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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive audio: Trump defends threats to “hang” Pence — Former President Trump — in a taped interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News that was shared with Axios — defended, quite extensively, supporters who threatened to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says it was ‘common sense’ for Jan. 6 rioters to chant ‘Hang Mike Pence!’ — Former president Donald Trump said he considered it “common sense” for his supporters to chant “Hang Mike Pence!” during the Jan. 6 insurrection but that he never feared for his vice president's safety.
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, The Wrap, New York Post and Rolling Stone
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Defends ‘Hang Mike Pence’ Chant to Jonathan Karl In Stunning Audio — Former President Donald Trump defended the chants of “Hang Mike Pence” that rang throughout the Capitol building on January 6th during an interview with Betrayal author and ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl.
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, HillReporter.com, WISH-TV and IJR
Elizabeth Crisp / Newsweek:
College Student Seeks Dating Advice From Mike Pence During Texas Event
College Student Seeks Dating Advice From Mike Pence During Texas Event
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Raw Story
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump sours on DeSantis — DRIVING THE DAY — TODAY'S MUST-READ — “The toughest trial KEVIN MCCARTHY faces on his way to becoming House speaker isn't reclaiming the majority. It's what comes afterward.” That's the blunt takeaway from Olivia Beavers' big piece …
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Insider, CNN, Mediaite and Florida Politics
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Appeals court temporarily bars release of Trump White House records to House Jan. 6 committee
Appeals court temporarily bars release of Trump White House records to House Jan. 6 committee
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee to Mark Meadows: Testify Friday or risk contempt charges
Jan. 6 committee to Mark Meadows: Testify Friday or risk contempt charges
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Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial makes inappropriate Asian food joke — (CNN)The judge presiding over the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse confused observers after making a strange and off-color joke inside the courtroom on Thursday. — “I hope the Asian food isn't coming …
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HotAir, The Hill, The Western Journal, National Review, ABC17NEWS, Breitbart, Raw Story and Nicki Swift
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William A. Jacobson / New York Post:
The media framed Kyle Rittenhouse — and won't come clean even after the prosecution's case falls apart — Media malpractice has come full circle in Kenosha, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of another is nearing its end, with the jury expected to get the case soon.
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Vox, BizPac Review and Freddie deBoer
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Kyle Rittenhouse's white crocodile tears hold value in America
Kyle Rittenhouse's white crocodile tears hold value in America
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Althouse, Snopes.com and Breitbart
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Prosecutors want jury to consider lesser charges in U.S. teen Rittenhouse's murder trial
Prosecutors want jury to consider lesser charges in U.S. teen Rittenhouse's murder trial
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NBC Chicago, Forbes, NPR, Associated Press, The Hill and The Root
Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
CNN Commentator Claims Rittenhouse Judge Wants A Job At Fox News
CNN Commentator Claims Rittenhouse Judge Wants A Job At Fox News
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BizPac Review
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Biden's broken promise: Build Back Better will force 30% of middle class families to pay higher taxes - breaking president's vow to only tax the super-rich, analysis finds — Tax Policy Center analysis finds some middle class taxpayers would pay more — Increases would be modest, and the average household would not pay more
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RedState and BizPac Review
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Howard Gleckman / TaxVox:
Build Back Better 2.0 Still Raises Taxes For High Income Households And Reduces Them For Others
Build Back Better 2.0 Still Raises Taxes For High Income Households And Reduces Them For Others
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New York Post, Regular Order, Fox Business, National Review, Roll Call, Washington Examiner and Politico
The Daily Beast:
Chris Christie Dishes on What Turned Him Off Working for Trump — The former guv almost became Trump's third chief of staff. But a combo of aggressive Javanka behavior and Trump's loose lips led to Christie turning down the gig, he writes. … When Chris Christie withdrew from consideration …
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Politico:
Christie's calculus: Trump is ‘in the rearview mirror’ — He doesn't actually say the name Donald Trump when he lays out what's wrong with the Republican Party. — But it's obvious who Chris Christie is talking about in recent speeches, interviews and in a new book that's set for release next week.
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PRESS RUN, Raw Story, New Republic, The Week, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair and Boston Herald
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
An Air Force sergeant killed himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The note he left is heartbreaking. — Kenneth Omar Santiago's perfect smile dazzles on social media as he poses in his Air Force uniforms — flight suits to mess dress. — He accepts military awards …
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Attorney: No more ‘Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case — BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat with the slain man's family.
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Washington Post:
The strong winds of climate change have failed to move the opinions of many Americans — Most believe global warming is a problem, but the partisan divide is growing — Even as windstorms became more powerful, wildfires grew more deadly and rising seas made damaging floods more frequent …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The danger of critical race theory — By now, most Americans have heard of critical race theory. But many do not know just how radical or pernicious CRT is — because, as a new study from the American Enterprise Institute shows, the media does not explain its key tenets in its coverage.
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The Daily Caller
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
COVID-19 hot spots offer sign of what could be ahead for US — The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North, a worrisome sign of what could be ahead this winter in the U.S.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sen. Murkowski announces reelection bid in a race featuring a Trump-backed GOP challenger — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Friday that she will seek reelection to a seat for which former president Donald Trump has already backed a Republican challenger following Murkowski's vote …
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New York Times:
The White House Says Its Plans Will Slow Inflation. The Big Question Is: When? — The Biden administration has argued that its infrastructure and broader economic package will slow rapid price increases. But that will take time. — Rocketing inflation has become a headache for U.S. consumers …
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HotAir, Politico, Washington Post, New York Post, The Hill, Power Line and Wall Street Journal
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
History Says Don't Panic About Inflation
Natalie Allison / Politico:
'But he's Jewish': Opponent questions Mandel's faith in Ohio Senate primary debate — A Republican Senate candidate in Ohio is doubling down on a controversial campaign ad, insisting voters need to be aware of an important fact: that the frontrunner in the primary is Jewish.
Hannah Cox / Washington Examiner:
If libertarians built the roads, maybe they wouldn't be racist — Libertarians face many trite and tired arguments against their ideology, but none is more famous than the ever-present “Who would build the roads?” attack. — But while libertarians are forced to spend a good bit of time talking …
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The Western Journal and Instapundit
Politico:
Biden poised to nominate Califf as FDA chief — The move would bring the Obama-era official back for a second tour atop the agency. — Robert Califf speaks at a news conference. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Commissioner Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration Friday …
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Victoria Taft / pjmedia.com:
Judge Orders FBI to Stop Search of Project Veritas Founder O'Keefe's Phone Following Raid — The FBI has been ordered by a federal judge to stop plundering information from James O'Keefe's phone following a raid on his home and other properties connected with Project Veritas last weekend.
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Rong Xiaoqing / THE CITY:
Chinese Voters Came Out in Force for the GOP in NYC, Shaking Up Politics — From Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Elmhurst and Flushing in Queens, frustrations over Democratic stances on schools and crime helped mobilize votes for Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor and conservative Council candidates.
Shoshana Zuboff / New York Times:
You Are the Object of a Secret Extraction Operation — Dr. Zuboff is a professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and author of “Surveillance Capitalism.” — Facebook is not just any corporation. It reached trillion-dollar status in a single decade by applying the logic …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Democrats May Have a Long Wait if They Lose Their Grip on Washington — Voters' reflexive instinct to check the party in power makes it hard for any party to retain a hold on both the White House and Congress for long. — Usually, it's the party out of power that frets about whether it will ever win again.
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New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Isn't Wavering. Are New Yorkers on Her Side? — By voting no on the infrastructure bill, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set off a fierce debate, including among city residents eager to see the subways improved. — As the No. 6 subway train creaked toward …