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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Republican Recommendations to Serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the Republican recommendations to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate …
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McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks — (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that's investigating the January 6 insurrection, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi rejects Jordan, Banks for Jan. 6 committee — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday rejected two of the Republican picks — Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Jim Banks (Ind. ) — for the Jan. 6 select committee. — Both GOP lawmakers are staunch allies of former President Trump …
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Politico:
Pelosi vetoes Banks, Jordan for Jan. 6 select committee — Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned the GOP on Wednesday by vetoing two of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's choices for a select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, a move all but guaranteed to spark a Republican boycott of the probe.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack committee chair vows to investigate Trump: ‘Nothing is off limits’ — Bennie Thompson tells Guardian he will pursue wide-ranging inquiry to uncover root causes of January 6 attack — Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new House select committee to scrutinize …
House Republican Leader:
McCarthy Statement about Pelosi's Abuse of Power on January 6th Select Committee
McCarthy Statement about Pelosi's Abuse of Power on January 6th Select Committee
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Wow: Pelosi vetoes appointment of Jim Jordan and Jim Banks from January 6 committee
Wow: Pelosi vetoes appointment of Jim Jordan and Jim Banks from January 6 committee
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Pelosi rejects Republican Jim Jordan for Jan. 6 committee, McCarthy threatens to pull all his nominees
Pelosi rejects Republican Jim Jordan for Jan. 6 committee, McCarthy threatens to pull all his nominees
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe, GOP may boycott
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe, GOP may boycott
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Dennis Pillion / al.com:
'I'm sorry, but it's too late' Alabama doctor on treating unvaccinated, dying COVID patients — Dr. Brytney Cobia said Monday that all but one of her COVID patients in Alabama did not receive the vaccine. The vaccinated patient, she said, just needed a little oxygen and is expected to fully recover.
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Washington Post:
Republicans threaten to hold up debt ceiling days before deadline, raising potential for political showdown — “There really is no other way,” Sen. Marco Rubio says, but Democrats insist that they have no plans to negotiate. — Senate Republicans on Wednesday threatened to vote …
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CNN:
McConnell says GOP will not vote to raise debt ceiling, setting up clash in Congress — Washington (CNN)Republicans will not vote to increase the federal borrowing limit, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a new interview, setting the stage for a huge battle in Congress as it stares at a deadline to avoid a debt default.
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Politico:
Republicans scramble to secure infrastructure support ahead of failed vote
Republicans scramble to secure infrastructure support ahead of failed vote
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Partisan fight brews as forecaster warns U.S. could hit debt limit by fall
Partisan fight brews as forecaster warns U.S. could hit debt limit by fall
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Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
Havana Syndrome Task Force to be Led by a Veteran of Hunt for Bin Laden — CIA Director Burns turns to an undercover agency veteran to track down cause of health incidents suffered by U.S. spies and diplomats — WASHINGTON—CIA Director William Burns has tapped a veteran of the agency's hunt …
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Biden marks 6 months in office on Instagram, gets shredded in comments — ‘In six months this administration has destroyed America,’ said one critic — Rep. Mace: 'Inflation is here and it's not going away' — The White House celebrated President Biden's first six months in office …
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
White House: Antisemitism monitor to be named ‘in the coming weeks’
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Ukraine's Zelensky to visit Biden at White House in August
Ukraine's Zelensky to visit Biden at White House in August
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Axios:
Milley to Trump: “I don't expect you to understand” — The new book by The Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender — “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost” — pinpoints the moment that the relationship between former President Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley began to disintegrate.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Austin defends Milley following Trump book revelations
Austin defends Milley following Trump book revelations
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Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
No Black parents, teachers or scholars invited to Missouri hearing on teaching race — A Missouri legislative committee on Monday held a hearing on how educators teach K-12 students about race and racism without hearing from any Black Missourians. — No Black parents, teachers …
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Matthew Miller / Washington Examiner:
AOC defends critical race theory, says teachers must be ‘fluent in how to dismantle racism’
AOC defends critical race theory, says teachers must be ‘fluent in how to dismantle racism’
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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
White Alabama City Councilman Refers to Fellow Council Member as a ‘House N****r’ — ‘WILL SHE PLEASE STAND UP?’ — An Alabama city councilman referred to a fellow city council member as a “house n— r” at a meeting on Monday evening. Tarrant, Alabama city councilman Tommy Bryant loudly asked, “Do we have a house n—
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Tarrant councilman Tommy Bryant uses n-word at meeting, sparking calls for resignation
Tarrant councilman Tommy Bryant uses n-word at meeting, sparking calls for resignation
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Paul Gosar was a beloved dentist. Now he's a MAGA congressman. His former patients need a spit bowl. — Coreen Anderson didn't want to see the dentist. — She hadn't had her teeth cleaned for the better part of a decade, and was “super fearful” of the experience.
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CNN:
Ted Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications — Washington (CNN)An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital jobs in the State Department is creating hurdles …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A princess raced to escape Dubai's powerful ruler. Then her phone appeared on the list. … The princess had been careful, so she left her phone in the cafe's bathroom. She'd seen what her father could do to women who tried to escape. — She hid in the trunk of a black Audi Q7 …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Right-wing media could end the pandemic — without giving an inch in the culture war. Here's the script. — No one took Geraldo Rivera very seriously last year when he proposed naming the coronavirus vaccine in honor of the just-defeated president. — “With the world so divided …
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Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Popular Massachusetts tourist destination issues mask advisory after 132 new Covid cases … A popular Massachusetts tourist destination issued a mask advisory Monday after an outbreak of Covid-19 cases following the July 4 holiday weekend. — As of Friday, 132 Covid cases that are associated …
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Personal threats, election lies and punishing new laws rattle election officials, raising fears of a mass exodus — (CNN)Maribeth Witzel-Behl had run elections in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15 years when the 2020 election arrived, bringing challenges like no other: a global pandemic, a crushing workload, lawsuits and a recount.
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Facebook and YouTube's vaccine misinformation problem is simpler than it seems — As the Biden administration struggles to find the words to confront social platforms, a better understanding of their algorithms could help — On Friday, President Biden said Facebook is “killing people” …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's favorite spin about Biden's plans just took a big hit — With President Biden and Democrats working to pass $4 trillion in new investments in our future, Republicans are making a big bet: All that spending will lead to sustained inflation, which they can use to claim Democrats have lost control of the economy.
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Jim Treacher / Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?:
Anthony Fauci Is Immune to Answering Questions — COVID 19, Fauci 0 — Are you tired of Anthony Fauci yet? — Here he is yesterday, giving Rand Paul the runaround again: — Yeah, about that, Dr. Fauci: … Stephen “Not the Trump Guy” Miller goes into Fauci's rhetorical tricks on his latest podcast.
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Ratings of Black-White Relations at New Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second consecutive year, U.S. adults' positive ratings of relations between Black and White Americans are at their lowest point in more than two decades of measurement. Currently, 42% of Americans say relations between …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
The California Dream Is Dying — Behold California, colossus of the West Coast: the most populous American state; the world's fifth-largest economy; and arguably the most culturally influential, exporting Google searches and Instagram feeds and iPhones and Teslas and Netflix Originals and kimchi quesadillas.
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Diana Falzone / The Daily Beast:
O'Reilly Silences Accuser Again, Blocks ‘View’ Appearance — Andrea Mackris was slated to tell her story on national TV—until O'Reilly went to court to say she is breaching her NDA. … Bill O'Reilly is attempting to once again silence Andrea Mackris, the former producer who in 2004 settled …
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Jenny Gross / New York Times:
Women's Handball Players Are Fined for Rejecting Bikini Uniforms — Norway's beach handball players were each fined 150 euros for wearing shorts rather than the required bikini bottoms. A spokeswoman for the International Handball Federation said she didn't know the reason for the rule.
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Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
China Can Lock Up A Million Muslims In Xinjiang At Once … This project was supported by the Open Technology Fund, the Pulitzer Center, and the Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism. — For the first time, BuzzFeed News can reveal the full capacity of China's previously secret network …
Joseph Cox / VICE:
The Inevitable Weaponization of App Data Is Here — A Substack publication used location data from Grindr to out a priest without their consent. — Joseph Cox — It finally happened. After years of warning from researchers, journalists, and even governments, someone used highly sensitive location data …
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