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NBC News:
Multiple people injured in shooting at Wisconsin cemetery during funeral — Multiple people were shot during a funeral in southeast Wisconsin on Thursday, police said, as loved ones were paying their final respects to a 37-year-old man. — The Racine Police Department told residents …
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Biden urges Congress to act on guns in rare prime-time address — Following the third mass shooting in as many weeks, the president says the time has come to confront the carnage. He praised Senate negotiations and said voters should punish Republicans who block action.
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Journal Times:
Multiple people shot at Graceland Cemetery; Ascension All Saints Hospital on lockdown — RACINE — Multiple people were shot Thursday afternoon during a burial in Graceland Cemetery. — The public is being asked to avoid the area in West Racine. — In an alert at 3:47 p.m. Thursday …
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The Daily Beast, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, New York Post, TMJ4, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden to Travel to Saudi Arabia, Ending Its ‘Pariah’ Status — As a candidate, President Biden vowed to punish the kingdom for the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. But now he wants to rebuild relations as he seeks to lower gas prices and isolate Russia. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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New York Times:
House Panel Examining Jared Kushner Over Saudi Investment in New Firm — The House Oversight Committee is seeking documents related to the $2 billion investment by a Saudi fund in the private equity firm started by Mr. Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and former adviser. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Daily Beast, Vicky Ward Investigates, Rolling Stone, Raw Story and HuffPost
Washington Post:
Gunman who killed 4 at Tulsa hospital was patient of doctor who is among the dead — The gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday blamed a doctor at the facility for ongoing pain after back surgery and vowed to kill him and anyone who got in his way, police said Thursday.
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Tulsa Gunman Ranted to His Surgeon Then Bought a Rifle 3 Hours Before Hospital Massacre
Tulsa Gunman Ranted to His Surgeon Then Bought a Rifle 3 Hours Before Hospital Massacre
NBC News:
Tulsa gunman bought AR-15-style rifle hours before using it to kill his former doctor, 3 others
Tulsa gunman bought AR-15-style rifle hours before using it to kill his former doctor, 3 others
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Tulsa mass shooter allegedly gunned down his doctor after asking for help with pain
Tulsa mass shooter allegedly gunned down his doctor after asking for help with pain
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KFOR-TV and The Daily Wire
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
‘There Are a Lot of People Very Close to the President Who Privately Understand That This Is a Complete Disaster’ — So says the Washington Post's James Hohmann, in a conversation with The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes about the Biden administration's inexplicable desire to force taxpayers to pay off rich people's student loans.
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Morning Shots and The Bulwark
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
The bananas anti-Rand-Paul “lynching” ad
The bananas anti-Rand-Paul “lynching” ad
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Ace of Spades HQ, MyNorthwest.com, Becker News and Townhall
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Beneath Biden's struggle to break through is a deeper dysfunction among White House aides — (CNN)Being familiar never makes the feeling less dreadful: White House aides emailing each other during one of President Joe Biden's stops on the road, tracking who's covering what he's saying …
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RedState, The Daily Caller, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
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Bobby Burack / OutKick:
Exclusive: Gov. Ron DeSantis to Veto $35 Million Tampa Bay Rays Facility Amid Polarization of Shootings — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to veto a $35 million legislation for a Pasco County facility that's earmarked for the Tampa Bay Rays' spring training, OutKick has learned.
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Mediaite, Fox News, The Daily Wire, Big League Politics and Ace of Spades HQ
Michael Hobbes / The Present Age:
The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial — How a washed-up celebrity, men's rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory … Content warning for vulgar language and descriptions of abuse.
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Republicans who texted Meadows with urgent pleas on January 6 say Trump could have stopped the violence — Washington (CNN)Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Bill Barr says Trump should not run for president again in 2024 — Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Donald Trump should not attempt a Grover Cleveland and run for president again after losing his reelection campaign in 2020 . — “I'm all for restoring America .
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RedState
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Dennis Aftergut / Verdict:
Justice Comes to John Durham's and Bill Barr's Political Prosecution
Justice Comes to John Durham's and Bill Barr's Political Prosecution
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Townhall, New York Post and Washington Examiner
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin's bipartisan energy talks crumble, paving way for Democrat-only deal — Bipartisan Senate energy talks led by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are essentially over, with Republican senators convinced that Manchin is close to a reconciliation deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Alex Jones's Infowars Ends Bankruptcy After Sandy Hook Families' Exit — To resume defamation litigation against Mr. Jones, the families agreed last month to drop legal claims against Infowars properties in chapter 11 — Infowars is jettisoning its bankruptcy case after families …
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Can Pa. GOP candidate make voters re-register? — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for governor, is perhaps the state's most prominent peddler of former President Donald Trump's lie that widespread fraud cost him the 2020 election.
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Associated Press and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Doug Mastriano's unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead
Opinion Doug Mastriano's unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Florida Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Voting Map DeSantis Drew — The court's refusal means that the November elections will most likely be based on legislative maps a lower court said illegally diluted the power of Black voters. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Root, UPI and Political Wire
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map
Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Putin Treated for Cancer in April, U.S. Intelligence Report Says — Vladimir Putin's health is a subject of intense conversation inside the Biden administration after the intelligence community produced its fourth comprehensive assessment at the end of May. The classified U.S. report …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN cutting back on over-hyping everything as “breaking news” — CNN's new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook, to address overuse of the breaking news banner across its network and cable news writ-large.
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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Opinion Susan Collins confronts a moment of truth — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has never been known for being angry, or animated, or really any adjective more charged than “concerned.” Once or twice, she has gone so far as to declare herself “disappointed.”
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Rolling Stone, Higher Thinking and Jesse Ventura's Die …
Associated Press:
Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare — WASHINGTON (AP) — A stronger than expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare, but officials warn that the current economic turbulence is putting additional pressures on the bedrock retirement programs.
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Social Security and Medicare finances bolstered by growing economy
Social Security and Medicare finances bolstered by growing economy
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Wall Street Journal and CNN
Axios:
Scoop: Trumpworld plots Jan. 6 counterprogramming blitz — Former President Trump and his allies, in conjunction with top House GOP leadership and conservative groups, have begun pulling documents and coordinating a behind-the-scenes effort to counterprogram the Jan. 6 committee's televised hearings this month, Axios has learned.
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
DeSantis moves to ban transition care for transgender youths, Medicaid recipients — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration Thursday asked the state board regulating doctors to essentially ban transition-related care for transgender minors, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
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Fox News
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years for stealing nearly $300K from Stormy Daniels — New York (CNN)Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
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NBC News:
Fetterman's health, return to campaign trail a mystery as some Democrats grow ‘very nervous’ about Pa. Senate race — WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman does not have a timetable for returning to the campaign trail, sparking some worries in the party nearly three weeks …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, Politico, HotAir, New York Magazine and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Why Sheryl Sandberg Quit Facebook's Meta — One of the world's most powerful executives became increasingly burned out and disconnected from the mega-business she was instrumental in building. That dovetailed with a company investigation into her activities.
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Uvalde teacher who officials mistakenly said left door open is traumatized and heartbroken, attorney says — Officials have determined that she did close the door, but it failed to lock. — Law enforcement is seen outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, in an image taken from a video made by a bystander.
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies in investigation of 2020 Georgia election meddling — Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with journalists as he arrives for an election night party Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022, in Peachtree Corners …
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New York Times:
New York Tightens Its Strict Gun Laws in Democratic Show of Force — State lawmakers passed a package of gun-safety bills, and were set to approve measures to broaden abortion protections as their 2022 session drew to a close. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Post
David Siders / Politico:
A midterm alarm for Dems in California — EARLY WARNING SYSTEM — After this week's break in the primary calendar, seven states will hold elections on Tuesday. In the biggest of them, California, Democrats are already looking at some troubling early turnout numbers: So far, only about 2.2 million Californians have returned ballots.
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