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Axios

Trump shrugs off concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln [9d]
Americans' wanderlust hits new heights [9d]
Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not. [9d]
Retail sales slump in July [9d]
Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans [9d]
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO [9d]

Salon

Phoebe Bridgers has a song for every feeling [9d]
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson [9d]
HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one [9d]
We’re all amateur food safety inspectors now [9d]
The worst White House press secretary of all time [9d]

The Drudge Report

Colombia's New President Wants More U.S. Military Help Fighting Cartels... [9d]
The exodus from Israel... [9d]
FALL PREVIEW: Time running out on Trump's agenda with Congress... [9d]
Forecasters warn of 20 inches of rain! [9d]
Dolly Parton abruptly skips event over 'health concerns'... [9d]
Trump Family's WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch Bank... [9d]
ADMITS KILLING [9d]
So Hot That Nuke Plants Being Forced to Power Down... [9d]
Near Mount Rainier, mysterious sightings continue to baffle... [9d]
ASTON MARTIN Launches $2M Supercar to Revive Fortunes... [9d]
REPORT: Bill Gates' Daughter Clearly Has Traitor Inside Her Startup Who's Trying to Destroy Her... [9d]
MANGIONE FACES LIFE IN PRISON [9d]
He was the CEO. Now he runs wine bar... [9d]
DOJ expands military's power to detain migrants... [9d]
People on OZEMPIC getting 'zombie filler'... [9d]
SAYS HE'LL DECLARE STRAIT OF HORMUZ USA 'PRETTY SOON'... [9d]
Golden visa firm says 'plan B' passports going middle class... [9d]
Republican Senator Brags About Long Brainstorm Sessions With AI Chatbot... [9d]
Low water in Rome drought-hit Tiber River exposes ancient ruins of Nero's Bridge... [9d]
LAMBORGHINI unveils most powerful production car ever... [9d]
New Poll Sounds Alarm Bells In Michigan For Dems... [9d]
CAMBRIDGE professor found dead after plagiarism scandal... [9d]
Commander-In-Chief's Callous Response As US Sailors Throw Themselves Overboard In Iran war... [9d]
'Not nearly long enough'... [9d]
BBC forcibly turned away trying to serve papers to Ivanka, Kushner... [9d]
EARTH, WIND & FIRE drummer placed into coma after backstage incident... [9d]
Mummies Being Sold On FACEBOOK In Bizarre Black Market... [9d]
US national debt to hit $50 trillion soon... [9d]
Virginia congressman's meeting with trans Dems erupts into profanity. Then he walked out... [9d]
Drone crashes in Romania after flying undetected at 'very low altitude'... [9d]
NETANYAHU BRANDS UK 'ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF BRITAIN'... [9d]
Top Trump official asked for more resources to fight small fire near his Idaho ranch... [9d]
Military schools put new emphasis on Western civ and Christianity... [9d]
CONE... [9d]
Planet's strongest heat dome will tower over USA... [9d]
HOT LIPS FOR FOX? [9d]
Basic supplies run short; Sanitation going awry! [9d]
WAR FOR NOTHING? US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are top priority... [9d]
Potential Vulnerability in Stock Market... [9d]
Consumer sentiment plunges... [9d]
MANGIONE FACES LIFE IN PRISON [9d]
Companies that kept DEI policies thrive despite threats... [9d]
Carefree dreams of 'summertime' fading in swelter... [9d]
Lala could become first hurricane to make landfall on Hawaii's Big Island... [9d]
You may have seen your last 8 p.m. sunset of 2026... [9d]
People on OZEMPIC getting 'zombie filler'... [9d]
Mangione set to appear in court for expected guilty plea... Developing... [9d]
Two slicks appear in Gulf as huge oil spill off Oman threatens disaster... [9d]
Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom... Developing... [9d]
Key national security aide departing White House... [9d]
Study Finds Spouses Who Exercise Together Fight Less, Talk More... [9d]
The woman accused of assassinating Ukrainian defector in Crimea... [9d]
Inside Russia's Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country... [9d]
Federal Job Cuts Making Wildfires Harder to Fight... [9d]
Tate Brothers' Lawyer on Aggressive, AI-Riddled Quest to Win Their Release... [9d]
New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimize' body... [9d]
Retail sales slump as consumer spending falters... [9d]
'Golden Age' Economy Pitch Fizzles With Voters... [9d]

The New Republic

ICE Refused to Give Detainees Medical Treatment After Gas Leak [9d]
ICE Agents Mock Army Wife They Tried to Deport [9d]
FDA Only Now Goes to Mexico to Investigate Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak [9d]
The Huge Problem That’s Causing Trump’s Supporters to Turn on Him [9d]
“No, They’re Not”: Trump Reacts to Families Concerned About Sailors [9d]
Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox’s Own Pro-Trump Spin [9d]
Families of Sailors Detail Horrific Conditions as Iran War Drags On [9d]
Andrew Tate’s Defense Is Pure A.I. Slop [9d]
Trump Treasury Is Deleting an Anti-Corruption Database [9d]
Fish Are a Big Deal in This Senate Race [9d]
Why Don’t Leftie Candidates Do Better Among Working-Class Voters? [9d]
The Bipartisan Backlash to Trump’s Bulldozing of a Texas Landmark [9d]
Trump Temporarily Drops Reflecting Pool to Freak Out Over New Vandals [9d]
Top Trump Priority Gets Surge of Support … From Dead People [9d]
Trump Orders Navy to Spend Billions of Dollars Undoing Years of Work [9d]
Trump Sec. Flails When Fox News Wrecks Key Claim About Hormuz Strait [9d]

Talking Points Memo

Business Models, Coherence, And Not Being an Agitated, Sickly Lab Rat [9d]
Today’s Census Attacks Mirror a Century Old Republican-Led Constitutional Crisis [9d]
CIA Behind Mystery Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats [9d]
Background on the Breakdown of the Trump-Netanyahu Love Affair [9d]
Is Paramount’s Merger-Hungry David Ellison Making it Up As He Goes? [9d]
OLC’s New Opinion on Executive Privilege Is a ‘Devious Tactic’ to Cover Up Trump Admin Corruption [9d]

Politico

Trump seeks to boost New York Republicans with tough-on-crime message [9d]
Trump has a plan to break China’s mineral grip. It needs workers first. [9d]
Trump’s demands threaten Navy's progress [9d]
U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill [9d]
Pirro files felony charges over bubbles and graffiti at WWII memorial [9d]
BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suit [9d]

The Hill

Rove: Trump must stop ‘gaslighting’ Americans over economy [9d]
Senate investigates kids safety issues in online game Roblox [9d]
Gov. DeSantis latest to not support Rep. Mills ahead of Florida primary [9d]
USS Abraham Lincoln returning home [9d]
USS Abraham Lincoln controversy likely to loom over Pentagon [9d]
USS Abraham Lincoln controversy likely to loom over Pentagon [9d]
Judge lifts order on Somalia TPS, clearing way for deportations [9d]
Military to reimburse service members freezing eggs, sperm [9d]
Accused Olympian seeks protection from future Reflecting Pool charges [9d]
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory [9d]
USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, acting Navy secretary says [9d]
Trump celebrates return of US missionary kidnapped in West Africa [9d]
Son of former Mexican president challenges Trump after visa revoked [9d]
Trump administration unveils tariffs on drone imports [9d]
Watch live: Trump touts federal crackdown on crime at New York rally [9d]
Trump: USS Abraham Lincoln family members not concerned about conditions [9d]
Fry throws support behind Darline Graham’s Senate bid after primary loss [9d]
EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks [9d]
RFK Jr. says he’s seen ‘boxes and boxes’ of McDonald’s on Trump plane [9d]
14 years later, Congress still hasn’t delivered a solution for Dreamers [9d]
Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting [9d]
Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show [9d]
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Pretty funny’ some people are freaking out about decision to freeze eggs [9d]
How not to fix the War Powers Resolution [9d]
Soldiers killed in Fort Hood chopper crash identified [9d]
Pirro announces charges in WWII vandalism case [9d]
How many people actually have cyclosporiasis? Why it’s so hard to track [9d]
FDA assigns highest-risk Class I status for recall of nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs [9d]
The Mecca agreement’s message to Washington [9d]
Vance urges DOJ investigation into hospitals over billing for transgender care [9d]
Trump on WWII memorial vandalism: ‘We are on their trail’ [9d]
Bessent teases severe economic action against Iran [9d]
Muslims in public office are not a threat to America. The attacks on them are. [9d]
Court backs Trump on rescinding de minimis tariff exemption [9d]
America is finally turning the corner on overdose deaths. Washington is about to squander it. [9d]
2 tankers attacked while sailing through Strait of Hormuz [9d]
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction [9d]
Where the last 8 p.m. sunset of 2026 has already happened, and which cities are next [9d]
Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ [9d]
Live updates: Trump visits New York to tout decline in crime [9d]
The Democratic Party needs a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ to counter social democrats [9d]
Trump ally Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in special UK election [9d]
Don’t let socialists sabotage a Democratic comeback [9d]
US-Japan moves to bolster the Yen set a precedent for currency interventions [9d]

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