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State Senate to seek more election material from Maricopa County; door-to-door questioning recommended — Andrew Oxford Mary Jo PitzlArizona Republic — Senate President Karen Fann said the Legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County for an unprecedented and controversial review …
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Arizona Mirror, The Daily Signal and Mock Paper Scissors
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Court Denies Republican Request to Dismiss Arizona Audit Case — WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, the Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County denied the state Senate's request to dismiss a case seeking records of the Republican-led ‘audit’ of the 2020 election.
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Arizona election audit reports ‘inconsistencies’; judge rules records must be public
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KTAR.com and Washington Examiner
Kira Davis / RedState:
Here's What the Arizona Audit Is Really All About
Here's What the Arizona Audit Is Really All About
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RealClearPolitics
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“You're Gonna Have a Fucking War”: Mark Milley's Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran — Inside the extraordinary final-days conflict between the former President and his chairman of the Joint Chiefs. — The last time that General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff …
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HotAir
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Two Accounts of Donald Trump's Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other — Two new books about the final year of Donald J. Trump's presidency are entering the cultural bloodstream. The first, “Landslide,” by the gadfly journalist Michael Wolff, is the one to leap upon …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ross Douthat's Populist Dream World
Ross Douthat's Populist Dream World
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CNN, Informed Comment and Truth and Consequences
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Kevin McCarthy Rolls Over for Donald Trump, Like a Dog — HEEL … The meeting itself, at Trump's golf course, of course, was a show of dominance from the party's real leader to its House “leader.” — So Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump ("Much to discuss!), and I'm struggling to come …
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Washington Times, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Mark Meadows desperately begged ‘stable pony’ Ivanka to convince Trump to stop Jan. 6 insurrection: book
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Washington Post, Insider and Daily Kos
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results
American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results
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Power Line
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Talking With Tucker Carlson, the Most Powerful Conservative in America — On a Thursday afternoon in June, five months after Inauguration Day, I asked Tucker Carlson whether Joe Biden was the legitimately elected President of the United States. — This was halfway through a meandering phone conversation …
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Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, UPROXX, Power Line, Raw Story, The Hill, Insider, Mediaite, TVNewser and Crooks and Liars
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MAGA World's ‘Freedom Phone’ Actually Budget Chinese Phone — MAGA Influencers are pushing a phone preloaded with apps like Parler and Rumble that appears to be a vastly more expensive version of a phone made in China. — The pro-Trump internet went wild on Wednesday for the Freedom Phone …
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Matt Gaetz hired legal firm used by Jeffrey Epstein and El Chapo, campaign report shows — Gaetz's campaign has spent $135,000 on legal expenses in the past year as his troubles have mounted. — Updated Just now — With his legal troubles still looming over him, U.S …
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POLITICUSUSA
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Matt Gaetz's campaign paid $25,000 to lawyer who represented Jeffrey Epstein
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Breaking News USA
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'I'm Here, Mom!': FBI Arrests Man Who Wore Roman Gladiator Costume To Capitol Riot — Nathan Wayne Entrekin was talking to his mother during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. — Nathan Wayne Entrekin, a man who wore a Roman gladiator costume to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in support …
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The Daily Beast, Insider, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Five members of one Texas family charged in Capitol riot case
Five members of one Texas family charged in Capitol riot case
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The Hill
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L.A. County will require masks indoors amid alarming rise in coronavirus cases — Just a month ago, Los Angeles County and the rest of California celebrated a long-awaited reopening, marking the tremendous progress made in the battle against COVID-19 by lifting virtually all restrictions on businesses and other public spaces.
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KTLA, SacCounty News, ABC7, Townhall, Insider, New York Magazine, HotAir, Courthouse News Service, Breitbart, The Hill and Forbes
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Cuomo to Be Questioned in Sexual Harassment Inquiry — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face investigators on Saturday in a sign that the attorney general's inquiry may be nearing its final stages. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to be questioned on Saturday by investigators …
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Report: Cuomo to be deposed by AG's investigators on Saturday
Report: Cuomo to be deposed by AG's investigators on Saturday
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Washington Post and New York Post
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'The screen door slams, Mary's dress...' waves? Sways? An investigation into The Boss' mystery verb — The internet doesn't seem to know the correct lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's “Thunder Road.” It's possible Springsteen doesn't know either. — The latest niche Twitter controversy began on July 3 …
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Floods in Germany and Other Parts of Western Europe Leave at Least 45 Dead — Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks, overloaded sewage systems and washed away buildings in Germany and Belgium. Homes and streets in the Netherlands and Switzerland also flooded.
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Windermere police officer arrested in Capitol riot along with ex-Apopka cop son — A Windermere Police Department officer resigned and was arrested Thursday on charges that he participated in the January riot at the U.S. Capitol — the first member of Central Florida law enforcement to face charges in the attempted insurrection.
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Raw Story and Florida Politics
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WHO chief says it was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID lab leak — BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent …
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Washington Post, RedState, HotAir, One America News Network, Sky News Australia, TheBlaze, National Review, Forbes and Sputnik News
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Jeff Bezos Picks 18-Year-Old Dutch Student for Blue Origin Rocket Launch — Oliver Daemen will fly to the edge of space after another passenger who paid $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict. — Someone paid $28 million to not go to space with Jeff Bezos next week.
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CNBC, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, UPROXX, New York Post, KRDO, GeekWire and One America News Network
Senator Chuck Grassley:
Grassley And Johnson Request More Information From Justice Department About Special Counsel Mueller Team's Missing Phones — WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are asking the Justice Department for more information and records after learning that the department …
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Washington Examiner and The Federalist
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Sailor becomes first woman to complete Naval Special Warfare training — A sailor in the U.S. Navy made history this week by becoming the first woman to complete the service's rigorous, monthslong training for prospective Naval Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen.
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Associated Press, Fox News and TheBlaze
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Another Mercenary Spyware Vendor Comes into Focus — Summary — Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments. Reportedly, their spyware can infect and monitor iPhones, Androids, Macs, PCs, and cloud accounts.
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Microsoft On the Issues, Associated Press, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Washington Post and The Keyword, more at Techmeme »
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Jen Psaki Just Escalated the Conservative War with Big Tech — Whether or not she intended to, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has escalated the conservative war with Big Tech. — During the Thursday press briefing, Psaki said regarding COVID-19 messaging that “we're flagging problematic posts …
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Townhall and Patterico's Pontifications
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Alabama military base is first in the U.S. to require vaccination proof amid rising covid-19 rates — An Alabama military base is taking increased actions to combat the ongoing prevalence of coronavirus infections, authorizing leaders to ask for proof of vaccination of service members not wearing a mask while on duty.
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The Western Journal, New York Times and NOQ Report
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Young Black Activists Helped Change The State Flag. They Intend To Change The State. — Maisie Brown has heard people argue that removing an emblem of the Confederacy from Mississippi's state flag meant little—that, in a state still rife with systemic racism, it was nothing more than a symbolic change with no substance.
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Covid-19's global spread is a test for America — South Africa is the first country where covid-19 has contributed to serious social disorder (if you don't count the United States). One of Africa's wealthiest nations is beset by inequality, corruption, political strife and now a health system that is …
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Forbes and New York Times
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Brad Raffensperger demands firing of Fulton County, Georgia, election officials after double-counted ballots — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger demanded the firing of two high-profile election officials in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday after it was revealed a number …
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The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, The Western Journal, RedState and The Hill
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The delta variant is ravaging this Missouri city. Many residents are still wary of vaccines. — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The worst of the pandemic seemed behind Mercy Hospital, those weeks last winter when the coronavirus wards were full of people struggling to breathe.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, The Mahablog and Raw Story