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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
Trump Resumes His ‘Big Lie’ Rallies While Biden Focuses on Getting Things Done
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump dishes the red meat but keeps revenge on ice
Trump dishes the red meat but keeps revenge on ice
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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...
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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.
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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 …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Wallace has contentious interview with GOP lawmaker: Aren't you the ones defunding the police? — “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace sparred with Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) over Banks' vote against an emergency relief bill that would have allocated funds to police and first responders.
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Allie Bice / Politico:
Biden adviser says Lindsey Graham 'doesn't have a clue' on crime
Biden adviser says Lindsey Graham 'doesn't have a clue' on crime
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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.
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 …
Jessie Opoien / madison.com:
At WI convention, Ron Johnson calls for GOP to ‘take back our culture’ — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson preached unity and positivity to the party faithful at the state Republican convention on Saturday, painting Democrats as an angry party bent on fundamentally changing the United States.
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.
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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 …
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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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.
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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
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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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Trump, Seeking to Maintain G.O.P. Sway, Holds First Rally Since Jan. 6
Trump, Seeking to Maintain G.O.P. Sway, Holds First Rally Since Jan. 6
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Associated Press:
Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91 — SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He was 91.
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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 …
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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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
J.D. Vance to announce Senate run this week — J.D. Vance — whose raw bestseller, “Hillbilly Elegy,” helped elites process the Trump upset — plans to announce at a factory in Ohio this week that he's seeking the Republican nomination for Senate, sources tell me.
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Paul Adams / BBC:
Classified Ministry of Defence documents found at bus stop — Classified Ministry of Defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the British military have been found at a bus stop in Kent. — One set of documents discusses the likely Russian reaction to the ship's passage …
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