06 · The Washington Post
"After a win on trans athletes, a conservative group tells blue states: 'You're next'"
Why it matters
After a Supreme Court win on trans athletes, a conservative group is telling blue states they're next.
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07 · The Washington Post
"Republicans' agenda in Congress stalls with their majorities in peril"
Why it matters
The GOP's own agenda in Congress is stalling as its majorities look imperiled.
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08 · Defector
"Unlike the defendants, one of the Prairieland judges is part of an organized cell of extremists"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on citizenship, the Court and the ballot.
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09 · GZERO / Ian Bremmer
"Trump's most disruptive days on the world stage are behind him"
Why it matters
Ian Bremmer flags Trump's more than $1.4 billion in crypto income and a report that OpenAI proposed handing the administration a 5% stake.
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10 · The Washington Post
"A $2.8 billion data center was kept secret. Now residents are furious."
Why it matters
Kathleen Parker on a $2.8 billion South Carolina data center negotiated in secret, which furious residents say arrived without their input.
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11 · The Washington Post
"See where millions lack air conditioning as U.S. heat dome peaks"
Why it matters
The Post maps the millions who lack air conditioning as a heat dome peaks.
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12 · The Washington Post
"Plan to ease rules on mailing guns could help company Trump Jr. has stake in"
Why it matters
A plan to ease rules on mailing firearms could benefit GrabAGun, the online retailer Donald Trump Jr. helps run.
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13 · Anthropic
"Redeploying Fable 5"
Why it matters
Commerce restricted Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 12, then reversed two weeks later after agreeing on refined misuse protections.
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14 · UKTN
"Second gov department quits X as it's 'unhealthy for democracy'"
Why it matters
A second UK department, Lisa Nandy's, is quitting X, noting Musk is the only platform owner calling for the British government's collapse.
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15 · UKTN
"UK government to invest £580m in new defence technology"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the AI kill switch, London's clash with X and the NBCU split.
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16 · Puck
"Will the NBCUniversal-Comcast split really happen?"
Why it matters
Bill Cohan asks whether Brian Roberts really splits Comcast and NBCUniversal, or is teeing up a sale that turns NBCU from prey into predator.
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17 · Puck
"NATO summit-goers ask: why are we putting ourselves through this?"
Why it matters
NATO's summit convenes in Ankara amid pressure to stop holding it every year, which Julia Ioffe calls an annual display of Trump-induced disunity.
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18 · The Washington Post
"U.S. warned Iran about Israel's aims to assassinate leaders"
Why it matters
The U.S. warned Iran about Israel's aims to assassinate Iranian leaders.
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19 · The Athletic
"World Cup predictions, round of 32: Argentina vs Cape Verde, Colombia vs Ghana"
Why it matters
The Athletic's round-of-32 predictions pit experts against subscribers, a dog and an algorithm.
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20 · The Athletic
"Switzerland cruise past Algeria — but did they produce the World Cup's worst miss?"
Why it matters
Switzerland cruised past Algeria in Vancouver, in a game that may also have produced the tournament's worst miss.
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