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Front Page · Friday, July 3, 2026

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Today's edition · 12 stories

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A few of today's stories are from earlier this week. The edition refreshes through the day.

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Friedrich Merz’s defense of higher German defense outlays put Berlin’s budget choices squarely inside the burden-sharing debate Trump has pressed for years.

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Trump’s NATO Spending Argument Gets a Merz-Shaped Exhibit as Germany Defends Military Push

Also moving 2

Rubio Finds Cleanest Possible Pro-America Lane After Balogun Red Card

Also moving 3

Musk Gets His Number as Tesla Deliveries Rebound to 384,122

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12 stories filed across the desks · 6 final scores in the rail.

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  1. DeSantis Again Vetoes Florida Keys College Air-Conditioning Funds

    Ron DeSantis · 8:08 AM

  2. Graham Gets Factory-Floor Victory Lap at BMW’s Plant Spartanburg Event

    Lindsey Graham · 4:09 AM

  3. Rubio Becomes USA’s Top Defender in World Cup Red-Card Appeal Push

    Marco Rubio · 4:05 PM

  4. Harris Turns Reported Outreach to Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani Into Early 2028 Coalition Claim

    Kamala Harris · 12:04 AM

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11 public figures across today’s slate.

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politician · tech

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Lead package updates directly from the current slate rather than static promo copy.

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01 · Politics12:05 AM

Rubio Finds Cleanest Possible Pro-America Lane After Balogun Red Card

With Folarin Balogun dismissed and the USMNT forced to continue without a key forward, the Florida Republican backed the national team at the exact moment the assignment became unmistakable.

Marco Rubio · Source-backed update

02 · Tech12:06 PM

Musk Gets His Number as Tesla Deliveries Rebound to 384,122

Tesla’s second-quarter deliveries rose from 336,681 in the prior quarter, giving Musk a hard-count answer to claims that backlash was defining demand.

Elon Musk · Source-backed update

03 · Politics8:08 AM

DeSantis Again Vetoes Florida Keys College Air-Conditioning Funds

The governor kept the campus cooling project out of the state budget for a second straight year, giving one facilities line item an outsized role in his spending-cut victory lap.

Ron DeSantis · Source-backed update

04 · Politics4:09 AM

Graham Gets Factory-Floor Victory Lap at BMW’s Plant Spartanburg Event

The South Carolina senator joined Gov. Henry McMaster and BMW Group executives at the automaker’s Home of X showcase in the Upstate.

Lindsey Graham · Source-backed update

05 · Politics4:05 PM

Rubio Becomes USA’s Top Defender in World Cup Red-Card Appeal Push

The Florida senator urged the United States to challenge the dismissal, turning a soccer ruling into a matter of national lineup preservation.

Marco Rubio · Source-backed update

06 · Politics12:04 AM

Harris Turns Reported Outreach to Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani Into Early 2028 Coalition Claim

The reported courtship gives Harris a tangible progressive marker before any formal presidential campaign has begun.

Kamala Harris · Source-backed update

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