Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say (washingtonpost.com)
China’s Psibot Becomes Latest AI Startup to Hit $1 Billion Value (bloomberg.com)
Sophie Cunningham says it’s ‘common sense’ to keep trans athletes out of women’s sports (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Oak Park officials move toward restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions (chicagotribune.com)
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith for False Statements
“Former special counsel Jack Smith could face potential criminal prosecution after Republicans accused the ex-prosecutor of misleading Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump,” Fox News reports. “House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) issued a criminal referral of Smith on Wednesday, arguing newly released records contradict Smith’s testimony to his […]
It’s the Deadliest Room in the House—Especially for Seniors (wsj.com)
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Republican Lawmaker Urges Charges Against Jack Smith (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
A Soldier’s Death Overseas Stuns a Neighborhood in Queens (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
OpenAI’s new model went rogue and hacked another company. Why it matters. (wapo.st)
Mamdani Knew He Couldn’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Could Denounce Him. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Sacrificed at Cahokia: Teenage Girls and the end of Mississippian culture (historymuse.medium.com)
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The Smithsonian’s Show Trial on Capitol Hill (theatlantic.com)
Reviewing the National Team Experience of the Current Monterey Bay FC Roster (medium.com)
What Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Column | Here’s how your peanut butter jar — and nearly everything else — can be recycled (wapo.st)
The White House is now sharing this headline. Here’s the full context. About 6,600 people who indicated they were not U.S. citizens while applying for driver’s licenses or state IDs were mistakenly registered to vote because of a software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
House Dems Won’t Mourn Shri Thanedar Primary Loss
“Don’t expect a lot of public lamentations from House Democrats next month if Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) loses to his Democratic Socialists of America-backed primary opponent,” Axios reports. “That would be a drastic deviation from recent DSA primary wins, which set off alarm bells among the Democratic establishment.” “In the telling of both progressive and […]
高市首相「0～3時間睡眠」 「激務アピールは時代遅れ」や心配の声：朝日新聞 (digital.asahi.com)
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