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6/15/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … SCHIFF HAS ALSO BEEN CONDUCTING MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TO HEAR WHAT THEY THINK THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE PARTY'S LEADERSHIP SHOULD LOOK LIKE. — WE REPORTED IN APRIL THAT SCHIFF WAS EYEING A RUN FOR LEADERSHIP IN A POST-NANCY PELOSI WORLD.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Republicans collide in key primaries as Trump's pull tested in S.C., Nev.
Republicans collide in key primaries as Trump's pull tested in S.C., Nev.
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Nancy Mace survives fierce SC Republican primary against Trump-backed Katie Arrington
Nancy Mace survives fierce SC Republican primary against Trump-backed Katie Arrington
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace Defeats Trump-Backed Primary Challenger, Per Projection
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace Defeats Trump-Backed Primary Challenger, Per Projection
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Breitbart, Roll Call, RedState and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
In South Carolina, a Republican congressman who voted to impeach Trump loses his primary to a Trump-backed rival.
In South Carolina, a Republican congressman who voted to impeach Trump loses his primary to a Trump-backed rival.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Rep. Tom Rice loses GOP primary after voting to impeach Trump
Rep. Tom Rice loses GOP primary after voting to impeach Trump
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Washington Post:
Publix heiress paid Kimberly Guilfoyle's $60,000 speaking fee on Jan. 6 — The funds were directed to Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancee through Turning Point Action, a nonprofit run by Charlie Kirk — Kimberly Guilfoyle, a fundraiser for former president Donald Trump and the fiancee of his eldest son …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump team descends into infighting over Jan. 6
Trump team descends into infighting over Jan. 6
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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
The Future Criminal Case Against Donald Trump
The Future Criminal Case Against Donald Trump
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Maya King / New York Times:
Herschel Walker, Critic of Absentee Fathers, Has a Second Son He Doesn't See — Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for Senate from Georgia, who has often spoken out against absentee fathers, particularly in Black households, on Tuesday publicly acknowledged having fathered a second son with whom he is not in contact.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Says He's a Model Dad. He Has a Secret Son. — The GOP Senate hopeful, who has bemoaned “fatherless households,” was named in a paternity case. … For years, former football star turned Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker has expressed an enormous pride …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Top takeaways from last night's big primaries — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — JUST POSTED — Eric Cortellessa's six-month investigation for The Washington Monthly into Maryland transit policy under Gov. LARRY HOGAN.
New York Times:
Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections — Midway through primary season, the party has nominated several candidates who deny the 2020 outcome for posts that will have significant sway over the 2024 presidential election. — The potential for far-right Republicans …
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Jim Marchant, a Trump loyalist, is G.O.P. voters' choice to be Nevada's top election official. — Jim Marchant, one of the organizers of a Trump-inspired “America First” slate of candidates who continue to question the legitimacy of the 2020 election, easily won the Republican nomination …
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Republican Mayra Flores wins South Texas House seat long a Democratic stronghold — Rising Republican star Mayra Flores beat out Democratic challenger Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in a special election to finish Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela's current term in South Texas, a competitive congressional seat …
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Mayra Flores / New York Times:
Texas 34th Congressional District Special Election Results
Texas 34th Congressional District Special Election Results
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Republicans flip a Democratic-held House seat in South Texas, at least for now.
Republicans flip a Democratic-held House seat in South Texas, at least for now.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Leave Joe Biden Alone — This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. — Every administration has its ups and downs …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats doomed by feeble Joe Biden and weak batch of candidates behind him
Democrats doomed by feeble Joe Biden and weak batch of candidates behind him
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Bruce Siwy / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Democrats Fetterman, Shapiro show early leads in USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll — A USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll in Pennsylvania released this week suggests a clear U.S. Senate frontrunner — with a tighter race for governor. — According to the Suffolk University …
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Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote — SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Scoop: Keisha Lance Bottoms to join White House — President Biden is tapping former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to replace Cedric Richmond as one of his most senior aides, bringing a Democratic rising star and former VP contender into the White House at a critical juncture, Axios has learned.
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Florida abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, lawsuit says — Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the religious freedom of Jews because Jewish law requires the procedure in some cases, a Boynton Beach synagogue said in a lawsuit.
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Jim Saunders / Miami Herald:
South Florida synagogue sues over Florida's new 15-week abortion ban — BY JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA — A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious-freedom rights.
Axios:
Biden warns Big Oil over gas output — President Biden will warn CEOs of the nation's largest oil companies on Wednesday that he's considering invoking emergency powers to boost U.S. refinery output, according to a letter obtained by Axios. … - The letter, which calls on the companies to boost output …
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Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Biden tells oil companies in letter ‘well above normal’ refinery profit margins are ‘not acceptable’ — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refining companies to produce more, saying they need to help alleviate the burden of high prices on consumers.
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
The Democrats should be forced to live with Kamala Harris — Tucker Carlson rips Harris, sarcastically endorsing her for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president — Tucker Carlson: Biden is the single most destructive force in US history — We do not want to deliver another depressing show, and we won't.
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Guttmacher Institute:
Long-Term Decline in US Abortions Reverses, Showing Rising Need for Abortion as Supreme Court Is Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade — The time is now. Will you stand up for reproductive health and rights? — The long-term decline in abortions in the United States that started 30 years ago has reversed …
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Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020
US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Five Blunt Truths About the War in Ukraine — Five sentences sum up the war in Ukraine as it stands now. — The Russians are running out of precision-guided weapons. The Ukrainians are running out of Soviet-era munitions. The world is running out of patience for the war.
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Phillip W. Magness / Reason:
Is Twitter-Famous Princeton Historian Kevin Kruse a Plagiarist? — When former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke intimated in early 2017 that he would be joining Donald Trump's nascent administration, CNN obtained a copy of Clarke's master's thesis from the Naval Postgraduate School and revealed …
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Washington Post:
A plan to strip Huawei from rural telecoms is still short billions — Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! Congratulations to Canada and Denmark for peacefully ending their 49-year border spat over a barren Arctic island. — Below: A 2020 election denier is the GOP nominee to lead elections in Nevada …
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Markets and households lose faith that Fed can handle inflation — The Fed missed the biggest run-up in 40 years, in part because the lessons learned from the last recession weren't a match for the covid crisis — The Federal Reserve's missteps in waiting too long to tackle the greatest run …
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