NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla) - California’s Plastic Law Goes to Court: Is It Too Strict or Too Lax?
The sweeping legislation, fully enacted last month, has been challenged by Republican-led states. Environmental groups have their own complaints.
NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski and Jennifer Medina) - In New York Election Results, More Evidence of Eroding Support for Israel
If the shift in public opinion continues, it could reshape one of the United States’ closest alliances.
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AXIOS (Stef W. Kight) - Trump runs into Republicans who won't bend
President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor. - "I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he got into a shouting match with Trump on Wednesday at a Senate GOP lunch. "I made it clear that I wasn't going to be bullied." Why it matters: Trump's push for a pre-midterm elections crackdown, via the SAVE Act , has opened of the deepest GOP ruptures of his second term. - To his fury, Trump is finding that senators he's written off, alienated or even helped defeat in primaries are choosing Senate traditions over his political demands. - In the middle is Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who's been blunt with the reality that…
NYTIMES (Simon Romero) - Venezuela Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
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WASHINGTONPOST (Noah Robertson) - White House seeks $88 billion from Congress for Iran war
The request mostly includes money for the Pentagon, with $67 billion going toward replenishing the military’s stocks of munitions and the cost of sending so many forces to the Middle East.
ABCNEWS - After release of Epstein files, Ghislaine Maxwell again challenges her conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell argues in newly released filings that the release of Epstein files has exposed alleged violations that invalidate her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction.
NYTIMES (Shawn Hubler) - Los Angeles Names a New Schools Superintendent After Scandal
Andres Chait is a district veteran who has helped keep peace with labor unions. He started in the classroom and now runs a district with hundreds of thousands of students.
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NYTIMES (Simon Romero) - Venezuela Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
Residents in Caracas, the capital, said the quake shook buildings and knocked out electricity. Images showed damaged buildings and people congregating in the streets.
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NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein) - Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.
The primary victories of leftist Democratic congressional candidates in New York came as some leaders were urging the party to move to the center to broaden its appeal.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein) - Why New York’s Democratic Establishment Fell to Team Mamdani
Democratic leaders found that their traditional tools, from rallies to phone banks to big-name campaign events, were no match for the left’s ground game and messaging.