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Co-Founder of Punchbowl News. Longtime Capitol Hill reporter. Yankees fan
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AM today - Congress wants to know about Trump’s Iran deal, which could be signed Friday - Push to quickly confirm Jay Clayton as DNI faces skeptical Dems & new Trump trouble - Will the real Dan Sullivan please stand up
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6/15/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Congress and the new Iran deal Will the real Dan Sullivan please stand up? The year-end dealmaking agenda What we’re watching
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AM today - Thune: ‘My hopes often get dashed.’ Senate GOP leader faces a frustrated Trump doing his own thing - Inside the DWS drama in South Florida - Tech: Senate Banking eyes chips markup - Dems seek inroads in deep red Iowa
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6/12/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Thune: ‘My hopes often get dashed’ Inside the DWS drama in South Florida Tech: Senate Banking eyes chips markup Dems look to
https://punchbowl.news/archive/61226-am/
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AM today - ISA fizzles as Trump demands Pentagon boost. Trump’s call for $500B in new DOD funding is a problem for Rs - Schumer backs Stevens, sees ‘multiple paths’ to majority - GOP moderates fine with another go at H.R. 2 - And there’s more
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6/11/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION FISA fizzles as Trump demands Pentagon boost Schumer backs Stevens, sees ‘multiple paths’ to majority GOP moderates fine with
https://punchbowl.news/archive/61126-am/
4 days ago
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AFP News Agency
4 days ago
🏀 The New York Knicks staged the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 and now need one more win to seal the title. ➡️
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Reuters
4 days ago
UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is racist thuggery
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UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is racist thuggery
Two days of anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing short of racist thuggery, Britain's minister for the province said, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night.
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AM today - Trump & Thune’s rough summer. Trump looks to Johnson - not Thune - for help, leaving Thune on sidelines - Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon dream unravels - House members stumble statewide - Vault: Crypto ethics talks wobble
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6/10/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Thune who? Trump leaves the majority leader out Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon dream unravels House members are stumbling
https://punchbowl.news/archive/61026-am/
5 days ago
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NPR
6 days ago
The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left.
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The Supreme Court is in its final stretch this term. Here are the major cases left
The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left.
https://n.pr/4uYBZLV
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AM today - Senate Republicans look to Trump to clean up FISA mess - Inside Blanche’s AG confirmation timeline - Skepticism on Obernolte-Trahan AI effort - The Senate Appropriations Committee is unraveling - And there’s more
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6/9/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate GOP looks to Trump to clean up FISA mess Inside Blanche’s confirmation timeline Skepticism on Obernolte-Trahan AI
https://punchbowl.news/archive/6926-am/
6 days ago
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NBC News
11 days ago
The U.S. military attacks a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
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U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. didn’t provide evidence that the vessel was carrying illicit drugs. More than 200 people have been killed in such strikes since the military campaign began in September.
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AM today - Trump to nominate Blanche as AG - A rough day ahead for Senate on reconciliation, FISA - Mamdani infuriates Hispanic Caucus over Espaillat - No topline deal near for Senate appropriators - DCCC adds 4 new Dems to Red to Blue
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6/4/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate GOP leaders’ rough day ahead Mamdani infuriates Congressional Hispanic Caucus No topline deal in sight for Senate
https://punchbowl.news/archive/6426-am/
11 days ago
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The Wall Street Journal
11 days ago
Some of Russia’s best-known hawks have become more open in expressing a belief that Moscow simply doesn’t have the capacity to achieve an outright victory against Ukraine.
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Russia’s Elite Is Souring on the War. Putin Doesn’t Seem to Care.
Some of Russia’s best-known hawks have become more open in expressing a belief that Moscow simply doesn’t have the capacity to achieve an outright victory against Ukraine.
https://on.wsj.com/43h2YGx
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AM today - AI has a Democrat problem. As OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits Hill, AI titans face trouble on the left - Dems threaten FISA over Pulte - Turek wins Iowa Senate Dem nod, Feenstra loses - Vault: Bessent to Hill as economy struggles
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6/3/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION AI giants face Dem backlashDems threaten FISA over PulteTurek wins Iowa Senate nod, plus other primary takeawaysVault:
https://punchbowl.news/archive/6326-am/
12 days ago
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Reuters
12 days ago
Iran drone and missile attack hits Kuwait airport, state news agency says
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Iran drone and missile attack hits Kuwait airport, state news agency says
An Iranian drone and missile attack struck Kuwait's international airport early on Wednesday, causing injuries and forcing authorities to divert flights, Kuwait's state news agency reported.
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The New York Times
12 days ago
Kuwait’s army said a passenger terminal at the country’s main international airport was damaged by Iranian drones early Wednesday. The attack came after a new round of strikes between the U.S. and Iran. Get the latest updates.
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Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Says Iranian Attack Has Damaged Its Main Airport
The United States and Iran both reported strikes overnight, accusing each other of being the aggressor. It was unclear where diplomatic efforts stand to end the war.
https://nyti.ms/49DU1ur
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Politico
13 days ago
Florida is now OpenAI's biggest problem in red America
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Florida is now OpenAI's biggest problem in red America
Top Florida pols are making AI regulation a key issue, pushing legislation, lawsuits and campaign messages.
http://dlvr.it/TSqlDh
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AM today - Trump suddenly handed losses by his friends & allies - Democrats have too many targets as Rubio heads to Hill - Inside a big primary day - Platner’s supporters unmoved by sexting revelations - What we’re watching
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6/2/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION The Trump losses keep piling upDems have too many Rubio targetsInside a big primary dayPlatner’s supporters unmoved by
https://punchbowl.news/archive/6226-am/
13 days ago
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Bellingcat
14 days ago
A new investigation by Bellingcat has identified 115 villages in Rakhine State as partially or completely destroyed. Some of the villages that appear damaged or destroyed on satellite imagery are also missing on the latest maps.
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How Villages in Myanmar Are Being Erased From the Map
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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NPR
14 days ago
The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.
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One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.
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AM today - Congress is back! Sorta - Reconciliation in trouble as Trump “weaponization fund” imperils bill - FISA’s outlook brightens - Turek surges as Wahls bemoans spending gap in Iowa Senate Dem primary - Highway bill’s next hurdles
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6/1/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Trump’s slush-fund jam swamps Hill Turek surges as Wahls bemoans spending gap The highway bill’s next hurdles What we’re
https://punchbowl.news/archive/6126-am/
14 days ago
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The Guardian
15 days ago
Sky exits UAE news venture after genocide denial accusations
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Sky exits UAE news venture after genocide denial accusations
Sky News Arabia to retain its name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of the war in Sudan Sky is exiting its TV news joint venture with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sky News Arabia, which has been criticised for its coverage of the war in Sudan, with accusations of genocide denial. Sky and its partner IMI - the investment vehicle controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the vice-president of the UAE and owner of Manchester City - have announced a new commercial deal in which the UK-based broadcaster will relinquish all strategic and operational ownership of the 24-hour Arabic language news and current affairs service. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/31/sky-exits-tv-news-joint-venture-uae-genocide-denial-accusations?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
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My latest
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story: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump’s executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon
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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5797889/trump-mail-in-voting-order
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AM today - Trump’s ‘I don’t care about the midterms’ comment roils Hill Republicans - The One Big Beautiful Bill at heart of Iowa 1st District fight - Next stop for war powers: SCOTUS? - Vault: The Finance Committee is in for an overhaul
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5/28/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Midterms? Who cares about those?! Reconciliation divides Iowa’s battle for House seat Next stop for war powers: SCOTUS?
https://punchbowl.news/archive/52826-am/
18 days ago
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The New York Review of Books
19 days ago
“America’s effort to maintain its global economic dominance has backfired, leaving it more isolated and in control of a shrinking share of the global economy—reliant on undependable policy tools to preserve its edge.” —Quinn Slobodian
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Damming the Big Ocean | Quinn Slobodian
Edward Fishman's Chokepoints explains how the US came to rely on its economic arsenal, but stops short of a complete assessment of the unreliable tactic and its often devastating consequences.
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AM today - Paxton crushes Cornyn. What’s next in key Senate race - Two House Dem incumbents lose in Texas runoff - What the NDAA says about defense hawks - Iowa’s GOP congressional hopefuls stick with Trump - Trump to hold Cabinet mtg
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5/27/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Cornyn loses as Paxton takes center stage What the NDAA says about defense hawks Iowa’s GOP congressional hopefuls stick with
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19 days ago
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Reuters
20 days ago
How Trump's bank regulators are paring back supervision
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How Trump's bank regulators are paring back supervision
Republican President Trump's regulators are undertaking the biggest overhaul of bank supervision since the 2008 financial crisis. They say examiners have become too preoccupied with processes and pursuing minor issues, and should focus on core financial risks. Critics say that, together, the changes will weaken the financial system. Here are some of the key changes.
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AM today - Mysterious super PACs jump into Democratic primaries, GOP won’t comment - Cornyn, Paxton brawl reaches finish line in Texas - US forces hit Iran as peace talks continue - DCCC: GOP reconciliation push is ‘political malpractice’
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5/26/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Mystery PACs roil Democratic primariesCornyn, Paxton brawl reaches finish lineUS forces hit Iran as peace talks continueDCCC:
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AM today - Happy Memorial Day 🙏 - Thune’s next big headache. Senate GOP reconciliation woes worsen - California Dems aren’t stressing about gubernatorial race - Collins’ ugly post shakes his Georgia Senate campaign - Campaign news
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5/25/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate GOP's reconciliation woes only getting worse California Dems aren’t stressing about gubernatorial race Collins’ ugly
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AM today - Senate Republicans’ Trump breaking point. GOP senators rebel over ballroom, weaponization fund - Whatley backs Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - House GOP staves off Iran defeat - Arrington eyes 3rd reconciliation bill
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5/22/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate Republicans’ Trump breaking pointWhatley backs Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fundHouse GOP staves off defeat on Iran —
https://punchbowl.news/archive/52226-am/
24 days ago
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Greg Bluestein
25 days ago
The data from the GA election shows big shift for Democrats among key groups. •72% of Hispanic voters chose a Democratic ballot, compared to 47% in 2022. * Asian voters grew to 63% from 44%. * 25% of white voters got Dem ballot, up from 14% in 2022.
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Amid GOP infighting, Democrats lean on unity for an early edge
As Republicans emerge from a bruising and expensive primary season, Democrats try to build on something they suddenly have that the GOP doesn’t: unity and a head start.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/amid-gop-infighting-democrats-lean-on-unity-for-an-early-edge/
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Reuters
25 days ago
Ed Orgeron joins Lane Kiffin staff, reunites with LSU
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Ed Orgeron joins Lane Kiffin staff, reunites with LSU
LSU reached an agreement with Ed Orgeron on Wednesday to join Lane Kiffin's current staff in Baton Rouge, reuniting the school with its former head football coach.
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AM today - Senate Rs are pushing back against Trump even as they pass his big $ immigration package - The House GOP highway bill has a rail problem - What party committees raised in April - The looming defense spending train wreck
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5/21/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate GOP gets ready to buck TrumpThe GOP’s highway bill has a rail problemWhat party committees raised in AprilThe looming
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AM today - Trump doesn’t seem to care anymore about the endangered House & Senate GOP majorities - Massie loses, Collins & Dooley advance, plus more primary takeaways - Ballroom’s future looks bleak - What we’re watching - And there’s more
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5/20/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Trump is doing whatever he wants nowMassie loses, Collins and Dooley advance, plus more primary takeawaysBallroom’s future
https://punchbowl.news/archive/52026-am/
26 days ago
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The Wall Street Journal
27 days ago
The arrest of one of China’s most prominent Christian pastors is about more than one man’s stubborn refusal to surrender his faith.
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China Is Throwing Christians in Jail, but This Pastor Refuses to Back Down
As Xi closed congregations around the country, Ezra Jin found ways to keep Zion Church going—and growing. It set him on a dangerous crash course with Beijing.
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AM today - House Dems want generational change - but not in the Capitol - The Platner pivot & Democrats’ future - Senate GOP’s $1 billion ballroom problem - Defense heavyweights aid Calvert in battle with Kim - It’s Primary Day again!
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5/19/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Democrats want generational change — just not in the CapitolThe Platner pivot and Democrats’ futureSenate GOP’s ballroom
https://punchbowl.news/archive/51926-am/
27 days ago
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The New York Times
28 days ago
By laying out U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as a bargaining chip with China, President Trump has handed a gift to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in his efforts to undermine the Taiwanese government.
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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
https://nyti.ms/4uPSgCp
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CNN
28 days ago
Key evidence found during search of Luigi Mangione's backpack, including alleged murder weapon, can be included in upcoming murder trial, judge rules
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AM today - On the ground in Maine: Collins touts her mastery of the system, while Platner wants to burn it down - Crunch time for GOP’s reconciliation bill - The MAGA South gets MAGAier - Powell’s takeaways from a high-stakes primary win
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5/18/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Collins bets on clout as Platner attacks the systemCrunch time for GOP’s reconciliation billThe MAGA South gets
https://punchbowl.news/archive/51826-am/
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Anthony Man
about 1 month ago
The issue of where U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection — caused by Florida's mid-decade redistricting — threatens a rift between Black and Jewish Democrats in South Florida.
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Democrats clash over where Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection, jeopardizing alliances
A battle over where U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection is dividing Democrats and could create a rift between two vital groups, Black voters and Jewish voters.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/05/16/democrats-clash-over-where-wasserman-schultz-should-run-for-reelection-jeopardizing-alliances/?share=ewreottssdomlrafvhiu
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AM today - How crypto conquered Congress. Hint: Thanks to lots of campaign cash! - Welcome to the Byrd Bath. GOP’s ICE-Border Patrol funding bill gets scrubbed - Lawmakers gear up for highway bill - Cassidy on the ropes in the Bayou State
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5/15/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION What crypto’s success means for American politicsWelcome to the Byrd BathLawmakers gear up for highway billCassidy’s very
https://punchbowl.news/archive/51526-am/
about 1 month ago
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
President Trump departed China touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Follow our live coverage:
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Trump in China live: Xi and Trump declare success but differences remain on Iran and Taiwan
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping met for tea and lunch to wrap up a two-day summit.
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The Associated Press
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: A Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.
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AM today - CBC at crossroads. GOP redistricting push threatens Black Democrats - French Hill, Waters reach deal on housing bill - GOP leaders in dark on Kean absence - Congress stares down a defense spending mess - What we’re watching
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5/14/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION How the GOP’s redistricting war is decimating the CBC GOP leaders in the dark on Kean absence Congress stares down defense
https://punchbowl.news/archive/51426-am/
about 1 month ago
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
China's yuan hits 3-year high, stocks dip, as investors await details from Trump-Xi summit
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China's yuan hits 3-year high, stocks dip, as investors await details from Trump-Xi summit
China's yuan edged up to a three-year high against the dollar on Thursday, while key stock indexes pulled away from recent peaks, as investors awaited more news from a summit between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
Honda posts first annual loss on $9 billion EV writedown, scraps EV sales goals
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Honda posts first annual loss on $9 billion EV writedown, scraps EV sales goals
Honda Motor posted its first annual loss in nearly 70 years as a listed company on Thursday, hit by more than $9 billion in costs to restructure its electric-vehicle business, and the firm scrapped its long-term EV sales target.
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Chris Hayes
about 1 month ago
I read this entire article and could not for the life of me figure out why it was news. They picked a speaker, some students wrote a letter saying they don’t like the speaker. This is the sum total of what happened.
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N.Y.U. Students Object to Speaker Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’
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Alex Kaplan
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Right-wing & far-right figures on podcasts & social media are spreading "plandemic" conspiracy theories about the hantavirus — & they sound very similar to those from during the COVID pandemic. My latest:
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Right-wing figures are spreading “plandemic” conspiracy theories about the hantavirus
As concerns about the spread of hantavirus emerge, right-wing and far-right figures are spreading conspiracy theories on podcasts and social media that the virus came from a lab and may be a new “plan...
https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/right-wing-figures-are-spreading-plandemic-conspiracy-theories-about
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
🔊 ‘I think a number of analysts have said that the relative leverage, or the perception of relative leverage, has shifted in China's favor.’ The Reuters World News podcast on President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing
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Trump heads to Beijing, inflation at 3-year high and Cannes
U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Beijing today hoping that Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him end his unpopular Iran war.
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AM today - Is Trump losing sway on the Hill? The unpopular president’s hold on GOP shows cracks - Clyburn: GOP redistricting is ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ - Vault: House grinds on housing, Senate be damned - Neb. House Dem primary too close to call
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PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Is Trump losing sway on the Hill?Clyburn: GOP redistricting is ‘Jim Crow 2.0’Vault: House grinds on housing, Senate be
https://punchbowl.news/archive/51326-am/
about 1 month ago
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AM today - Trump & Hill Republicans pivot to affordability issues, but is it too little, too late? - Pete Hegseth’s Hill gauntlet - It’s Primary Day in Nebraska & W. Va. - Problem Solvers back Dignity Act - What we’re watching
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5/12/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Is Trump’s affordability ‘pivot’ enough? Hegseth’s Hill gauntlet Primary day in Nebraska and West Virginia Problem Solvers
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