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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Big Money Behind the Big Lie — Donald Trump's attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs. … It was tempting to dismiss the show unfolding inside the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, as an unintended comedy.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's $100 million threat to democracy
Trump's $100 million threat to democracy
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Crooked Media, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and The Western Journal
Whitney Wild / CNN:
Officer who responded to January 6 attack is third to die by suicide — (CNN)A DC police officer who responded to the US Capitol insurrection has died by suicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. — “Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within …
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Graham Gremore / Queerty:
broke as a joke Rudy Giuliani's bank account is almost empty and guess who's totally iced him out — As the summer drags on, things only seem to be getting worse for Rudy Giuliani. — In addition to being ensnared in multiple lawsuits and a federal investigation that is reportedly costing …
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Vanity Fair, Eschaton and POLITICUSUSA
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer weaponizes August recess to advance Biden agenda — Chuck Schumer doesn't have to be the bad guy in the Senate's infrastructure debate. The calendar is doing that job for him. — With the upper chamber closing in on President Joe Biden's long-sought, $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure plan …
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WINK NEWS, Washington Examiner and West Hawaii Today
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Optimism grows that infrastructure deal will get to Biden's desk
Optimism grows that infrastructure deal will get to Biden's desk
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump to Fight Release of Tax Returns, His Lawyer Says — Attorney for former president objects to Treasury Department's intention to turn over tax records to congressional committee — WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump will fight any move by the Treasury Department to turn …
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New York Times, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Washington Times
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Tucker Carlson Summers With Viktor Orban, Touted As Speaker At Budapest Far-right Gathering — Fox News host Tucker Carlson is billed as a speaker at a far-right conference in Hungary on Saturday, according to a flier for the event. The appearance will come days after the Fox host met …
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The White House:
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Eviction Prevention Efforts … Today, President Biden is taking further action to prevent Americans from experiencing the heartbreak of eviction. Thanks to State eviction moratoria, almost 33% of the country will be spared evictions for the rest of this month.
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Slate, New York Post and Associated Press
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As Florida's COVID crisis intensifies, DeSantis' response falters — In mid-March, Politico published a report under text that read, “How Ron DeSantis won the pandemic.” As we've discussed, the evidence to bolster the claim was dubious, but the report nevertheless featured Florida's Republican governor …
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New York Times, Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
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Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
GDP Growth Under Trump Was the Worst Since Hoover — The pandemic was partly to blame, and there are some measures that make his record look better. But it was not a stellar performance. — It was the whopping-yet-still-disappointing 6.5% annualized growth number for the second quarter …
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National Review, Raw Story and The Federalist
New York Times:
We Cannot Stand By and Watch Afghanistan Collapse — The authors served as United Nations envoys to Afghanistan, Mr. Eide from 2008 to 2010 and Mr. Yamamoto from 2016 to 2020. — The past few months in Afghanistan, even by the standards set by two decades of war, have been especially calamitous.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program
Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program
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Maya Pottiger / Washingtonian:
Mayor Muriel Bowser Under Fire for Allegedly Violating Her Indoor Mask Mandate at a Wedding — The Washington Examiner writer on the story was not invited to the wedding, an organizer says. — Mayor Muriel Bowser made headlines this weekend when the Washington Examiner posted photos …
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Jim Treacher / Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?:
Democrats Don't Need Masks Because They're Better Than You
Democrats Don't Need Masks Because They're Better Than You
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Instapundit and The Political Insider
Politico:
Jihadists flood pro-Trump social network with propaganda — Just weeks after its launch, the pro-Trump social network GETTR is inundated with terrorist propaganda spread by supporters of Islamic State, according to a POLITICO review of online activity on the fledgling platform.
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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
Kamala Harris Is Turning Out to Be Joe Biden's Biggest Mistake — As of right now, the Republican Party seems to be primed to take back at least part of Congress in 2022. They barely have a lead in the House and they must rely on Kamala Harris to break any tie in the Senate.
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CNBC, Insider, Ace of Spades HQ and Telegraph
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Liz Peek / Fox News:
Biden's great slip and slide — Americans now doubt his honesty, empathy and leadership
Biden's great slip and slide — Americans now doubt his honesty, empathy and leadership
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RedState
New York Times:
Cuomo Grilled for 11 Hours in Sexual Harassment Inquiry — The investigation by the New York State attorney general's office could determine Gov. Andrew Cuomo's political future. — For Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the setting and even the circumstances were familiar.
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Congress Is Slashing a $30 Billion Plan to Fight the Next Pandemic — President Joe Biden campaigned as America's pandemic fighter. So it will be strange, to say the least, if his infrastructure bill fails to significantly increase the country's pandemic-preparedness budget. — But it could happen.
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David Brooks / The Atlantic:
How the Bobos Broke America — This article was published online on August 2, 2021. — The dispossessed set out early in the mornings. They were the outsiders, the scorned, the voiceless. But weekend after weekend—unbowed and undeterred—they rallied together.
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Althouse
Jay Greene / Washington Post:
Amazon union election results should be scrapped over improprieties, NLRB officer recommends — The union that lost the initial vote said the recommendation comes in a decision from a National Labor Relations Board hearing officer, who wrote that Amazon's tactics improperly skewed union election results.
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Fox Business Employee Sues Network, Alleging Larry Kudlow Made Racist and Sexist Remarks — An employee of the Fox Business Network has sued the cable network, making claims of racist and sexist remarks by host Larry Kudlow, sexual harassment by analyst Andrew Napolitano …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans' Optimism About COVID-19 Dashed as Cases Surge — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic shift from last month, more Americans now say the coronavirus situation in the U.S. is getting worse (45%) rather than better (40%). In June, a record 89% said the situation was getting better, while only 3% said it was getting worse.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP scamming of rural Trump voters continues. A new study shows the latest. — It has long been central to Republican mythology that Democrats have nothing but seething contempt for the rural and small-town inhabitants of the Real American Heartland. Republicans sometimes pair …
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POLITICUSUSA and RedState
CNN:
American democracy's infrastructure is crumbling — Derrick Johnson is the president and CEO of the NAACP, America's largest civil rights organization. Follow him on Twitter @DerrickNAACP. The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion on CNN.
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Washington Post, The Guardian and Common Dreams
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham says he has COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infection — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, even though he was fully vaccinated. — “I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for COVID-19 even after being vaccinated,” he said.
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Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal:
Portland, Ore., Can't Find Police for Unit to Fight Rising Murder Rate — Few volunteer for new gun-violence team that comes with more oversight and a mission to combat racism after a history of profiling — Leaders in Portland, Ore., are looking to combat the city's rising homicide rate …
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The Western Journal, HotAir, Washington Examiner, TheBlaze and National Review
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Mary Trump Calls Out Meghan McCain: She Doesn't Have the ‘Courage’ to Face Me — The former president's niece publicly called out Meghan McCain for ducking her appearance on “The View.” — On her final Monday as host of The View, Meghan McCain was conspicuously absent from the show's big interview with Mary Trump.
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Los Angeles Times:
Newsom could be replaced by someone with a tiny fraction of the vote. That's nuts — On Sept. 14, California voters will decide two questions: whether to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office and, if so, who among the 46 candidates is best suited to take over.
The Guardian:
100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to be tried — Man deemed fit to stand trial in Germany and is accused of complicity in murder of more than 3,500 people — A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will stand trial in Germany in October accused of complicity in 3,518 murders, public prosecutors have announced.
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