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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Still a summit secret: What happened in Helsinki between Putin and Trump? — Democrats say they are no longer pursuing records of the private meeting. — Ahead of President Joe Biden's meeting Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, congressional Democrats said they are no longer seeking records …
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Fiona Hill reflects on ‘terrible spectacle’ of Trump-Putin summit ahead of Biden's meeting with Russian President — (CNN)Fiona Hill, once then-President Donald Trump's top Russia adviser, said Tuesday evening that she was so alarmed during Trump's 2018 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Glen Johnson / Axios:
First person: What I learned in the room with Vladimir Putin — I had the rare opportunity to watch Vladimir Putin in action during my four-year stint serving as a senior communications aide to former Secretary of State John Kerry. — Why it matters: From his timing to his baiting techniques …
Bloomberg:
Biden, Putin Conclude Geneva Summit After About 2.5 Hours
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Emily Jacobs / New York Post:
Russia provokes US in largest military exercises since Cold War before Biden-Putin meeting
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden prepares for long, tense meeting with Putin
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Fox News:
LIVE UPDATES: Biden to meet with Russia's Putin in Switzerland for high-stakes summit
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Republicans move to block inquiry into Trump DoJ's secret data seizure — Democrats are pushing for investigations into Trump's justice department for data seizures from Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff — Top Republicans are moving to block a Senate inquiry into the Trump justice department's secret seizure …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
No. 3 Senate Republican John Barrasso vows to make Biden a ‘one-half-term president’
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Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's deserved, humiliating loss at the Supreme Court — You may not have heard, but a unanimous Supreme Court just dealt a well-deserved and humiliating defeat to the Biden administration. — Legal, criminal, and administrative questions were involved, but the central question was …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
White House keeps publicly disagreeing with DOJ decisions while stressing their independence
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Sara Gentzler / Omaha World-Herald:
Gov. Ricketts says he is ‘opposed to critical race theory’ — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts this week said he is “opposed to critical race theory,” voicing an increasingly common opinion among Republican politicians. — The governor was asked about the concept Monday on his monthly call-in radio program …
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
The War on Critical Race Theory: A Quagmire — Partisans have been itching for a new culture war. CRT might be just what they're looking for. — The newest front in the culture war is Critical Race Theory (CRT)—and if history is any guide, the fight will be long, arduous, and ultimately unwinnable for either side.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The folly of bullying Joe Manchin — DRIVING THE DAY — President JOE BIDEN is scheduled to meet Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN for some five hours of talks in Geneva starting at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time. It's their first meeting in a decade.
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Federal judge blocks Biden's ban on leases for drilling on public lands — WASHINGTON — In a setback for President Joe Biden's efforts on climate change, a federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked the administration's temporary ban on new leases to drill for oil and gas on public lands and ordered that lease sales continue.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Says Vladimir Putin's Posing ‘Fair Questions’ About Ashli Babbitt Shooting — Fox News' Tucker Carlson said on Tuesday night that Vladimir Putin is posing “fair questions” about the shooting of Ashli Babbitt. — Babbit was one of the many rioters at the Capitol on January 6th.
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, Forceful on Jan. 6, Privately Are in Turmoil — The far-right groups face a cash squeeze, internal discord, social-media cutoff and isolation from the financial system — The far-right group the Oath Keepers is splintering after board members accused the founder …
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Mo Brooks gets arrest warrant for man who served lawsuit on his wife — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said Wednesday his wife has sworn out an arrest warrant for the man who served a lawsuit at their Huntsville home on June 6. — The Brooks have said they would seek the warrant for misdemeanor criminal trespassing …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News trying to claim that Tom Hanks was ‘canceled’ is proof of its utter desperation — You may have a hard time understanding how Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato Head and Tom Hanks are connected, but that probably just means you haven't been watching nearly enough Fox News recently
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Media Matters for America and NBC News
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Who Is Trump Reaching? — “The Republican Party is just a name,” Steve Bannon told me last week. I had called him to ask about the influence he believes his old boss still carries inside the GOP. “The bulk of it is a populist, nationalist party led by Donald Trump.” As for the rest of it?
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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Biden Spending Plans Remain Popular — But presidential job rating takes a dip — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden's job rating has taken a dip as progress on his spending plans has stalled. The latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds a majority of the American public continues …
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Southern Baptists elect Ed Litton as their president, a defeat for the hard right — NASHVILLE — The Southern Baptist Convention elected Ed Litton as its president on Tuesday, signaling a defeat for the hard right within the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Southern Baptists Narrowly Head Off Ultraconservative Takeover
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New York Times:
Trump Executive Could Face Charges as Soon as This Summer — An investigation into Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's finance chief, appears to be heading into its final stages as prosecutors increase pressure on him. — The Manhattan district attorney's office appears to have entered …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Title IX Protections Extend to Transgender Students, Education Dept. Says — Using a Supreme Court ruling as its guide, the department will issue guidance that says discrimination against gay and transgender students is prohibited under the 1972 law. — WASHINGTON — A year …
BBC:
Israel strikes in Gaza after arson balloons launched — Israel says it has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons were launched from the territory. — Explosions were heard in Gaza City in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
May she rest in peace: An in memoriam to Sen. Tom Carper's ‘Silver Bullet’ — Dear readers, we have gathered here to say our goodbyes. — Here she lies: A minivan that knew her worth - more than half a million miles. A member of the Chrysler family. An iconic fixture in Delaware politics.
The Daily Beast:
Wait, This Is Why a Local Fox Reporter Sabotaged Her Career? — Ivory Hecker told The Daily Beast on Tuesday that she's been terminated after claiming on-air that the station has “muzzled” her. … Fox 26 Houston general assignment reporter Ivory Hecker said Tuesday that she has been fired …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
MyPillow CEO Says He's ‘Not a Cyber Guy,’ Claims Election Was Hacked Anyway — Mike Lindell is organizing a “cyber forensic election symposium.” Experts say it's a “farce.” — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Trump loyalist and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wants to organize …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Jon Stewart's rant is a reminder: Don't rely on celebrities for covid-19 theories — It seems like a long time ago now, but Jon Stewart used to be an immensely important figure sitting at the place where politics and pop culture meet; he turned “The Daily Show” into a hit …
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Dominic Cummings substack:
The PM on Hancock: ‘totally fucking hopeless’ — Some evidence re my and Hancock's testimony to MPs — Detailed analysis of all Hancock said to MPs would take days. I'll focus today on just a few things to support what I told MPs and show that No10/Hancock have repeatedly lied about the failures last year.
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Kelly Jones / abc10.com:
No, there isn't going to be a ‘second inauguration’ for Donald Trump this summer and you can't buy tickets — A viral image claims to show tickets for former President Donald Trump's ‘second inauguration’ being sold for $1,200. — While Joe Biden decisively won the 2020 presidential election …
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Associated Press:
For years US Army hid, downplayed extent of firearms loss — The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts even as some weapons are used in street crimes. — The Army's pattern of secrecy and suppression dates …
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