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Ricevuto ieri — 16 Agosto 2026 ⏭

Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General

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di: Glenn Thrush
16 Agosto 2026 ore 18:14
The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche has said President Trump has never asked him to do something illegal.

Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?

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di: Nate Cohn
16 Agosto 2026 ore 11:02
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.

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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.

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di: Miriam Jordan
16 Agosto 2026 ore 18:05
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Galina Bobreneva and her husband, Brent Jindra, at their home in Redwood City, Calif.

How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer

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di: Bayliss Wagner
16 Agosto 2026 ore 11:00
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.

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Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, was joined for a campaign event last month by Speaker Mike Johnson.
Ricevuto — 15 Agosto 2026 ⏭

What Is Happening at the Border in Big Bend National Park?

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di: J. David Goodman
15 Agosto 2026 ore 15:06
Over the objections of environmentalists, local sheriffs and some state leaders, the Trump administration appears to be moving ahead with border infrastructure in one of Texas’ most beloved parks.

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Construction workers cleared a road in Big Bend National Park earlier this month.

Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off

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di: Matina Stevis-Gridneff
15 Agosto 2026 ore 16:52
Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 170,000 Canadians want him gone.

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Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, at the embassy’s July 4 party at his official residence in Ottawa.

How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?

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di: Robert Siegel · E.J. Dionne Jr. · Kristen Soltis Anderson and Rochelle Widdowson
15 Agosto 2026 ore 13:00
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.

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Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush-Money Trial

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di: Glenn Thrush
16 Agosto 2026 ore 00:26
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

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Andrew S. Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, ordered a Democratic fund-raising firm to turn over a broad range of sensitive communications.

As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

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di: Edward Wong
15 Agosto 2026 ore 11:01
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.

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The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.

Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off

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di: Matina Stevis-Gridneff
17 Agosto 2026 ore 03:13
Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone.

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Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, at the embassy’s July 4 party at his official residence in Ottawa.

How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

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di: Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell
15 Agosto 2026 ore 21:38
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.

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Last year the Food and Drug Administration cut a program that tracked cyclospora outbreaks and delayed a rule that would have required companies to swiftly provide supply chain records in investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks.

Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks

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di: Steven Erlanger
15 Agosto 2026 ore 06:01
French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

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Rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, this week.

Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks

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di: Steven Erlanger
15 Agosto 2026 ore 06:01
French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

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Rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, this week.
Ricevuto — 14 Agosto 2026 ⏭

Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

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di: Annie Karni
14 Agosto 2026 ore 22:23
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.

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Almost 60 percent of lawmakers in Congress own stock, according to an analysis by Common Cause, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on making government more accountable.

The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

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di: Olivia Diaz
14 Agosto 2026 ore 21:46
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.

Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

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di: Reed Abelson
14 Agosto 2026 ore 18:56
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.

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Stephen Hemsley, chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, left, was among the executives defending insurers’ practices at congressional hearings in January. To his left were David Joyner, chairman of CVS Health, and Gail Boudreaux, chief executive of Elevance Health.

Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

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di: Maxine Joselow
14 Agosto 2026 ore 17:46
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are rich in wildlife habitat and archaeological treasures but also sit atop vast reserves of uranium and other precious metals.

Can Polls Measure the True Strength of the Left?

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di: Nate Cohn
14 Agosto 2026 ore 15:11
Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys.

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An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce

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di: Ann E. Marimow
14 Agosto 2026 ore 14:08
A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.

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The Supreme Court has been inundated recently with emergency requests.

Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

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di: Devlin Barrett
14 Agosto 2026 ore 11:02
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.

Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff?

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di: Tressie McMillan Cottom
14 Agosto 2026 ore 13:18
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.

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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

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di: John Ismay · Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
13 Agosto 2026 ore 23:49
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

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di: Dustin Volz
13 Agosto 2026 ore 22:34
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
Ricevuto — 13 Agosto 2026 ⏭

How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

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di: Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
13 Agosto 2026 ore 20:22
A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.

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Ittoqqortoormiit, a settlement in eastern Greenland. The remote area has been targeted by a U.S.-British joint venture for potential oil exploration.
Ricevuto — 12 Agosto 2026 ⏭

Trump’s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin’s Secrecy

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di: Anton Troianovski
12 Agosto 2026 ore 23:37
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.

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A Russian state media photo of President Vladimir Putin in his office in the Kremlin last month. The secrecy around Mr. Putin’s movements means journalists have resorted to tracking his activity by assessing the wilting of the plants in his office.
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