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NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - Has the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Affected You? We Want to Hear About It.

The New York Times is looking to talk to people about the impact that the trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico has had on them and their businesses.

AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Axios Finish Line: A consensus Bill of Rights

Watch the White House, Congress and most political campaigns, and it seems clear we're too polarized and too tribal to find common cause. - Well, that's a lie. Why it matters: In an earlier column , we showed how algorithms and screens hide a more normal and agreeable American public. This actually extends to many hot political debates: Most people agree on most big topics most of the time. The results are striking — and should give you hope. See if this aligns with your experience. - This notional Bill of Rights synthesizes majority views from polling of U.S. adults: 1. Government should have no say in what we say, how we pray, how we protest and whom we love, provided we act legally. - 79% of Americans say the government has gone…

AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Calls grow for Strait of Hormuz ship escorts as Iran escalates attacks

There's "growing momentum to establish a naval protection system" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's military escalates attacks on commercial ships, Eurasia Group says. The big picture: U.S. Central Command warned "the Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping" and put lives at risk. - Officials reported at least five cargo vessels were hit in the region Wednesday. - At least four seafarers have been killed after two missiles struck a UAE-flagged tugboat that was last week trying to help an stranded container ship north of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said . State of play: Nations are scrambling to get barrels moving. - Eurasia…

NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - How Trump Is Using the Paxton-Cornyn Race to Squeeze the Senate Over the SAVE Act

The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.

NPR (Ava Berger) - Epstein's longtime accountant testifies he was 'not aware' of sex offender's crimes

Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

AXIOS (Julianna Bragg) - After Iran war panic, U.S. scales back Middle East evacuations as demand drops

More than 43,000 American citizens have safely returned to the U.S. from the Middle East since the U.S. struck Iran 11 days ago, the State Department said Wednesday. Why it matters: Despite widespread panic among Americans abroad last week after the State Department encouraged citizens to immediately evacuate various countries, the agency now says its scaling back assistance due to declining demand. What they're saying: State Department Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson said in a statement Wednesday that the agency has completed more than three dozen charter flights to evacuate Americans. - He added that the State Department contacted almost 9,000 Americans in the United Arab Emirates to offer seats on U.S. government charter flights,…