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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Auto Scrap Billionaire Who Paid To Send National Guard To Southern Border Sounds Off On Why He Did It — The auto scrap billionaire who is funding South Dakota's deployment of national guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border told TPM in an interview that he was making the contribution because …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Billionaire GOP megadonor funding South Dakota's troop deployment to border — The Oklahoma-born Johnson is estimated to be worth $2.2 billion, per Forbes.
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Talking Points Memo
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
South Dakota governor sending National Guard to Mexico border on mission funded by GOP megadonor — South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) will deploy up to 50 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border, her office said Tuesday, with a highly unusual caveat — the mission will be funded by a …
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HuffPost, One America News Network and The Daily Caller
Yacob Reyes / Axios:
South Dakota Gov. Noem deploys National Guard to U.S-Mexico Border — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced Tuesday that up to fifty of her state's National Guard troops are being deployed to Texas border at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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Argus Leader, South Dakota State News, New York Post, The Western Journal, Raw Story, Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Examiner and LifeZette
Steve Beynon / Military.com:
Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Funds National Guard Mission to US-Mexico Border
Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Funds National Guard Mission to US-Mexico Border
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The Daily Beast, Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
Most advertisers have dumped Tucker Carlson — why he's still on TV ? — If you've been enjoying ad-free PRESS RUN since its launch, or just recently became a reader, please consider subscribing for $6 a month to support fearless media commentary. Thanks! — Stay healthy. Be kind.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News doesn't believe Tucker Carlson — In January 2013, the New York Times disclosed that its computer systems had been infiltrated by Chinese hackers. Before issuing its report, the Times worked with AT&T, hired a computer security firm and took other precautions. That process took several months.
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Tucker Carlson Says the NSA Is Spying on Him. Sadly, It's Plausible
Tucker Carlson Says the NSA Is Spying on Him. Sadly, It's Plausible
The Columbus Dispatch:
Josh Mandel's staff quit campaign because of toxic work environment created by staffer in relationship with Mandel, sources say — Laura A. Bischoff Haley BeMillerThe Columbus Dispatch — At least two of the three fundraisers who quit Josh Mandel's U.S. Senate campaign in recent months …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Insider and The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump: Herschel Walker will run for Senate in Georgia — Former President Donald Trump said Georgia Bulldog football great Herschel Walker told him he was going to run for U.S. Senate, a decision that would make him the front-runner in the chaotic race against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock.
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HotAir, New York Magazine, WJCL, New York Post, Deadline, Insider, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Trump says Herschel Walker will run for Georgia Senate seat in 2022
Trump says Herschel Walker will run for Georgia Senate seat in 2022
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The Hill
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Infrastructure and McConnell's Theory of Midterm Politics — Mitch McConnell is more afraid of a big, party line bill than a smaller, bipartisan one, Democrats should take heed — Mitch McConnell is the physical embodiment of everything people hate about politics — self-interested, cynical, corrupt, and dishonest.
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Breitbart, HotAir, Occupy Democrats and LifeZette
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi rebuffs McConnell on infrastructure
Pelosi rebuffs McConnell on infrastructure
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HotAir, Politico, Washington Post, Bloomberg, One America News Network, The Federalist, The American Independent and CNBC
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
McConnell says Biden would be his ‘desert island’ Democratic president
McConnell says Biden would be his ‘desert island’ Democratic president
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NBC News, POLITICUSUSA and IJR
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin says he's on board with Democratic-only infrastructure bill
Manchin says he's on board with Democratic-only infrastructure bill
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Washington Monthly, National Review, Vox, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Insider, IJR and Reuters
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show
As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show
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Breitbart, Yahoo News, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
New York Mayor's Race in Chaos after Elections Board Pulls Back Results — After the Board of Elections released a preliminary ranked-choice tally in the New York City mayoral race, it acknowledged an issue with its findings. — The New York City mayor's race plunged into chaos on Tuesday night …
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National Review, Politico, Lawyers, Guns & Money, UPI, NBC News, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine and CBS New York
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Stop the steal: NYC mayoral frontrunner hints at election chicanery as lead slips during ranked-choice voting count
Stop the steal: NYC mayoral frontrunner hints at election chicanery as lead slips during ranked-choice voting count
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Eric Adams keeps 1st-choice lead as more New York mayoral primary results arrive
Eric Adams keeps 1st-choice lead as more New York mayoral primary results arrive
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Gothamist, HuffPost, CNN, Instapundit and MyNorthwest.com
Katie Honan / Wall Street Journal:
New York City Mayoral Race: Elections Board Pulls Early Ranked-Choice Results
New York City Mayoral Race: Elections Board Pulls Early Ranked-Choice Results
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National Review, The Hill, Fox News and Washington Examiner
Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Supreme Court allows eviction ban to remain in place — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled to keep the federal eviction moratorium to in place, in a 5-4 decision in which Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with liberals. — The decision is a blow …
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HotAir, Washington Post, National Review, NPR and Courthouse News Service
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court allows coronavirus eviction moratorium to remain in place
Supreme Court allows coronavirus eviction moratorium to remain in place
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New York Times and BuzzFeed News
John Fritze / USA Today:
Supreme Court permits federal eviction moratorium to remain in place
Supreme Court permits federal eviction moratorium to remain in place
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HotAir and New York Post
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Trump rally in Mobile's Battleship Park cancelled amid concerns of ‘partisan political event’: Report — Plans for former President Donald Trump to return July 4th weekend to the city many credited with lending legitimacy to his 2016 campaign after USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park commissioners reportedly …
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WPMI, Occupy Democrats, The Hill, The Western Journal, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
No. 3 House Democrat Steps Into Ohio Race to Head Off a Sanders Acolyte — The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.
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The Hill and The Daily Poster
Desmond Butler / Washington Post:
The land was worth millions. A Big Ag corporation sold it to Sonny Perdue's company for $250,000. — It was a curious time for Sonny Perdue to close a real estate deal. — In February 2017, weeks after President Donald Trump selected him to be agriculture secretary …
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Raw Story and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
A New Darkness Falls on the Trump Movement — It was 6 a.m. in Cleveland. I had spent the night trying to sleep stretched out across three chairs in the baggage claim at the airport and was wearing the same sweaty, grass-stained sundress I'd worn at the Donald Trump rally from the night before …
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Crooks and Liars
Zac Houston / House Republican Leader:
McCarthy Unveils Republican Task Forces, Announces Leaders and Members — Washington, D.C. - Today, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) formally announced the members of the Republican Task Forces, seven issue-specific task forces designed to identify and develop policy solutions to the issues facing the American people.
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Crooks and Liars and Page Array
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Lindsay Beyerstein / New Republic:
The Case Against the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory — In the past month, we've seen a second wave of interest in the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a lab leak. Last spring, the media accurately reported the scientific consensus that Covid (also known as SARS CoV-2) …
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New York Post and RedState
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Agrees to $1 Million Fine for Violating Human Rights Law — Fox News effectively admitted to a pattern of misconduct and has agreed to pay a civil penalty in New York. … Despite Fox News' claims to have repaired the company's toxic workplace culture since the firing of founder …
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The Hill, Deadline, Raw Story, Variety, POLITICUSUSA and Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Video, images and interviews deepen questions about role of pool deck in condo collapse — Your browser does not support the video element. — A Washington Post examination of video and images from the deadly collapse of a high-rise apartment building outside Miami …
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Bulletin of the Atomic … and The Guardian
Axios:
Boring news cycle deals blow to partisan media — In the months since former President Donald Trump left office, media companies' readership numbers are plunging — and publishers that rely on partisan, ideological warfare have taken an especially big hit. — Why it matters …
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Forbes, Breitbart, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Janna Karel / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Transgender woman captures Miss Nevada USA pageant — The title of Miss Nevada USA has gone to a transgender woman for the first time in the pageant's history. — Kataluna Enriquez was crowned the winner Sunday in the pageant at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas and will continue to compete for the title of Miss USA.
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People.com, Associated Press, National Review, Insider, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, ABC7, TheBlaze, Washington Examiner, Must Read Alaska, Mediaite, New York Post and PinkNews
CBS News:
Trump legal team expects charges against company in coming days — Washington — Ronald Fischetti, a lawyer representing former President Trump in his stand-off with New York prosecutors, expects the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to bring criminal charges against Mr. Trump's company …
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Vanity Fair and KRDO
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
January 6 Clearinghouse — Welcome to this all-source, public resource for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large. — If you think the January 6 Clearinghouse is missing something, please send recommendations for additional content by email to Jan6Clearinghouse@justsecurity.org.
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Mother Jones, Daily Kos, Associated Press and NBC4 Washington
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Man who jumped from a moving plane at LAX tells FBI he bought ‘a lot’ of crystal meth before the flight — As United Airlines Flight 5365 was readying to take off from Los Angeles International Airport on Friday evening, 33-year-old Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez of La Paz, Mexico …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Insider, Washington Examiner, KTLA, New York Post and CBS News
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
‘Right-Wing Death Squad’: Active-Duty Marine Plotted to Bomb DNC, Murder Black People, Feds Say — The feds investigated USMC Private First Class Travis Owens for discussing the unrealized plan with two others, including one person tied to neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen.
CNN:
Top Oregon RNC official says he was unaware of pro-Nazi host and White national activist they discussed during YouTube chat — (CNN)A top Republican Party official in Oregon appeared on a YouTube show hosted by a man with a history of racist, anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi statements …
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Arizona Republic, GOP.com and Raw Story