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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” …
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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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power — In the waning weeks of Donald Trump's term, the country's top military leader repeatedly worried about what the president might do to maintain power after losing reelection, comparing his rhetoric …
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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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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The Daily Beast:
Whodunit? Trump. New Books Dig Into the Crimes We All Saw Him Commit.
Whodunit? Trump. New Books Dig Into the Crimes We All Saw Him Commit.
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Top U.S. General Said Trump Preached ‘Gospel of the Führer’
Top U.S. General Said Trump Preached ‘Gospel of the Führer’
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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 …
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy to meet on Thursday as 1/6 committee hearing looms — Avlon: Kevin McCarthy is afraid of Donald Trump — (CNN)House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Trump announced in a statement …
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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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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Trump to meet with McCarthy as House awaits GOP leader's picks for Jan. 6 commission
Trump to meet with McCarthy as House awaits GOP leader's picks for Jan. 6 commission
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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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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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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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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Jared Kushner ‘slow walked’ carrying out Trump's craziest orders until he forgot he ever gave them: Michael Wolff
Jared Kushner ‘slow walked’ carrying out Trump's craziest orders until he forgot he ever gave them: Michael Wolff
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Republicans center campaigns on false claims of election fraud — ROME — The organizers at the door handed out soft-pink “Trump Won” signs to each attendee. An out-of-state radio host spouted far-right conspiracies. Speaker after speaker insisted that Joe Biden couldn't have won …
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's big lie
Joe Biden's big lie
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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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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Black Lives Matter blames US, praises Cuban regime, social media erupts — The BLM tweet was sent out at about the time Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted that his government's failures played a role in the protests — Sen. Cruz: Cubans are the only immigrants the Biden admin doesn't want
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Good question: Where is the outrage over Biden rejecting Cuban refugees
Good question: Where is the outrage over Biden rejecting Cuban refugees
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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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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 …
Un Herd:
Video15:00 Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created — Freddie Sayers spoke to Larry Sanger about why he left — Chances are, if you've ever been on the internet, you've visited Wikipedia. It is the world's fifth largest website, pulling in an estimated 6.1 billion …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Media hail runaway Texas Democrats for blocking action on voting — If ever there was a story that dramatized how the political press takes sides, it is the spectacle of Texas Democratic lawmakers — Texas state Democrats digging in with escape to DC — They are being portrayed as heroes for furtively leaving their states.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Biden Is Speaking to an America That Doesn't Exist
Biden Is Speaking to an America That Doesn't Exist
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis' tryst with Democrats is done — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' brief moment of unity with Democrats is over. — The Republican governor set aside his attacks on Democrats amid the crisis in Surfside, where more than 90 people were killed after a condominium collapse.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Without Trump in the race, DeSantis dominates 2024 GOP White House hopefuls
Poll: Without Trump in the race, DeSantis dominates 2024 GOP White House hopefuls
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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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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn — I spent the weekend reading a book I wasn't entirely comfortable being seen with in public. Andreas Malm's “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is only slightly inaptly named. You won't find, anywhere inside, instructions on sabotaging energy infrastructure.
Tess Owen / VICE:
American Dental Association Pressured to Extract Itself From Paul Gosar — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — America's dentists have their man in Washington. His name is Paul Gosar. And these days, Gosar's open fraternization with known white nationalists …
Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County will spend millions to replace voting machines turned over to the Arizona Senate for audit — Lacey Latch Mary Jo PitzlArizona Republic — Maricopa County will spend nearly $3 million to replace voting equipment that officials say was permanently tainted by the Arizona Senate's election review.
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United States Department of State:
Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure — The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million …
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