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Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims — A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries — J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
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CNN and Election Law Blog
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent — Legal scholars have entertained the argument that defeated former president Donald Trump can avoid prosecution for his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election on the grounds that he was so nuts that he believed his own election lies.
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Daily Kos and Mother Jones
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies — In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy — Editor's Note: Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at Brookings and CNN legal analyst. Noah Bookbinder is president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, and co-author with Eisen of …
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The Federalist, The Hill, The Nation, Talking Points Memo, Fox News and Associated Press
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
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Election Law Blog, Mediaite, New Yorker, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Washington Examiner, New York Post, The Bulwark, Washington Times, Fox News, Politico, New York Times, Roll Call, Vicky Ward Investigates, USA Today, Washington Post, MyStateline.com and Axios
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse
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Washington Post, Fox News, The Hill, CNN, Insider, News Café, The Dispatch, The Carpentariat, Raw Story, NewsNation and Daily Kos
Max Boot / Washington Post:
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter. I was wrong.
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter. I was wrong.
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New Republic, Mock Paper Scissors and The Guardian
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6 — Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election — Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
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Election Law Blog, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
NBC News:
The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’ — Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News. Several people who knew her then are surprised …
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Raw Story
The Coinbase Blog:
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong — Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees. — Team, — Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.
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Punchbowl News:
6/14/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM, — THERE ARE TWO DYNAMICS WE WANT TO REVIEW THIS MORNING, AND THEY'RE INTERCONNECTED. … WE CAUGHT UP WITH ALL OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE GUN-CONTROL DEBATE YESTERDAY, AND THERE WAS ONE CONSTANT - THEY RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
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HotAir, Politico, The Hill, CNN, Washington Times and National Review
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CNN:
Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee
Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee
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The Hill, Rolling Stone, NBC News, NPR, Insider, Breitbart, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Voice of America, Washington Times, RedState and CBS News
The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia Looks Forward to Welcoming President Biden — Upon the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States of America will be conducting an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on July 15-16.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden heading next month to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the West Bank
Biden heading next month to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the West Bank
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CBS News, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Politico, Bloomberg, NPR, Associated Press, The Hill, Al Jazeera, New York Post, Fox News, The Times of Israel, The Daily Caller and Rolling Stone
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it's time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it's time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
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USA Today, Reuters, New York Times, The White House, Albuquerque Journal, NPR, Roll Call, Washington Times and Politico
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden eager to sign bipartisan gun bill that falls well short of his own plans
Biden eager to sign bipartisan gun bill that falls well short of his own plans
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New York Magazine and New Republic
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to ‘panic’ — The witness seemed to embrace the moment, offering answers with gusto. — Who won the November 2020 U.S. presidential elections? That was the question California lawmaker Zoe Lofgren asked Monday …
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Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, Poynter and Washington Post
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History — Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing. But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds — Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …
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HotAir and National Review
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021. — His experience over the next 17 months …
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Albuquerque Journal, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Trump's revenge tour and battleground Nevada: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
Trump's revenge tour and battleground Nevada: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
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NPR, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos, NewsNation, FiveThirtyEight and New York Post
The Daily Beast:
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member's Mom — After anonymous donors bailed them out, Jared Boyce went to his mom's house and told her: “Don't believe the media, mom. We were just there because they're grooming kids.”
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and LGBTQ Nation
Libs of TikTok:
Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us — Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies. Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.” Her crime? She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.
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The Federalist, Louder With Crowder and RedState
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Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:
Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s — We had another bad inflation report last week. — Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s. From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …
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The Hill
Gallup:
Usual Midterm Indicators Very Unfavorable for Democrats — WASHINGTON, D.C. — With less than five months to go before voters elect all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the current Democratic congressional majority is facing an extremely unfavorable election environment.
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Opinion Today
CNN:
Georgia investigators seek testimony from former Kanye West publicist who approached election worker — Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker …
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Washington Examiner and The Root
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman. — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …
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Axios, Newslit Daily, TrackRecord Daily and Wall Street Journal, more at Techmeme »
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
LISTEN: The moment Hunter Biden says his dad will do anything he tells him to — Hunter Biden recorded himself boasting that his father will adopt political positions at his command, footage obtained from a copy of his abandoned laptop shows. — “He'll talk about anything that I want him to …
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RedState and Louder With Crowder
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
As Southern Baptists gather, right-wing faction sounds alarms — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptists filled a cavernous hotel ballroom Sunday to hear a warning: Don't cooperate or compromise with the Devil. And this week, as their huge denomination gathers for its annual meeting and to elect …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent — New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks. — The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.
Kate Ackley / Roll Call:
DCCC designates four more members for special protection — Now that redistricting and recent primaries have given shape to the battlefield for the nation's competitive House races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is adding four incumbents to its Frontline incumbent-protection program.