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Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Details on F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh Draw Fire From Democrats — The F.B.I. said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham. — Nearly three years after Justice Brett M …
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Politico:
Biden's obsession with scoring a bipartisan deal suddenly looks quite doable — President Joe Biden may finally be nearing the bipartisan win he's long yearned for but that some in his party say is politically unnecessary and may ultimately prove fleeting. — Despite a failed vote …
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After New Details on Kavanaugh Investigation Surface, Senators Call on FBI for Answers on Handling of ‘Tip Line’ — 4,500 tips to FBI went uninvestigated following supplemental investigation, newly released FBI letter shows — Washington, DC - Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons …
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ABC News:
Pelosi considering adding former GOP congressman as adviser to Jan. 6 committee — Rep. Liz Cheney had pushed the idea even before Pelosi rejected two GOP picks. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are considering inviting former House Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman to serve …
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The Dworkin Report:
Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn's harrowing firsthand account of the January 6th insurrection — Scott Dworkin speaks with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. Officer Dunn will be one of the first officers called to testify in front of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection against Congress.
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
House Republicans could target Liz Cheney's committee assignment
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CNN:
Pelosi considering adding GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the 1/6 select committee
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CNN:
Pelosi exploded the myth of bipartisanship
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Pelosi says she won't let GOP ‘antics’ distract from Jan. 6 committee investigation
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
House Democrats Erode Democracy to Defend It
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
The day after: What's next for infrastructure, Jan. 6 select committee
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Robert Alexander / USA Today:
Why was Joe Biden in Ohio yet again? Because 2022 is a now-or-never moment for Democrats.
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Bill to Strip Social Media of Protections for Health Misinformation — Sen. Amy Klobuchar's legislation would create exception to law known as Section 230 — WASHINGTON—Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill Thursday that would strip online platforms such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections — The vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness and death, but they are not a golden shield against the coronavirus. — A wedding in Oklahoma leads to 15 vaccinated guests becoming infected with the coronavirus.
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New York Times:
Live Covid Updates: Amid Rising Cases, C.D.C. Director Warns U.S. at ‘Another Pivotal Point’
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Psaki: ‘Unvaccinated people should be more fearful’ of delta variant than the vaccinated
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
A Grizzly Bear Terrorized a Man for Days in Alaska. The Coast Guard Saw His SOS. — Down to his last rounds of ammunition, with bruises and a leg injury, the man was rescued by a helicopter crew that just happened by. — He was sleep-deprived and nearly out of ammunition, alone in the wilderness of Alaska.
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The White House:
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Continuing Crackdown in Cuba — I unequivocally condemn the mass detentions and sham trials that are unjustly sentencing to prison those who dared to speak out in an effort to intimidate and threaten the Cuban people into silence.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The Matt Gaetz-Marjorie Taylor Greene Fundraising Tour Is Actually a Cash Fire — Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene have teamed up and formed a joint fundraising committee. Unfortunately for them, they're losing money. — At the height of the controversy surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz …
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Is Getting Unvaccinated People All Wrong — Last week, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that COVID-19 is “becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” President Joe Biden said much the same shortly after. They are technically correct. Even against the fast-spreading Delta variant …
Susan Page / USA Today:
At 98 and facing cancer, Bob Dole reckons with legacy of Trump and ponders future of GOP — Bob Dole turns 98 years old Thursday and is battling lung cancer, but he is still outspoken about what's going on in the Washington he once helped lead - from the Keystone Pipeline to the need to protect the Senate filibuster.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Washington Post reporter sues paper and former editor Marty Baron, alleging discrimination after she publicly disclosed sexual assault — New York (CNN Business)A reporter at The Washington Post filed a lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper, its former top editor, and other senior leaders …
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Jordan Mendoza / USA Today:
Scientists discover more than 30 viruses frozen in ice, most never seen before — A group of scientists discovered ancient viruses frozen in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China, and most of them are unlike anything ever seen before. — The findings, published Wednesday …
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Biden's Approval Rating Has Barely Budged In His First 6 Months — The first six months in the White House are often frenzied for presidents as they push for big policy changes to try to live up to their campaign promises. President Biden is no exception.
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Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
The University of California Is Lying to Us — “Liberté, égalité, fraternité!” is the cry that once stirred a nation to action, but out here in the crumbling state of California, we're at a lower ebb. A hobbled people rally to a revolutionary whimper: “Put your pencils down.”
CBS News:
Alabama city leader who used n-word in council meeting says he won't apologize and might run for mayor — TARRANT, Ala. — A White city leader captured on video using a racial slur toward Black people during a council meeting said he won't apologize, and might run for mayor. Others are calling for his resignation.
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Kim Guadagno, Christie's Lt. Governor, leaves the Republican Party — Former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who was elected twice on a ticket with Gov. Chris Christie, has left the Republican Party and is now an unaffiliated voter, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Former congresswoman Abby Finkenauer launches Senate bid against Grassley — Former congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) on Thursday entered the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Republican Charles E. Grassley. — The 32-year-old hopes to defeat the incumbent by portraying …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Democrat Abby Finkenauer is running for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Chuck Grassley
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Iraq to Agree that U.S. Combat Troops Should Leave by End of 2021 — Officials to reaffirm that U.S. military presence is still needed to help Iraqi forces fight Islamic State — Top Iraqi and U.S. officials plan to issue a statement that calls for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq …
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Jackeline Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Is California's electric car revolution bad for the planet? — By 2035, California will ban the sale of gas-powered cars in an effort to address climate change and push drivers toward electric vehicles. But that means we'll need more raw materials to build electric car batteries …
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Wright Thompson / The Atlantic:
His Name Was Emmett Till — The dentist was a few minutes late, so I waited by the barn, listening to a northern mockingbird in the cypress trees. His tires kicked up dust when he turned off Drew Ruleville Road and headed across the bayou toward his house.
Washington Post:
Trump's PAC collected $75 million this year, but so far the group has not put money into pushing for the 2020 ballot reviews he touts — Former president Donald Trump's political PAC raised roughly $75 million in the first half of this year as he trumpeted the false notion that the 2020 election …
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Colleen DeGuzman / The Texas Tribune:
Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people. — Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services. — Copy link
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Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
'The experts say we know that this virus is, in fact, uh, um, uh, it's going to be, or excuse me': Biden loses his thoughts on vaccines, flubs answer on his foreign policy work and falsely tells town hall you WON'T get COVID if you have the shot — President Joe Biden stumbled through …
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Sam Stockard / Tennessee Lookout:
Years in the making, Forrest busting out of State Capitol — Black lawmakers have been fighting for years to relocate Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's bust from the State Capitol. — They were in reserved celebratory mood Thursday. — Finally, after a 5-2 vote Thursday …
Washington Post:
Audio: Trump says he spoke to a ‘loving crowd’ at Jan. 6 rally — The former president described the atmosphere on Jan. 6 as largely friendly and peaceful in exclusive interview for the new book ‘I Alone Can Fix It.’ — When former president Donald Trump sat down for an interview in late March …
NBC News:
Anti-vaccine groups changing into ‘dance parties’ on Facebook to avoid detection … Some anti-vaccination groups on Facebook are changing their names to euphemisms like “Dance Party” or “Dinner Party,” and using code words to fit those themes in order to skirt bans from Facebook …
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Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Congrats to Andrew Cuomo on His Useless LaGuardia AirTrain — The only thing the future LaGuardia AirTrain will accomplish is reminding us why our transportation infrastructure rarely gets better. — Aaron Gordon — Every so often, a transportation project comes up that's so likely to be a flop …
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