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The Guardian:
Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House — Exclusive: Documents suggest Russia launched secret multi-agency effort to interfere in US democracy — Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” …
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CNN:
'They're not going to f**king succeed': Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book — Washington (CNN)The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt …
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Washington Post:
‘I Alone Can Fix It’ book excerpt: The inside story of Trump's defiance and inaction on Jan. 6 … As the sun rose over Washington on Jan. 6, electricity hung in the air. The big day had come. Thousands of President Trump's supporters began gathering on the Ellipse to stake out a good spot …
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Cheney reportedly told Jim Jordan ‘you f— did this’ during Jan. 6 riot — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that he was responsible for the Capitol riot while the scene was evolving on Jan. 6, according to a new book. — In “I Alone Can Fix It,” …
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy to meet on Thursday as 1/6 committee hearing looms — (CNN)House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the California Republican is considering which members of his conference to appoint …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Gen. Milley's terror of a Trump ‘coup’ should prompt Democrats to act — now — The news that the top U.S. military leader took extensive actions amid fears that Donald Trump would stage a coup to remain president is shocking and unsettling — but it also risks imparting exactly the wrong lesson.
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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power
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Politico:
Pigs fly: McConnell weighs giving Biden a bipartisan win — Something strange is happening in Washington: Mitch McConnell might go along with a central piece of Joe Biden's agenda. — The self-appointed “Grim Reaper” of the Senate, a minority leader who said just two months ago that …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP fumes over Schumer hardball strategy — Republicans are bristling over Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer's (D-N.Y.) hardball strategy to try to force them to finalize a bipartisan infrastructure deal in a matter of days. — Republican negotiators and members of leadership believe Schumer …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority
Schumer: Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
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 …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
IRS begins sending monthly checks to millions of American parents in crucial test for Biden — The Biden administration has launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program since Lyndon Johnson's ‘war on poverty’ in the 1960s. — The Biden administration on Thursday is launching …
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Michelle Singletary / Washington Post:
Monthly child tax credit payments start hitting bank accounts this week. Here's what you need to know if you're eligible.
Monthly child tax credit payments start hitting bank accounts this week. Here's what you need to know if you're eligible.
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ABC News:
Biden touts expanded child tax credit
Biden touts expanded child tax credit
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CNN:
Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn't decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court's top liberal — Plainfield, New Hampshire (CNN)Justice Stephen Breyer has not decided when he will retire and is especially gratified with his new role as the senior liberal on the bench …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
‘Faster, Harder, Louder’: Rolling Stone Hires Daily Beast Editor — Noah Shachtman, an experienced online journalist with a newsy sensibility, will lead the pop music bible founded in 1967. — Rolling Stone has chosen Noah Shachtman, a veteran of the news site The Daily Beast …
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CNN:
Porsches, Gucci rings, and billions of robocalls: Inside the PAC operation that raised millions by impersonating Donald Trump — (CNN)At first glance, “Matte Nox” looks like your typical thirty-something wannabe Internet influencer, flaunting a lavish lifestyle on his public Instagram and TikTok accounts.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump rages over post-presidential books he did interviews for — He knew it was coming. But former President Donald Trump still was not pleased. — He had read a new book excerpt—one of many about his presidency in the last few weeks—that described him telling his former chief …
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Two Accounts of Donald Trump's Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other
Two Accounts of Donald Trump's Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
The U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling COVID-19 Misinformation An ‘Urgent Threat’ — With about a third of adults in the U.S. still completely unvaccinated, and cases of COVID-19 on the rise, the U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a war against “health misinformation.”
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Washington Post:
Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens — On July Fourth, President Biden celebrated dramatic progress in the war on the coronavirus, with more than 150 million adults fully vaccinated and infections plunging 93 percent since Inauguration Day.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden's Covid task force
GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden's Covid task force
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. military once trained Colombians implicated in Haiti assassination plot, Pentagon says — Some of the former Colombian servicemen arrested after last week's assassination of Haiti's president previously received U.S. military training, according to the Pentagon, raising fresh questions …
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Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
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.
Power Line:
What the Hell Happened to Bill Kristol? — Greetings from Budapest, where I'll be hanging out a lot at Cafe Roger Scruton at 10 Zoltan Street over the next several days, and giving a lecture for the Danube Institute next Monday evening on the topic, “What Is Going on in America?”
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Five members of one Texas family charged in Capitol riot case — WASHINGTON — Five members of a family from the Texas Panhandle were arrested Tuesday, becoming the largest group of relatives charged in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results — The flow of money is a sign that corporate America's promises were temporary, especially in light of razor-thin Democratic majorities. — More companies that pledged to pause …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Wishes He'd Lowered the Flag for Slain Rioter — Trump's private comments about Ashli Babbitt mark the latest of his attempts to rewrite the history of Jan. 6. — Former President Donald Trump has spent the last few weeks full of regret about Jan. 6—but not because of the riot he inspired.
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Maria Cardona / The Hill:
Speeches aren't enough: Biden must ditch bipartisanship, endorse ending filibuster — In a speech on Tuesday about the importance of voting rights, President Biden said, “it is unconscionable for Republicans to target those voters who did not vote for them and try to suppress their votes.”
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Rupert Murdoch-funded Fox Corp. PAC contributes to Democrat Joe Manchin's campaign — The Fox News parent company's PAC donated money to moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's reelection campaign, a new filing shows. — The Fox Corp. political action committee, which is funded in part …
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Lorie Konish / CNBC:
Inflation could prompt largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in decades. Why there's a push to change the way it's calculated — Seniors could see a much bigger bump to their Social Security benefits next year. — There could be as much as a 6.1% cost-of-living adjustment next year …
Vivienne Clarke / The Irish Times:
Ireland cannot be part of current global tax reform proposals, Donohoe says — Minister says he is committed to finding an agreement on corporation tax reform — about 12 hours ago Updated: about 11 hours ago — Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that Ireland cannot be part …
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