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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Supreme Court confounding its partisan critics — The Supreme Court this week continued to disappoint congressional Democrats and activists with a long line of embarrassingly unanimous, non-ideological rulings. After all, the court is supposedly (to use President Biden's words) “out of whack” …
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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
A history-making vote, but with a perilously thin margin. — The political fate of Israel's longest serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to be decided on Sunday afternoon, when Parliament will hold a vote of confidence in a new government that would topple Mr. Netanyahu from power for the first time in 12 years.
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Joseph Krauss / Associated Press:
Israel to swear in government, ending Netanyahu's long rule — JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.
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CNN:
Former Deputy AG Rosenstein has said he was not aware of subpoena for lawmakers' data, source says — (CNN)Ex-top Trump Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein has told people in recent days he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted the data of Democratic members of Congress …
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
There's no escape from holding Trump accountable
There's no escape from holding Trump accountable
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Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal:
Forget Going Back to the Office—People Are Just Quitting Instead — As the pandemic clouds lift, the percentage of Americans leaving employers for new opportunities is at its highest level in more than two decades — More Americans are quitting their jobs than at any other time in at least two decades …
Heath Druzin / The Daily Beast:
This Militia-Fighting GOP Sheriff Thinks Jan. 6 Was Just the Start — The man who oversees law enforcement in the heart of militia country sees plenty of reason to be worried. — SPOKANE, Washington—Ozzie Knezovich seems to revel in pissing people off. — “The fact that the extreme left …
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David Heath / USA Today:
In first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, judge sides with Houston hospital, dismissing claims from staff resisters — HOUSTON - In the first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, a Houston judge Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by hospital employees who declined the COVID-19 shot …
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Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Pompeo: Decline of free speech on college campuses keeps me up at night — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday blasted what he sees as censorship of speech and ideas on college campuses, calling it one of his biggest concerns. — Pompeo emphasized the importance of free speech …
Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
Austin police arrest one of two suspects involved in downtown shooting that left 14 injured — Editor's note: Due to the magnitude of this shooting as a matter of public safety, the Statesman is making this story free for everyone to read. Statesman journalists are working to find …
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Bloomberg:
G-7 Commits to 1 Billion Extra Covid Shots in Final Communique — Leaders cite Hong Kong, Xinjiang in China human rights section — Russia should stop ‘destabilizing behavior,’ communique says — Group of Seven leaders promised to deliver at least 1 billion extra doses of vaccines …
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Christopher Sign, Birmingham TV anchor and former Alabama football player, dead in apparent suicide — Veteran TV newsman and former University of Alabama football player Christopher Sign died Saturday morning in an apparent suicide, according to police. — At 8:13 a.m. Saturday …
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Washington Examiner:
Throw the book at IRS leakers and cancel any IRS budget increases — When a private company is reckless with your personal information, you have the option, at least in theory, of refusing to do business with that company. — But what about the government? You must pay taxes, and that leaves you with no choice.
New York Post:
Bidenomics is proving a total disaster that could send America back to stagnant '70s — Bidenomics is proving an utter disaster for American workers and consumers, and don't bet on it to end soon. — With the pandemic all but over — more than half of American adults are fully vaccinated …
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Politico:
Voting kicks off in a New York City mayor's race like no other — Voters are trying out ranked-choice voting for the first time. — NEW YORK — Polling sites across New York welcomed a trickle of voters on the first official day of a historic election — and those who turned out seemed primed …
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Washington Post:
Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit — CARBIS BAY, England — Addressing U.S. troops shortly after his arrival in England this past week, President Biden took pains to stress the importance of working with allied nations, emphasizing a partnership “grounded on democratic ideals and a shared vision of the future.”
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial — President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial. — The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community …
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Scottie Andrew / CNN:
How Orlando's LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre
How Orlando's LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre
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