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Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk — Mr. Hasen is the author of several books about elections and democracy. Last year he proposed an amendment to the Constitution to defend and expand voting rights. — In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court's term …
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Oligarchy Day at the Supreme Court — Thanks to the six right-wing justices on the Supreme Court, our country is less democratic. In twin rulings issued Thursday, they said that states can make it harder for people to vote and they made it easier for big donors to sway elections in secrecy.
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Cristian Farias / Vanity Fair:
“That Law, of All Laws, Should Not Be Diminished”: In Devastating Ruling, the Supreme Court Leaves the Voting Rights Act on Life Support
“That Law, of All Laws, Should Not Be Diminished”: In Devastating Ruling, the Supreme Court Leaves the Voting Rights Act on Life Support
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New York Times:
Trump Was Not Indicted. But the Charges Still Threaten Him. — The criminal case against the former president's business could deliver a blow to his finances, and he remains the focus of a broader investigation in New York. — After all the suspicion and anticipation …
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New York Times:
Will Trump Be Indicted? — Mr. Ayer was a U.S. attorney in the Reagan administration …
Will Trump Be Indicted? — Mr. Ayer was a U.S. attorney in the Reagan administration …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat
Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Accountant Confronts a Loyalty Test
Trump's Accountant Confronts a Loyalty Test
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Axios:
Biden aide charges “sabotage” of Harris — Top White House officials are mobilizing to defend Vice President Kamala Harris amid a gusher of leaks about dysfunction and infighting in her office. — Driving the news: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Axios in a statement …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Veep From ‘Veep’ — Column: Kamala Harris can't fix her office, much less the border
The Veep From ‘Veep’ — Column: Kamala Harris can't fix her office, much less the border
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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld App Is Bankrolled by Fugitive Chinese Billionaire — Trump adviser Jason Miller launched a new social media company that's being bankrolled by a buddy of pardoned Trump strategist Steve Bannon. — A new social media network led by Donald Trump adviser Jason Miller is backed …
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
The newest MAGA app is tied to a Bannon-allied Chinese billionaire
The newest MAGA app is tied to a Bannon-allied Chinese billionaire
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Politico:
Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform
Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Attorney General Merrick Garland orders pause of federal executions — Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a temporary stop Thursday to scheduling further federal executions. — In a memo to senior officials, he said serious concerns have arisen about the arbitrariness of capital punishment …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Imposes a Moratorium on Federal Executions; Orders Review of Policies and Procedures — Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued a memorandum imposing a moratorium on federal executions while a review of the Justice Department's policies and procedures is pending.
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports — The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said. Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now. — The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant …
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Eric J. Topol / New York Times:
It's Time for the F.D.A. to Fully Approve the mRNA Vaccines
It's Time for the F.D.A. to Fully Approve the mRNA Vaccines
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Army Times, Science News and Washington Examiner
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Job Growth Likely Accelerated in June, Economists Say — Some industries continue to struggle to find workers at prevailing wages — The U.S. economy is projected to have created more than 700,000 jobs last month, though some companies continue to struggle to find workers to serve a flood of customers as the pandemic recedes.
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
The June jobs report will offer a reading on economic momentum. — The latest clues to the state of the nation's economic recovery will come Friday morning when the Labor Department releases its June jobs report. — Economists expect payroll gains to top 700,000, an increase …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. military vacates main air base in Afghanistan, underscoring withdrawal expected within days — The U.S. military has vacated its most significant airfield in Afghanistan, three defense officials said, underscoring that the Pentagon expects to complete its withdrawal from the country after 20 years of war within days.
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Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
As last US forces depart Bagram air base, fewer than 1,000 American troops remain in Afghanistan
As last US forces depart Bagram air base, fewer than 1,000 American troops remain in Afghanistan
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as labor market showed renewed strength — Hiring surged heading into the second half of the year. — The U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as the pace of the recovery surged — quieting simmering fears, at least temporarily, of more lasting harm from labor and supply shortages.
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden unveils unprecedented government-wide strategy to encourage US citizenship — (CNN)The Biden administration is introducing an unprecedented effort to encourage eligible immigrants to apply for US citizenship, according to a US Citizenship and Immigration Services official.
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Rep. Rodney Davis / Washington Examiner:
Pelosi cancels the Fourth of July — During an average year, the U.S. Capitol welcomes 2.5 million visitors, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has refused to reopen the Capitol to visitors — school groups, families, or anyone hoping to see the legislative branch in action.
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Washington Post:
Concern over crime is growing — but Americans don't just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows — Concern over crime has reached the highest point in four years amid a spike in killings in big cities and an uptick in violent crime, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday …
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Clare Malone / The Atlantic:
It's Trump's Ohio Now — In another lifetime, Representative Anthony Gonzalez was the Ohio Republican Party's dream candidate. Many of his future suburban-Cleveland constituents cheered for him at Byers Field when he was a high-school-football standout at St. Ignatius …
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National Review
John Smith / American Thinker:
Did Biden Really Win California? — The November 3, 2020, Presidential election data from California sets off alarm bells. — Election data generated by the natural voting process will closely match Benford's Law predictions. (Benford's Law, or the rule of leading digits, is used as an indicator of fraud in numerical data.)
Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:
‘Forever Purge’ Follows Far-Left's Fear of White Supremacy, Ignores Antifa — Grindhouse franchise delivers more of the same - blood, guts and talking points … The “Purge” franchise offers a glimpse into the progressive mindset. — Previous installments slammed Christians as monsters …
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
A former police officer arrested after the Jan. 6 riot was told to stay away from guns. He bought 34, feds say. — In January, a federal judge agreed to release Thomas Robertson, a former Rocky Mount, Va., police officer facing multiple charges over his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Chris Deluzio / The Hill:
Pennsylvania's election audit moves follow the partisan playbook — In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, across the country, we saw radical efforts to spread lies about voter fraud, attack voting rights and overturn the results of the presidential election.
Josh Barro / Insider:
Admit it: Grilling is bad — Just because you can cook outside doesn't mean you should. — Your grill is dirty, has poor temperature control, and lets fat drip into the flame. — Indoor cooking is better — which is why that's the main way you cook. — This is an opinion column.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author, Is Running for Senate in Ohio — The author and venture capitalist will vie for the Republican nomination in one of the most wide-open 2022 Senate races. — J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” …
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Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
The NFL's investigation was just like Daniel Snyder's workplace culture: Rotten — The so-called investigative report on the nasty skirt-clutching culture inside the Washington Football Team has vanished like invisible ink. And somehow the NFL thinks it can make it all right by handing Tanya Snyder the mop and broom.
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Shay Khatiri / Persuasion:
An Immigrant's Case for Patriotism — On this Fourth of July, let's renew our commitment to the American creed. — 1 hr ago … I grew up in Islamist Iran, but I have always been an American at heart. Even in my youth, before I ever stepped foot on American soil, I felt American …
Elizabeth Kivowitz / UCLA:
Conservatives' sensitivity to pandemic threat suppressed by distrust of science, media — Researchers studying the intersection of politics and psychology have long documented a link between threat sensitivity and social conservatism: People who are more socially conservative tend to react more strongly to threats.
Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
NSA And FBI Blame Russia For Massive ‘Brute Force’ Attacks On Microsoft 365 — American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have pointed the finger at a Kremlin-backed hacking crew for a two-year campaign to break into Microsoft Office 365 accounts. — The NSA, FBI and DHS …