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Washington Post:
Liz Cheney's months-long effort to turn Republicans from Trump threatens her reelection and ambitions. She says it's only beginning. — Rep. Liz Cheney had been arguing for months that Republicans had to face the truth about former president Donald Trump — that he had lied …
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
The ‘Handmaiden of Trump’: How Elise Stefanik Went From Moderate to MAGA
The ‘Handmaiden of Trump’: How Elise Stefanik Went From Moderate to MAGA
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CNN:
I'm a proud progressive who thinks Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush are true patriots
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Marooned at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Still Has Iron Grip on Republicans
Marooned at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Still Has Iron Grip on Republicans
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Brad Bannon / The Hill:
GOP is consumed by Trump conspiracy theories
GOP is consumed by Trump conspiracy theories
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Morning Shots and CNN
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren says she will run for reelection in 2024 — In a move that may surprise some ambitious Massachusetts Democrats, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says that she's going to run for reelection in 2024. — “Yep,” the 71-year-old said simply in a POLITICO interview Friday, when asked if she planned to make the run.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Elizabeth Warren's Book Shows She Has No Idea Why Her Campaign Failed
Elizabeth Warren's Book Shows She Has No Idea Why Her Campaign Failed
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Washington Monthly and Scripting News
Washington Post:
Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system — The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European-based criminal gang — A ransomware attack led one of the nation's biggest fuel pipeline operators to shut …
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Miguel Bustillo / Wall Street Journal:
Cyberattack Forces Closure of Largest U.S. Refined-Fuel Pipeline
Cyberattack Forces Closure of Largest U.S. Refined-Fuel Pipeline
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Baltimore Sun:
4 dead, 1 injured in Woodlawn shooting and explosion; Baltimore County police kill suspect — Four people died and one was injured in a shooting and explosion Saturday in a townhouse neighborhood in Woodlawn, including the alleged gunman, whom Baltimore County Police said they killed.
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Philly DA Candidate Forced to Address Paralegal Found Dead in His Mansion — It's just the latest twist in an eventful, bitter race for Philadelphia's District Attorney. — On first look, the campaign website for Charles Peruto Jr., a bombastic Republican attorney running …
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The Hill, Raw Story, Political Wire and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Reps. Greene, Gaetz push Trump's grievances, ‘America First’ message at Florida rally — Two Republican members of Congress who have been among the most outspoken supporters of former president Donald Trump sought to carry the torch for his “America First” movement, holding a rally …
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Washington Examiner, Digby's Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
On the Ground … The Wokest Place on Earth — Disney mounts an internal campaign against “white privilege” and organizes racially segregated “affinity groups.” — The Social Order — The Walt Disney Corporation famously bills its amusement parks as “the happiest place on Earth,” …
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Townhall, Yahoo News, Washington Examiner, New York Post, TheBlaze, Breitbart, Christopher F. Rufo, OutKick and DJHJ Media
Katie Honan / Wall Street Journal:
New York City Government Workers Offered Travel Buddies — Municipal employees who feel unsafe taking the subway to their offices can sign up for a commuting partner under a new program — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says that crime on the subway is low, but his office is still launching …
Erin Schumaker / ABC News:
Vaccination rates lag in communities of color, but it's not only due to hesitancy, experts say — Focusing on hesitancy, rather than access, is looking at the problem backward. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — CJ Gunther/EPA via Shutterstock — It started with the op-eds.
Miami Herald:
Miami-Dade police lieutenant and union official charged with rape in Palm Beach County — A Miami-Dade police lieutenant and high-ranking union member was booked into a Palm Beach County jail late Friday on rape charges, records show. — Lt. John Jenkins , who last week resigned …
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NBC 6 South Florida and Raw Story
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
UK Labour descends into civil war after dismal election results — Angela Rayner, who was seen as a bridge between moderates and the left of the party, has been sacked as party chair. — LONDON — The U.K.'s opposition Labour party was plunged into civil war after leader Keir Starmer sacked …
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The Guardian, LabourList and Political Wire
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
WATCH NOW: GOP convention delegates make picks for governor, other offices; counting starts Sunday — Outside the Meadow Event Park in Doswell Saturday, the line of snaking cars carrying delegates coming to vote in the GOP's state convention easily topped 100 - a flow that held steady for hours.
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Police investigating armed confrontation on North Portland street — Police are investigating an armed confrontation between a motorist who pulled a handgun and at least two pedestrians dressed in black and armed with what appear to be assault rifles that erupted Thursday in the middle of a residential street in North Portland.
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HotAir, New York Post and Twitchy
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Gov. Hogan grants posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims, including 15-year-old Howard Cooper — Gov. Larry Hogan granted posthumous pardons Saturday to 34 Maryland lynching victims, including Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy who was hanged outside the Towson jailhouse by a white mob in 1885.
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CNN:
I survived brain surgery—and the American health care system — CNN commentator after brain surgery: I am grateful to be here — Karen Finney is a Democratic strategist and CNN commentator. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. View more opinion on CNN.
Heather Long / Washington Post:
It's not a ‘labor shortage.’ It's a great reassessment of work in America. — Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it's a blip, but there could be much deeper rethinking of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.
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The Mahablog, Althouse and CNBC
Amanda Little / Bloomberg:
A Baby Boom Would Be Bad — The 2020 census reported the lowest rate of population growth in the U.S. since the post-Depression decade, inspiring a chorus of economic Cassandras who want to reverse this trend. To shore up economic growth, they argue, we need to “raise fertility” and …
Yahoo News:
‘Conspiracy is hard’: Inside the Trump administration's secret plan to kill Qassem Soleimani — Three teams of Delta Force operators peered through their scopes from concealed locations at Baghdad International Airport last January, waiting for their target: Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful military commander.
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Obama family dog Bo dies — Bo and Sunny were highly popular in the Obama White House — US Marine veteran heals with help from his dog Fred — Former President Barack Obama announced Saturday that the family's dog Bo, who lived with the Obamas while they were in the White House, passed away.
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Andrew Oxford / Arizona Republic:
Auditors won't knock on voters' doors in Arizona election review, Senate president tells DOJ — The Arizona Senate is dropping, for now, a controversial plan to go door-to-door to ask local residents about their voting history as part of its audit of Maricopa County's election.
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Mass murder and the sin of silence — A Libyan militia brutalized this town for years. No one stopped them. No one held them to account. — TARHUNA, Libya — When the militiamen abducted Abdul Ali al-Falus and his four sons last year, their family had every reason to fear the worst.
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
Alison Collins wants $87 million for damage to her career. These SFUSD employees say she destroyed theirs — When San Francisco school board member Alison Collins sued her colleagues and her own district for $87 million, she described how they “sprinted to judgment” before coming after her …