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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
The absurd coverage of the January 6 committee — In late May, over the Memorial Day weekend, the top story on NBC's Meet the Press was a recent vote by Republican senators to kill the prospect of an independent, fully bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.
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Washington Post and New York Times
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Democrats move to elevate Cheney's role on Jan. 6 committee, giving her prime speaking slot Tuesday — Democrats are seeking to elevate the role of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on the committee examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, scheduling her to deliver one of the two opening statements …
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Anything-but-bipartisan 1/6 commission will seal Pelosi's retirement. Here's why
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Washington Post, The Dispatch and ABC News
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Chairman of Jan. 6 Committee Casts Wide Net on Witnesses
Chairman of Jan. 6 Committee Casts Wide Net on Witnesses
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Bangor Daily News
CNN:
'What you're doing is unprecedented': McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over
'What you're doing is unprecedented': McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over
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Daily Mail, Lucianne, Forbes, Breitbart, The Hill, Political⚡Charge, HotAir, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, Washington Times, Townhall and Yahoo News
CNN:
Growing group of GOP members wants McCarthy to punish Kinzinger and Cheney for joining January 6 committee
Growing group of GOP members wants McCarthy to punish Kinzinger and Cheney for joining January 6 committee
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HotAir, The Hill, Washington Times, Forbes, CNBC, New York Post, Townhall, Insider, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The American Independent, IJR, NBC News, Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
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V.A. Issues Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, a First for a Federal Agency — Employees who provide direct patient care have eight weeks to get inoculated against the coronavirus or face penalties including possible removal. — WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs …
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New York is expected to require city workers to be vaccinated by mid-September. — New York City will require all municipal workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the time schools reopen in mid-September or face weekly testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce on Monday morning, according to a city official.
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Fox News, NPR, National Review, Associated Press, Newsy, Forbes, NBC New York, HotAir, The Hill, Insider and New York Post
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I'm a Parkland Shooting Survivor. QAnon Convinced My Dad It Was All a Hoax. — Bill's final semester at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was already difficult enough. — He was part of the final graduating class of survivors of the 2018 shooting …
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Insider, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
John Ellis / Medium:
Four Illusions — Illusion #1: Biden is not too old. — People who have been around American politics for a long time know Joe Biden well. The eldest among them have known Joe Biden for nearly five decades. What they will tell you is that he didn't seem to age during his two terms as vice president.
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The Bulwark
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Trump rally triples down on Arizona audit lies in new phase of a damaging legacy
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Federalist, WTOP, National Review, Raw Story, Washington Post, claytoonz and Breitbart
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This is the most unhinged Trump rant about the 2020 election yet — Donald Trump has set a pretty high bar for himself when it comes to wild rants. And yet, over the weekend in a speech to Turning Point Action in Arizona, he managed to outdo himself. — Words - or at least my words - can't do it justice.
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The Western Journal
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Is Vaxed America Running Out of Patience? — I wanted to share some thoughts and snippets of news following up on the GOP vaccine switcheroo. But first I wanted to share this LA Times article that helped me think more broadly about the issue. Reporter Brittny Mejia went to a pop …
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HotAir, The Mahablog, Balloon Juice and New York Post
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EXCLUSIVE U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant -official — The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions “at this point” due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, a White House official told Reuters.
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James Bikales / Politico:
US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant
US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant
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New York Times and Townhall
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Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 — Although many people with COVID-19 get better within weeks, some people continue to experience symptoms that can last months after first being infected, or may have new or recurring symptoms at a later …
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The Daily Caller, CNN and HuffPost
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‘It Failed Miserably’: After Wargaming Loss, Joint Chiefs Are Overhauling How the US Military Will Fight — In a fake battle for Taiwan, U.S. forces lost network access almost immediately. Hyten has issued four directives to help change that. — A brutal loss in a wargaming exercise …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump pressures McConnell, GOP to ditch bipartisan talks until they have majority
Trump pressures McConnell, GOP to ditch bipartisan talks until they have majority
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Washington Times, Page Array and IJR
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Britney Spears Files to Remove Her Father From Conservatorship — More than 13 years after a strict legal arrangement gave James P. Spears control of the singer's affairs, a new lawyer for Ms. Spears asked the court to remove him from the arrangement. — More than 13 years after the life …
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TMZ.com
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First look: Don Jr., Ron DeSantis dominate poll of GOP frontrunners — Don Jr. and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis top a poll — provided first to Axios — gauging the popularity of seven key GOP figures. — Between the lines: Don Jr. is the Trump child with the strongest connection to the base …
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The Federalist, Twitchy, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, Mock Paper Scissors, Florida Politics, Mediaite and IJR
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‘People are scared’: Democrats lose ground on school equity plans — Elina Kaplan is the kind of suburban mom who made Joe Biden president. — An immigrant who came to the United States from the Soviet Union, she is a registered Democrat from San Mateo County, Calif. And she's alarmed …
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Washington Examiner, The Federalist, Townhall, Ace of Spades HQ, National Review, HotAir and Eduwonk
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Takeover of Fulton elections considered by Georgia Republicans — Georgia voting law allows removal of county election boards — With a rising drumbeat of criticism, several Republican Georgia legislators are building a case for the state government to take over Fulton County elections.
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The Western Journal
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In Official Washington, Chasten Buttigieg is a stranger in a (very) strange land — Chasten Buttigieg put on a few pounds during quarantine. So in April, with pandemic restrictions easing and two doses of vaccine safely in his arm, he set about looking for a gym to join in the city …
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President Biden Announces Eight Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys … President Biden is announcing eight nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys across the country, officials who will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as the top federal law enforcement officials for their districts.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
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Boston Herald
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Trio of Senate Republicans urges Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade — Three conservative Senate Republicans on Monday filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark precedents that protect the constitutional right to abortion. — In a 33-page brief …
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Missouri Independent, Mississippi Today and Political Wire
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An Alabama mother who lost her son to covid says not getting the vaccine is her biggest regret — These days, Christy Carpenter finds strength in her family and faith. But on some days, one question keeps ringing in her head: “Why?” — After weeks of battling through oxygen treatments …
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Metro.co.uk, justoneminute.typepad.com, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
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'We're f—ed': Dems fear turnout catastrophe from GOP voting laws — ATLANTA — After Georgia Republicans passed a restrictive voting law in March, Democrats here began doing the math. — The state's new voter I.D. requirement for mail-in ballots could affect the more than 270,000 Georgians lacking identification.
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Twitchy, Talking Points Memo, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Conservative Brief, Vanity Fair, Townhall and Breitbart
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'I'm serious!' Mike Lindell claims Joe Biden will ‘resign’ on Aug. 13 — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell speculated this week that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will resign on the morning of August 13. — Lindell told Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon that he came …
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Questions the January 6 Select Committee Should Ask Its Witnesses — The House select committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing on July 27. Like the 9-11 Commission before it, the select committee is investigating …
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Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database — A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook (FB.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms …
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Oh, So Now Fox News Is Suddenly Against Ambushing People — The network says Tucker Carlson should be left alone, but less famous people going about their business are apparently fair targets. — A man confronted Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday while he was out shopping at a fly fishing shop in Montana.
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Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and New York Post
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Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI — Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo earlier this year. — TF — On May 31 last year …