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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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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed gets more aggressive in inflation battle — Fears have mounted that the central bank might trigger a recession sometime in the next year with its aggressive rate action. — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday pulled the trigger on its largest interest rate increase in nearly three decades …
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Washington Post, USA Today and National Review
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Raises Rates By 0.75 Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 1994 — Officials signaled a much more aggressive path of rate rises to combat inflation that is running at a 40-year high — The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994 and signaled …
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Reuters, New York Post and NaturalNews.com
Shannon McCaffrey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
For Herschel Walker, revelation of second son is the latest in string of controversies — Even in a campaign filled with head-spinning news, the latest revelation is a shocker: Herschel Walker, who has spoken out repeatedly against absentee dads, fathered a son who he financially supports but doesn't see.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Denies Bannon's Shaky Legal Argument for Executive Privilege — “It's more than a stretch... that they specifically addressed this situation,” U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said, noting that Bannon was actually a former White House official. — A federal judge refused …
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Washington Examiner, Insider, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge rejects Steve Bannon's motion to throw out contempt of Congress charges
Judge rejects Steve Bannon's motion to throw out contempt of Congress charges
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Wall Street Journal, Politico and Raw Story
Mitt Romney:
Romney, Burr, Daines Announce Family Security Act 2.0 — Pro-family, pro-life, and pro-marriage plan would streamline existing policies for working families into a monthly cash benefit — WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) …
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Niskanen Center and Insider
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of the Primaries: June 15, 2022 — Dear Readers: Tuesday night saw primaries in 4 states, as well as a closely-watched (but lightly-voted) U.S. House special election in Texas. In the aftermath of these contests, we're making 4 rating changes, although 2 of them are in states that didn't have elections on Tuesday.
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Washington Free Beacon, The Guardian and The Daily Wire
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Republican who flipped blue House seat in Texas says her victory sends ‘strong message’ to Democrats
Republican who flipped blue House seat in Texas says her victory sends ‘strong message’ to Democrats
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CNN, Politico, Washington Examiner, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Just The News
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month — President Biden believes that no one should face discrimination because of who they are or whom they love. Since President Biden took office, he has championed the rights …
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NIH News Release:
NIAID Director Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19 — Today, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test.
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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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The Daily Caller, Twitchy and Political Wire
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Jan. 6 committee scrutinizes Capitol tour led by Republican Rep. Loudermilk day before riot — The committee has not issues a subpoena for Rep. Barry Loudermilk — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 15 — The House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 renewed its calls for information …
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Associated Press, CBS News, HuffPost, USA Today, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, The Federalist, PoliticusUSA, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Inside a Corporate Culture War Stoked by a Crypto C.E.O. — Jesse Powell, who leads the crypto exchange Kraken, has challenged the use of preferred pronouns, debated who can use racial slurs and called American women “brainwashed.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court punts on case tied to Trump's ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants — The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to issue a ruling on whether Republican-led states have the authority to defend a rule former President Donald Trump's administration issued seeking to restrict immigration benefits …
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Washington Post, CNN and SCOTUSblog
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Conservatives Reveal What They Mean When They Say “Parents' Rights” — Post-liberal conservatism is real. — 1. The Free State of Florida — Do you remember being lectured by Conservatism Inc. about how the Florida “Don't Say Gay” law wasn't really about preventing kids from telling classmates …
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Joanne Jacobs
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Elon Musk ‘leaning’ towards supporting DeSantis for president — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis appears to be winning the Elon Musk primary. — Tucked in a Twitter thread where Musk, the world's richest man worth an estimated $205 billion, discussed midterm politics and the fact …
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Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024
Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024
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The Hill, Breitbart, New York Magazine, Mediaite, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, WFLA-TV, NOQ Report, Twitchy, Fortune and Townhall
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
The Battle Over Gender Therapy — More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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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.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Under the Banner of Hulu — This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. — Give this to Under the Banner of Heaven, the buzzy true-crime miniseries …
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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New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, SpyTalk, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, WFLA-TV, Slate and The Daily Beast
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up — The fatal shooting of a young Democratic Party aide named Seth Rich early in the morning of July 10, 2016, brought incalculable loss to his parents. — Within days, Joel and Mary Rich then had to endure an unimaginable …
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Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Court document in Proud Boys case laid out plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON — A document, titled “1776 Returns,” which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let …
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The Hill
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Ukraine suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day in Donbas, official says — Up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being killed or wounded each day in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with 200 to 500 killed on average and many more wounded, a top Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Subpoenas Probe GOP Mission to Breach Georgia Voting System — Election officials, including a former GOP chair, and a band of vigilantes were named in subpoenas seeking answers about how a voting server was accessed in Georgia last year. … Subpoenas went out Wednesday to local election officials …
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Mo Brooks: ‘Donald Trump has no loyalty’ — This is an opinion column. — In 2016, Mo Brooks said Donald Trump wasn't to be trusted — before he gave his loyalty over to the reality TV president. — Six years later, he's learned that lesson the hard way, having carried …
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Raw Story
Peter Savodnik / Common Sense:
A ‘Trojan Horse’ in the Los Angeles D.A.'s Office — On May 31, 2018, Desiree Andrade was scrolling through Facebook when she saw a local news report about the body of an unidentified man found at the base of a canyon in the forest north of Los Angeles. Andrade's son, Julian, who was 20, had disappeared two days earlier.
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HotAir and Patterico's Pontifications
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
SCOTUS watch: Clearing the backlog, slapping Medicare, and the most Thomas Thomas dissent ever — “Seventeen opinions have suddenly become much more manageable,” quipped one live-blogging commenter at SCOTUSblog, although the total left is now 18. In two days this week …
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Washington Examiner, Townhall and CNN
Reveal:
Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients — This story is a collaboration with The Markup. — Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and enabling anti-abortion organizations to use that data as a tool …
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Engadget
Colin Freeman / Telegraph:
Exclusive: US fighters ‘captured’ by Russian forces in Ukraine — Robert Drueke and Andy Huynh are both veterans of the US military who travelled to the front line to help in the war effort — Two former US servicemen have been captured during fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, The Telegraph has been told.
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, CBS News, Albuquerque Journal, New York Post, New York Times and Al Jazeera
Robert Maguire / CREW:
Group behind Trump SCOTUS picks brought in nearly $50 million in secret money … As the Supreme Court stands on the brink of loosening gun restrictions and rolling back decades of abortion protections, tax documents obtained by CREW show that the dark money group that poured millions of dollars …