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Joe Manchin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Why I'm voting against the For the People Act — THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE. — The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House progressives push Biden to go bold without Joe Manchin — House progressives are getting fed up with efforts to accommodate Republican senators — and Joe Manchin. Look for them to start demanding swift action — and threatening payback. — Why it matters: The White House …
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The Guardian, The Atlantic, RedState, TheGrio and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Manchin Vows to Block Democratic Voting Rights Bill and Preserve Filibuster — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, appeared to slam the door on the far-reaching measure when he wrote in a home state newspaper he will not vote for any partisan voting bill.
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Washington Times, Mediaite, HotAir and Election Law Blog
David Edwards / Raw Story:
'You're doing it exactly the wrong way': Chris Wallace shreds Joe Manchin for enabling GOP ‘obstruction’ — Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday challenged Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who is refusing to support filibuster reform to pass a voting rights bill and other progressive initiatives.
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Manchin says he won't vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill
Manchin says he won't vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill
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USA Today, Fox News, The Hill, National Review and CBS News
Washington Post:
Republican leaders say they want to focus on the future, but Trump is far from done with the past — GREENVILLE, N.C. — As Republicans gathered Saturday in two battleground Southern states to chart a course forward after losing the White House and both chambers of Congress …
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Insider, CNN, Fox News, The Western Journal, Associated Press, POLITICUSUSA and NBC News
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Ryan Taylor / Rev:
Donald Trump Speech Transcript at North Carolina GOP Convention Dinner June 5
Donald Trump Speech Transcript at North Carolina GOP Convention Dinner June 5
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The Western Journal, Washington Examiner, Althouse and ABC News
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020
At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020
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Mediaite
Madison Dapcevich / Snopes.com:
No, Trump Did Not Wear His Pants Backwards at Rally
No, Trump Did Not Wear His Pants Backwards at Rally
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Metro.co.uk and Occupy Democrats
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The GOP superspreaders of Trump's contagion
The GOP superspreaders of Trump's contagion
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Slate, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Slams ‘Biggest Election Fraud in History of Country’ at Likud Meeting — Although the prime minister condemned the rising incitement, he told Likud members ‘to lay into’ right-wing politicians who ‘teamed up with the left’ and claimed the right was being unfairly censored
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and POLITICUSUSA
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis — An organization that has defended the First Amendment rights of Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan is split by an internal debate over whether supporting progressive causes is more important. — It was supposed to be the celebration …
Wall Street Journal:
The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak — The Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus. — The possibility that the pandemic began with an escape from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is attracting fresh attention.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump adviser Lewandowski: he ‘lost the election’ and will not be reinstated — Former campaign manager speaks to Fox News Sunday — The morning after Donald Trump returned to frontline politics with a speech in North Carolina, a close adviser poured cold water on his reported belief …
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Insider
Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's August election reinstatement theory is even worse than it looks — I'm afraid this is even worse than it looks. — The National Review is now confirming that Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States (and probable Republican nominee in 2024) …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Atlantic, Salon, RedState, Raw Story, CBS News and The Guardian
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach — A new report, in perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year, points to an urgent need for the party to present a positive economic agenda and rebut Republican misinformation.
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Power Line, The Atlantic, Politico, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NBC News
Matthew Futterman / New York Times:
Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say — One of the most dominant players in tennis history, Navratilova was a cultural pioneer when the world wasn't prepared for an outspoken lesbian. Finally, the world is catching up, and she's still here. — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Democrats may defy history and win the 2022 midterms — (CNN)Democrats have to defy history to hold onto the House in the 2022 midterms. As I've noted before, the president's party almost always loses House seats in the midterms. History, though, is a guide, not a fortune teller.
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USA Today
Peggy Fletcher Stack / Salt Lake Tribune:
QAnon? The ‘big lie’? What might it take to get Latter-day Saints to stop believing in them? — It wouldn't be easy for church leaders to sway those opinions, experts say, because allegiance to conspiracy theories bumps into partisan politics and agenda-driven sources. — (Matt Rourke |
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Energy secretary says adversaries have capability of shutting down US power grid — Energy secretary: US adversaries have the capability to shut down our power grid — (CNN)Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks.
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Mother Jones and New York Post
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Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal
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Politico
David Cohen / Politico:
Ransomware attacks ‘are here to stay,’ Commerce secretary says
Ransomware attacks ‘are here to stay,’ Commerce secretary says
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ABC News
Stars & Stripes:
David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies at 98 — BERLIN — David Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. He was 98. — The Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said Sunday that Dushman had died at a Munich hospital on Saturday.