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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump — Here's a thought experiment: try listening to the speech that Donald Trump gave, earlier this week, at the United Nations General Assembly as if you'd never heard Trump before—or, at least, not for a long while.
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‘We are hemorrhaging’: Cracks emerge in GOP's Florida firewall — President Donald Trump is not making it easy for Republicans in Florida to keep their firewall. — The same forces undercutting the GOP in other states — including Trump's war in Iran and ensuing high gas prices …
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Mother Jones
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Michael Whatley, the Republican Senate Candidate in North Carolina, Sticks By Trump — Republicans in Senate battlegrounds have started to break with the president. Not Michael Whatley of North Carolina, even as his race seems at risk. — If any Republican Senate nominee is sticking …
Politico:
Republicans say they want to address data centers. Democrats smell a campaign-season rat. … Senate Democrats will soon have to decide whether to do one of their most vulnerable Republican colleagues a big political favor just weeks before the midterm elections.
Politico:
Remember the Talarico — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner — Good Friday morning. How would you rate the menu served to guests at the White House's state dinner for China's Xi Jinping? Get in touch. — In today's Playbook ... — James Talarico defies the laws of Texas and Democratic politics.
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Washington Examiner and The Washington Sun
Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg:
Alaska Senate Race: Mary Peltola, Dan Sullivan Battle Over Cost of Living — Voters in the northernmost US state have previously embraced Trump, but this year they could help hand the Senate majority to Democrats. — Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola has become a central part of her party's plan …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
3 big questions as GOP nears moment of truth
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Trump rolls out red carpets for Xi Jinping, though he has portrayed China as a global menace
Politico:
Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court's use of emergency docket — In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court's use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it. — SummaryLoading...
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Jackson skewers Supreme Court over emergency docket — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson launched another broadside Thursday, warning that her colleagues' handling of the court's emergency docket risks an “enormously disruptive and potentially corrosive effect” on the federal judiciary.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’ — The agency responsible for the commercial was not immediately clear. — SummaryLoading... A television ad promoting President Donald Trump began airing on cable Wednesday saying it was paid for by the U.S. government …
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Eric Lau / Washington Post:
How every senator voted on the Iran war powers resolution — Opposes 50 — Supports 49 Did not vote 1 — In a 49-50 vote, the Senate failed to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran less than six weeks before the midterm elections.
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Dale Caldwell, New Jersey's Lt. Governor, Violated Workplace Policies, Report Finds — Investigators found that New Jersey's lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, sought a promotion for his girlfriend and made a sexually charged comment to a staff member. — New Jersey's lieutenant governor …
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Joe Wilkins / Futurism:
Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances — Witnesses also report being deceived by Tesla lawyers. — Whatever special kind of brain worms have established themselves in Elon Musk's noggin appear to be spreading throughout his companies.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it's better — “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” This old line from Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign for president encapsulates a surprising breadth of political science on American elections.
New York Times:
A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer — A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown. — The most effective escalation of President Trump's mass deportation campaign happened quietly.
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown — In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention. — The Trump administration wasted millions of dollars in its swift effort …
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Mara Hvistendahl / New York Times:
Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday — The professor became a flashpoint in debates over diversity efforts in higher education. — The University of Cambridge has abandoned plans to fully investigate its hiring of Jason Arday, the professor who became …
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
For China, a Truce With Trump Buys Valuable Time — Easing tensions with Washington gives Beijing room to tackle economic troubles at home while reducing its vulnerability to American pressure. — For China and its top leader, Xi Jinping, the biggest prize from a summit in Washington …
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Gavin Blackburn / Euronews:
Finland and Sweden scramble Quick Reaction Alert jets to intercept Russian aircraft — European countries have been on high alert for any Russian interference, with fears that Moscow could target Kyiv's Western backers as the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine drags on into its fifth year.
New York Times:
Massachusetts Is Investigating Gambling Companies' Use of A.I. — In response to a New York Times report on DraftKings, the state's gaming commission said it would evaluate how each company deployed the technology. — Massachusetts's gambling regulator said on Thursday that it would examine …
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New York Times:
Why a U.S. Diesel Export Ban May Not Lower Prices — President Trump has said he is considering restricting overseas sales of the fuel to bring down domestic prices, but experts say the policy will have many unintended effects. — Weeks away from the midterm elections …
NBC News:
Inside NBC News' polling averages: Democrats enjoy biggest lead yet in the race for Congress — Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's approval rating is at a low point for his second term. — Democrats are heading into the final stretch of the 2026 midterms with their largest lead yet …
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The Independent, The Moderate Voice and Forbes
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Beyer says Trump is prepping construction of his arch — A prominent Democrat said Thursday that President Trump appears to be laying the groundwork for construction of his controversial arch just outside Washington. — Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents the Northern Virginia district …
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Abigail Hauslohner / Financial Times:
Iran offers US new seven-day ceasefire proposal — Foreign minister says plan could see Strait of Hormuz reopen within a week — Tehran has offered Washington a new seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to restart broader talks to find a final resolution to the war …
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
It's Not That Xi Insults Trump Once... It's that the Chinese are actively destroying the US global position while the US president bows and scrapes — OK, I have that piece on Ukrainian concepts of ending the war ready to go. However, what we saw yesterday was so extreme in the history …
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to revive third-country deportation policy — In an emergency request Thursday, the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to revive its policy of deporting some migrants to places other than their country of origin, a practice that was struck …
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New York Times:
Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules — The California Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County to return ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation. — The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered …
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Axios:
Debate-shy: Candidates aren't sharing the stage like they used to — Debates in political campaigns used to be a given. Today, candidates increasingly view them as optional — or a political liability to be avoided. … - It's a sign of how campaigns have evolved, and an erosion of norms …
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Owen Dahlkamp / Politico:
AOC, 9 other House Dems sign on to AI superintelligence ban — A group of 10 Democrats has signed on to Rep. Greg Casar's (D-Texas) bill that would ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development until a vetting regime could be stood up. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Iranian president claims out-of-sight Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘completely’ healthy — last saw him a month ago — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that he last met with invisible Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei a month or so ago and that the ruling cleric was “completely” healthy.
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Politico:
‘Shove it with your culture wars’: Hinojosa urges Democrats to focus on economy ahead of November and 2028 — Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa chided her party for having “taken the bait” in the debate over culture war issues, leaving voters unsure of “what else we stood for.”
The Hill:
Why Generation Z is less likely to view China as a threat — Recent research on American attitudes toward China reveal stark generational divides. — When asked if China's growing presence on the world stage is a “critical threat,” 34 percent of Gen Z respondents agreed …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Pentagon turns on the jets in $1.5 trillion defense budget push — Pentagon officials have ramped up their efforts in recent weeks to help Congress carve a path toward President Trump's record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request. — But some GOP senators are worried the Defense Department deployed …
New York Times:
Alaskans Dismayed, but Not Moved, by Peltola's Treatment of Her Staff — Voters interviewed in Anchorage and Fairbanks on Thursday said news that Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, had used offensive slurs would not change their vote. — Many Alaskans on Thursday largely brushed off …
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