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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Orrin G. Hatch, longest-serving Republican in Senate history, dies at 88 — Orrin G. Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican who came out of political nowhere to win a U.S. Senate seat in 1976 and ended his career 42 years later as the longest-serving Republican in the chamber's history …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Orrin Hatch, Longtime Senator Who Championed Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 88 — A Utah Republican, he overcame poverty to become a powerful force in Washington, helping to build a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
D.C. police officer says Sen. Mike Lee opposed Jan. 6 investigation to cover up his actions — Lee argued an independent investigation into the insurrection would be too partisan. — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, accused Sen. Mike Lee of lying about his reasons …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Utah Democrats back independent as US Senate candidate — Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin
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Kim Bojórquez / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Democrats back independent Evan McMullin for U.S. Senate in a historic vote
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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia's attack on Kyiv — When Russian troops first streamed across the Belarusian border into Ukraine for what they had assumed would be a lightning assault on Kyiv, they were intending to rely on the region's extensive rail network for supplies and reinforcements.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn can be a great New York Times editor — I know him. Here's why I think he might be the man for this perilous moment. — Unlike The Washington Post, whose last three top editors came from other news organizations — the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Associated Press …
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan's Elections — WASHINGTON — Michigan Republicans endorsed Kristina Karamo, a first-time candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 election, to run all the state's elections as the party's candidate for secretary of state.
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Miles Parks / NPR:
Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG
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New York Times:
Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6 — Testimony disclosed by the House committee investigating the riot showed that Mark Meadows and Freedom Caucus members discussed directing marchers to the Capitol as Congress certified the election results.
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Jason Lee Steorts / National Review:
Fight Club Conservatives, Gangster Government, and the Rule of Law — In his excellent discussion of Fight Club Conservatives, my NR colleague Phil Klein quotes Newsweek opinion editor Josh Hammer, who tweets of the State of Florida's revocation of Disney's special district …
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Live Updates: Voting Underway as France Chooses Between Macron and Le Pen — Here's what you need to know: — Macron and Le Pen spar in an increasingly divided France. — PARIS — In the course of a visit this past week to Saint-Denis, north of Paris, where the poverty rate is about twice …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Saudis' Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump's return — Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince's displeasure with Trump's successor — Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump's return to office by refusing …
New York Post:
Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court — A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports. — Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze …
Washington Post:
U.S. hasn't stopped N. Korean gang from laundering its crypto haul — Despite U.S. law enforcement identifying the Lazarus Group as the thieves, the hackers have laundered 17 percent of their $600 million haul — North Korean hackers who last month carried out one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever …
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Zelensky says Blinken, Austin will visit Sunday; strikes in Odessa kill at least 8 — An adviser to Ukraine's president accused Russia of a surge in airstrikes on Mariupol's Azovstal Iron and Steel Works and alleged that invasion forces are preparing to storm the site …
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Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times:
‘A profound shift’: US boosts supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine — Zelensky says he will meet top US officials as Biden administration increases arms shipments to Kyiv — Before Russian forces began withdrawing from territory around Kyiv at the start of the month, US war policy appeared aimed …
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Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin's Man in Germany — Gerhard Schröder, who is paid almost $1 million a year by Russian-controlled energy companies, has become a pariah. But he is also a symbol of Germany's Russia policy. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Politico:
Trump heads to Ohio amid backlash against Vance — DRIVING THE DAY — TRUMP TO THE BUCKEYE STATE — Former President DONALD TRUMP will appear at a rally tonight with J.D. VANCE, his endorsee in the Ohio GOP Senate primary making a Hail Mary push to win the nomination.
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