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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Our democracy is under attack. Washington journalists must stop covering it like politics as usual. — Back in the dark ages of 2012, two think-tank scholars, Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, wrote a book called “It's Even Worse Than It Looks” about the rise of Republican Party extremism and its dire effect on American democracy.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
House Republicans pull out of another key select committee in a sign of 1/6 panel fallout — (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pulled out all six Republicans designated to serve on a key select committee on the economy, three sources tell CNN, a sign of the fallout among House Republicans …
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UPI, The Hill and The Federalist
Brian Stelter / CNN:
How right-wing networks covered the January 6 hearing after months of soft-pedaling the Capitol attack — New York (CNN Business)While viewers of other TV channels heard House Democrats denouncing the “whitewashing” of the January 6 attack, One America News viewers witnessed the whitewashing first-hand.
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Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
As Jan. 6 hearings begin, Republicans side with the terrorists — The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held its first hearing Tuesday, and Republican lawmakers took the occasion to demand justice — for the terrorists who took up arms against the U.S. government on that terrible day.
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NPR, The Bulwark, The Hill, The Moderate Voice and BizPac Review
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
What will Republicans defend if not themselves, the Constitution and Capitol?
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Insider, The Hill, The Western Journal, Washington Post, Associated Press and Forbes
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Capitol police testimony blunts GOP's law-and-order message
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CNN, Newsy, Political Wire, Media Matters for America and Florida Politics
New York Times:
‘A hit man sent them.’ Police at the Capitol recount the horrors of Jan. 6 as the inquiry begins.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The heroes of Jan. 6 expose the lies that Republicans keep telling us
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New York Times, The Atlantic, Greensburg Tribune-Review, HuffPost, Yahoo News and Insider
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Five takeaways from gripping officer testimony at the first January 6 hearing
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Washington Post, Crooks and Liars, HuffPost, The Western Journal, Breitbart, Insider and Bloomberg
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Trump-backed candidate loses in Texas special election — Voters in North Texas delivered an upset Tuesday, picking GOP state Rep. Jake Ellzey to fill a vacant House seat over a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. — Ellzey beat fellow Republican Susan Wright …
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election over Trump-backed Susan Wright — The race was considered by some as a referendum on Trump's influence on the GOP electorate — Rep. Palmer questions Speaker Pelosi's role in Jan. 6 riot — Republican candidate Jake Ellzey won …
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CNN and New York Times
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump's Low-Energy Night in Texas
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Washington Examiner, National Review, The Intercept, Washington Post, Raw Story and FiveThirtyEight
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
CDC asks the vaccinated to help save the unvaccinated from themselves — The “pandemic of the unvaccinated” has become a big problem for the rest of the country.
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Jeffrey Tucker / RealClearMarkets:
The CDC's Hysterical Delta Flip-Flop Might Be Its Final Undoing — The crazy, convoluted, mixed up messaging from the CDC - it's been this way from the beginning of the pandemic until now - has taken yet another turn. Now the CDC is recommending masks not just for the unvaccinated but for the vaccinated too.
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NPR, naked capitalism, Morning Consult and Defense One
Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:
Vaccination Helps Avoid the Delta Variant and Breakthroughs
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CNN, Washington Post, MSNBC, Off the Kuff, Los Angeles Times, MIT Technology Review and HotAir
Hannah Yoest / The Bulwark:
Simone Biles Isn't Fearless. That's A Good Thing. — By demanding robotic perfection, Biles's detractors are denying her humanity. — Simone Biles pulled out of the Tokyo Olympic gymnastics finals for the women's artistic team all-around on Tuesday morning, citing mental health concerns.
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New York Times, USA Today and Breitbart
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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Simone Biles Says She Wasn't Right Mentally During Olympic Final
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Sorry, Simone Biles, The Olympics Isn't About You, It's About Winning For America
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New York Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, ABC News, UPI, RedState, Slate and Washington Post
spectatorworld.com:
Simone Biles is a quitter
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CNN, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, New York Times and HotAir
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Debunked claims Officer Sicknick died from Capitol riot injuries reemerge at Day One hearing — The evidence-free claim that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died from injuries suffered in the Jan. 6 riot reemerged Tuesday during the first day of hearings in the Democratic-led House select committee's inquiry of the event.
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C-SPAN.org, The Western Journal, RedState, Twitchy, Breitbart and IJR
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Jordan Davidson / The Federalist:
Teary Capitol Police Officer Who Testified About January 6 Previously Defended Violent George Floyd Riots In Kenosha
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Insider, RedState, Salon, BizPac Review, Townhall, Raw Story, The Western Journal and NPR
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Scoffs at D.C. Cop Scarred by Capitol Riot From Safety of His Studio
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Raw Story, HuffPost, The Daily Beast, Mediaite and USA Today
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Confusing Message — The C.D.C. recommends indoor masking for the vaccinated, but only in some places. — The C.D.C. has both a polarization problem and a communication problem. — Let's start with the polarization problem: The parts of the country that would benefit most from a new crackdown …
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Vox, Bloomberg, Liberty Nation and IJR
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
White House staff told to wear masks again, as cases rise in the capital.
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Washington Examiner
Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press:
Newsom pulls kids from summer camp with no mask requirement — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Tuesday he pulled his children out of a summer day camp that did not require kids to wear masks, a violation of state policy that Newsom's spokeswoman …
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Politico, Twitchy, RedState, CBS Sacramento and New York Post
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Matthew Smith / YouGov:
The most and least popular US presidents, according to Americans — YouGov ranks all US presidents according to how the US public feels about them — The respective excellence of US presidents is always being debated. Many academics have put together rankings over the years to demonstrate …
Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
Israel appears to have committed war crimes in May conflict with Hamas, Human Rights Watch says — According to a leading human rights group, Israel violated international law during the 11 days of fighting with Hamas militants in the densely packed Gaza Strip in May, in what “apparently amount to war crimes.”
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World Israel News, Human Rights Watch, Informed Comment, Algemeiner.com and UPI
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Least persuadable unvaccinated Americans are largely white and Republican — Parents are heavily resistant to the vaccine.
David Siders / Politico:
‘America is not racist’ becomes a GOP 2024 mantra — Democrats made structural racism a centerpiece of the 2020 presidential primary. — Now the Republican rebuttal is emerging as an early plank of the 2024 GOP contest: America is not a racist country. — The mantra, used by nearly …
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CNN:
Biden will announce vaccination requirement across federal government on Thursday — Why do vaccinated people need to mask? See Gupta's answer — (CNN)President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against Covid-19 …
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most — New research shows that all groups are behind in math and reading after disruptions during the pandemic. But it's the most vulnerable students who experienced the steepest setbacks. — How much did the pandemic affect students?
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McKinsey Insights & … and National Review
Los Angeles Times:
Ed Buck convicted in meth overdose deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean — Ed Buck, a longtime fixture of West Hollywood politics, was convicted Tuesday of charges that he supplied the methamphetamine that killed two men during “party-and-play” encounters at his apartment.
NBA.com:
Former President Barack Obama joins NBA Africa as strategic partner … President Obama will help advance the league's social responsibility efforts across the continent, including programs and partnerships that support greater gender equality and economic inclusion.
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, CNN, One America News Network, UPI and WTOP
Elizabeth Bruenig / The Atlantic:
The New Moral Code of America's Elite — Every striver who ever slipped the rank of their birth to ascend to a higher order has shared the capacity to ingratiate themselves with their betters. What the truly exceptional ones have in common is the ability to connect not only with their superiors …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Democratic Leaders Are Betraying Black Voters — Democratic leaders have a plan for overcoming the Republican Party's attempts to restrict the franchise: Just vote harder. — Civil-rights leaders expressed their frustrations to The New York Times last week, telling the outlet that …
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The Guardian:
Julian Assange stripped of citizenship by Ecuador — Authorities cite unpaid fees and problems in naturalisation papers relating to WikiLeaks founder — Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is currently in a British prison.
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Raw Story, The Register and WTOP
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's a Great Guy': Trump's Favored Aide Has Troubled Past — “Max Miller,” said Donald Trump. — “You know Max?” — The former president stood behind the microphone at the lectern at one of the most recent of his trademark rallies late last month at the county fairgrounds here and told …
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