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Donald Trump's Former Bodyguard Under Scrutiny in New York Probe — Matthew Calamari, now the Trump Organization's chief operating officer, has hired his own attorney as prosecutors investigate the company's employee perks — New York prosecutors are investigating whether …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
New book offers fresh details about chaos, conflicts inside Trump's pandemic response — At one point, the president mused about transferring infected American citizens in Asia to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. — In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump discussed sending infected Americans to Guantanamo Bay: book
Trump discussed sending infected Americans to Guantanamo Bay: book
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Progressives crank up filibuster pressure on Sinema with million-dollar ad buy in Arizona … WASHINGTON — A progressive group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign aiming to pressure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., to support abolition of the filibuster, as the Senate eyes a vote to advance major voting rights legislation.
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Man Who Controls the Senate
The Man Who Controls the Senate
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
US Olympic athlete Chelsea Wolfe threatened to burn flag on podium — BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe identifies as a trans woman — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 21 — EXCLUSIVE - BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe, who qualified as an alternate to represent the U.S …
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Sophie Lewis / CBS News:
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become first openly transgender athlete to compete at Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become first openly transgender athlete to compete at Olympics
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Praveen Menon / Reuters:
NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlete to compete at Games
NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlete to compete at Games
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
“They Can Tweet All They Want”: Eric Adams on Weed, Beyoncé, and the Housing-Sleuth Haters — Talking to the mayoral front-runner about his Bed-Stuy apartment, the weird contraband video, stop and frisk, and more. — If you buy into the polls, Eric Adams may very well be the next mayor of New York City.
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
How Putin Made a Fool of Tucker Carlson — A clip of the Fox News host agreeing with Putin was played on Russian State TV where pundits and propagandists are thrilled by how easy it is to manipulate Carslon. — President Putin has pulled off a targeted propaganda operation against the U.S. that's …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson Calls Journalists ‘Animals.’ He's Also Their Best Source.
Tucker Carlson Calls Journalists ‘Animals.’ He's Also Their Best Source.
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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Public Supports Both Early Voting And Requiring Photo ID to Vote — One-third remain convinced of 2020 election fraud — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans support both easier access to early voting and requiring photo identification to vote, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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Ryan Girdusky / Mediaite:
The Media is Gaslighting America on Critical Race Theory — Critical race theory has become one of the most hotly discussed issues facing our country over the last few months. Since the death of George Floyd, the summer of race riots, and spike in anti-Asian hate crimes …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Backlash against Critical Race Theory Is Real
The Backlash against Critical Race Theory Is Real
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
FBI agent acknowledges in court filing that Trump backers discussed ‘revolution’ before Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON — The FBI director and other senior officials have consistently downplayed the intelligence value of social media posts by Trump supporters prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A Lawyer For Jan. 6 Defendants Is Giving Her Clients Remedial Lessons In American History — D.C. attorney H. Heather Shaner says that books and movies about the uglier parts of American history are “a revelation” for some of her Capitol attack clients. — At first glance …
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Joe Killian / NC Policy Watch:
UNC Press now in the crosshairs of Board of Governors, which is refusing to re-appoint professor who criticized handling of Silent Sam monument — Eric Muller served two five-year terms on the UNC Press Board. — In an unprecedented move, the UNC Board of Governors is refusing to re-appoint …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Is This the Dumbest Filibuster Defense Ever Written? I cannot believe this column was published in a national newspaper. — I have read a lot of bad arguments for the filibuster. They typically consist of a hazy or outright false historical account of how the filibuster was created …
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Erin Banco / Politico:
America is ready to return to normal. Biden's CDC chief isn't so sure. — The newly installed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had one big request for agency employees at an all-hands meeting in March: Don't talk to the press without permission.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: White House eyes ending migrant family expulsion by July 31
Scoop: White House eyes ending migrant family expulsion by July 31
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Isabel Debre / Associated Press:
Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with President Joe Biden …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Whitehouse defends family's membership in private beach club amid questions about whether it is all-White — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is defending his family's ties to an exclusive beach club in Rhode Island, amid questions about whether the club's membership is all-White.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House: Biden's Catholic faith is not ‘political’ — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that President Joe Biden did not interpret his Catholic faith “through a political prism,” declining to comment on a recent decision by U.S. Catholic bishops that could result …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
I'm a conservative who believes systemic racism is real — The phrase “systemic racism,” like “climate change” and “gun control,” has been sucked into the vortex of the culture war. The emotional reaction to these words seems to preclude reasoned debate on their meaning. — But a divisive concept can be clarifying.
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Thieves have been stealing truckloads of nuts, police say. The latest heist was 42,000 pounds of pistachios. — As Touchstone Pistachio Company ran through its routine audit earlier this month, something wasn't adding up. — More than 42,000 pounds of pistachios had vanished.
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
How Democrats are ‘unilaterally disarming’ in the redistricting wars — Oregon Democrats had finally secured total control of redistricting for the first time in decades. — Then, just months before they were set to draw new maps, they gave it away. — In a surprise that left Democrats …
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Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
McCrae Dowless guilty plea on social security disability fraud — McCrae Dowless pleads guilty to financial crimes related to 2018 election fraud scandal — McCrae Dowless pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to two crimes stemming from the investigation into the absentee ballot fraud scheme he's accused …
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Election Pressure Caused Senior Justice Official to Weigh Resigning — John Demers led the Justice Department's national security division as it focused on threats of Chinese espionage and influence — John Demers, head of the Justice Department's national security division …
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Kevin McCarthy / House Republican Leader:
Holding China Accountable — Holding China Accountable: A Republican Call to Action & Roadmap for Covid-19 Accountability — A letter to House Republicans from Leader Kevin McCarthy: — Last week, I wrote to you saying that our country was dealt a significant blow by the coronavirus …
Politico:
Nasty N.C. Senate primary tests Trump's sway over the GOP — Donald Trump has endorsed conservative Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina's critical Senate race, the former president's first foray into an open primary in a battleground. That state's retiring Republican senator has other ideas.
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FWIW:
Donald Trump is back advertising on Facebook — The former President's “Team Trump” page is running ads for the first time since November 2020, in violation of Facebook's policy. — Despite Facebook's assertion that Donald Trump is banned from their platform for at least two years …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Authoritarian Instincts of Police Unions — In May 2020, Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old with a smartphone camera, documented the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Most Americans who watched the video of Floyd begging for his life, as Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck, saw a human being.
Zachary Petrizzo / Salon:
Fox News' Dan Bongino claimed he was leaving Twitter to own the libs. Now he's back — But with Parler fading, he's tweeting again — Fox News host Dan Bongino has returned to posting on Twitter after telling his supporters in January of this year that he would be leaving and never returning to the …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer unloads on GOP over elections bill: ‘How despicable of a man is Donald Trump?’ — Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday stepped up efforts to squeeze Republicans ahead of a key test vote on a sweeping election reform bill, railing against new voting rules …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
New York Times' scribe Maggie Haberman can't quit Trump, largely ignores Biden — ‘She traded in what credibility she had during the Trump administration for 15 minutes of cable news fame,’ Chris Barron said — New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman serves as a Washington correspondent …
Robert Klemko / Washington Post:
Unmasking the far right: An extremist paid a price when his identity was exposed online after a violent clash in Washington — In a flash, Laura Jedeed was surrounded by screaming men. The freelance journalist was filming a group of Trump supporters walking the streets of the District after the …
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Since 9/11, military suicides dwarf the number of soldiers killed in combat — Since 9/11, four times as many U.S. service members and veterans have died by suicide than have been killed in combat, according to a new report. — The research, compiled by the Costs of War Project at Brown University …
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