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Trump Needs to Choose How to Lose the Iran War

No matter how Trump tries to spin the war, Iran has defeated the U.S. strategically — and it’s time accept that and find the least bad way out. By Jonah Shepp

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El-Sayed on Brink of Breakthrough Win

By Ed Kilgore Like Zohran Mamdani, the fiery progressive overcame well-financed opposition to build a successful coalition. But Haley Stevens didn’t go easily.

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Trump’s Arch Will Photobomb Every View of D.C.

By Margaret Hartmann The National Park Service warned that the massive triumphal arch would have an “adverse effect” on the sight lines from sites all over Washington.

THE FEED

El-Sayed Pulls It Off. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By David Freedlander

The progressive candidate won a Democratic-primary squeaker, but the left still has something to prove in Michigan.

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El-Sayed on Brink of Breakthrough Win

Like Zohran Mamdani, the fiery progressive overcame well-financed opposition to build a successful coalition. But Haley Stevens didn’t go easily.

foreign interests

foreign interests

Trump Needs to Choose How to Lose the Iran War

No matter how Trump tries to spin the war, Iran has defeated the U.S. strategically — and it’s time accept that and find the least bad way out.

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Trump Is Making Another Big Mess With the White House Helipad

He reportedly ordered workers to scrap some of their completed work on the multimillion-dollar project because he didn’t like how it looked.

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Darline Graham Is Running Away From Lindsey’s Legacy

South Carolina’s appointed senator wants to be known as the heir to her late brother but the ideological servant to Donald Trump.

Pirro Hauled a Box of Reflecting-Pool Evidence to Trump Meeting

Swaying the president with real evidence is no easy task, but maybe she pulled it off.

Trump Pal Ronald Lauder Is Cutting Off the GOP

The megadonor who gave Trump the idea to buy Greenland isn’t spending like he used to.

After All That, Ken Griffin Is Not Leaving New York

By Matthew Sedacca

The hedge-fund CEO made a big to-do about Mamdani’s pied-à-terre message but in the end is sticking to his 350 Park headquarters.

Even Trump’s Not Sure If Max Miller Can Survive This

The president phoned the embattled congressman and expressed his doubts about his reelection bid. Miller now says he will investigate himself.

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Congress Delays Its Next Government-Shutdown Crisis

The Senate passed a bill that postpones the spending fight until after the August recess. But Trump could blow it all up.

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Trump’s Arch Will Photobomb Every View of D.C.

By Margaret Hartmann

The National Park Service warned that the massive triumphal arch would have an “adverse effect” on the sight lines from sites all over Washington.

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mergers and acquisitions

David Ellison Is Not a Republican or a Democrat But a Movie Lover

By Fran Hoepfner

The Paramount CEO took to the New York Times op-ed pages to make his case for why the Warnermount merger is a good thing, actually.

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Michigan and Missouri Put the Progressive Surge to the Test

Abdul El-Sayed, William Lawrence, Donavan McKinney, and Cori Bush could make it another banner primary night for progressive primary candidates.

Anthony Fauci Can Take the Fifth

So can Donald Trump, and so can you.

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Trump Is a War Hero (But Only in His Memes)

By Margaret Hartmann

Truth API users paid $100,000 for early access to Trump’s posts. All they got during opening weekend was this lousy, self-aggrandizing AI slop.

Did Todd Blanche Actually Kill Trump’s Slush Fund?

Senators Tillis and Cornyn are claiming victory on the anti-weaponization fund, but they may not have gotten what they asked for.

Abdul El-Sayed Is Already Eyeing Race Against ‘Weak’ Mike Rogers

Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, the Michigan progressive talks about how he’d take on the GOP in November and why he wants to debate J.D. Vance.

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family business

Capital One: Trump Accounts Closed Over Money-Laundering Probe, Not Politics

In a new court filing, the bank revealed why it shut down hundreds of Trump-tied accounts in mid-2021.

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Will Trump Let Thune Avoid a Government Shutdown?

The Senate GOP leader has a tentative deal on a stopgap spending bill. But Trump could instantly kill it.

Max Miller Is Trying to Brush Off Domestic-Abuse Allegations

The Ohio congressman denies his ex-wife’s claims and says he’s still running for reelection. His former father-in-law, Senator Moreno, condemned him.

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just asking questions

Just How Badly Did Democrats Lose the Redistricting Wars?

By Benjamin Hart

Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman surveys the damage heading into November’s midterms.

The Mysterious Case of the JetBlue Flight That Went Into Free Fall

Why would a perfectly good plane suddenly go rogue? The answer was disturbing enough to ground 6,000 aircraft.

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The GOP’s Big Red Scare Is Really Stupid

No, Democrats aren’t communist, and the relatively small progressive surge in primaries isn’t a Bolshevik revolution.

Pirro Upended Trump’s Reflecting Pool Nonsense, and He’s Not Happy

The DoJ acknowledged that Trump’s handpicked no-bid contractor botched the rushed renovation. But Trump and Burgum have since doubled down.

Truth Social’s Cash Grab Will Not Save Trump’s Business

Senators have urged the SEC to investigate Trump’s social-media company selling immediate access to the president’s posts.