1) Iran nuclear deal a giant step toward Iran becoming de facto nuclear power
With Iran Accord, Obama Opens Mideast Door, New York Times (Mark Landler)
Iran’s Nuclear Triumph, Wall Street Journal
2) Leadership requires both competence and character
How a presidency unravels, Washington Post (George F. Will)
3) The end of the filibuster deals a huge blow to limited government
Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters, New York Times (Jeremy W. Peters)
First Take: Could Partisanship Get Worse? It Just Did, USA Today (Susan Page)
4) The hypocrisy of the New York Times editorial board a reflection of the hypocrisy in all of us
Democracy Returns to the Senate, New York Times (Editorial)
On the ‘Nuclear’ Brink, New York Times (Editorial)