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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.
Discussion: CBS News, Caixin Global and Raw Story
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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 …
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.
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 …
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
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
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter
Bloomberg:
Trump Vows Immediate Attacks on Iran, Straining Ceasefire
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) …
Discussion: One First
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 …
Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race. But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.
Discussion: National Review, Newsweek and Fox News
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:
Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump
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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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Contrarian and MPR News
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CBS News
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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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Top DOJ official planned to make a claim with Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’NEW!
Associated Press:
Trump-Backed David Flippo Wins Republican Primary In Nevada's 2nd Congressional District
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Nears the Big 8-0
E.J. Dionne Jr / New York Times:
A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms
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Associated Press:
Impeachment sought against federal judge over alleged sex in chambers, lying to investigators
John Sipher / New York Times:
With Bill Pulte, Trump Is Sending a Dangerous Message
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Jude Joffe-Block / NPR:
ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests
Discussion: Reuters and Telex
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump officials play Biden blame game as screwworm spreads