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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election — A Senate panel fleshed out how Donald Trump pursued his plan to install a loyalist as acting attorney general to pursue unfounded reports of fraud. — WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of President Donald J. Trump …
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Politico:
Senate Judiciary probe of Trump's 2020 machinations zeroes in on Pennsylvania House Republican — A Senate Democratic report released Thursday places Rep. Scott Perry at the center of efforts to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results, urging other congressional investigators …
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CNN:
Trump allies did little to investigate election fraud claims, court documents show — Fact-checking the Trump legal team's claims — (CNN)Allies of former President Donald Trump testified under oath that they did little to check out some of the uncorroborated claims they made about 2020 election fraud …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Whined to Acting Attorney General: You'll Do Nothing to Help Me ‘Overturn’ Election — Former Acting AG Jeffrey A. Rosen recalled Trump's opening statement at an Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3 for Senate investigators. — On Jan. 3, days before Donald Trump's supporters went on to ransack …
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CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee issues sweeping report detailing how Trump and a top DOJ lawyer attempted to overturn 2020 election — Washington (CNN)The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a sweeping report about how former President Donald Trump and a top lawyer in the Justice Department attempted …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why McConnell backed down — DRIVING THE DAY — HUNTER BIDEN showcased his art to about 200 people at Milk Studios in Hollywood, Calif., The Daily Mail's Josh Boswell reports. Guests included “World Champion boxer SUGAR RAY LEONARD ... Los Angeles Mayor ERIC GARCETTI” …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Senate leaders announce short-term deal to raise debt ceiling $480 billion into December — Lawmakers would still need to revisit the issue later this year, but it takes the risk of default off the table for now. — Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said Thursday morning they had clinched …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Here's Why McConnell Blinked
Here's Why McConnell Blinked
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Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Troops Have Been Deployed in Taiwan for at Least a Year — Small presence of Americans secretly training local forces marks concern over China's yearslong military buildup and recent moves — WASHINGTON—A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly operating …
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ABC News:
Many Jan. 6 rally organizers poised to comply with committee, top Trump aides expected to rebuff — The House committee probing the Jan.6 attack issued 11 subpoenas last week. — Many of the 11 individuals linked to the pro-Trump rally that preceded the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump tells four former aides to defy Jan. 6 committee's subpoena
Trump tells four former aides to defy Jan. 6 committee's subpoena
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Pelosi's office denies claims on Trump meeting from Grisham's book
Pelosi's office denies claims on Trump meeting from Grisham's book
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Sanders' Sinema spat — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) withheld support for a joint statement condemning last weekend's protests against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) because it also wouldn't include a rebuke of her political views, Axios has learned. — Why it matters …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin demands progressives prioritize — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is telling colleagues that progressives need to pick just one of President Biden's three signature policies for helping working families and discard the other two, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
The foul-mouthed farmer sticking his neck out for Democrats' agenda — When Jon Tester returned from a White House meeting last month, Amy Klobuchar congratulated him for his “nice quote” about the debt ceiling. — As Klobuchar read back Tester's expletive-infused words, he recalled protesting: “'Come on.
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New York Times:
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 — The agency has promised to move quickly on the request and has tentatively scheduled a meeting at the end of the month to consider it. — WASHINGTON — Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday morning …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Pfizer applies to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine authorization in children 5-11
Pfizer applies to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine authorization in children 5-11
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New York Times:
Federal Judge Pauses Strict Texas Law Banning Most Abortions — A sharply worded ruling sided with the Justice Department, which sued to block the measure last month after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Justice Department's request …
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Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
After judge's ruling, one of Texas' biggest abortion providers will resume abortions up to 18 weeks
After judge's ruling, one of Texas' biggest abortion providers will resume abortions up to 18 weeks
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans' Trust in Media Dips to Second Lowest on Record — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly has edged down four percentage points since last year to 36%, making this year's reading the second lowest in Gallup's trend.
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb
In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb
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Marisa Guthrie / The Hollywood Reporter:
“I Sleep Well at Night”: Suzanne Scott on Running Fox News — Twenty-five years after its founding, a sit-down with the CEO of America's most watched and most polarizing network, whose employees laud her for cleaning up a toxic workplace even as critics assail the channel for spreading misinformation and undermining democracy.
CBS Denver:
Patient, Donor Denied Kidney Transplant Surgery Over Being Unvaccinated — AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A Colorado woman with stage 5 renal failure was months away from getting a new kidney. Now, she and her donor are looking for another hospital after learning UCHealth's new policy.
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
Boston Cop Who Bragged About Running Down Protesters Back On Full Duty — He's awaiting discipline, but will not be fired — The Boston Police sergeant who was caught bragging on camera about running down protesters during the George Floyd demonstrations on May 31, 2020 has been reinstated to full active duty.
Erin Durkin / Politico:
De Blasio misused NYPD security detail for campaign trips, children, probe finds — NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio misused his security detail to assist his ill-fated presidential campaign and ferry his children around, according to a probe by the city Department of Investigation.
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Zeke Faux / Bloomberg:
Anyone Seen Tether's Billions? — A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade—and in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators and prosecutors. — In July, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen summoned the chair of the Federal Reserve …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
The Liberal Activist Who Targets Republicans With a MAGA Masquerade — Pretending to be like-minded, Lauren Windsor has generated headlines by coaxing conservatives like Tommy Tuberville and Glenn Youngkin into making revealing statements about their views. — Mike Pence told her, “I love your heart.”
Dan Merica / CNN:
Virginia's elections will be the most telling political test yet of stringent Covid policies — Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN)The off-year elections in Virginia this November will serve as possibly the most revealing test of whether strict coronavirus policies, like vaccine mandates and mask requirements …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How AT&T fuels right-wing extremists — One America News (OAN), a right-wing propaganda network that promotes unhinged conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, COVID, and other topics, relies almost exclusively on funding from AT&T. Court records first obtained by Reuters reveal that AT&T is responsible for 90% of OAN's revenue.
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Los Angeles Times:
Former officials Nuñez, Boxer and Villaraigosa lead exodus from powerful lobbying firm — Former prominent Democratic elected officials Fabian Nuñez, Barbara Boxer and Antonio Villaraigosa led the mass resignations from one of the state's most powerful lobbying firms, Mercury Public Affairs.
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Welcome to Slack Tide — Konnichiwa. Or as my English-speaking readers prefer, “hello.” I'm Matt Labash, and welcome to Slack Tide, my brand spanking-new Substack. Just saying those words makes me feel like a honking cliché. Not the Matt Labash part. There aren't many of us.
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
America Is Running Out of Everything — The global supply chain is slowing down at the very moment when Americans are demanding that it go into overdrive. — About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes about economics, technology, and the media.
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Durham Probes Pentagon Computer Contractors in Anti-Trump Conspiracy — Above, ‘Tech Executive-1’ alludes to leaving his job last month amid John Durham's Russia probe. — Cybersecurity experts who held lucrative Pentagon and homeland security contracts and high-level security clearances …