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Devan Cole / CNN:
Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle — (CNN)Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century …
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Trump Dodges Questions in Marathon Deposition Over Protest Violence, Lawyer Claims — A spokesperson for the Trump Organization, meanwhile, said the president answered every question asked about a 2015 protest that went bad. — Donald Trump testified under oath for about four-and-a-half hours …
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career — Colin Powell, who was the nation's top diplomat, its top general, and the first Black man to be either, died on Monday at the age of 84. Rarely, if ever, has an American statesman or warrior risen to such heights of power …
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Tim Requarth / Slate:
What Colin Powell's Death Really Means About the Vaccines — Breakthrough infections are scary. They don't affect us all equally. — Colin Powell, the nation's first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state, a four-star general, and Iraq war supporter, has died from complications of COVID-19 at age 84.
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Colin Powell's Blood Cancer Made Him Vulnerable to Covid-19 — Colin L. Powell, whose immune system was weakened by treatment for multiple myeloma, died of complications of Covid-19 despite being “fully vaccinated,” his family said in a statement. — Peggy Cifrino, Mr. Powell's longtime aide …
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Why Colin Powell's death should not be framed as the death of a vaccinated person
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Iraq War role was a stain on Powell's record — one he openly said he regretted
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Colin Powell Was Nearly the Future of the GOP Before Trump
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Eric Reichbaum / ABC News:
Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies of COVID-19 complications
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Politico:
Trump sues Jan. 6 committee, National Archives — Donald Trump is suing the Jan. 6 select committee and the National Archives to block the release of his White House's records related to the Capitol attack. — The former president's lawyers filed the 26-page suit in D.C. district court on Monday …
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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee lays out legal arguments against Bannon's subpoena defiance in private letter to his attorney — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent Stephen K. Bannon's lawyer a stern letter Friday informing him that the panel rejected his arguments …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump sues to keep White House records secret, claiming executive privilege — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in DC District Court against the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and the National Archives in an effort to keep records …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump files lawsuit to block release of Jan. 6 documents — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection to the congressional committee investigating the attack, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump sues Jan. 6 committee, National Archives seeking to block handover of documents
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Aziz Huq / Politico:
Trump Can't Keep His Jan. 6 Documents Secret. And Biden Can Help.
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Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Steve Bannon Thought Jeffrey Epstein Was a Spy — The billionaire may have exaggerated his connections to the world of international espionage, but the tales were enough to pull in a top official in Trumpworld — In the run-up to the 2016 presidential campaign, Jeffrey Epstein told associates something …
New York Times:
Jefferson Statue Will Be Removed From N.Y.C. Council Chambers — After a debate over Jefferson's legacy and his history as a slaveholder, city officials delayed deciding on where to display the statue. — For more than 100 years, a 7-foot-tall statue of Thomas Jefferson has towered …
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Huma Abedin / Vogue:
Huma Abedin on the Moment Her Private Life Went Public — To listen to this excerpt, click the play button below: … When I awoke in Buckingham Palace, it was as if I were still in a dream. I turned my head to the tall, narrow windows, where sunlight was just beginning to peek through the gray clouds.
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ABC News:
Out of the Shadows: Christopher Steele defiant on dossier, says Trump still ‘potential’ threat — The British former spy says the Russians still may hold “kompromat” on Trump. — Retired British spy Christopher Steele is stepping out of the shadows to discuss his so-called “Steele dossier” …
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American Greatness:
New Capitol Video Contradicts Justice Department, Media Narrative on January 6 — Over the objection of Joe Biden's Justice Department, a lengthy video clip showing U.S. Capitol Police allowing hundreds of people into the building on the afternoon of January 6 has been released to the public.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
New Capitol Surveillance Footage Shows A Breach By Jan. 6 Rioters From Start To Finish
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Politico:
Two longtime House Democrats will retire — It's a sign of the party's diminishing hopes of keeping the House majority after next year's midterm elections. — Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) will not seek reelection. Two longtime Democratic congressmen will announce their retirements on Monday …
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Brian Laundrie lookalike ambushed by feds at gunpoint on Appalachian Trail — An upstate New Yorker bearing an uncanny resemblance to Brian Laundrie had a rude awakening when US Marshals on the hunt for the fugitive pulled their guns on him during a nap on the Appalachian Trail.
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House: Opposition to IRS snooping proposal driven by top 1% and lazy banks — The White House is contending opposition to its tax enforcement proposals, targeting amounts as small as $600, is based on banks being too lazy to deal with the extra paperwork.
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Politico:
State IG launches investigations into end of Afghanistan operations — The State Department's inspector general is launching a series of investigations into the end of the Biden administration's diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, according to State Department and congressional officials, as well as documents viewed by POLITICO.
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Robert Frank / CNBC:
The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks — The wealthiest 10% of Americans now own 89% of all U.S. stocks, a record high that highlights the stock market's role in increasing wealth inequality. — The top 1% gained over $6.5 trillion in corporate equities …
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Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
In book, former Sen. Joe Lieberman describes how Karl Rove and Republicans helped him beat Ned Lamont in 2006 — HARTFORD — For the past 15 years, former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has never spoken publicly about the secret help that he received from Republicans Karl Rove and Elizabeth Dole …
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David Shortell / CNN:
Gaetz ally Joel Greenberg is giving investigators new information, prosecutors say — (CNN)Joel Greenberg, the former Florida official whose crimes in the state ensnared Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has been providing the Justice Department with new information …
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Emily Ashton / Bloomberg:
Boris Johnson Sees ‘Extremely Tough’ Global Climate Talks in Glasgow — Countries must take ‘real action,’ premier tells Bloomberg — U.K. is hosting UN climate talks in Glasgow Oct. 31-Nov. 12 — Boris Johnson said the global climate talks the U.K. is hosting at the end of the month will be …
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores — A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having a chilling effect. — BUFFALO — During her decade-plus at Starbucks …
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Biden to participate in CNN town hall in Baltimore on Thursday — Biden hits road to make case for policy plan — (CNN)President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Thursday in Baltimore, where he'll take questions as his administration continues to sell his ambitious legislative agenda …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court will consider fast track appeal of Texas abortion law — The Supreme Court agreed to a request from abortion-rights advocates and providers to quickly consider taking up their challenge of a restrictive Texas law that bans most abortions after as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
Max Read / Read Max:
Why You Should Read “Read Max” by Max Read — Read Max Read on Reading Read Max — You're reading a newsletter called Read Max. My name is Max Read, and this, my newsletter, is the first opportunity I've had in my professional life to use my name as a pun.
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Glenn Youngkin says he's ‘so appreciative’ to have Trump's support — He added that his opponent is backed by ‘crazy people’ like Stacey Abrams, Barack Obama, and Jill Biden. — Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for Virginia governor, said at an event on Saturday that he was …
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