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Statement by the Department of Defense — (Attributable to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby) — “At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Manchin vs. Sanders: Let the staring contest begin — DRIVING THE DAY — BIDEN BACKS DOWN: The GOP rebellion over President JOE BIDEN'S Thursday veto threat of the bipartisan infrastructure bill seems to have been quelled. ICYMI, on Saturday the White House released …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Carries Out Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Conducts Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq Against Iranian-Backed Militias
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BBC:
US air strikes in Iraq and Syria target Iran-backed militias
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Biden orders airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
U.S. carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
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USA Today, The Times of Israel, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Just The News
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. targets Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria strikes
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Politico:
‘Spray and Pray’: Republicans ramp up attacks on Biden on ... everything — Early in Joe Biden's presidency, Republicans openly conceded how poor a target he was for them. Their hits on the president simply weren't sticking. — That hasn't, however, kept Republicans from swinging away.
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Washington Examiner:
Biden and Pelosi just dynamited the infrastructure deal — Democratic leaders are engaging in a cynical bait-and-switch in a “deal” on a federal infrastructure bill. Every Republican in the Senate, including those who initially signed on to what they thought was a good-faith agreement, should reject the Democrats' ploy.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The brouhaha over infrastructure infighting — a typical D.C. ‘process’ story — comes to naught — The gap between what the mainstream, D.C.-based media covers and what concerns ordinary Americans is never greater than when the media decides to hyperventilate over a process story.
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Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
QAnon Supporters Express Boredom With ‘Same Old’ Trump Speech: ‘This Is Getting Ridiculous’ — Both QAnon and longtime supporters of former President Donald Trump criticized his Saturday night speech in Wellington, Ohio, accusing him of the “same-old, same-old” grievances against Democrats …
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Insider and Washington Examiner
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's Situation Room shouting match — Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly blew up at President Trump over how to handle last summer's racial-justice protests, The Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender writes in his forthcoming book, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election.”
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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
His Insurrection Inside the Oval Office on January 6. — Seems like quite a few crazies," said the president. — A little more than three weeks before rioters and revelers stormed the Capitol on January 6, several thousand Trump fans and fanatics gathered in Washington …
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Raw Story
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Toyota is the no. 1 donor to 2020 election objectors — by far — The Japanese automaker gave $55,000 to 37 GOP objectors this year.
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Raw Story, Crooks and Liars and Mediaite
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Where Jobless Benefits Were Cut, Jobs Are Still Hard to Fill — Missouri scrapped federal pay to the unemployed, saying it kept people out of the labor market. But so far, workers still seem to be choosy. — MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — By lunchtime, the representatives …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
An Accusation Blew Up a Campaign. The Media Didn't Know What to Do. — Handling a delicate allegation of sexual misconduct is a lot more challenging than covering a horse race. — Two days after coming in fifth in the election night count of votes for New York mayor last week …
Washington Post:
Trump Organization attorneys given Monday deadline to persuade prosecutors not to file charges against it — Prosecutors in New York have given former president Donald Trump's attorneys a deadline of Monday afternoon to make any final arguments as to why the Trump Organization …
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Michelle Fay Cortez / Bloomberg:
The Last-And Only-Foreign Scientist in the Wuhan Lab Speaks Out — Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world's most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases of Covid-19 emerged in central China. Yet, the Australian virologist still wonders what she missed.
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Townhall
Sam Raskin / New York Post:
Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry ‘pissed’ national anthem was playing at Olympic trials — A U.S. hammer thrower turned away from the American flag as the national anthem played while she and two other athletes stood on the podium at the Olympic trials Saturday, later saying she was “pissed” …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Red America's Covid Problem — Cases are rising, because of the Delta variant. — There was a strange Covid-19 pattern in the U.S. for much of this spring. The virus was not spreading any faster in communities with low vaccination rates than in those with high vaccination rates.
New York Times:
Crossing the Red Line: Behind China's Takeover of Hong Kong — One year ago, the city's freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed. — Hong Kong's march toward an authoritarian future began with a single phrase in a dry policy paper.
New York Times:
Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami Building Collapse — Some engineers looking at the failure of a 13-story condo tower in Florida said the collapse appeared to have begun somewhere near the bottom of the building. — The investigation into what may be the deadliest accidental building collapse …
Dr. Alex Safian / Begin-Sadat Center …:
How Many Gaza Palestinians Were Killed by Hamas Rockets in May? An Estimate — BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,081, June 27, 2021 — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Much of the coverage and commentary surrounding the fighting in May between Hamas and Israel has focused on numbers …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Utterly Deranged’ Trump Has Full Meltdown Over Bill Barr, Mitch McConnell — The former president attacked the two key figures who enabled his agenda, calling them “spineless RINOs.” — Donald Trump issued a lengthy and rambling statement late Sunday attacking two of his staunchest allies during his one term in office.
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