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Laura Chung / New York Times:
Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego — Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” — California leaders condemned …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Newsom tags in State Threat Assessment Center over Trump's Iran nuclear comments — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday said he directed the State Threat Assessment Center to monitor for any possible threats to the Golden State after President Trump's “invitation” for Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
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RedState, MS NOW, HuffPost, Alternet.org, Governor of California, TMZ.com and The Wrap
Paul Cuno-Booth / FactCheck.org:
The Context for Trump's ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego Remarks
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Lindsey Holden / Politico:
Newsom orders threat monitoring after Trump's remarks
Newsom orders threat monitoring after Trump's remarks
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The Hill
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
California Leaders Erupt After Trump Suggests Letting Iran ‘Take Out’ Cities
California Leaders Erupt After Trump Suggests Letting Iran ‘Take Out’ Cities
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles?
What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles?
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Reuters, The Guardian, Axios, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Esquire
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
A Trump Rally Stuck in Time
A Trump Rally Stuck in Time
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MS NOW, Breitbart, The Hill and One America News Network
New York Times:
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads — A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson defends Trump's taxpayer-funded ads — but says it's ‘good’ MAGA Inc. is paying now — BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — Speaker Mike Johnson defended President Donald Trump's use of taxpayer funded political-themed ads ahead of the election, but he said it was “good” that MAGA Inc. would pay for them going forward.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Associated Press, The Guardian and Political.org
Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump won't reimburse government for controversial ads
Trump won't reimburse government for controversial ads
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
US reups do-not-travel warning for Russia over ‘suspected pneumonic plague’ — The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. — In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
CDC says ‘no indication’ of threat to US after suspected Russian plague death
CDC says ‘no indication’ of threat to US after suspected Russian plague death
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Politico, NewsMax.com, One America News Network, Reuters and Grabien
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Russia's plague mystery: What we know about the suspected outbreak
Russia's plague mystery: What we know about the suspected outbreak
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, “prepared” for any threat
CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, “prepared” for any threat
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Reuters, Wired, Daily Mail and RTÉ
John Hendel / Politico:
‘Head on a guillotine’: ABC says Trump's threats are already swaying coverage — ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday, but any possible reprieve is still likely weeks away.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks — The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government — James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president's congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice. — As President Trump crisscrossed the country …
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The Daily Caller
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Three Senate races shift toward Democrats in Cook ratings — The latest changes reflect growing worries for Republicans. — Loading... The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of three Senate races toward the left Tuesday, upgrading the chances that Democrats will win control of the Republican-held chamber in November.
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The Hill, The Guardian, Newsweek, Political.org, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump's commerce secretary to seize voting machines — With Election Day less than a month away, anti-voting lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines …
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The Guardian, Media Matters for America, Raw Story, Yahoo News, The Independent, New Republic and Alternet.org
US Department of Justice:
Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 Million — For Immediate Release — Scheme Included the Fraudulent Acquisition of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Gold Bars and Luxury Properties in Florida — David J. Rush, 49, of Ashburn …
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Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
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Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102 — A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.” — Eva Marie Saint, who won an Academy Award in 1955 …
Akayla Gardner / MS NOW:
A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker. — President Donald Trump blocked Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from speaking at a White House event marking the unveiling of a new manufacturing investment in the Baltimore area, reigniting an ongoing partisan tiff between the leaders.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution — The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance. — Christa Pike, who survived two doses of a lethal injection drug …
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Reason, Mother Jones, Political.org, Slate, The Hill, Fox News, Axios and Associated Press
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Live Updates: Collins and Jackson Clash in First Debate of Crucial Maine Senate Race — Senator Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, faced off on Supreme Court appointees, health care, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and their approach to governing. — Here's the latest.
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Chase Pellegrini de Paur / The Washington Sun:
Collins and Jackson Trade Blame on High Costs in Maine Senate Debate
Collins and Jackson Trade Blame on High Costs in Maine Senate Debate
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New York Times, The Washington Free Beacon, The Portland Press Herald and Grabien
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Alito calls same-sex marriage a ‘decisive’ turn ‘against religious liberty’ in new book — In a new book, the Supreme Court justice reflects on his “pet issue” of faith. — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the devout Catholic conservative who has long warned of animus against religion in America …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters — The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pushed the FBI …
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside Bessent's Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals — Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials — WASHINGTON—Scott Bessent was fuming. — President Trump had just asked his Treasury secretary …
Candace Buckner / The Athletic:
Fever should part with Sophie Cunningham. She's too turbulent to be paired with Caitlin Clark — This season, Royce White showed up to an Indiana Fever game while wearing a long blond wig. Enes Kanter Freedom, in a shirt that defined the word “Woman,” got into a yelling match with an opposing player at another Fever game.
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
The Iran war's latest price shock could be your heating bill — Americans could pay far more to heat their homes with oil this winter than last, a new analysis reviewed by Axios shows, as volatile energy markets and the Iran War deepen the affordability crisis.
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House GOP leaders admit redistricting fell short … - That advantage is looking a lot smaller than they envisioned. … - “We're not gonna win all 13 of those redistricted seats. … - Emmer echoed House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), who told Axios last month that Republicans were unlikely to sweep all 13.
Felicia Schwartz / MS NOW:
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades — The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Truthout and Alternet.org
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Washington resident arrested over alleged ties to deadly Canadian school shooting — James Cody Bryant of Bellingham, Washington, was arrested by federal authorities for allegedly communicating with Jesse Van Rootselaar, who is suspected of opening fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
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Alex Williams / New York Times:
Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974. — He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army. — Bill Harris, center, after being captured in 1975, the year after the S.L.A. kidnapped Patty Hearst.
ProPublica:
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump's Immigration Crackdown — Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens.
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Mediaite, New Republic and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Leonardo Feldman / Newsweek:
SCOOP: Dem Senators Press Trump Over Engraved Diamond Ring Gift — Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search. — Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter Monday night to key Trump Administration and government officials asking …
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Senator Elizabeth Warren and New Republic

