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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Jumps as Iran War Intensifies Price Squeeze — Consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 percent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the U.S. economy. — What to know about the report.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years — Inflation accelerated in May as rising energy costs contributed to pain for consumers, though underlying pressures were less intense. — The consumer price index, a broad gauge of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.
New York Times:
Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.
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DPA / Yahoo News:
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack — The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. — The tech billionaire continued overnight …
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The Guardian:
'There's wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast — Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night - with some police officers acting as if it wasn't safe to intervene — On a residential street draped in loyalist flags near Belfast's Shankill Road …
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BBC:
Family of Belfast knife victim say ‘unrest is not welcome’ as extra police brought onto streets — Summary — The family of Stephen Ogilvy, the victim in Monday night's knife attack in Belfast, say “unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward”
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live
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Axios:
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after helicopter downing — The U.S. launched a series of strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. helicopter, with Iran's military announcing retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. bases in the region.
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Bita Ghaffari / Financial Times:
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter
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Al Jazeera:
Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan in retaliation for US strikes
Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan in retaliation for US strikes
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran
Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran
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Ilya Somin / Lawfare:
Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing — To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering. — Meet The Authors — The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais—barring nearly all use of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) …
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Nancy Mace's thrashing in South Carolina governor's race caps a rough downfall — The congresswoman finished fifth in the state's GOP gubernatorial primary, according to unofficial returns, solidly losing even her own home county and district. — June 10, 2026
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor … It's the latest victory for Trump on the heels of his success ousting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mace's ally on the Epstein files, and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), among other GOP defectors. … Trump only endorsed Evette in the final two weeks …
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Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race. But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials lay out aggressive timeline to build triumphal arch — Documents say a 320-foot crane may be used to build the arch, which sits on a flight path to Reagan National Airport. — Summary — Federal officials are laying more groundwork to begin construction …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Oversight chair wants Todd Blanche to testify on Epstein in July — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to hear from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in July about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, chair James Comer told reporters Wednesday.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Few Americans see Trump administration delivering justice in Epstein cases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump
Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt … Bill de Blasio appeared on NewsNation on June 2 and was asked to comment on Spencer Pratt's campaign. De Blasio smugly described Pratt's ads as “inappropriate” and wondered, “Who is behind them?” — If de Blasio hadn't actively participated …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
MAGA's kayfabe meltdown over California primary
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race
Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People — There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people. — For months during the summer of 2024, Jarmarus Brown, an Orange City, Florida police officer …
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking — If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? — NINE MONTHS INTO the Trump administration's deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Doesn't Own the Constitution — It is the job of the judiciary, as Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote, to say what the law is. — Often, this is taken to mean a duty to interpret the Constitution and fix its meaning in place. But to say what the law …
Politico:
Capital agenda: Cue shutdown watch after Republicans go it alone on ICE funding — Republicans solved an immediate crisis Tuesday, clearing for President Donald Trump's signature a party-line bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies into 2029. But that hardly improves the chances …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Supreme Court's final cases loom over Trump's immigration, election hopes — The last Supreme Court decisions of the term include major tests of presidential power and election law that could have lasting implications on voting and governance. … - The Supreme Court's final slate …
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Reuters:
Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80 — U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pete Hegseth's Mormon diss explodes a MAGA myth — Christian nationalism isn't just immoral — it's incoherent — Pete Hegseth is not a coherent thinker. This was demonstrated yet again on the D-Day anniversary event in France, where the defense secretary gave a speech that was supposed …
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Manuela Silva / NOTUS:
Two House Republicans Will Face Off for California's 40th District — Redistricting forced Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim to run for the same seat, and the primary results mean the grueling and expensive battle will extend to November. — Copy — California voters passed …
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Jack Walker / Advocate:15 minutes ago
Zohran Mamdani's Pride Month message to LGBTQ+ New Yorkers: We'll protect you from Trump — At his Pride reception, the mayor spoke exclusively with The Advocate about solidarity with LGBTQ+ residents and attacks on transgender health care. — Jack Walker, a Future of Queer Media fellow …
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