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New York Times:
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN  —  The move was an escalation of President Trump's showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.  —  Major television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage …
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans  —  President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”  —  CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing the government after President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
White House TV pool won't cover Trump after press ban: CNN … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.  — CNBC Councils  — Join the CNBC Panel  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?  We want to hear from you.
Politico:
Judge appointed by Trump will oversee news outlets' lawsuit over White House ban  —  The emergency lawsuit by three media organizations seeking to lift President Donald Trump's ban on White House access has landed in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.
CNN:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Networks pull out of White House TV pool in solidarity with CNN
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Trump's Attacks on the Media Are Self-Defeating
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Worried Republicans Float Ideas to Lower Diesel, Gas Prices Before Midterms  —  Some lawmakers seek ban on diesel exports, which Trump administration hasn't endorsed  —  WASHINGTON—Republican lawmakers are running out of time to assuage voters angry about soaring fuel costs …
Discussion: Radio Iowa
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Peter Slevin / New Yorker:
A Populist Revival in Iowa
Discussion: STAT
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Iowa Republican Senate Seat at Risk, GOP Super PAC Warns Donors
Discussion: The Hill
Violet Jira / Washington Post:
GOP lawmakers sound alarm on diesel fuel costs
Discussion: NPR, The Guardian, The Hill and twitchy.com
Politico:
‘He is kryptonite’: Republicans start breaking with Trump
Discussion: American Prospect
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP sees battleground map widen amid voter anger over economy
Discussion: New York Times
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Settles States' Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal  —  A dozen states, including California and New York, had sued to block David Ellison's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery  —  Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of state attorneys general …
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Deadline:
Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
Discussion: Mediaite and NewsMax.com
Elleiana Green / Politico:
Jared Golden crosses party lines again, endorsing Mike Lawler for reelection  —  Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden wrote in an opinion article published Monday.  Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Senior GOP appropriator pours cold water on funding Trump's arch  —  Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump's triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes.
Joe Kottke / NBC News:
ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say  —  The victim was “in serious but stable condition” after the shooting Sunday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.  —  An ICE officer shot and wounded a person Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, officials said.
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The Independent:
ICE agent shoots DoorDash driver during delivery in Austin sparking new protests
Max Boot / Washington Post:
What Trump doesn't seem to realize about Xi Jinping  —  His mysterious friendship with China's president appears one-sided.  —  President Donald Trump's second term has been notable for some head-spinning changes in U.S. foreign policy.  Who could have predicted that Trump would launch …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Fox News
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives  —  Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.  —  Republicans are sharply divided …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.
New York Times:
Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help  —  The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.  But he also needs the kingdom's cooperation in his war against Iran.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
The Crypto Industry Aims to Crush One of Democrats' Top Senate Candidates  —  Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.  —  The cryptocurrency industry, furious at Democrats for blocking the passage …
Financial Times:
Donald Trump presses Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineries  —  US president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it is all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials  —  Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Max Seddon in Berlin  —  Donald Trump pressed …
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger's ‘defamatory’ ad  —  Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action to block a television ad created by his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that includes allegations of domestic abuse.  A lawyer for Miller is demanding Cleveland …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Democrats have stumbled onto a new impeachment strategy  —  If Democrats win control of Congress next year, they'll be faced with a familiar question: Should they impeach President Donald Trump?  —  But one of the president's most outspoken critics from within his own party has some advice for Democrats …
Ryan King / New York Post:
Furious Rep. Lauren Boebert blasts claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women  —  WASHINGTON — Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert is lashing out at the people who repeated the details from an ethics “complaint” against her alleging she had sex with three staffers, including two women.
Discussion: Advocate, LGBTQ Nation, TMZ.com and RedState
Ross Douthat / CBS News:
60 Minutes Transcript: Patrick Clancy  —  Over the last few months, a murder trial in Massachusetts has become a national obsession and a cultural Rorschach test.  The story of Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse who killed her three children and then attempted suicide …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Paramount reaches a settlement with the US states suing to block its WBD acquisition, after four states that opposed a deal conceded over the weekend

Dan Mangan / CNBC:
MS NOW, CNN, and Politico file a lawsuit in US District Court in Washington seeking a temporary restraining order against President Trump's White House ban

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