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Washington Post:
Senators strike bipartisan gun deal, heralding potential breakthrough — A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators is set to announce Sunday that it reached a tentative agreement on legislation that would pair modest new gun restrictions with significant new mental health and school security investments …
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Politico:
Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement — A group of 20 senators struck a bipartisan gun safety framework on Sunday, marking a significant breakthrough in Congress' attempts to address recent back-to-back mass shootings. — In a Sunday morning statement, 10 senators in each party announced support for the deal.
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The Hill and Los Angeles Times
CNN:
Bipartisan group of senators announce agreement on gun control — (CNN)A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, which includes “needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals …
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New York Magazine, Fox News, The Semi-Pro Pilgrim, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, The Texas Tribune, Reuters, New York Post and CBS News
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senators reach gun safety deal — A group of bipartisan senators have reached a gun safety framework, which includes enhanced background checks for those under 21, funding for mental health and school safety and state grants for “red flag” laws. — Why it matters: The deal falls short …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack pardon revelations could spell doom for Trump and allies — Disclosure that many House Republicans sought presidential pardon may show they believed election fraud claim was false — he House select committee investigating the Capitol attack revealed at its inaugural hearing …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
GOP governor says Trump is ‘politically, morally responsible’ for Jan. 6 — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said former President Trump is “politically, morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 riot last year and called for Republicans to do some “soul-searching” after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Washington Post, Politico, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and NewsNation
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump …
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Insider, Talking Points Memo, Florida Politics and WGN-TV
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Raskin says Garland knows 'what's at stake' on possible Justice Department indictment of Trump
Raskin says Garland knows 'what's at stake' on possible Justice Department indictment of Trump
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Washington Times, ABC News, Voice of America, The Hill, Raw Story and Politico
Daniel Walters / New York Times:
Dozens of White Supremacists Arrested in Idaho Had Planned to Riot, Authorities Say — Members of the right-wing group Patriot Front who were charged on Saturday were preparing to disrupt a nearby Pride event, according to the police. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Martha Bellisle / Associated Press:
31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event
31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event
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Oregonian, Occupy Democrats, Outside the Beltway, KXLY-TV and CBS News
Vincent Saglimbeni / KXLY-TV:
Police: 31 members of white nationalist group arrested near Coeur d'Alene pride event
Police: 31 members of white nationalist group arrested near Coeur d'Alene pride event
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NBC News:
31 linked to white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in Idaho
31 linked to white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in Idaho
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Washington Post:
How Shireen Abu Akleh was killed — A Washington Post analysis of available visuals, audio and witness statements shows an Israeli soldier likely fired the fatal shot — “We are now at the doors of the Jenin refugee camp,” Ali al-Samoudi, an Al Jazeera news channel producer …
Washington Post:
Court filing offers new evidence of post-election breach in Coffee County, Ga. — A cybersecurity executive who has aided efforts by election deniers to investigate the 2020 vote said in a recent court document that he had “forensically examined” the voting system used in Coffee County …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned — Poland's abortion ban has had many unintended consequences. One is that doctors are sometimes afraid to remove fetuses or administer cancer treatment to save women's lives. — PSZCZYNA, Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet — An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers. — Give this article- - - Read in app — It's soft. It's vegan.
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure — Q Mr. President, do you have a m- — do you have a message for those marching for their lives today in Washington on gun safety? — THE PRESIDENT: Sorry, I didn't hear what you said. — Q Do you have a message …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden planning July trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel
Biden planning July trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel
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The Times of Israel
Associated Press:
Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe — The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. — Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter …
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The Hill
Alan Halaly / The Daily Beast:
Biden Claims Zelensky 'Didn't Want to Hear' Warnings About Russian Invasion — ‘ABSURD’ — President Joe Biden told donors at a fundraising event in Los Angeles on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “didn't want to hear it” when U.S. officials warned him of the Feb. 24 Russian invasion.
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Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol, Balloon Juice and Insider