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I Can’t Talk to My Wife About Money

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By Abigail Shrier
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Dear Abigail, My wife and I have known each other for 20 years, and for 20 years, we’ve been unable to talk about money without fighting. She wants to spend without regard for our budget, and I want to save. We have two daughters, who are in second and third grade, and I worry about paying for college, camp, cars, everything.
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Platner’s Defiant Departure. A Way Out of the Iran Mess. Plus. . .

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It’s Thursday, July 9. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Eli Lake on Graham Platner’s attempt to make himself a martyr. Inside the 2028 Republican shadow primary. The immigration hard-liners suing the Trump administration over deportations. And much more. But first: The war with Iran is officially back on.
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Graham Platner Is Not Going Quietly

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By Eli Lake Verified
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Graham Platner Is Not Going Quietly On Wednesday evening, Graham Platner broadcast a video message suspending his campaign. (CJ Gunther via Getty Images) The controversial Maine progressive may be out of the Senate race, but his resignation speech suggests he is already plotting a comeback. Graham Platner just relinquished his chance to become the next senator from Maine. But he may have won something even more valuable: an origin story.
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The Iran the Funeral Cameras Don’t Show

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By Masih Alinejad
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The Iran the Funeral Cameras Don’t Show I have received hundreds of messages from friends and contacts inside Iran. They are not messages of grief. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP) For decades, Tehran has used mass spectacles to project strength. Khamenei’s funeral reveals how much of that strength is actually performance.
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A Way Out of the Iran Mess

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By Aaron MacLean
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A Way Out of the Iran Mess Where on Earth do we go from here? As I see it, there are four options. (Francisco Seco via AP Photo) The president has to choose between four options on the Strait of Hormuz. None of them are pain-free. As the clouds gathered in Europe in 1938, Winston Churchill summed up British policy toward Germany in a letter to an associate, writing, “We seem to be very near the bleak choice between War and Shame.
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The GOP Shadow Primary Is Already Underway

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By Robert Costa Verified
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The GOP Shadow Primary Is Already Underway A slew of political professionals, wannabes, and contenders are jockeying for position in the 2028 race. (Illustration by The Free Press; images via Getty) Well-known Republicans are exploring whether there will be a lane for a presidential nominee outside of Trump’s orbit. The next presidential campaign is formally in hibernation at this point, at least until the day after the midterms.
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Immigration Hawks Are Suing Trump’s DHS for Transparency on Deportation Numbers

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By Audrey Fahlberg Verified
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Immigration Hawks Are Suing Trump’s DHS for Transparency on Deportation Numbers Many immigration hawks are losing patience with the administration’s lack of transparency regarding deportation figures. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images) The administration says it has deported more than 3 million people. Deportation advocates say the numbers don’t add up.
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How to Say Goodbye to a King

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By Jonathan Horn
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This Week in American History: How to Say Goodbye to a King Jonathan Horn bids farewell with a final dispatch on this week in American history. (Illustration by The Free Press, images via Getty) Our weekly history missive comes to an end 250 years to the week that a statue of King George III met its end in New York City.
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Truth Is on Trial in the Charlie Kirk Case. Plus. . .

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It’s Wednesday, July 8. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Can Rahm Emanuel thread the needle on Israel? Kat Rosenfield on how the Graham Platner scandal became a turning point for progressives. Suzy Weiss on what the “Jackass” films mean for a generation of risk-averse young men. And much more. But first, Douglas Murray asks: Will the truth win out at Tyler Robinson’s trial?
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Rahm Emanuel Bows to the Left on Israel

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By Peter Savodnik Verified
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Rahm Emanuel Bows to the Left on Israel Rahm Emanuel, who has not ruled out a 2028 presidential run, traveled to Israel this week to deliver a speech arguing that the U.S.-Israeli alliance is at a crossroads. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images) To survive today’s Democratic Party, Jews must apologize for the Jewish state. Rahm Emanuel’s speech in Israel on Wednesday will be a master class in exactly that.
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