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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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Defends ‘Hang Mike Pence’ Chant to Jonathan Karl In Stunning Audio
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Elizabeth Crisp / Newsweek:
College Student Seeks Dating Advice From Mike Pence During Texas Event
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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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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Kyle Rittenhouse's white crocodile tears hold value in America — Paul Butler: Rittenhouse was prepared to disrupt image as trigger-happy vigilante — Kyle Rittenhouse, the man charged with homicide in the deaths of two anti-police brutality demonstrators, seems to have spent much more time at the gun range than in acting classes.
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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Prosecutors want jury to consider lesser charges in U.S. teen Rittenhouse's murder trial
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Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
CNN Commentator Claims Rittenhouse Judge Wants A Job At Fox News
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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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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Appeals court temporarily bars release of Trump White House records to House Jan. 6 committee — A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the imminent release of records of former president Donald Trump's White House calls and activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after a lower court found …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee to Mark Meadows: Testify Friday or risk contempt charges
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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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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 …
CNN:
'We don't want any more Black pastors coming in here,' says defense attorney in Arbery death trial — (CNN)A defense attorney for one of the three White men charged in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery's killing objected Thursday to nationally recognized civil rights leaders attending the trial to support the victim's family.
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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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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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Howard Gleckman / TaxVox:
Build Back Better 2.0 Still Raises Taxes For High Income Households And Reduces Them For Others
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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 …
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.
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Gov. Murphy's Republican Foe, Jack Ciattarelli, Will Concede — It took nine days. But Mr. Ciattarelli is expected to acknowledge on Friday that he has lost the race for governor of New Jersey. — Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican vying to unseat Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey …
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Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Biden's self-inflicted energy crisis — According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, heating costs for American families will increase by 54 percent this winter, making it the most expensive in over a decade. Given President Biden's statements on the 2020 campaign trail …
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 …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Where the potholes lie on Kevin McCarthy's road to House speaker — The toughest trial Kevin McCarthy faces on his way to becoming House speaker isn't reclaiming the majority. It's what comes afterward. — McCarthy and his allies are elated by the strong GOP showing in this month's elections …
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