NYTIMES (Daniela J. Lamas) - My Patient Was Dying. His Wife Would Not Accept It.
How doctors can better navigate difficult patients and families.
ABCNEWS - Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election
Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Natasha Zouves) - Attorney not sure feds bringing mistakenly deported woman back to US
The case of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza drew wide attention when the student was detained in Boston last year.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Julia Mueller) - Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset
Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the vacant state Senate District 9.
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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - The Forever Chemical Scandal: In our blood, our food — who made billions? | The Truth of the Matter
WATCH THE FOREVER CHEMICAL EXPOS?, GROWING BROKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIdCgjDoB1U Forever chemicals are now becoming so omnipresent, there’s a 97% chance these chemicals are already inside your body — and most Americans have no idea how they got there. In this follow-up episode of The Truth of the Matter Podcast, Natasha Zouves revisits the "Forever Chemical Scandal" with Scott Faber, senior vice president at the Environmental Working Group, to examine what’s changed since the documentary aired — and what hasn’t. We dig into: * Why PFAS are still found in our drinking water and food — so ubiquitous it now taints all the rainwater on earth * Whether EPA drinking-water limits are being strengthened or rolled back *…
NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer) - The Richest 2026 Players: A.I., Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump
All have amassed enormous war chests, new filings show, making them the financial wild cards of this year’s midterm elections and feared political spenders.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Harris) - Ignore the Hawks. Attacking Iran Comes With Huge Risks
President Trump should resist the regime-change temptation. The post Ignore the Hawks. Attacking Iran Comes With Huge Risks appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Ignore the Hawks. Attacking Iran Comes With Huge Risks President Trump should resist the regime-change temptation. President Donald Trump appears tempted to use military force against Iran, perhaps even to push for regime change. The temptation is understandable—but must be resisted. Trying to topple the Ayatollah would be bad politics and worse policy, endangering American lives and making the Middle East less secure for decades to come. Hawks in Washington have been advocating for regime change in Tehran for decades. No president has yet been willing to adopt their most extreme ideas. Today, however, key variables seem to be aligning in the hawks’ favor, leading some to speculate that Trump could be convinced to…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Annelle Sheline, Trita Parsi) - The Board of Peace: A Return to a Failed Approach
The new architecture enmeshes the U.S. more deeply in the Middle East, not less. The post The Board of Peace: A Return to a Failed Approach appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Board of Peace: A Return to a Failed Approach The new architecture enmeshes the U.S. more deeply in the Middle East, not less. In the opening lines of the newly released National Defense Strategy , the Trump administration defines an “America First” foreign policy as one in which the U.S. government puts the concrete interests of Americans first. The NDS calls for America’s allies and partners to “take primary responsibility for their own defense,” thereby reducing the burden borne by American taxpayers and servicemembers. In this, Trump is fulfilling his promise to reduce U.S. military commitments, especially in the Middle East, responding to Americans’ frustration with two costly and futile wars in the…Open
NYTIMES (Paul Sonne) - Why Is Taking the Rest of the Donetsk Region So Important to Putin?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the question “the one remaining item” in Abu Dhabi peace talks. Russia disputed that.
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NPR (Frank Langfitt) - U.S. intervention in Venezuela divides Houston
In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.