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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - CIA director Ratcliffe floated Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit during Moscow visit, sources say

CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow earlier this week in an effort to end the war, two sources briefed on the matter told Axios. Why it matters: This was the first time Ratcliffe got personally involved in the diplomatic push to broker a breakthrough between Russia and Ukraine. - Ratcliffe's visit was partly aimed at determining whether Russia's heads of intelligence services could help convince Putin to move toward resuming U.S.-mediated negotiations with Ukraine, the sources said. - On Friday, U.S. officials briefed Zelensky on Ratcliffe's talks in Moscow and the proposal for a trilateral summit. -…

NYTIMES (Laurel Rosenhall) - How a California Bill Sparked a MAGA-Sphere Uproar

A privacy measure for immigration aid workers became a free speech cause for backers of Nick Shirley, a right-wing YouTube star. Democrats say the furor is fueled by misinformation.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Filip Timotija and The Hill) - Hegseth blocks promotions of 4 Army officers with ties to sacked generals

Some of the officers pulled from the list have links to former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, who Hegseth removed in April, and to Gen. Chris Donahue, the commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa who was ousted by the defense secretary in June, a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters, told The Hill on Friday.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - New York Democrats file complaint over Trump-Blakeman rally

The complaint, filed Friday by New York Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs, calls on the state Board of Elections to investigate Blakeman's "improper" use of public resources for the political rally at the Nassau County David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in furtherance of his statewide candidacy for governor.