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Facing new assault allegation, Platner says he's reviewing his Senate candidacy
Platner denied the allegation, but said in a video posted to social media that he is "mindful of the political reality" the reporting "will inflict."
Politico
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Australia reveals likely origin of mysterious 'space balls' found on beaches
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FIFA dismisses Belgium appeal over U.S. red card decision
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Fast food's newest rival isn't another burger chain. It's the grocery store.
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Wall Street issues its stock market predictions for the 2nd half of 2026
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Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding
Iran's top officials and brothers of the new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Crowds of hundreds of thousands chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” as they called for revenge over the Feb. 28 attack that killed the 86-year-old supreme leader and other top officials, triggering the war.
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- Business & finance
Popular pizza chain franchisee files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The pizza restaurant industry has been downsizing this year, with major chains closing hundreds of underperforming locations. Mountain Mike's Pizza chain has been a contrarian over the last two years, adding dozens of new locations. The expansion mode, however, hasn't prevented one of its ...
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Most commentedWhat's going on with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool? Trump won't seek new bids to repair liner, despite ballooning cost.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum repeated the president's claims that vandals were to blame for problems plaguing the $16 million clean-up project — not the contractor.
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Elon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”
Good luck fighting those charges.
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Opinion - Doomsday speculation about the midterm elections takes hold
President Trump is pushing every button to prevent Democrats from taking control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterms, including using fear-mongering tactics and attempting to suppress voter turnout.
The Hill
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White House report accuses Smithsonian leaders of 'extreme' activism
A White House report accuses leaders of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History of embracing "extreme political activism."
USA TODAY
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Here's who won — and lost — under Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
A year after President Trump signed the sweeping tax and spending package, its effects on households, businesses and federal programs are increasingly evident.
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Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane
President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. The latest image shows the Obamas smiling and waving at the top of stairs alongside a baby blue and white presidential plane with graffiti painted on it that included the Democrat's campaign slogan “Yes We Can,” “Obama” and “BLM,” short for Black Lives Matter. The post also shows graffiti in Arabic on the plane that says the phrase “alhamdulillah,” which means “praise be to God” or “thank God."
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Democrats are ‘looking for guidance’ on Israel. Hakeem Jeffries isn’t giving any at the moment.
The minority leader is letting his caucus hash out their Israel disagreements over a series of private conversations, withholding his own guidance for now.
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‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: Johnson’s growing crisis over his unruly majority
Speaker Mike Johnson had just delivered President Donald Trump his biggest legislative win of the year, but as he sat in his office in mid-June surrounded by a group of furious senior Republicans, the mood was sour.
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Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors’ AI With Disturbing Content
"Surely we are going to get in trouble for doing this?"
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Anti-incumbent mood sweeping country in troubling sign for GOP majorities
A sour, anti-incumbent mood is sweeping across the nation on its 250th anniversary in what political analysts say is an especially troubling sign for Republican control of the House and Senate, given President Trump’s slumping approval rating. Rising voter anger with the status quo has hit both parties, with eight House incumbents — five Democrats and…
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World absorbs historic Iran war oil supply loss, but depleted stocks bring risks
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - The world has absorbed with surprising ease the loss of over a billion barrels of oil supply since the Iran war began,
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Congress should restrict birthright citizenship, House speaker says
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that Congress should consider a bill to limit birthright citizenship and that it would advance "immediately."
USA TODAY
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Albanians take to the streets in protest for the 35th night in a row
A massive demonstration was held for the 35th night in a row in Albania's capital on Saturday, with protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the temporary replacement of his government, constitutional reform and an end to corruption. Media images showed tens of thousands of people marching along Tirana's main boulevard toward Skanderbeg Square. There has been no independent verification of the number of protesters.
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Trump’s MAGA Inc. is sitting on $350M. Republicans want to see it.
The president’s super PAC hasn’t disclosed plans to spend in support of GOP candidates this fall.
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Mallory McMorrow drops out of Michigan’s crucial Democratic Senate primary
Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan on Sunday, narrowing the field to two as the party faces a crucial choice next month in picking a nominee to defend a must-win seat.
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Data Center Emits Constant Screeching Noise Directly Into Man’s House
"It's like we're living in a prison in our own yard, in our own house."
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Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’
‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling
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- Politics
Supreme Court ruling may wipe out Democrats' cash advantage in Senate battlegrounds
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll
A judge rejected Trump's request to delay his response to E. Jean Carroll's demand for the $5 million she won in a civil lawsuit, plus interest.
USA TODAY
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Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans in a Wisconsin congressional race
Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest member. “They were 26 when they were first elected to public office,” said Alfonso, a Republican. Alfonso is trying to ride support from his father-in-law to win his old House seat in rural northern Wisconsin.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's curious resurgence
A newly nominated director and a flurry of recent actions have some concerned that the administration is weaponizing the agency.
Politico
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Opinion - Three changes that could restore the Supreme Court’s independence
The goal is to restore balance and accountability to a Supreme Court whose right-wing majority is squandering its legitimacy to advance a harmful political agenda.
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You’ll Never Guess Why Government Officials Are Sinking a Four-Story Riverboat Casino Into the Abyss
"You'll start seeing fish on it within a few weeks."
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Socialist Colorado candidate blames Israel for 'putting Jewish people in great danger'
Far-left Colorado Democratic candidate Melat Kiros said in an interview that Israel is putting Jewish people in grave danger and inspiring antisemitic attacks worldwide.
Fox News
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Fed's Warsh vows to 'disappoint' anyone who thinks he will tolerate inflation above 2%
(Corrects quote in paragraph 2, adding reference to 'in households or the business sector, in the financial markets') By Francesco Canepa and Howard Schneider SINTRA, Portugal, July 1 (Reuters) -
Reuters
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Trump announces pardons for pollution violators prosecuted for "fixing their car"
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
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Trump marks America's 250th with speech and colossal fireworks show
President Donald Trump took the stage after the National Mall was evacuated hours earlier due to weather.
USA TODAY
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Trump posts new image of $100 bill with his signature
President Donald Trump posted a new image Friday of a $100 bill bearing his signature, months after the Treasury Department announced that, for the first time, a sitting president’s signature would be featured on US paper currency.
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Johnson says House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ in reconciliation bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said the House will attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act “one more time” through a budget reconciliation bill. “The president has that as a top priority, and so do I,” Johnson told Fox News’s Shannon Bream in an interview on Sunday. “We passed it…
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Cowboys, fighter jets and US Border Patrol - inside Trump's big recruitment drive
Space Force and Customs and Border Patrol are using a rodeo as a way to drive up recruitment numbers.
BBC
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Socialist-led California city's clash over Israel and antisemitism offers glimpse into the left's future
Richmond, California's mayor faces antisemitism accusations after sharing Bondi Beach conspiracy theories and attending a Palestine conference.
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US Supreme Court to hear gun, LGBT, voting rights cases in next term
By Nate Raymond and Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S.
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Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles. The acts of clemency come as Trump has issued a slew of pardons in his second term, particularly for allies, public figures and those seen as politically aligned. Trump earlier on Friday announced some of the pardons on social media, without identifying any of the recipients by name.
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Trump's bashing Dems as 'Godless communists.' Will it matter in the midterms?
Railing against a new crop of Democratic Socialist and progressive candidates is Trump's latest fight. Will it matter in the midterms?
USA TODAY
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Trump warns of "communist menace" in speech at Mount Rushmore
The president kicked off America's 250th anniversary celebrations with a speech at Mount Rushmore where he warned of a resurgence in communism.
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Opinion - The Great American Betrayal
After 250 years, many Americans are disillusioned with their country due to its broken political and legal systems, declining faith, and tech-driven echo chambers that amplify fear and division.
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US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather
US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.
BBC
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Josh Shapiro warns Democrats face ‘battle over what we believe in’ after socialist’s upset primary victories
Josh Shapiro says Democrats must battle over the party's direction after democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Adriano Espaillat.
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Factbox-Trump undertakes sweeping makeover of the White House and Washington
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S.
Reuters
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Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor
TEHRAN, July 5 (Reuters) - Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him
Reuters
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Trump says U.S. will win war "one way or the other" as Iran holds Khamenei's funeral
The U.S. is "going to win one way or the other," Trump said Monday, as Iran held a colossal public funeral for their slain supreme leader.
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Burgum defends cost of fixes to Reflecting Pool: 'It's going to be a small number'
The Interior secretary backs Trump's claims that vandals cut the pool's liner.
ABC News
419 3 min read - Politics
5 governor’s seats most likely to flip
Three dozen states are holding elections for governor in November, teeing up a test in several of the battleground states President Trump won in 2024. Swing states like Nevada, Georgia and Wisconsin are key bellwethers for the national mood around the White House, the economy and the political parties writ large. Two Midwestern states have also emerged as tests for the…
167 7 min read - Politics
Expert who fled Cuba warns of ‘vicious cycle’ that will lead to ‘communists in double digits’ in Congress
Mike Gonzalez, who fled communist Cuba, warns a vicious cycle of socialist candidates winning could put communists in double digits in Congress.
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White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted
A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted, indicating that President Donald Trump may be preparing to install his own team. The report released late on Independence Day by the White House Domestic Policy Council comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington's most sacred cultural and historic institutions. Trump in March revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targeted funding for programs that advanced “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology,” as he continued a broadside against culture he deems too liberal.
516 4 min read - Politics
A year in, here's how Trump's tax law is affecting your budget
President Donald Trump pledged his signature sweeping tax law would transform the economy. A year later, experts are still parsing the longer-term effects of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the broader economy, but many of the law's provisions have started hitting Americans' wallets. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Tax refunds were higher on average this year, creating a short-term stimulus effect for many Ameri
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The Atlantic republishes Vance’s Trump op-ed from 2016
The Atlantic on Saturday republished Vice President Vance’s essay, originally published exactly 10 years ago on July 4, reviving some of the more biting comments Vance made about President Trump prior to becoming his second vice president. The original article ran days after Vance published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” In an editor’s note, the magazine…
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Trump touts American "golden age," attacks communism in July 4th speech
In a speech delayed by a two-hour evacuation of the National Mall due to severe weather, President Trump mixed politics with history.
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