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9:50 AM ET, June 26, 2023

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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Russian agents' threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance  —  Details offer clue as to why Wagner Group abandoned coup attempt that revealed ‘real cracks’ in Putin's authority  —  Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders …
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Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff  —  Many are watching to see if Vladimir Putin sacks his military leadership — and if Yevgeniy Prigozhin remains quietly in exile  —  As the dust settled on the most serious challenge in decades to Russian President …
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash  —  The strongman leader of Belarus, a dependable ally of Vladimir Putin's, may see a chance to rebrand himself as a statesman.  —  Vladimir V. Putin is known for his tight control over the news media in Russia.
Politico:
'It's just stupid': DeSantis stumbles in New Hampshire  —  It once looked like Ron DeSantis might be poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire.  Not anymore.  —  For several months this year, Ron DeSantis seemed poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire.
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NBC News:
Democrats warn party: The threat of Trump winning in 2024 is ‘very real’  —  New NBC News polling shows President Joe Biden with a relatively narrow 49% to 45 % lead over Donald Trump — which is within the survey's margin of error.  —  WASHINGTON — The idea is somewhere between conventional wisdom …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, DeSantis and Negativity Dominate Early 2024 GOP Campaign Ads  —  Florida governor is central topic for foes and allies  —  Ronald Reagan's “11th commandment” famously counseled Republicans not to speak ill of one another.  Early 2024 GOP primary advertising suggests Donald Trump and his allies didn't get the memo.
Discussion: Fox News, Florida Politics and Politico
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Trump takes aim at EV industry during speech to Michigan Republicans  —  Former President Trump railed against the electric vehicle industry during a speech to Michigan Republicans on Sunday, warning them that the state's auto industry is at risk under President Biden.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House  —  Sarah McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, announced Monday that she is running for the state's sole U.S. House seat, a bid that, if successful next year, would make her the first transgender person to serve in Congress.
Discussion: Fox News and The 19th
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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Sarah McBride announces run for US House seat to become first trans member of Congress  —  State Sen. Sarah McBride, the country's highest-ranking transgender elected official, announced her candidacy Monday to become Delaware's next sole congresswoman.  —  McBride, if elected …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and New York Times
John Frank / Axios:
Larry Fink “ashamed” to be part of ESG political debate  —  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said he's no longer using the term “ESG” (environment, social and governance) because it is being politically “weaponized” and he's “ashamed” to be part of the debate on the issue. … BlackRock manages $9.2 trillion.
Discussion: Frontpage Mag
Politico:
A debt deal twist is shifting Congress' shutdown gameplan  —  The debt deal forces a 1 percent cut to government spending on Jan. 1 if a short-term funding bill is in place.  So, lawmakers say, that's the REAL deadline to pass new spending bills.  —  It's only June, and already Congress is threatening to ruin New Year's Eve.
Discussion: The Messenger
Sarah Weaver / The Daily Caller:
New York City LGBT Activists Chant 'We're Coming For Your Kids'  —  Activists at a New York City drag march Friday can be heard chanting, “We're coming for your children,” in videos of the event.  —  “We're here, we're queer, we're coming for your children,” the activists shouted as they marched.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Early testing shows no threats after train carrying hazardous materials falls into Yellowstone River  —  Early testing of water and air near part of the Yellowstone River did not show any threat to the public, state and federal officials said, after a train carrying hazardous material fell into the water Saturday.
Discussion: Associated Press and Fox News
New York Post:
Mama Mia!  NYC rules crack down on coal, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75%  —  Mamma Mia!  —  Historic Big Apple pizza joints could be forced to dish out mounds of dough under a proposed city edict targeting pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired ovens, The Post has learned.
kens5.com:
Airline ground crew member killed by engine of a jet at San Antonio International Airport  —  Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night.  —  SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline ground crew member.
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Addy Bink / The Hill:
NTSB investigating after worker ‘ingested’ into airplane engine in San Antonio
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Biden and Zelenskyy Discuss ‘Recent Events in Russia’  —  President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday after a tumultuous weekend in Russia.  —  President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a call on Sunday, the White House confirmed in a press release.
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Breccan F. Thies / Washington Examiner:
Group targeting conservative Supreme Court justices propped up by left-wing megadonors
Discussion: Insider and The Daily Caller
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Sen. John Fetterman is ‘grateful’ to be alive and back in the fight
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
House Republicans think Democrats' abortion rights strategy could backfire
The Guardian:
Queen was asked to block Evgeny Lebedev's peerage, claims documentary
Discussion: Politico and Guido Fawkes
Chase Woodruff / Colorado Newsline:
Down the Line: Tracing the route — and risks — of Utah's proposed Colorado-bound oil trains
 Earlier Items: 
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden admin reverses Trump policy that allowed funding to research in Israeli settlements
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democrats have confirmed 4 judges during Tim Scott's campaign absences
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court set for furious round of decisions in final days of June
New York Times:
Two Friends Used Fentanyl. One Died, the Other Was Charged With Murder.
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS can now read code from some developer-focused apps, including VS Code, Xcode, TextEdit, Terminal, and iTerm2

 
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