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Axios

Scoop: Schumer cancels Southeast Asia trip amid shutdown [2d]
Photos: Trump hails demolition of part of White House for ballroom construction [2d]
Jeffries rejects Republican bill giving shutdown pay to troops, federal workers [2d]
Here's where the Interior Dept. plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs [2d]
Trump and MAGA embrace AI deepfake videos that blur fact and fiction [2d]
Trump post mocking No Kings protests enters the "danger zone" [2d]
AWS outage spotlights the world economy's fragile foundations [2d]
Shutdown could halt SNAP benefits for millions, states say [2d]
AWS outage: How Coinbase, Roblox, Reddit are affected [2d]
Why credit risks are jarring Wall Street [2d]
Behind the Curtain: It won't stop with Trump [2d]
YouTube crackdown, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" threaten future of gambling [2d]
"Absolutely not": Witkoff, Kushner reject Gaza genocide claims in "60 Minutes" interview [2d] [ai]
Secret Service finds hunting stand with sight line of Trump's Air Force One in Florida [3d]

Salon

“Using satire to make a point”: Johnson defends Trump’s “No Kings” dump video [2d]
MTV pulls the plug on key music channels after 40 years [2d]
FBI investigating “suspicious” hunting stand near Air Force One landing zone [2d]
The beauty industry has its head up your butt [2d]
Newsom slams “reckless” JD Vance after celebratory Marines artillery shell explodes over highway [2d]
Massive “No Kings” protests short-circuit MAGA’s mockery [2d]
Mike Johnson exploits the shutdown to hide the Epstein files [2d]
Amy McGrath isn’t sorry for trying again [2d]
Trump’s attempt to gut special education office has some conservative parents on edge [2d]

The Drudge Report

New money tech bros build trophy mansions with AI that can read their minds... [2d]
Your ChatGPT conversations could be used against you... [2d]
STUDY: Common Hair Loss Drug Linked To Depression, Suicide... [2d]
Second White House shouting match... [2d]
Accept Putin terms or be 'destroyed'... [2d]
'Massive Legal Siege' Against Social Media Companies Looms... [2d]
Third of ICE-Academy Recruits Are Failing Out... [2d]
Why Are Fewer Young People Identifying as Trans? [2d]
The Don Posts Menacing Video of Never-Ending Presidency... [2d]
Supreme Court Told Trump Tariffs Are Illegal $3 Trillion Tax... [2d]
Air traffic controller staffing issues cause more delays... [2d]
Patrol vehicle hit by shrapnel as Marines fired live artillery over California interstate... [2d]
Indie Producers Warn LA 'Hostile' Place to Film... [2d]
Airports resort to food banks to feed starving TSA agents... [2d]
Man arrested in ATL after planning to shoot up terminal with AR-15... [2d]
Customers Ditched DISNEY+, HULU After Kimmel Suspension... [2d]
CIA activity against Venezuelan leaders revives specter of interventionism in Latin America... [2d]
Schmidt's ex-mistress sues former GOOGLE CEO... [2d]
Whistles take over Chicago as popular way to alert of agent activity... [2d]
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children... [2d]
French govt recognizes 'failure' over Louvre heist... [2d]
Why are so many rich Americans investing in British soccer teams? [2d]
Long-term study finds surprising link between birds, wildfires... [2d]
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade... [2d]
Why is USA releasing alleged 'narco-terrorists'? [2d]
China accuses USA of cyberattack... [2d]
HITS AIRLINES, MAJOR SITES, GOVTS [2d]
COULD COST HUNDREDS OF BILLION$ [2d]
REVENGE FROM BEIJING? [2d]
Trump nominee says he has 'Nazi streak'... [2d]
DOJ fires 2 prosecutors who opposed charges against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James... [2d]
How Huntington Beach became California's angriest MAGA city... [2d]
Appeals court lets Trump deploy Oregon National Guard to Portland... [2d]
Supreme Court will consider whether people who use marijuana can own guns... [2d]
Prison Running Massive Ghislaine Coverup for Trump? [2d]
Baby found abandoned on NYC subway platform... [2d]
Bogota Slams 'Invasion' Threat... [2d]
Air traffic controller staffing issues cause more delays... [2d]
BLINDNESS CURED WITH 'REVOLUTIONARY' BIONIC CHIP... [2d]
Mysterious Spot in Earth's Magnetic Field Now Growing Rapidly... [2d]
Supreme Court will consider whether people who use marijuana can own guns... [2d]
The Risk of Financial -- And Moral -- Collapse... [2d]
Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about drug vessels... [2d]
Meet the young Americans who want a monarchy... [2d]
New money tech bros build trophy mansions with AI that can read their minds... [2d]
Khamenei Tells President 'Keep Dreaming' Over Claims Of Destroying Nuke Sites... [2d]
Beijing stealing American DNA to create Communist super soldiers? [2d]
UPDATE: Secret Service finds 'suspicious' hunting stand near Air Force One landing zone... [2d]
Nuke Watchdog Running on Skeleton Crew... [2d]
'Massive Legal Siege' Against Social Media Companies Looms... [2d]
The Don Posts Menacing Video of Never-Ending Presidency... [2d]
Warning Signs Lurking Below Surface of Record Market... [2d]
Lower-Income Americans Missing Car Payments... [2d]
Restaurants Pitching Water as Fine-Dining Experience... [2d]
Chinese Fighter Jet Releases Flares Near Australian Military Plane... [2d]
Utah County Prepares for Trial of Kirk Murder Suspect... [2d]
San Francisco Emerges From Shadow of Doom Loop... [2d]
INTERNET MELTDOWN [2d]
AMAZON CLOUD OUTAGE [2d]
HITS AIRLINES, MAJOR SITES [2d]
Patrol vehicle hit by shrapnel as Marines fired live artillery over California interstate... [2d]

The New Republic

Comey Accuses Trump of Basing Case Against Him on “Personal Bias” [2d]
Democrats and Republicans Get Same Shutdown Request From Constituents [2d]
Trump Judges Rule He Can Deploy National Guard to Portland [2d]
ICE Spent 700% More on Weapons. What They Bought Will Terrify You. [2d]
Trump Demolishes Part of White House as He Builds His Tacky Ballroom [2d]
Millions of Americans Could Lose Their Food Stamps as Shutdown Lingers [2d]
Karoline Leavitt Attacks Reporter Who Exposed Her “Your Mom” Comeback [2d]
Trump Furloughs Top Nuclear Weapons Staff (What Could Go Wrong?) [2d]
Republican Rep. Says There Is a King in America, Actually [2d]
Trump Suddenly Changes His Tune on Ukraine After Disaster Meeting [2d]
Trump Admits Gaza Peace Deal Is Crumbling as He Warns of More Violence [2d]
Yes, There Was Violence at No Kings Protests—From the Other Side [2d]
Mike Johnson Implies All No Kings Protesters Are Murderers [2d]
Trump’s Shutdown Is About to Cut Off Food Stamp Funding [2d]
Mike Johnson Pushes Unhinged Gripe About No Kings Protests [2d]
Trump Admits He’s Using the Shutdown to Take Revenge on Democrats [2d]
Former DOJ Lawyer Says He Was Ordered to Lie About Ábrego García [2d]
Trump Yanks Aid for Foreign Leader Who Compared Him to Hitler [2d]
Trump Threw Zelenskiy’s Maps While Melting Down During Their Meeting [2d]
Abraham Lincoln’s 1859 Lesson for Some 2028 Democrat [2d]
Transcript: No Kings--How Mass Protests Weaken Autocrats Like Trump [2d]
Why Is Vance Fighting With a 23-Year-Old Over Trump’s AI Poop Video? [2d]
The Good News: Scummy George Santos Isn’t Out of the Woods Just Yet [2d]
Trump’s Reckless Marine Exercise in California Hit Vance’s Motorcade [2d]
Transcript: Trump Fury at Dems Grows as Brutal New Shutdown Poll Hits [2d]
Trump’s War on Antifa Is Destined to Backfire [2d]
Mike Johnson Understands Nothing About the United States of America [2d]
How No Kings Embraced the Good Kind of Weird—and Won the Normies [2d]
Trump’s Fury at Dems Goes Nuclear as Crushing New Shutdown Poll Hits [2d]

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