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Axios

Scoop: Bessent and Wiles met Anthropic's Amodei in sign of thaw [3h]
Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans [3h]
Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana [4h]
Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited" [5h]
Sam Altman's "proof of human" company pushes into mainstream services [7h]
Trump tells Axios he expects Iran deal "in a day or two" [8h]
The Strait of Hormuz is opening for business [8h]
Oil prices plunge on claims Strait of Hormuz is open [11h]

Salon

How Bob Dylan and The Beatles pushed each other to evolve [5h]
Steven Soderbergh’s AI contradiction [8h]
Republicans edge toward a breaking point on Trump [11h]

The Drudge Report

AMERICAN REJECTS MONSTER MERGER WITH UNITED... [1h]
IRAN: STRAIT 'OPEN' [1h]
Network of online influencers back Senate candidate. Are they getting paid? [2h]
PALANTIR TO OVERSEE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL? [2h]
Chilling timeline emerges... [2h]
Scientist claims universe has SEVEN dimensions... [3h]
Mexico masculinity summit plows ahead after public funding backlash... [3h]
LUTNICK TO CANADA: YOU 'SUCK'... [3h]
Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against right... [3h]
At Cuba's Bay of Pigs, victory against U.S. invaders stirs pride, fresh parallels... [3h]

The New Republic

Trump Is Ditching His Biggest Supporter’s Birthday at Mar-a-Lago [3h]
Israel Strikes Lebanon After Trump Says Bombing Is “Prohibited” [4h]
RFK Jr. Says Every Person Who Lost Health Insurance Is Illegal [4h]
DOJ Boots Prosecutor From Trump Revenge Probe After She Shared Doubts [5h]
Caitlyn Jenner Begs Trump for Help Changing Passport Gender [5h]
Iran Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Central Claim on Nuclear Deal [5h]
Trump Prepares to Settle With IRS in Huge Lawsuit Over Tax Records [6h]
RFK Jr. Uses Vape Brand’s Marketing to Promote Vaping [6h]
Trump Adviser Compares Him to God in Resurfaced Quote [6h]
MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake [7h]

Talking Points Memo

Thoughts on a New Civic Contract [6h]
DOJ Wants a Redo in Floundering Campaign to Seize Voter Data From the States [9h]
Seeing the Hormuz Breakthrough In Its Full Light [10h]
ICE Agent Faces State Charges in Minnesota [10h]
Neomi Rao Understands What It Means to Be a Trump Judge [11h]

Politico

Anthropic and Trump: Is a truce near? [5h]
Poll: Trump still hasn’t sold Americans on Iran [8h]
GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: ‘The clock is ticking’ [9h]
They’ve been detained by ICE and ordered deported. Judges are releasing them from custody. [10h]
White House to meet with Anthropic CEO as Mythos anxiety spreads [11h]

The Hill

Trump teases upcoming release of UFO documents at Turning Point USA event [1h]
Trump gets roaring ovation on Iran at Turning Point event [1h]
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will close again amid US blockade [1h]
US-Iran talks take sudden, uncertain shift with sweeping claims on both sides [2h]
White House says meeting with Anthropic ‘productive and constructive’ [2h]
Trump administration to release Second Avenue subway funding after MTA lawsuit [2h]
EPA appoints industry players and academics to its Science Advisory Board [3h]
The Memo: Trump’s claims on Iran feed optimism — and confusion [3h]
House Democrat slams ‘Dr. Jesus’ over cost of Iran war: ‘F— his a–‘ [3h]
Lutnick blasts Canada on trade: ‘They suck’ [3h]

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