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New York Times:
F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11 — The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau's director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country. — Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, temporarily halted some cooperation with the agency's counterpart …
Washington Post:
Why Democrats are starting to feel bullish about a midterm wave — Democrats say the Iran war, high prices and President Donald Trump's sinking popularity give them a real chance of congressional majorities. — Summary — Democrats' wary optimism about the midterms gave way to growing confidence this week.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / New Yorker:
A Never Trumper and a Democrat on Beating MAGA for Good — Sarah Longwell's “How to Eat an Elephant” and Adam Jentleson's “Supermajority” grapple with how to defeat Trumpism. — What is the average American voter thinking? He wants Michelle Obama to be the next President …
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Forbes and New York Times
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
A Republican ‘Minivan-Driving Mom’ Swerves Away From the Trump Brand … Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa is locked in a tight race against Josh Turek, a Democratic state representative, that could be crucial for Senate control. KC McGinnis for The New York Times
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
A Brief History of Sam Alito's Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud — His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds. — Against Justice Samuel Alito's most fervent wishes, a federal district court order that prohibits …
New York Times:
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportations — Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump's deportation program. — Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration …
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Semafor, Reuters and Just Security
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Kansas 2026: Hamilton and Marshall in Tight Senate Race; Masterson Leads for Governor — Home Polls Kansas 2026: Hamilton and Marshall in Tight Senate Race; Masterson Leads for Governor — A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media poll finds 45% of Kansas voters support Democrat Adam Hamilton …
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Washington Examiner and NewsMax.com
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A.G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
The Story of America, Told in 15 Million First Drafts of History — Above my desk hangs an engraving of an island. It depicts a still-young city in a still-young nation. Its cobblestone streets are lined with squat buildings, none taller than a church spire.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
No modern president more hostile than Trump to free press, says New York Times publisher — New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger panned President Donald Trump's hostility toward the press in an editorial marking the publication's 175th anniversary on Friday, setting up yet another clash between …
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New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom creates panel on AI safety regulation, suggests possible ‘kill switch’ — 3 min Click here to listen to this article — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the formation of a panel to come up with safety regulations for the state's artificial intelligence companies …
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The Verge, NewsMax.com, The Information and CalMatters, more at Techmeme »
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Justin Papp / CNBC:
California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI 'before it's too late'
California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI 'before it's too late'
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Governor of California, Politico, Quartz, Courthouse News Service, The Wrap, New York Post, KRDO and Deadline
Paul Krugman:
Fear Strikes Out — But the hatred remains — On Wednesday Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, gave a speech affirming the EU's willingness to move toward making Canada an “associate member.” Nobody quite knows what that would mean, and it might be mostly symbolic.
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El País, Global News and France 24
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington's restraint — A strike on a train that imperiled former European leaders and CIA officers is among a spate of attacks that risked a dangerous escalation with the West, experts say. — Summary — An airstrike on a train line …
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NewsMax.com
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New York Times:
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ — The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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CBS News, The Independent, MS NOW, STAT, Politico, WBUR, The Hill, KEYT-TV, Daily Kos, Associated Press, The Washington Sun, New York Times, Mediaite, Axios, The Guardian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, NewsMax.com and Washington Post
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The race raters are lowballing the Democrats — Based on my analysis of their historical ratings, Cook, Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball are probably underestimating Democrats' House win probability by about 30 percentage points — Soooo, wazzup with the race raters?
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Newsweek
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Former Institute of Peace board members ask court to stop addition of Trump name to headquarters — Former board members for the U.S. Institute of Peace asked a federal court on Thursday to block the Trump administration from etching President Trump's name into the facade of the institute's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Politico, Daily Kos, The Washington Sun, Joe.My.God. and The Independent
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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building
Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building
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Forbes and The Guardian
Rachel Cohrs Zhang / Bloomberg:
RFK Jr.-Linked Group Offered Access to US Officials for Payment — A nonprofit group with ties to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. solicited payment from companies in exchange for access to top agency officials at an upcoming event, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg News.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, STAT and The Hill
Politico:
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong — Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system.
Discussion:
New York Times, Breaking Defense, 19FortyFive, France 24 and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
‘My Money:’ Trump's Claim That He Controls MAGA Super PAC Draws Watchdog Complaint — Federal law bars those holding federal office from directing spending decisions for a political organization with no contribution limits. — President Trump has called the $400 million super PAC run …
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The Washington Sun
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote — The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote. — Co-Founder of MeidasTouch
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Massie and Khanna Have Enough Signatures for a Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition
Massie and Khanna Have Enough Signatures for a Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition
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Axios, Forbes, MS NOW, Washington Examiner and MeidasTouch
CNN:
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say — The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
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CBS News and Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Build columns, not Trump's arch, D.C. official tells administration — The administration has defended the president's plan by citing a 1924 plan to build columns at the site. — Summary — View with 1920s columns — View with — proposed arch — President Donald Trump …
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ABC News, The Washington Sun, The Guardian, NPR, The Independent and MS NOW
Financial Times:
Democrats vow to pursue ‘Trump crime family’ after midterm elections — Lawmaker on oversight committee says he will probe Donald Trump's sons and Elon Musk if his party takes control of the House — Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free — Democrats will be “aggressive” …
The Washington Sun:
Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known — The Trump administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and data center-related infrastructure projects to be built on federal public lands — far more than previously known.
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New Republic
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Seeking Black Votes in Texas Senate Bid, Talarico Wins Crucial Endorsement — The Congressional Black Caucus's political wing backed James Talarico, who defeated a Black opponent in the primary. He faces Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, in November.
Discussion:
The Daily Wire and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex. — The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way. — President Trump made clear in the past week that he views fears …
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Los Angeles Times
Fox News:
WATCH: Ilhan Omar denies feds have contacted her after border czar Homan confirms ‘criminal’ investigation — Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told Fox News Digital she has not been made aware of any criminal investigation into her after White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the Department …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Fear and loathing in Trump's Miami backyard over immigration crackdown — Staring into the camera, Rep. Maria Salazar cut a new campaign ad that told President Trump what so many of her fellow Hispanic Republicans in Miami are saying: Immigration crackdown has gone too far.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A.I. Risk And The End Of The Neoliberal Style In Politics — You can't make pragmatic compromises with predatory counterparties. — Artificial intelligence is unpopular. Artificial intelligence is scaring people—because it's scaring its own engineers; because its executives tell the world …
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Politico
Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Abdul El-Sayed on affordability, Hasan Piker backlash, and working with Black voters in Michigan — Abdul El-Sayed on Canada, Kamala Harris, and talking to Fox News viewers — ‘The Voter Files’: Maine voters on Sen. Susan Collins after reversal of Roe v. Wade
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Washington Examiner, twitchy.com, Abdul for U.S. Senate and Washington Post
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:
Democrats better not confuse gas price fury with thinking they figured out how to defeat Trumpism — The simplest and most seductive political analysis is that voters would share all my policy preferences if Democrats just did what I say they should. And it's a decent analysis because it's somewhat true!
Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon releases more UFO files, including documents on secretive military program — Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released its sixth batch of files on unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including dozens of documents detailing a military program that commissioned studies …
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Daily Mail

