell returns to Capitol after 3-month absence
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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 …
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
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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
Morgan Chilson / Missouri Independent:
JD Vance uses Missouri visit to announce new crackdown on COVID loan fraud — KANSAS CITY — The federal government is going after thousands of people suspected of stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers through their participation in a COVID-19 pandemic program meant to protect small businesses …
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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.
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russia sanctions bill clears procedural House hurdle — Sweeping Russia sanctions legislation championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Monday, likely teeing up a full House vote later in the week. The House Rules Committee voted to advance the measure …
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.
Joey Fox / Politico:
Andy Kim says Congress shouldn't trust AI companies to slow their own development — The AI industry's promise to slow itself down is “not nearly enough,” Sen. Andy Kim said Monday, calling for a binding federal framework and dismissing President Donald Trump's argument that new rules would hand the race to China.

