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Inside a Biden White House adrift — WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried to stifle the plain-speaking persona that has long been one of his most potent assets.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain — At least 21 Black staffers have left the White House since late last year or are planning to leave soon. Some of those who remain say it's no wonder why: They describe a work environment with little support …
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HotAir
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disagree, they don't hash it out in front of other people. Instead, she says, they argue by text — “fexting” as they call it.
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CNN
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
James Biden — presidential brother, family helper, political wild card
James Biden — presidential brother, family helper, political wild card
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Mediaite and Wide World of News
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move — (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks …
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New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens. America Is Getting Heller Wrong. — Ms. Shaw is a professor of law at Cardozo Law School. Mr. Bash is an attorney in private practice in Austin, Texas. — In the summer of 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller …
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Washington Monthly
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S. — 12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings — Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …
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Anayeli Ruiz / KHOU-TV:
11-year-old who survived Uvalde massacre struggles to deal in aftermath
11-year-old who survived Uvalde massacre struggles to deal in aftermath
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Insider
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
How did the IR community get Russia/Ukraine so wrong? — In proper Tetlockian fashion, I thought I would look back and consider how well IR experts did in the time leading up to the current war in Ukraine. In particular, how many of them saw in advance that a war was coming?
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Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Extends Control Over Key Ukraine City as U.S. Plans to Boost Kyiv's Firepower
Russia Extends Control Over Key Ukraine City as U.S. Plans to Boost Kyiv's Firepower
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Raw Story and americandigest.org
Quentin Sommerville / BBC:
'I watched from afar Russia's latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk'
'I watched from afar Russia's latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk'
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Wall Street Journal and Washington Examiner
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway — The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation. — Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside Biden's June pivot to the economy — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — The Biden White House is rolling out a new monthlong economic campaign today to try to “communicate on our accomplishments to date on the economy,” according to a White House official.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.
Richard Raycraft / CBC News:
Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons — Legislation stops short of full handgun ban but sets hard limit on number in Canada — New legislation aims to cap legal handguns in Canada — The federal government has tabled new gun control legislation …
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Justin Trudeau / Prime Minister of Canada:
Further strengthening our gun control laws
Further strengthening our gun control laws
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Hill and NPR
Joseph R. Biden Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation — I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth. — 1x — The global economy faces serious challenges. Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
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Politico:
Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6 — Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Is America heading for civil war? — A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861 — In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold. The US military conducted a routine exercise …
Laurie Fiorenza / West Cook News:
OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year — Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Maloney vs. Nadler? New York Must Pick a Side (East or West) — New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary. Barney Greengrass is staying neutral. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven't — Why haven't Covid mask mandates made much difference? — Give this article- - - Read in app — Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too. In response, many people are understandably asking …