Centrist Democrats back more candidates

Democrats including Marlene Galán-Woods in Arizona are picking up support from the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.
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Microsoft deepens AI ties with UAE to automate government work

Abu Dhabi is pushing to meet its own deadline to automate at least half of the public sector’s work using AI agents.
Microsoft President Brad Smith with UAE dignitaries.
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Disabling Russian tech on the table in talks over F-35s for Türkiye

Asking Ankara to make elements of its S-400 system inoperable is one option under discussion by the Trump administration, a person familiar told Semafor.
An F-35
Kuba Stezycki/Reuters

Trump expected to remove Syrian terrorism designation

Advocates for fully normalized relations with Damascus are bullish ahead of the US president’s meeting with his Syrian counterpart.
Donald Trump and Ahmed Al-Sharaa
Evan Vucci/Reuters; Yves Herman/Pool via Reuters
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Centrist Democrats back more candidates

Democrats including Marlene Galán-Woods in Arizona are picking up support from the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.
Screenshot of ad
Screenshot/YouTube/@TeamMarlene

Disabling Russian tech on the table in talks over F-35s for Türkiye

Asking Ankara to make elements of its S-400 system inoperable is one option under discussion by the Trump administration, a person familiar told Semafor.
An F-35
Kuba Stezycki/Reuters

The hunt is on for Platner’s replacement in Maine

Maine Democrats accused Graham Platner’s Senate campaign of putting a “thumb on the scale” in the debate over how to replace him.
Graham Platner
Aleksandra Michalska/Reuters

Trump expected to remove Syrian terrorism designation

Advocates for fully normalized relations with Damascus are bullish ahead of the US president’s meeting with his Syrian counterpart.

Trump lashes out at NATO, still wants Greenland

The threats undercut European allies’ efforts to placate him during the NATO summit in Türkiye.

Sanders ends his silence on Platner’s implosion

The Vermont senator declined to urge Maine Democrats to replace the beleaguered candidate with a like-minded progressive.

Court clears French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for president

Le Pen would likely be confined to her home with an ankle monitor.

Why Hakeem Jeffries may not have a vote problem

Some Democrats are bullish that they’ll have a large enough majority to neutralize threats to Jeffries’ leadership bid.

White House still mum on housing bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week that he doesn’t believe the president will veto the bill.

Behind Lockheed subsidiary’s payments for new White House helipad

The president said on Monday that the helipad construction would be paid for by the Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky.

Democrats want a Platner replacement

Maine Democrats could choose another candidate by July 27 if Graham Platner quits by July 13.
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