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Republicans plot an infrastructure 2-step: Spend more, then kill Biden's agenda — Senate Republicans are mulling support for a massive amount of new spending on infrastructure — in part because they think it'll help kill President Joe Biden's liberal agenda.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell On President Biden Judicial Nominees, A New “JCPOA” — GOP Senator Mitch McConnell joined me this morning: — Audio: — 06-14hhs-mcconnell — Transcript: — HH: Joined now by an old friend of show, Senate Leader of the GOP, Mitch McConnell.
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Clare Foran / CNN:
McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he would let Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if GOP wins back Senate
McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he would let Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if GOP wins back Senate
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David Byler / Washington Post:
House Republicans have two critical advantages in 2022
House Republicans have two critical advantages in 2022
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Justice official resigning amid uproar over Dems' subpoenas — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's top national security official is resigning from his position after revelations that the department secretly seized record s from Democrats and members of the media.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar Over Leaks Inquiry
Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar Over Leaks Inquiry
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Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Former NSA contractor Reality Winner, jailed for leaking secrets about Russian hacking, released early from prison … Reality Winner, the former National Security Agency contractor who was jailed for leaking secrets about Russian hacking, has been released early from prison, her lawyer said Monday.
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
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Tim Darnell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
NSA leaker Reality Winner released from prison, attorney says
NSA leaker Reality Winner released from prison, attorney says
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Teny Sahakian / Fox News:
North Korean defector says ‘even North Korea was not this nuts’ after attending Ivy League school — Yeonmi Park escaped the oppressive regime in 2007 at the age of 13 — 'America's future is as bleak as North Korea' says defector after attending Columbia
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Greene apologizes for comparing vaccine rules to Holocaust — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday apologized for comparing COVID-19 vaccine and mask rules to the Holocaust, declaring that “there is no comparison” between the safety measures and the genocide of six million Jews during World War II.
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Jane E. Brody / New York Times:
The Health Benefits of Coffee — Drinking coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of all kinds of ailments, including Parkinson's disease, melanoma, prostate cancer, even suicide. — Americans sure love their coffee. Even last spring when the pandemic shut down New York …
Colin Woodard / Press Herald:
Ex-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, now a Mainer, marched on the Capitol Jan. 6 — The former Californian, who's been called 'Putin's favorite congressman,' confirmed he attended the march to protest the ‘stolen election’ but says he urged fellow protesters not to storm the Capitol.
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Schumer apologizes after using outdated term for disabled children during housing interview — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer apologized on Monday for using an outmoded word to refer to developmentally disabled children during a recent podcast appearance.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's not going to be a post-presidency revelation that submarines Trump — There was a theory, to which I once subscribed, that former president Donald Trump's efforts to remain salient in American politics could be hobbled by what might be learned after he left office.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As Trump-era Justice Dept scandal intensifies, Republicans shrug
As Trump-era Justice Dept scandal intensifies, Republicans shrug
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CNN:
First on CNN: FBI warns lawmakers that QAnon ‘digital soldiers’ may become more violent — Washington (CNN)The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital soldiers” to taking action in the real world following the January 6 US Capitol attack.
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William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Gohmert Swears $5,500 ‘Donation’ to Holocaust Denier Was a Mistake — GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert's campaign gave $5,500 to “ministries” linked to anti-gay, anti-Semitic preacher Steve Anderson. … Rep. Louie Gohmert celebrated New Year's Eve 2020 by dropping several thousand dollars …
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Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid awaiting President Reuven Rivlin for the official governing coalition earlier today.Credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND - AFP — In the transition of power from Benjamin Netanyahu to Naftali Bennett, Israel went from having …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
New Israeli foreign minister stresses need to repair ties with Democrats
New Israeli foreign minister stresses need to repair ties with Democrats
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Capitol Rioter Who Raided Pelosi's Office Makes Kremlin TV Debut Ahead of Putin Summit — BIG DEBUT — In the countdown to the summit between the two presidents, pro-Kremlin TV saw it fit to interview an infamous Capitol rioter and describe him as “an American patriot.”
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New York Times:
Is Bill de Blasio Secretly Backing Eric Adams for Mayor? — The mayor is not making a public endorsement in the primary race, but he is believed to favor Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president. — It was one of the more memorable moments in the New York City mayor's race …
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Matthew A. Winkler / Bloomberg:
California Defies Doom With No. 1 U.S. Economy — When misfortunes multiplied during the coronavirus pandemic, observers seized on a four-letter word signaling end of days for the largest state with one-eighth the U.S. population and 14% of its gross domestic product.
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
Diamond and Sulk: A Weekend With Mike Lindell and the MAGA Zombies — The phone rings and it's Mike Lindell, the MyPillow Guy, recovered cocaine addict, believer that the 2020 presidential count was 20 million off, and, apparently, a fan of 1970s AM Radio. After saying hello and introducing myself …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
America's contest of nightmares isn't even close — America is in a contest of contending nightmares. — The dreams of conservatives are currently troubled by “wokeness” and critical race theory. As with most nightmares, there is a grain of truth within such terrors.
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Washington Post:
2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. So far, 2021 is worse. — The shootings have come at a relentless pace. Gun violence this year has cut through celebrations and funerals, places of work and houses of worship. It has taken lives at a grocery store and in a fast-food drive-through lane.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to powerful D.C. federal appeals court — Washington — The Senate on Monday approved the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia, confirming President Biden's first nominee to the U.S. appellate courts.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don't Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion — Conservative American Catholic bishops are pressing for a debate over whether Catholics who support the right to an abortion should be allowed to take Communion. — ROME — The Vatican has warned conservative American bishops …
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds — States with higher vaccination rates now have markedly fewer coronavirus cases, as infections are dropping in places where most residents have been immunized and are rising …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Are Democrats doomed in the midterms? Not if they can do this first. — The midterm elections will take place in approximately 500 days. Which is exactly why some Democratic strategists believe it's urgent to begin executing their midterm strategy right now — nearly a year and a half in advance.
Ben Makuch / VICE:
Leaked Chats Show Ex-Marine Wants to Make Maine Safe Space for Neo-Nazis — “We are white nationalist preppers.” — Ben Makuch — A neo-Nazi and ex-Marine who coordinated a national counterprotest on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, is making plans to turn Maine into an all-white ethnostate.
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Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economic Growth — Introduction and summary — Today, 10.2 million undocumented immigrants are living and working in communities across the United States.1 On average, they have lived in this country for 16 years and are parents …
Romy Ellenbogen / Tampa Bay Times:
Anna Paulina Luna says potential political opponents conspired to kill her — Luna said in the injunction that she got word of a plan against her life. The people mentioned say it's “nonsense.” — Updated Just now — Anna Paulina Luna, a candidate for Florida's 13th Congressional District …
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Lin-Manuel Miranda Addresses Lack of Afro-Latino Representation in ‘In the Heights’: ‘We Fell Short’ … “In the Heights” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism of colorism in the film's Afro-Latino representation. — In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized …
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Fletcher Peters / Decider:
Ana Navarro Defends Jeffrey Toobin's CNN Return on ‘The View’: “He Was Not Sexually Harassing Somebody, He Was Sexually Harassing Himself” — On today's episode of The View, the co-hosts tore into Jeffrey Toobin's return to CNN last Thursday (June 07) after he exposed himself on a New Yorker Zoom call last Fall.
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Errin Haines / The 19th:
Barack Obama: Women have found themselves “in an impossible situation” — We're the only newsroom dedicated to writing about gender, politics and policy. Subscribe to our newsletter today. — The 19th was recently invited to interview President Barack Obama around a series of themes tied …