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CNN:
Capitol rioter accompanied members of Congress on trip to US-Mexico border — (CNN)A conservative YouTuber who participated in the January 6 riot accompanied Republican members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday night, serving as a translator at times.
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’ — President Joe Biden has a problem, and her name is Kamala Harris.
The Veep From ‘Veep’ — President Joe Biden has a problem, and her name is Kamala Harris.
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
A Supreme Blow to Intimidation — Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy about Thursday's ruling. That's a good sign. — Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy with Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that reins in his ability to harass political opponents. Perhaps he and his fellow intimidators should have been less brazen.
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John Fritze / USA Today:
Supreme Court won't hear case of florist who sought to deny service to same-sex wedding — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday turned away a challenge from a Washington State florist who declined to create an arrangement for a same-sex wedding, the latest development in a long running dispute over LGBTQ rights.
Reuters:
Barrett finds own voice at center of conservative U.S. Supreme Court — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Amy Coney Barrett blazed her own path during her rookie term on the U.S. Supreme Court, helping a conservative majority prevail in major cases while at times defying expectations after critics …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court turns down petition from Christian florist in same-sex wedding case
Supreme Court turns down petition from Christian florist in same-sex wedding case
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Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
The Roberts court systematically dismantles the Voting Rights Act
The Roberts court systematically dismantles the Voting Rights Act
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Oligarchy Day at the Supreme Court
Oligarchy Day at the Supreme Court
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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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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations — With little fanfare, Bagram Air Base — once the military's nerve center — was handed over to the Afghans, after nearly 20 years of waging war from the hub. — KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops and their Western allies …
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
U.S. pulls out of Bagram Airfield without notice
U.S. pulls out of Bagram Airfield without notice
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NBC News:
U.S. military leaves Bagram Airfield in major step in Biden's Afghan withdrawal
U.S. military leaves Bagram Airfield in major step in Biden's Afghan withdrawal
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Weisselberg indictment creates new questions about Trump kids' hidden compensation: John Heilemann — During a panel discussion on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” regular contributor John Heilemann suggested that investigators might want to investigate if Trump Organization CFO Alan Weisselberg …
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Dan McLaughlin / New York Post:
Cy Vance's Trump case is straight from a banana republic — punish your political enemies
Cy Vance's Trump case is straight from a banana republic — punish your political enemies
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Preparing for the Worst
Trump Is Preparing for the Worst
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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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Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Job Growth Likely Accelerated in June, Economists Say
U.S. Job Growth Likely Accelerated in June, Economists Say
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
The June jobs report will offer a reading on economic momentum.
The June jobs report will offer a reading on economic momentum.
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The Daily Caller
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Biden endorses a major change in how the military handles sexual assault cases. — President Biden said Friday that he wanted the military to remove the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases from the control of commanders, a sea change for the military justice system.
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
White House to Urge Pentagon to Remove Sexual-Harassment, Assault Cases from Military Chain of Command
White House to Urge Pentagon to Remove Sexual-Harassment, Assault Cases from Military Chain of Command
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The Daily Caller
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Biden backs major reform to military's handling of sexual assault
Biden backs major reform to military's handling of sexual assault
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NPR, The White House, CNN and Task & Purpose
Jacqueline Feldscher / Defense One:
DoD Makes Recommendations to Close ‘Troubling Gap’ in Sexual Assault Response
DoD Makes Recommendations to Close ‘Troubling Gap’ in Sexual Assault Response
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CNBC
Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald's Shameless Marriage of Convenience — Last week, in an appearance on a Mediaite podcast, the journalist Glenn Greenwald came to the defense once again of Fox News's chief hatemonger, Tucker Carlson. While he rightly accused Carlson of “deliberately inflaming …
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Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis fires back after California bans state travel to Florida — Florida is one of 17 states on California's state-funded travel ban, due to the Sunshine State's laws involving LGBTQ people. — By News Service of Florida — TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis' office fired back this week …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Progressives distance from Bernie Sanders — The progressive movement is in a new phase and activists say they've changed the conversation on key issues.
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HotAir
The Times of Israel:
Chabad rabbi stabbed and wounded in attack outside Boston Jewish center — Shlomo Noginski, an Israeli citizen, hospitalized in stable condition; attacker apprehended and identified as 24-year-old Khaled Awad — A Chabad rabbi was attacked and stabbed multiple times outside a Jewish center …
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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.
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Daily Kos
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.)
Clare Malone / The Atlantic:
Ohio Is Now Fully Trumpified — 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
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Washington lawmaker apologizes for wearing Star of David to protest Covid mandates … WASHINGTON — A Washington state lawmaker apologized Thursday for wearing a yellow Star of David on his shirt during an event last weekend where he spoke to conservative activists.
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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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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, The Western Journal, New York Times, USCIS and POLITICUSUSA
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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Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
White House senior adviser Anita Dunn to step down shortly from her temporary role — White House senior adviser Anita Dunn will leave her temporary position “very shortly,” she told POLITICO's Ryan Lizza in a Friday interview. — Dunn was involved in President Joe Biden's campaign …
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Washington Examiner
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 Monthly
PBS NewsHour:
2 out of 3 Americans believe U.S. democracy is under threat — Two-thirds of Americans believe democracy in the United States is under threat, according to the latest PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll. — Ahead of the first Fourth of July since an attack on the Capitol, fueled by baseless claims …
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