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What We’re Reading: Shutdown Hunger, Clown Car, Ballroom Blitz … And More

Shutdown Showdown

41 Million Might Miss Food Benefits in November if Schumer Shutdown Continues – Townhall

Jake Tapper Point-Blank Asks Democrat Senator If He’s Willing To Let Americans Go Hungry Over Obamacare Subsidies – Daily Caller

Shutdown Blame Game Backfires – Powerline

Election Updates

Will Insider Trading Allegations Cost Sherrill NJ Gov Race? – New York Post

Platner Controversies Put Democrats In A Political Bind – The Hill

Buttigieg Praises Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani – Daily Signal

Watch: Spanberger Campaign Organizer Laughs At Charlie Kirk’s Death While Saying The Campaign Denounces Political Violence – Not the Bee

The Media’s Nazi-Symbol Hunters Take a Holiday – National Review

Tariff Wars

Trump Raises Canadian Tariffs 10% After ‘Fraudulent’ Ronald Reagan Ad Airs During World Series – Breitbart

Clown Car

Sanders Backs AOC for President in 2028 – Washington Examiner

Gavin Newsom Says He Will Consider White House Run After 2026 Elections  – CBS News

Gavin Newsom’s 2028 Ambitions Clash With His Failing Record—  Legal Insurrection

Kamala Harris Hints She Is Ready To Run Again For US President  – Politico

Run, Kamala, Run! – Powerline

Election Rigging

CBS’s Brennan To Hakeem Jeffries: Doesn’t Saying Trump Will “Rig” 2026 Undermine Faith In Elections? – RealClearPolitics

Young Adults Not Confident In 2026 Election Fairness – The Center Square

AI Trouble

Google’s AI Called Conservative Star A Rapist. Now He’s Suing Them. – ZeroHedge

AI Camera System Freaks Out Over Doritos Bag At School, Calls Police. – CNN

AI Is About To Supercharge Cyberattacks – Axios

Ballroom Blitz

Washington Post Editorial Board Praises Trump’s Demolition Of East Wing – The Hill

Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design – Daily Beast

Swalwell Makes Destroying Trump’s Ballroom A 2028 Presidential Litmus Test For Dems – Fox News

You won’t Believe What Swalwell Wants Done to Trump Ballroom – Dems Are Truly Lost – RedState

Misc

Seeking His Biggest Deal Ever, Trump Finally Jacks Up Pressure on Putin. But…–Andrew Malcolm, RedState

Optimism Rises For Thursday Summit Between Trump And Xi – Yahoo Finance

America’s Progressive Descent Into Psychosis – American Spectator

“We May Be Nearing” when “the Resistance Looks Completely Different”: Democrat Leaders Ramp Up Resistance Rhetoric – Jonathan Turley

Eroding Trust in Wikipedia Is an Opening for New Platforms – Unheard

Over 125,000 Christians Massacred In Nigeria As World Focuses Elsewhere – Fox News

The Constitutional Commentary We Need – Washington Free Beacon

FBI’s ‘Arctic Frost’ Probe Approved By Former Attorney General Merrick Garland, Memo Reveals – Straight Arrow News

A Hiker’s Video Of Palisades Fire Raises Questions About State’s Responsibility – Los Angeles Times

Humor

Buy Bernie’s New Book ‘How To Get Filthy Rich Fighting Income Inequality’ – Genesius Times

The Week In Pictures: Demolition Edition – Powerline

Trump Declares White House ‘ICE Free Zone’ Until Construction On New Ballroom Is Done  – Babylon Bee

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