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Trump says he will sign order targeting mail-in ballots, voting machines ahead of 2026 elections (Reuters)

Reuters:
Trump says he will sign order targeting mail-in ballots, voting machines ahead of 2026 elections  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order ahead of next year's midterm elections, saying he would lead “a movement” targeting mail-in balloting and voting machines across the country.

2025-08-18 13:50:00 UTC

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Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again (Axios)

Axios:
Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again  —  The White House asked Ukrainian officials if President Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.

2025-08-18 13:10:00 UTC

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What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life (Laura Reiley/New York Times)

Laura Reiley / New York Times:
What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life  —  Sophie's Google searches suggest that she was obsessed with autokabalesis, which means jumping off a high place.  Autodefenestration, jumping out a window, is a subset of autokabalesis, I guess, but that's not what she wanted to do.

2025-08-18 13:00:04 UTC

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The left gets a new publication (Max Tani/Semafor)

Max Tani / Semafor:
The left gets a new publication  —  The Scoop  —  A group of left-leaning writers and journalists are starting a new publication on Monday aimed at arguing in favor of what liberalism is for, rather than just what it's against.  —  Jerusalem Demsas left The Atlantic in recent weeks to launch The Argument …

2025-08-18 12:05:01 UTC

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press (Marco Rubio/United States Department ...)

Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio.  Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press.  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you.

2025-08-18 11:40:00 UTC

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America Is Giving Up a Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough: mRNA (Rick Bright/New York Times)

Rick Bright / New York Times:
America Is Giving Up a Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough: mRNA  —  In early 2020, when the first genetic sequence of the new coronavirus was posted online, scientists were ready.  Within hours, they began designing a vaccine.  Within weeks, clinical trials were underway.

2025-08-18 11:20:00 UTC

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Inside the DNC's money problems (Jessica Piper/Politico)

Jessica Piper / Politico:
Inside the DNC's money problems … Major Democratic donors have withheld money this year amid skepticism about the party's direction, while the small-dollar donors who have long been a source of strength are not growing nearly enough to make up the gap.  And the party has quickly churned through …

2025-08-18 11:10:03 UTC