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The Washington Post (audio option): Most D.C. residents favor using city funds on a new NFL stadium, poll finds (A new and timely Washington Post-Schar School poll). Also Mike Florio from NBC Sports.
The Cipher Brief: In an op-ed, General Michael V. Hayden contends there is no place for loyalty tests in national security.
CNN (video): Opinion: ‘Trump’s FBI shows the taste for revenge never dies’ (Op-ed by Andrew McCabe).
Newsweek: Arnold C. Dupuy says Germany’s reliance on windfarm technology supplied by a Chinese company is “not a prudent course of action.” Dupuy is chair of the NATO Science and Technology Organization's program Energy Security Resilience, Capabilities and Interoperability.
Science Magazine: New federal policies threatening scientists could curtail research on pathogens, says Gregory Koblentz.
Newsweek: With fentanyl trade targeted by Trump, cartels move to oil smuggling (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in Newsweek en Español (El Salvador) and The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.).
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Alan Abramson provides insight in a story about a nonprofit leader taking on the Trump administration.
Virginia Business: Terry Clower suggests an uptick in regional real estate listings is attributable to federal sector labor turmoil.
Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz cowrites a column about “trends in the use of explosives by terrorist organizations.”
Washingtonian (audio option): D.C.-area universities are offering Trump classes this fall (Schar School mentioned, Jennifer Victor quoted).
Council on Foreign Relations: David Hart writes about the “silver linings against a dark canvas” regarding global clean energy.
The Atlantic Council: PhD researcher Ali Mammadov says it’s time the U.S. changed its approach to the South Caucasus.
The Hill (audio option): Can India and Pakistan overcome their violent history? (Op-ed by J.P. Singh).
Kyiv Post (Ukraine): White House shakeup ‘won’t impact Ukraine,’ diplomats say, as Trump replaces scandal-hit Waltz with Rubio (Richard Kauzlarich quoted).
PW Perspective (Prince William): Zayd Hamid reports on how changes at the Department of Education affect the lives of regional college students.
Omni (Sweden; translation may be needed): Edward Rhodes takes a look at five policy areas in the Trump government.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): Youngkin’s record vetoes: a new approach to executive power, analysts say (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in The Roanoke Times and The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA).
The John Batchelor Show (podcast): Good evening: The show begins in Kashmir, measuring the fog of war …. RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses (Gerrit van der Wees interviewed regarding the Taiwan threat).
The Fairfax County Times: Early voting for primary election begins (John Milliken quoted).
The Washington Post (audio option): Six Flags America to close. Another rickety turn for an ailing Maryland county (Terry L. Clower quoted).
ExBulletin (CNN pickup; video): Review: “Trump’s FBI never showing a taste that kills” (Op-ed by Andrew McCabe).
LoudounNow: Amid regional concerns, chamber forum focuses on the state of the economy (Terry L. Clower mentioned).
The Gainesville Sun (USA Today; Gainesville, FL): University of Florida announces U. of Michigan leader as only finalist for next president (James Finkelstein quoted). Also in The Tallahassee Democrat, The Palm Beach Post, TCPalm, and the News-Press (Fort Myers, FL).
Drop Site News (podcast): Ahsan Butt discusses the future of the India-Pakistan conflict.
Formiche (translation may be required; Italy): China’s shadow over German green energy is a warning to Europe (Arnold C. Dupuy quoted).
PW Perspective (Prince William, Virginia): MPP student Hannah Townley and Distinguished Visiting Professor Richard Kauzlarich recap the annual energy forum held at Mason Square.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Mark Rozell: For Democrats, a chance to reboot (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).
Daily Kos: National security screwup reportedly first Trump goon to bite the dust (Andrew McCabe mentioned).
Amwaj (Iran): Mark N. Katz tells the media outlet the U.S. would rather Iran and Russia talk and not fight.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Mark Rozell: Youngkin’s blunder clouds his political future (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).
U.S. Department of Justice: Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater welcomes Antitrust Division Leadership Team (Alum Omeed Asseefi, master of public policy, profiled).
Riddle Russia: A 2007 observation by Mark N. Katz is cited in a story about Russia-Algeria relations.
Fox 5 DC (Washingtonian pickup): ‘Democracy in crisis?’ D.C. universities offering Trump-themed classes this fall (Schar School mentioned, with Jennifer Victor quoted). Similar in AOL, Cybernistas, Halla Back, and Ensan Fernando De Henares (Spain).