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Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, @vmsalama reports.
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Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. @vmsalama has the receipts. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, @vmsalama reports:
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Despite Trump's strict demands of loyalty, Republicans across the country are bailing on the president, @ToluseO and @MaddieCarlisle2 report:
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The Houthis have confirmed what might be called Trump’s Law of Military Achievement: The number of times the president claims victory is inversely proportional to the actual extent of American success, writes @rosesheinerman.
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If the use of taxpayer dollars for a campaign-style ad featuring President Trump and the song "Love Me" seems odd—and it should—the explanation that the White House gave @mviser is even more bizarre. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Not long ago, President Trump could claim that he ran the world. Now he’s waiting at the bottom of a set of airline steps for the Chinese president, @JonLemire writes.
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Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult, @yvonnewingett and @michaelscherer report theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Donald Trump Jr. received "an extraordinarily generous" wedding gift from a Russian businessman, worrying intelligence officials about what the Kremlin might get in return, @shaneharris reports:
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America's allies no longer think the country's isolationism and protectionism will end with Trump, @vmsalama reports.
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Exclusive: The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin, Texas, was hired last year and was not wearing his body camera, @NickMiroff reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: Hunted by ICE, some Haitians in the U.S. are fleeing across the northern border to seek safety in Canada, @NickMiroff reports. He traveled the secret routes through forests that some are taking to escape deportation: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Trump’s Greenland deal appears to satisfy all parties—but it came at a great cost, @isaacstanbecker reports.
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Cuba is ready to transform its economy, but there’s a wide gap between Havana’s proposals and the Trump administration’s goals, @vmsalama reports: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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The Supreme Court struck down an attempt at gerrymandering in Missouri. But with less than two months to go before the election, the chaos continues, @maddiecarlisle2 reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Lawmakers from both parties are worried about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. But the president isn’t listening, write @JonLemire and @ToluseO.
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