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Jonathan D. Karl / The Atlantic:
Inside William Barr's Breakup With Trump  —  Donald Trump is a man consumed with grievance against people he believes have betrayed him, but few betrayals have enraged him more than what his attorney general did to him.  To Trump, the unkindest cut of all was when William Barr stepped forward …
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Brian Karem / The Bulwark:
Trump Resumes His ‘Big Lie’ Rallies While Biden Focuses on Getting Things Done  —  A week of historic and hysterical political news.  —  Most former presidents retire.  Donald Trump is making history going for revenge—with a rally in Ohio capping a week of historic and hysterical moments in our national politics.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump dishes the red meat but keeps revenge on ice  —  WELLINGTON, Ohio — Donald Trump's first MAGA rally since leaving the White House was billed as a takedown of one of the 10 Republicans who voted for the then-president's impeachment following the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans back on board after Biden's infrastructure clean-up  —  President Joe Biden's domestic agenda appears back on track in Congress, with Republicans praising his newly clarified approach to their bipartisan infrastructure plan and a key Democrat endorsing work on a separate, larger spending package.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Biden is blowing a golden political opportunity  —  This week, the president could have sealed a bipartisan win on infrastructure and forged a tougher approach on rising violent crime.  He would do well to take a page from Eric Adams's playbook.  —  See more stories about...
Bob Liff / New York Daily News:   Eric Adams' promise: The likely next mayor has tremendous skills and some troubling tendencies
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden reverses himself on infrastructure, says he would sign bipartisan deal
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
She predicted the blue wave — now she's trying to prevent a big red one  —  Now she's trying to stop them from losing it all in 2022  —  Political scientist Rachel Bitecofer made a name for herself as an election analyst who saw the 2018 blue wave coming long before anyone else.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Allie Bice / Politico:   Biden adviser says Lindsey Graham 'doesn't have a clue' on crime
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Gwen Berry turns away from flag at U.S. track and field trials: ‘I feel like it was a setup’  —  Gwen Berry turned away from the American flag and raised a T-shirt over her face as the national anthem played Saturday, minutes after she qualified for the Olympic team at the U.S. track …
Discussion: New York Post and Althouse
Washington Post:
‘They were on their balconies, screaming:’ The final minutes at Champlain Towers South … SURFSIDE, Fla. — From her fourth-floor balcony, Cassondra Stratton felt a tremor and saw the swimming pool cave in.  She immediately called her husband, Michael, in Denver, 2,000 miles away.
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Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
When a Free Society Becomes a Police State  —  For 26 years, the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily was a thorn in Beijing's side.  This week, the paper closed for good.  What its death means for Hong Kong — and for us all.  —  3 hr ago  —  By my lights, the most important news event …
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy / Arizona Mirror:
Audit leader Doug Logan appears in conspiracy theorist election film  —  The CEO of a Florida-based firm chosen to conduct the review of Maricopa County's election results appeared in a conspiracy theorist film riddled with falsehoods about the 2020 election and directed by a man whose previous work claimed aliens were behind 9/11.
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump ‘definitely the leader of the party’  —  GOP Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) on Sunday said former President Trump is “definitely the leader” of the Republican Party, one day after Trump held his first post-presidential rally in Ohio.  —  Portman, asked by ABC's “This Week” …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
National Archives' racism task force says own Rotunda example of ‘structural racism,’ knocks Founding Fathers  —  The task force also called for ‘trigger warnings’ to accompany historical content  —  Biden admin's race-related curriculum attempts to ‘change history’: Douglas Murray
Candace Rondeaux / The Intercept:
How Trump Ally Michael Flynn Nurtured — And Profited From — the QAnon Conspiracy Theory  —  Of the many mysteries surrounding the final days of Donald Trump's presidency, few have been more confounding than the connections between former national security adviser Michael Flynn …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Candidate Bankrolled Jan. 6 Riot Trip With Campaign Cash  —  Derrick Van Orden barely lost his race to be a Congressman.  But then he used campaign funds to get to D.C. for the Jan. 6 riot.  Now he's running again.  —  Two months after Republican congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden lost …
Discussion: Insider, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Portland and Seattle shatter records amid historic heat wave  —  Portland hit 108, an all-time mark, and Seattle 102, a record for June.  Loads of new records are anticipated Sunday in the Pacific Northwest as it turns even hotter.  —  The most severe heat wave that the Pacific Northwest has ever endured is underway.
Jane Harper / Virginian-Pilot:
Former political consultant for ex-U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor indicted for election fraud  —  A former political consultant for ex-U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor this week became the latest member of the one-term congressman's staff to be indicted on election fraud charges.  —  Robert J.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Romney Hits Trump for Continuing the Election Big Lie: ‘Where Did He Hear It From?  The MyPillow Guy?  Rudy Giuliani?’  —  Senator Mitt Romney (R- UT) slammed former President Donald Trump on CNN Sunday for his continued false claims about the 2020 election.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Jane Arraf / New York Times:
Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, but a Prince at the Center of It Is Absent  —  Two prominent figures are on trial in Jordan accused of plotting to destabilize the kingdom.  One is an adviser to Saudi Arabia's leader, and the Saudis have been trying to disrupt the trial.
Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
Fewer than half of nursing home staff are vaccinated in more than a dozen states  —  Less than half of nursing home staffers across 15 states have been fully vaccinated despite the disproportionate level of harm that COVID-19 imposes on seniors, a trend that elder care advocates fear could put the most vulnerable populations at risk.
Discussion: Vox
 
 
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The real crisis for American democracy is our cowardly inability to tax the rich
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Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
Four Biden proposals would dole out taxpayer money based on critical race theory
New York Times:
Biden's Push for Equity in Government Hits Legal and Political Roadblocks
Discussion: unz.com
Bryan Mena / Wall Street Journal:
New York and Other Northeast States See Large Drop in Unemployment
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Politics by other means? Giuliani suspension should worry all lawyers
Discussion: Washington Post and Yahoo News
Mark Landler / New York Times:
British Health Minister, Matt Hancock, Quits After Social Distancing Furor
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Democrats cite Ku Klux Klan Act in suits over ‘Trump Train’ Texas bus incident
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
It's OK to cause some internet drama if you get cut from cheer squad
Washington Post:
A grandmother didn't answer her phone during a class. She was sent back to prison.
CNN:
GOP lawmaker won't come to CNN, so Jim Acosta went to him. See what happened
Discussion: UPROXX and Mediaite
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them
Discussion: HotAir
Brendan Cole / Newsweek:
USAA Urged to Pull Fox News Advertisements After Tucker Carlson's Mark Milley Comments
Discussion: Salon and HuffPost
Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Castrate, kill, remove voting rights’: Ex-Marine, Georgia deputy was in extremist cell, feds say
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo