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Mike Valerio / wusa9.com:
Fourth officer who responded to the US Capitol on January 6 dies by suicide  —  MPD confirmed Officer Kyle DeFreytag died by suicide, hours after the department confirmed Ofc.  Gunther Hashida died by suicide.  Both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — Four law enforcement officers …
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CNN:
Four officers who responded to January 6 attack have died by suicide  —  (CNN)Two DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  —  “Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within …
Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Larry Kudlow accused of racist, sexist remarks in Fox Business producer's suit; Andrew Napolitano accused of harassment  —  Fox Business host Larry Kudlow repeatedly made racist and sexist remarks during staff meetings and even blocked an on-air appearance by a Florida congressman because he is Black, according to a new lawsuit.
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Judge Andrew Napolitano Is Out at Fox News Following Sexual Harassment Allegation
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Fox Business Employee Sues Network, Alleging Larry Kudlow Made Racist and Sexist Remarks
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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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Trump to object to release of tax returns -lawyer  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump will challenge a recent U.S. Justice Department order that his tax returns should be turned over to a House of Representatives committee, one of his personal lawyers signaled on Monday.
Discussion: Conservative Brief and Raw Story
CNN:
Top RNC official in Florida spreads Covid-19 conspiracies, calling vaccines the ‘mark of the beast’  —  (CNN)Amid recent surging coronavirus cases in Florida, a top Republican National Committee official in the state has spread anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation, comparing …
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The route to stealing the 2024 election begins with a simple step  —  It seems increasingly plausible that we'll see an effort to steal the 2024 presidential election if the Democratic candidate wins by a margin close enough to permit it.  Indeed, whether this effort does or does not end up happening …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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.
Jen Fifield / Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County and Dominion won't comply with new subpoenas issued by Arizona Senate  —  Maricopa County supervisors and Dominion Voting Systems refused to produce additional election material on Monday in response to new subpoenas filed by the Arizona Senate.
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Graham Gremore / Queerty:
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 him millions …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Vanity Fair and Eschaton
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:   Rudy Giuliani Is Reportedly Almost Broke And Trump's Shutting Him Out
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Caused the Looming Eviction Disaster.  Why Won't Democrats Say So?  —  On July 31, the federal government's eviction moratorium expired, potentially forcing millions of Americans out of their homes during yet another COVID surge.  In the days before the eviction cliff …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
AOC is right: Biden's infrastructure bill isn't a win without an expansion of the eviction ban
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Signal and Politico
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, that temporarily suspends the introduction …
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
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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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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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
New congressional report says covid-19 likely emerged in Wuhan months earlier than originally thought  —  Nineteen months after the start of the pandemic, the Chinese government continues to actively thwart a real investigation into the origins of covid-19.  Now, a new GOP congressional report alleges …
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Committee on Foreign Affairs:
McCaul Releases Addendum to Origins of COVID-19 Report
Allahpundit / HotAir:
CNN wonders: Did D.C.'s mayor really do anything wrong by violating her own mask mandate?  —  I mean, I'd say yes, by definition.  Especially since Muriel Bowser bent/broke the mask rules twice this weekend, not once.  First was when she threw herself a maskless birthday party on Friday …
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Maya Pottiger / Washingtonian:
Mayor Muriel Bowser Under Fire for Allegedly Violating Her Indoor Mask Mandate at a Wedding
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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CNN:
Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Optimism grows that infrastructure deal will get to Biden's desk
Discussion: Breitbart
Perry Bacon / Washington Post:
The Democratic establishment's attacks on progressives are counterproductive.  There's a better way forward.  —  The Democratic establishment and more center-left elements in the party want to stem the growing power of the party's progressive left.  That makes sense — party factions always want to dominate rival factions.
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Nina Turner Leans Into Establishment Criticism: ‘I Want Them To Be Uncomfortable’
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.
Mike Ferrara / NBC News:
Prosecuting Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot got easier thanks to Capitol officers' testimony … “All of them - all of them were telling us, 'Trump sent us.”  In harrowing, heart-wrenching testimony before a House select committee established to investigate the events of Jan. 6 …
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Jenner campaign in debt as California recall hits homestretch  —  OAKLAND — Caitlyn Jenner's gubernatorial campaign has piled up debt, filings show, as the celebrity and former Olympian struggles to make headway in California's recall race.  —  From the launch of Jenner's candidacy through the end of July …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Biden's great slip and slide — Americans now doubt his honesty, empathy and leadership  —  Democrats know they are in trouble  —  Biden administration continues mixed messaging on masks  —  Americans are catching onto President Joe Biden; they are beginning to see what Democrats …
Discussion: RedState
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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
Kamala Harris Is Turning Out to Be Joe Biden's Biggest Mistake
Discussion: CNBC, Insider and Ace of Spades HQ
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.
 
 
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Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Over 65% of Texans support vaccine mandates, poll says
Your Side / WFLA-TV:
‘What are you waiting for?’: Nikki Fried says Gov. DeSantis needs to issue an emergency order for COVID-19
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
The Double Standards Fallacy
Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Secy. Mayorkas: Domestic extremism ‘the greatest terrorist related threat we have in the homeland’
WDSU-TV:
COVID-19 vaccine required for all New Orleans deputy constables ahead of heavy eviction workload
Discussion: Daily Kos
Phillip Nieto / The Spectator World:
College Republicans rocked by fake sexual assault allegations scandal
 Earlier Items: 
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Jesse Jackson arrested at DC protest
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Biden approval takes a hit as coronavirus surges, poll shows
Discussion: IJR
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Congress Is Slashing a $30 Billion Plan to Fight the Next Pandemic
Discussion: Washington Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP scamming of rural Trump voters continues. A new study shows the latest.
Discussion: RedState and POLITICUSUSA
 

 
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