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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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Tulsa gunman bought AR-15-style rifle hours before using it to kill his former doctor, 3 others — Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said the shooter “blamed” the doctor for his pain. The doctor, Preston Phillips, was killed in the attack. — Tulsa police: Gunman was disgruntled hospital patient who targeted former doctor
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The Daily Beast:
Tulsa Gunman Ranted to His Surgeon Then Bought a Rifle 3 Hours Before Hospital Massacre — Michael Louis, 45, killed four people and himself after complaining repeatedly about back pain following surgery, police said. — Last month, Michael Louis had an operation on his back.
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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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CNN:
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say
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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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The Daily Wire
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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Washington Post:
Biden to travel to Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make a ‘pariah’
Biden to travel to Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make a ‘pariah’
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The National, Associated Press and Balloon Juice
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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READ: The Meadows text messages from January 6 — CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over to the January 6 committee that were sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden's inauguration, including more than 150 on January 6.
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Raw Story
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Doug Mastriano's unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead — As a marker of the Republican Party's ongoing radicalization, Doug Mastriano's run for governor of Pennsylvania will prove revealing indeed. — It isn't just that Mastriano has openly advertised his zeal to subvert future elections.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview
Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview
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CNN:
Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate was questioned by FBI after photos emerged of him on January 6
Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate was questioned by FBI after photos emerged of him on January 6
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NPR and Associated Press
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Can Pa. GOP candidate make voters re-register?
EXPLAINER: Can Pa. GOP candidate make voters re-register?
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
What Makes a Republican a “RINO”? — When the ideology is not the orthodoxy. — (SHUTTERSTOCK) — On Saturday, Donald Trump went to Wyoming to campaign against Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. He repeatedly called her a “RINO” and urged the state's voters to elect her challenger, Harriet Hageman.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The New MAGA Establishment — Trumpism will outlast Trump. Possibly for a very long time.
The New MAGA Establishment — Trumpism will outlast Trump. Possibly for a very long time.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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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UPI, The Root 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, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Gallup poll conducted mostly after the draft of a Supreme Court decision addressing abortion rights was leaked finds a marked shift in public attitudes over the past year.
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds
Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds
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USA Today, RedState, The Signorile Report, New York Post, Eschaton and Political Wire
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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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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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump's Raffensperger call is ‘incredibly strong evidence’ to support criminal charges: former US attorney
Trump's Raffensperger call is ‘incredibly strong evidence’ to support criminal charges: former US attorney
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NBC News and Daily Mail
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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The Daily Wire and Ace of Spades HQ
CNN:
A dying Uvalde teacher was on the phone with her husband — a school police officer whose boss decided not to enter her classroom, report says — ‘An honor’: Trooper describes last moments with slain teacher 03:20 — (CNN)In the 77 minutes of bloodshed at a Texas elementary school …
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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, New York Magazine, HotAir, Politico and The Hill
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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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Trump Is Finally Boring — Donald Trump recently sent out a press release linking to a half-baked conspiracy theory about the outcome of the Georgia Republican primaries, and it's not as though no one noticed, but it didn't have the impact one might have expected.
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Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Carmen Paun / Politico:
Covid vaccination for kids under 5 expected to start June 21 — The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to roughly 19 million young children is the last step in making shots available to the entire U.S. population. — Covid-19 vaccinations for the nation's youngest children could begin as early as June 21 …
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Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
LeBron James Is Officially A Billionaire — He missed the playoffs for just the fourth time in 19 seasons but LeBron still scores as the first active NBA player to make our list. — LeBron James-18-time NBA all-star, 4-time NBA champion, 2-time Olympic gold medalist-has hit yet another milestone …
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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 …
Julian Gill / Houston Chronicle:
Funerals for children killed in mass shooting continue in grieving Uvalde as police, bikers barricade press — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — UVALDE — This South Texas town continued to work through its collective grief Thursday with another day of funerals and memorials …