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Reuters:
Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence’ — Chasing proof of vote-rigging conspiracy theories, Republican officials and activists in eight U.S. locales have plotted to gain illegal access to balloting systems, undermining the security of elections they claim to protect.
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The Daily Beast, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Newsletter
Washington Post:
Biden seeks $33 billion for Ukraine, powers to liquidate Russian assets — The White House will call on Congress to authorize such a move as it continues to seek new ways to punish Russia and support Ukraine — The White House on Thursday announced a proposal to allow U.S. authorities …
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Simon Shuster / TIME:
Inside Zelensky's World — The nights are the hardest, when he lies there on his cot, the whine of the air-raid sirens in his ears and his phone still buzzing beside him. Its screen makes his face look like a ghost in the dark, his eyes scanning messages he didn't have a chance to read during the day.
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Washington Examiner
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Biden welcomes Ukrainian refugees, neglects Afghans, critics say
Biden welcomes Ukrainian refugees, neglects Afghans, critics say
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United States Mission …, Insider, Washington Examiner, HuffPost and Raw Story
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McConnell miscalculated Republican impeachment count against Trump, book says — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial …
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The Hill, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
‘Ask me nicely’: Trump demanded loyalty from governors for help, says book
‘Ask me nicely’: Trump demanded loyalty from governors for help, says book
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Bangor Daily News and ArkansasTimes
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
G.O.P. Concocts New Fake Threat: Voter Fraud by Undocumented Immigrants — Far from the U.S.-Mexico border, Ohio's Senate primary shows how the Republican obsession with the fiction of a stolen election has spawned a new cause for fear of illegal immigration.
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Political Wire and Raw Story
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
It's Trump vs. Cruz in Ohio and Pa. Senate races — As Republican primary voters get closer to the polls, it's beginning to feel like mid-2016 again: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are on opposing sides. — The former president's late backing of J.D. Vance in Ohio and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania …
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Monmouth University …, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Fox News
Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Drops 1.4% as Economy Shrinks for First Time Since Early in Pandemic — Supply disruptions weighed on the economy, but consumers and businesses continue to spend — U.S. gross domestic product shrank at a 1.4% annual rate in the first quarter as supply disruptions weighed on the economy …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
G.D.P. Report Shows the U.S. Economy Shrank, Masking a Broader Recovery
G.D.P. Report Shows the U.S. Economy Shrank, Masking a Broader Recovery
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The White House, The Daily Caller and RedState
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Today is a disastrous day for Democrats' 2022 chances
Today is a disastrous day for Democrats' 2022 chances
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HotAir, The Liberty Loft, IJR, Politico, The Daily Caller and Uniic Media
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Personally, I Prefer Having Fewer Nazis on Twitter — Like pretty much any journalist who compulsively wastes too much of their life on Twitter, I've had my fair share of unpleasant experiences with the site. In part, that's because I'm Jewish, and I occasionally find my mentions flooded …
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Wired, TK News, Metro.co.uk and Religion News Service
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Politico:
Biden admin struggles to calm the Democratic storm over immigration — Memo to the Biden administration: The written plan to handle a summertime migration surge at the border isn't satisfying purple-state Democrats who were pointedly asking for one. — Instead, even after reviewing …
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CNN, Fox News and Louisiana Illuminator
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Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
DHS head Mayorkas spars with House GOP and blames Trump for border troubles
DHS head Mayorkas spars with House GOP and blames Trump for border troubles
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The Hill, Fox News, World Socialist Web Site, Associated Press, Alen's Newsletter, Washington Times and CBS News
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
Candidate cannot use 'Let's Go Brandon' as nickname on ballot, judge rules — Republican Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams sued to be allowed to have the nickname printed on the June primary ballot. — DENVER — Republican Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams cannot use “Let's Go Brandon” …
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NBC News and Washington Times
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Congressional candidate loses bid to go by 'Let's Go Brandon' on ballot
Congressional candidate loses bid to go by 'Let's Go Brandon' on ballot
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, IJR, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and Denver Post
Insider:
Deborah Birx's first meeting with Donald Trump lasted just 30 seconds as he flipped on Fox News, book says — Dr. Deborah Birx is out with a tell-all book about her time in the Trump administration. — Birx says her first meeting with Trump in March 2020 about COVID-19 lasted only 30 seconds.
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The Hill
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Reputed federal informant, whistleblower found dead in L.A. after he's reported missing — A reputed federal informant and whistleblower who went missing after he was reported to have turned over a trove of secret files about Deutsche Bank was found dead at a Los Angeles school this week, a police official said Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Insider, The Hill, KGTV-TV and Political Wire
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Princeton University investigating Sam Wang for research misconduct, toxic workplace issues — Head of Princeton Gerrymandering Project faces probe over data manipulation, retaliating against staff — Princeton University has launched an internal investigation of Sam Wang …
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WRAL-TV, HotAir and New York Times
Washington Post:
U.S. says Russian intelligence orchestrated attack on Nobel laureate — Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov was assailed with red paint laced with acetone during a Russian train trip on April 7. — The U.S. government has assessed that Russian intelligence was behind an attack earlier …
Balaji Srinivasan:
The Elondrop — The deal may have been signed, but the campaign is just beginning. — Elon should go over the heads of the establishment to offer all Twitter users a deal: every account worldwide gains full control over their username in a crypto wallet, plus a share of Twitter's new coin …
Vanity Fair:
Bernie Sanders Wants Democrats to Make Unions Their Biggest Message — The moment is finally meeting the man, as national unionization efforts grow. “To turn your back on the working class, in general, is political suicide,” the senator tells Vanity Fair.
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The Hill, The Nation and Common Dreams
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Pregnancy From Rape Is ‘An Opportunity’ For Women, Says Republican Trying To Ban Abortion — Ohio state Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) defended her abortion ban recently, arguing that “just because you have emotional scars doesn't give you the right to take a life.”
New York Times:
Revolt Brews in Michigan G.O.P. After Elevation of Trump Allies — The Republican old guard is protesting the direction of the party after it put forward two champions of Donald Trump's election falsehoods for attorney general and secretary of state. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Raw Story, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Long Disdain for Ukrainian Nationhood — Even Russian liberals and dissidents have traditionally shared Putin's view that Ukraine has no distinct cultural identity. — 1x — As a young poet in the Soviet Union, Joseph Brodsky was persecuted by the authorities before escaping …
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BBC, Washington Post, Dispatches from the Other Side, Striking thoughts, Common Dreams and The Guardian
The New York Times Company:
A New Role for Astead Herndon — Astead, a national political reporter who has been a valued partner to the Audio team for several years, is joining the Audio team as a host of a new politics show. Read more in this note from Lisa Tobin and Paula Szuchman.
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Lou Dobbs: ‘Who Reads NR?’ — In response to my recent piece on howling moonbat Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lou Dobbs sneers: “Who reads NR?” — Well, Lou, since you raised the question, I'll answer it: You do. — We both know this. — We know this because we used to discuss it, often …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Are Democrats ‘sleepwalking’ into long-term catastrophe? — The frenzied midterm second-guessing among Democrats appears to be intensifying. — The stories are everywhere: Democrats fear that they've failed to counter GOP cultural attacks. That they've fumbled the politics of immigration.
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ABC News, The Hill, The Federalist, Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Washington Post:
Ruby Cramer named Washington Post national political enterprise reporter — Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker and Deputy National Politics Editor Dan Eggen: — We are thrilled to announce that Ruby Cramer, whose penetrating …
United States Department of State:
Report to Congress on The Estimated Net Worth and Known Sources of Income of Syrian President Bashar Assad and His Family Members Section 6507 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81) — Scope and Methodology — In this report, the Department of State examines …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Former Manhattan prosecutor blasts Trump and Barr in new book — Geoffrey Berman, who was fired by President Trump as the top Manhattan federal prosecutor, will be out Sept. 13 with a memoir, “Holding the Line,” that charges Trump with trying to undermine the office's integrity.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A Clash Over Housing Pits U.C. Berkeley Against Its Neighbors — Dense cities are better for the environment. Should residents have a say over what parts get dense? — Earlier this year, the California State Supreme Court issued a ruling that would have forced the University of California, Berkeley, to freeze its admissions.
Chicago Tribune:
The Price Kids Pay: Schools and police punish students with costly tickets for minor misbehavior — and Jodi S. Cohen — PROPUBLICA — Illustrations by Laila Milevski — PROPUBLICA — The courthouse lobby echoed like a crowded school cafeteria. Teenagers in sweatshirts …
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ProPublica
David Gardner / Washington Post:
How a former NBA player and activist became a far-right media darling — On the last Saturday in March, Royce White stepped into a Capitol Hill townhouse and descended the steps into a basement studio. He shook hands with his host and settled into his chair in front of a microphone.
Washington Post:
How it became normal for public officials to attack journalists — A California sheriff's targeting of a reporter is the latest instance of authorities misusing power. ‘These are steps toward autocracy,’ says one press freedom advocate. — Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian had a big scoop …
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Poynter and Posse Comitatus
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Blake Masters' provocations reach back to his college days — In an essay published in an obscure libertarian publication and unearthed by JI, the Arizona Republican Senate hopeful quotes Goering and a noted conspiracy theorist who espouses antisemitic views
Paul Blest / VICE:
Look at All These Companies Bankrolling Republican Jan. 6 Apologists — Exclusive: A slew of Fortune 500 companies have donated millions to Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election results. — PB — It's not just Toyota. — A slew of Fortune 500 companies …