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Axios

The House Democratic money machine is coming for GOP Rep. Max Miller [2d]
Scoop: Senate GOP super PAC doubles down on Michigan [2d]
Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge [2d]
Trump admin cuts Medicaid funds for youth trans care [2d]
Trump's secret plane switch: How Air Force One protects the president from threats [2d]

Salon

Paramount CEO threatens to relocate company from California [1d]
Brad Pitt’s sobriety story deserves more scrutiny [2d]

The Drudge Report

Solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower make heavenly double bill... [2d]
Video of Arkansas trooper punching 18-year-old during traffic stop draws calls for investigation... [2d]
Is Ukraine about to destroy Putin's palace? [2d]
SNAP: COSTCO Employee Accused Of Fatally Ramming Co-Worker With Car Over Hug... [2d]
Ex-frat member pleads guilty to hazing university pledge to death... [2d]
NYPD denies NYC first lady police escort to Middle East... [2d]
Explosive birthright citizenship order targeting tourists and babies could be BLOCKED... [2d]
Jury will be anonymous... [2d]
Livestream? [2d]
'You are on a dangerous flight'... [2d]
Usher Fans Believe He's Hired Look-Alike to Perform at Concerts... [2d]
Should Letting Children Play Alone Outside Be a Crime? [2d]
LA offering $600 to residents not to drive for five weeks... [2d]
Asbestos, mold, crumbling walls: US military's Pacific bases falling apart... [2d]
San Francisco gay bars reverse use of face scanners after backlash... [2d]
Hasidic Grand Rebbe DEFENDS Mamdani... [2d]
Protesters Arrested After Storming OPENAI Office... [2d]
Silicon Valley newest 'Pain Index' paints brutal picture... [2d]
THE NEW JIMMY CARTER? [2d]
SILVER FORECAST: TEXAS LEANS D... [2d]
Revealed: El-Sayed Proclaimed 'Obligation' To Follow Sharia Law Until Day He Dies... [2d]
Chinese rocket explodes after takeoff as Xi tries to keep up with Elon... [2d]
New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate... [2d]
Alito gained up to $2.9M from oil, gas assets since joining Supreme Court... [2d]
How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled... [2d]
Lebanon scraps death penalty in Arab world first... [2d]
WENDY'S massive problem: Closing restaurants left and right... [2d]
Obama mocks his Oval Office gold signage... [2d]
Maine lifeguard says shark dragged him 5 feet underwater... [2d]
Massachusetts passes controversial abortion bill allowing terminations up to birth... [2d]
Naked swimmer accused of killing Maui guard with water bottle... [2d]
WI and MN primaries next progressive clash with Dem establishment... Developing... [2d]
Livestream? [2d]
Ex-spy chief: Mossad 'toured' Fordow many times, bombing was 'fulfillment of all dreams'... [2d]
Next 'Lab Leak' Could Be AI... [2d]
Memphis data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood... [2d]

The New Republic

Report: Trump’s D.C. Military Occupation Isn’t Accomplishing Anything [2d]
Alito Made Millions on Fossil Fuels But Won’t Recuse From Exxon Case [2d]
Lindsey Graham’s Sister Insists She Isn’t a Nepo Senator [2d]
Trump Issues Dumbest Criticism of Congestion Pricing Yet [2d]
Trump Hit With New Legal Trouble for Defying Supreme Court [2d]
Trump Demands New Reflecting Pool Lawsuit After First Ended in Failure [2d]

Talking Points Memo

Republicans’ Red-Scare-Meets-Islamophobia Midterms Strategy Gets More Desperate [2d]
Your Dollars at Work [2d]
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated [2d]

Politico

Trump denies orchestrating plane switch: ‘It’s only up to Secret Service’ [2d]
Xavier Becerra wants to give Californians a free electricity ‘power hour’ [2d]
Paramount warns it’s considering leaving California over antitrust fight [2d]
David Crowley defeats democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin governor primary [2d]
Key primaries test both parties [2d]
Nail-biter in Wisconsin tops primary slate [2d]
Steve Hilton slams AI leaders in their home state as he runs to lead it [2d]
America’s allies doubt US negotiating tactics in Israel after Netanyahu rejected peace plan [2d]
OpenAI: AI policy will still be made in the states [2d]

The Hill

Pentagon tells Congress US military airstrikes in Yemen resulted in 153 civilians killed [1d]
Trump on declaring national security emergency for elections: ‘Stranger things have happened’ [1d]
Millions of Americans lack adequate access to prenatal care: Report [2d]
Montana Democrat refuses to drop out, likely improving GOP’s Senate chances [2d]
Trump administration finalizes rule restricting trans healthcare for minors on Medicaid [2d]
Hims & Hers planning to sell compounded peptides [2d]
AI reshapes traditional campaign strategies [2d]
Air Force One swap calls into question Trump’s safety abroad [2d]
NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report [2d]
Ken Paxton demands protection for surrogate and unborn child with birth defect [2d]
Cornyn posts data on vaccines preventing deaths after Trump executive order [2d]
Live results: Wisconsin votes in battleground House primaries [2d]
Live results: Larson faces primary challenge from Bronin in Connecticut House race [2d]
Live results: Minnesota holds gubernatorial primary to succeed Walz [2d]
Live results: Lamont seeks third term in Connecticut gubernatorial primary [2d]
Live results: Vermont voters choose House candidates [2d]
Live results: Vermonters head to polls for gubernatorial primary [2d]
Live results: Crowded field vies to replace Graham as GOP’s Senate nominee in South Carolina [2d]
Live results: Alabama votes in special House primaries after redistricting fight [2d]
Live results: Flanagan, Craig square off for Democratic nod in Minnesota Senate race [2d]
Live results: Democratic establishment clashes with progressive wing in Wisconsin governor’s primary [2d]
Live results: Minnesota votes in House primaries [2d]
Justice Department sends team to monitor Minnesota primary elections [2d]
Syrian court sentences Assad to death in absentia [2d]
Watch live: Trump attends Patriot Games in Ohio [2d]
OMB rescinds TikTok ban on government devices [2d]
Democratic attorneys general suing Trump administration over new interest rules for homeowners [2d]
Kennedy Center must pay legal fees to jazz musician who canceled Christmas Eve show [2d]
Hegseth travels to Panama as US deepens defense cooperation [2d]
Cornyn raises concerns about Trump move to build border wall in national park [2d]
Treasury unveils employer contribution program for Trump Accounts [2d]
US military disables Panama-flagged tanker in violation of blockade in Strait of Hormuz [2d]
Trump says Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax for million dollar homes a ‘dangerous political experiment’ [2d]
$1 billion Powerball jackpot: Which payout option is best if you win? [2d]
Can GLP-1s affect birth control, fertility? [2d]
El-Sayed removed controversial YouTube clips before launching his campaign [2d]
WNBA becomes magnet for culture wars [2d]
Hong makes final pitch to voters amid scrutiny of past comments on police, Thanksgiving [2d]
Jurors to be anonymous in state Luigi Mangione trial, slated for September [2d]
Hunter Biden: Trump ‘the one existential threat’ to U.S. [2d]
Death toll from flesh-eating bacteria rises: These are the Vibrio warning signs to watch for [2d]
Trump offers Lindell a boost ahead of Minnesota primary: ‘Deserves a BIG WIN’ [2d]

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