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1.The bond market's new bet on interest rates

2.ABC slams Brendan Carr in latest FCC filing

3.Trump's Iran grudge hangs over NATO summit

4.Strait of Hormuz: Iran attacks three ships in 24 hours, U.S. says

5.Where Obamacare enrollment is plummeting

Barak Ravid
2 hours ago
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World
Trump signals openness to selling Turkey F-35 fighter jets
An F-35B fighter prepares to take off on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Iceland on July 5. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
President Trump signaled at the top of his meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan in Ankara on Tuesday that he's leaning towards allowing the country back into the F-35 program and selling the fighter jets to the Turkish air force.
Why it matters: Allowing Turkey to rejoin the program and selling it F-35 jets would be a shift in U.S. policy. Israel fears it would tilt the regional balance of power and violate U.S. commitments to maintain Israel's military edge.
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Russell Contreras
7 hours ago
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Politics & Policy
America's missing middle: The shrinking 45-64 population
America has a missing-middle problem — and this one is demographic.
Why it matters: The shrinking 45-64 population could leave fewer experienced adults to run institutions, mentor younger workers and care for the fast-growing population behind them.
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Hans Nichols,
Holly Otterbein
17 hours ago
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Politics & Policy
Schumer joins calls for Platner's withdrawal as Dem support collapses
Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night event in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9. Photo: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Graham Platner to "immediately" end his campaign, throwing the Maine Senate race into chaos just four months before Election Day.
Why it matters: Maine was Democrats' best opportunity to flip a Senate seat. Now, it has become Schumer's worst nightmare.
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