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Scoop: Jan. 6 committee's private divide — The House's Jan. 6 committee has split behind the scenes over what actions to take after the public hearings: Some members want big changes on voting rights — and even to abolish the Electoral College — while others are resisting proposals …
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Washington Post:
How the White House lost Joe Manchin, and its plan to transform America — A breakthrough seemed close. It was mid-December, and President Biden had been negotiating for months with Sen. Joseph Manchin III over Biden's sweeping plan to reconfigure the American economy.
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden wants to get out more, seething that his standing is now worse than Trump's — President Joe Biden and his aides have grown increasingly frustrated by their inability to turn the tide against a cascade of challenges threatening to overwhelm the administration. — Soaring global inflation.
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings
How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings
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HuffPost, CNN, Daily Kos and POLITICUSUSA
CBS News:
Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 “conspiracy” was “extremely broad ... well-organized” — This Thursday night, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing in nearly a year, asking us to relive, and reckon with, a day that some would rather have us forget.
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
At least 54 injured, 11 killed in 7 separate mass shootings this weekend — The U.S. continues to grapple with mass shootings as at least seven have occurred over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of 11 people and injuries to 54 others. … Eight people were hit, according to a statement from the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Three dead, at least 11 wounded in mass shooting on South Street, Philadelphia police say — What you need to know Follow live updates on Sunday, June 5. Three people have died and at least 11 wounded in a shooting around Second and South streets late Saturday evening.An officer fired …
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Peter Hamby / Puck:
How Rick Caruso Became L.A.'s Biggest Star — Los Angeles is one of the bluest metro areas in the country, but the mayor's race this year increasingly feels like Rick Caruso's to lose. The billionaire real estate developer is running what amounts to a law and order campaign …
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Schiff: DoJ decision not to indict Trump ex-aides Meadows and Scavino a ‘grave disappointment’ — Member of Capitol attack committee says decision not to charge the two with contempt of Congress could ‘impede our work’ — California congressman Adam Schiff - a member of the select House …
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Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” June 5, 2022
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” June 5, 2022
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POLITICUSUSA and Insider
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump ‘Ultimate Target’ as DOJ Goes Up ‘Criminal Food Chain’: Kirschner
Trump ‘Ultimate Target’ as DOJ Goes Up ‘Criminal Food Chain’: Kirschner
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Reuters:
Closed airspace forces cancellation of Lavrov's visit to Serbia, Interfax reports — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.
Washington Post:
Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump. — Perspective by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein — President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile. “Cunning, ambitious …
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Raw Story and Insider
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Your Kids Are Not Doomed — Over the past few years, I've been asked one question more than any other. It comes up at speeches, at dinners, in conversation. It's the most popular query when I open my podcast to suggestions, time and again. It comes in two forms.
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Chinedu Asadu / Associated Press:
Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say — ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. — The attackers targeted …
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New York Times, Voice of America, The Guardian and Al Jazeera
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
California's Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes — Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation's housing crisis. That doesn't mean she's giving up her two-decade fight against 20 condos. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A pro-Herschel Walker gas giveaway fuels Democratic outrage — A long line of cars formed at a Chevron gas station south of downtown Atlanta as word spread a political action committee was handing out $25 vouchers. Now the pro-Herschel Walker group's giveaway is fueling a different sort …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Trump endorses McCarthy as ‘strong and fearless’ House GOP leader — Former President Trump endorsed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday, calling him “strong and fearless.” — In a post on social media site Truth Social, Trump said McCarthy is an “outstanding representative for the people of California.”
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Endorses Kevin McCarthy, Pisses Off His Own Supporters
Trump Endorses Kevin McCarthy, Pisses Off His Own Supporters
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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
White House Correspondents' Association:
How ‘The Pool’ Serves America — It's a function the press performs on the public's behalf every day of every year, any place on the planet, whenever the president is outside his residence. — For nearly a century, the story of the American presidency has been written through the eyes of the …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common — Chelsea Becker, prosecuted for murder after her stillbirth, spent 16 months in jail: ‘Why did the hospital call police?’ — n 4 November 2019, TV stations across California blasted Chelsea Becker's photo on their news editions.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
We Can't Be Ukraine Hawks Forever — Sure, it works in practice, but does it work in theory? Over the years I've heard this parody of academic pomposity put in the lips of various targets, from French intellectuals to University of Chicago economists. Lately, though, I've begun thinking it myself …
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New York Times:
The Mass Shootings Where Stricter Gun Laws Might Have Made a Difference — If the key gun control proposals now being considered in Congress had been law since 1999, four gunmen younger than 21 would have been blocked from legally buying the rifles they used in mass shootings.
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