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Axios

Rudy Giuliani in "critical" condition in hospital, spokesperson says [1d]
Trump says U.S. Navy will escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz from Monday [1d]
Scoop: Dems' foreign policy group prepping for 2028 [1d]
Scoop: Shapiro boosted Republican to retaliate against fellow Dem, ally says in recording [1d]

Salon

New York Archdiocese proposes $800 million abuse settlement [1d]
Show ID to eat? Todd Blanche makes awkward analogy to support federal voter ID law [1d]
“The man, the myth, the liability”: SNL’s “Pete Hegseth” shares cold open with new “Kash Patel” [1d]
Something’s off about “Animal Farm” [1d]
The cult of New England Chinese food [1d]
An arch bigger than the Arc de Triomphe? Hitler wanted that too [2d]
Could Donald Trump Jr. make a 2028 presidential bid? [2d]
Military’s independent newspaper captured by MAGA [2d]
Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern [2d]

The Drudge Report

SICK IN FLORIDA... DEVELOPING... [1d]
Schumer Says House, White House Must Ban Prediction Market Bets... [1d]
SHOCK POLL: TRUMP APPROVAL FALLS TO 25% WITH INDEPENDENTS... [1d]
Control of House Hinges on Historically Low Number of Seats... [1d]
Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition... [1d]
WORLD'S OLDEST DOG TURNS '31'... [1d]
Why Wintour made a deal with Devil... [1d]
Adjusted for Inflation, No Top 10 U.S. Hits Since TITANIC... [1d]
World's largest nudist village overrun by swingers... [1d]
Disclosure Day: Goldie Hawn claims ALIENS 'touched my face'... [1d]
STRAIT UNCHOKED? [1d]
IRAN GIVES MONTH DEADLINE [1d]
America Losing Its Allure for the World's Migrants... [1d]
AI finds signs of cancer before tumors develop! [1d]
GEORGE CONWAY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS -- AS A DEM! [1d]
Hoax calls prompt evacuations and closures at more zoos... [1d]
IVANKA THE REAL NEXT TRUMP CONTENDER? [1d]
Canada joins European summit... [1d]
Brazil's all-Indigenous soccer team debuts with victory... [1d]
UPDATE: Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus... [1d]
Midterm race enters last six months with Congress at stake... [1d]
'Bookless bookstore': Audio-only shop opens in NYC... [1d]
Pope marks World Press Freedom Day, laments violations... [1d]
Massive search continues for two missing American soldiers in Morocco... [1d]
PRESIDENT THREATENS 'IMMEDIATE' CUBA INVASION... [1d]
Shakira thrills 2 million on Copacabana... [1d]
Fraudsters fleecing Americans like never before... [1d]
Candace and Loomer in Escalating Feud... [1d]
LONGSHOT 'GOLDEN TEMPO' TAKES KENTUCKY DERBY! [1d]
HISTORIC RUN FOR ROSES... MORE [1d]
A-List Stars Snub Bezos-Backed Met Gala... [1d]
AI Revolution Hollywood Feared Already Happening -- in India... [1d]
SPIRIT BROKEN [1d]
Republicans split on clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell... [2d]
Amid national scrutiny, LA takes step toward noncitizen voting... [2d]
'I was Donald Trump's lawyer -- his mental state makes him unfit to serve'... [2d]
Alarm inside Pentagon... [2d]
Hegseth tightens control at Pentagon, defiant and more confident than ever... [2d]
Russian minister 'secretly flees to USA after dodging FSB'... [2d]
POLAND: NATO 'DISINTEGRATING'... [2d]
CALDWELL: America Officially Empire in Decline... [2d]
2 U.S. soldiers vanish in Morocco... [2d]
Lore of Sam Altman Being Tested Like Never Before... [2d]
He spent 60 years building Black political power. He sees wipeout coming... [2d]
Rat 'apocalypse' forcing Idaho residents to catch vermin with bare hands... [2d]
Fist-pumping Secretary of State Rubio stuns rowdy partygoers as he seizes control of DJ DECKS... [2d]
Supremes keep overturning precedent. Swears it's not... [2d]
New US phone network for Christians to block porn, gender content... [2d]
Young New Yorkers Have a New Hot Spot: Sunday Mass... [2d]
Clarence Thomas hits milestone: Conservative stamp on Supreme Court endures... [2d]
She received $20,000 basic income. Two years later, she's back to working multiple jobs... [2d]
Could oyster farmer with Nazi tattoo scandal be Dems' new champion? [2d]
More quitting their U.S. jobs to work abroad... [2d]
Interest on US debt becoming top driver of future deficits... [2d]
Disapproval reaches new high... [2d]
Fakes, slop, distortions, spin: How media environment made this assassination attempt unbelievable... [2d]
Suspect on restrictive suicide precautions... [2d]
WARREN BUFFETT WARNS: WE'VE NEVER HAD MORE PEOPLE IN GAMBLING MOOD... [2d]
VIDEO... [2d]
Face increasingly appears on institutions and symbols of state! [2d]
POLL: TRUMP GOES LOWER [2d]
Twins born within minutes of each other -- but have different dads? [2d]

The New Republic

The Great Antifa Hoax [2d]

Talking Points Memo

No new articles in the Past 24 Hours.

Politico

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in ‘critical but stable condition,’ spokesperson says [1d]
Trump says US will help ‘'free up' ships in Strait of Hormuz [1d]
Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance [1d]
The World Cup’s toughest opponent: New Jersey [2d]
Some red states expanded Medicaid against their will. Now they're trying to shrink it with work rules. [2d]
Kamala Harris bought a Malibu home. Her neighbors think that means something. [2d]
Pirro confident armed man at WHCD targeted Trump [2d]
Trump casts doubt on Iran’s new peace proposal [2d]
Poll: Americans uneasy with AI, crypto even as they spend big on midterms [2d]
US to cut troop presence in Germany ‘a lot further than 5,000,’ Trump says [2d]

The Hill

Giuliani hospitalized in critical but stable condition [1d]
Preservation group asks judge to block reported Trump’s planned renovation of East Potomac Golf Course [1d]
Trump says US will help free ships in Strait of Hormuz [1d]
Trump attends PGA Tour event at his Doral golf resort [1d]
Democrats seize on MAHA’s growing frustration with GOP [1d]
Top Armed Services Democrat on Iran war’s 60-day clock: No ‘timeouts’ [1d]
House Democrat says Germany troop withdrawal ‘no way to run a foreign policy’ [1d]
Alert issued for pizza, pork rinds sold nationwide over salmonella risk [1d]
John Bolton: US ‘hasn’t finished the job’ in Iran [1d]
The reason you may be forced to take a middle seat on the plane – even when there are empty rows [1d]
Infant formula recalled over possible toxin [1d]
Schiff: DOJ prosecuting Comey because Blanche ‘wants to keep this job’ [1d]
‘Both parties’ at fault in weakening Congress’s war powers: Schiff [1d]
Millions may qualify for ‘significant’ IRS refunds from COVID-era, but deadline looms: Advocate [1d]
Hassett says he was ‘very involved’ in potential Spirit bailout says legal team ruled out a lifeline [1d]
Tillis leaves door open to not backing Blanche nomination over Jan. 6 appeals [1d]
Hassett: Energy shocks from Iran war will affect airline profits for at least a quarter [1d]
Tens of millions of Americans will never own a home — consequences will be severe [1d]
Pirro says whether she will reopen probe into Powell depends on inspector general’s findings [1d]
Strengthening maternal health starts after families leave the hospital [1d]
Supreme Court VRA ruling encourages new redistricting, more uncertainty ahead of November [1d]
Senate Democrat on redistricting: ‘Politicians are picking their voters’ [1d]
Comey prosecution ‘not just’ about Instagram post: Blanche [1d]
Man arrested at Trump golf club in Miami for disturbance: Secret Service [1d]
Gorsuch says Supreme Court is ‘working’ [1d]
Supermicro and the ghost of Chinagate: The evolution of a multinational scam [1d]
Prosecution of Comey ‘makes no sense:’ Tillis [1d]
Pirro says bullet that hit Secret Service agent at WHCA dinner was ‘definitively’ fired by gunman [1d]
Mullin: 1.1K CISA staff left DHS amid partial shutdown [1d]
Fresh off the heights of Artemis II, Trump wants a lower NASA budget [1d]
How much the first ‘Jeopardy!’ winner took home, and what it’d be worth today [2d]
The states where daylight saving time legislation has already died this year [2d]
America is overlooking one of its strongest global alliances [2d]
2 US service members reported missing in Morocco [2d]
Trump’s disapproval rating hits new high: Poll [2d]
What’s worse than a ‘do-nothing’ Congress? This one. [2d]
Trump’s war of words with Friedrich Merz takes toll on US-German relationship [2d]
DOJ casts Comey case as an ordinary threat prosecution. Is it? [2d]
Rep. Dingell says she’s ‘very upset’ by Platner’s past comments on sexual assault [2d]
Trump warns of more cuts following withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany [2d]
Czech Republic president on Trump’s anger with Europe over Iran war response: ‘We are not part of it’ [2d]

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