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MS Now, CNN and Politico say reporters have been denied access to White House. Control the press and distract voters?
The Guardian: Journalists from three US outlets were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning a day after Donald Trump said he…

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Korean Army Sergeant gets 4 years for leaking secrets to China
Seoul Economic Daily: An army sergeant who leaked military secrets, including materials on South Korea-U.S. joint exercises, to a Chinese…
In significant escalation, Houthis attack Saudi capital
New York Times: The Houthi militia in Yemen said on Saturday that it had attacked Saudi Arabia’s capital and oil facilities with a barrage of…
Patients sue GLP-1 drugmakers over risk of sudden vision loss
Wall Street Journal: Some emerging scientific research points to an increased risk for patients taking certain GLP-1s to develop NAION. But…
Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals
Washington Post: Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses…
Behind Trump’s public confidence, his private view of midterms is sobering
Washington Post: In private, the president has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP’s poor chances in the midterms and has…
Investors warn Anthropic could struggle to sustain revenues post-IPO
Financial Times: Among the concerns for prospective investors is the resurgence of Anthropic’s chief rival, OpenAI. The ChatGPT maker has…
US state dept under pressure to disclose Venezuelan oil takings
Financial Times: The US state department is stonewalling efforts to find out how much oil money Washington has collected from Venezuela,…
Rise of A.I. raising threats from drones, police group warns
New York Times: The report, titled “A Clear and Present Danger,” is not the first time the group has warned about the growing threat from…
A.I. gone rogue? Trump proposes not new rules but an ‘A.I. force.’
New York Times: On Saturday, Mr. Trump proposed a follow-on to Space Force: a new “A.I. Force.” But he left to earthbound speculation what,…
Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Associated Press: …the lawsuit also alleges that the coordination began to take shape months earlier. It points to a statement from July 2026…
Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty
The Guardian: In a statement on Saturday clarifying an announcement by Donald Trump that an agreement had been reached to give Washington…
OpenAI expects to burn $280bn by 2030
Financial Times: The company expects negative free cash flow of $278bn over five years from 2026 to 2030 as it invests aggressively to expand…
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
Politico: Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and…
Dominating escalation to neutralize Europe: China’s bet
Mathieu Duchâtel: The Chinese modus operandi against Europe is a similar approach to the theory of “escalation dominance”, stemming from the…
Trump says his son paid back Russian billionaire who funded parts of wedding celebration
CNN: “As I understand it, he paid him back,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to Umar Kremlev, the Kremlin-connected…
Trump calls A.I. fears a hoax. Inside White House, the debate is more complex.
New York Times: …People who have discussed the subject with Mr. Trump in private say his outbursts are rooted in worries that if the…
Republicans now ‘elitist’ party, voters say
New York Times: “When they’re asked questions about how the American public is doing, they give these answers like, ‘Everything is fine,’ when…
String of daring Russian plots testing Washington’s restraint
Washington Post: The spate of attacks — at a moment when the Trump administration is pushing to revive peace negotiations — has put security…
Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark
Washington Post: The deal was crafted to enable Trump to declare victory while still satisfying Denmark and Greenland’s concerns that they…
Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google’s AI
Wall Street Journal: The hacks, which the company confirmed on Friday, occurred in May as part of a test run by the company Irregular, which…
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