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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Jan. 6 Committee Ignores Clear Evidence Of Mass Illegal Voting, Systematically Broken Election Laws — The Jan. 6 Committee completely sidestepped the verifiable evidence of systemic violations of election law, illegal voting, and more. — In its attempt to blame former President Donald Trump …
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearings point up critical role of the 25th Amendment — The hearings of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection have prompted a great deal of discussion about whether Donald Trump should be criminally charged for his attempted self-coup.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and His Allies Will Repeat Jan. 6 If Necessary — Michael Luttig is a highly regarded former federal judge with rock-solid conservative bona fides. Appointed by former President George H.W. Bush, his former clerks include Senator Ted Cruz and John Eastman, the lawyer …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
What We Learned About Trump, Pence, and the January 6th Mob
What We Learned About Trump, Pence, and the January 6th Mob
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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence Plots 2024 Bid as Jan. 6 Hearings Remind Voters of His Break From Trump
Mike Pence Plots 2024 Bid as Jan. 6 Hearings Remind Voters of His Break From Trump
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Ignoring the Jan. 6 hearings? Michael Luttig explains why you shouldn't.
Ignoring the Jan. 6 hearings? Michael Luttig explains why you shouldn't.
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Politico, The Guardian, ABC News and The Federalist
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
SpaceX Said to Fire Employees Involved in Letter Rebuking Elon Musk — In an email, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president, said the letter had made other employees “feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — SpaceX, the private rocket company …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Elon Musk tells Twitter's employees he wants the service to ‘contribute to a better, long-lasting civilization.’
Elon Musk tells Twitter's employees he wants the service to ‘contribute to a better, long-lasting civilization.’
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Walmart ‘Cancels’ Mike Lindell's MyPillow, Leaving Him Raging — OH, THE HUMANITY — Walmart has given MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's products the boot from its shelves nationwide. In a phone interview with The Daily Beast on Wednesday night, the pillow tycoon alleged that a Walmart executive …
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Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Walmart “canceling” MyPillow products from stores … - Walmart confirmed to The Hill that it pulled MyPillow products from stores but said it would carry them online. — Last month, a federal judge sanctioned Lindell for making “frivolous” claims in an election lawsuit against Smartmatic, Axios' Erin Doherty reported.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Walmart pulls MyPillow products from stores
Walmart pulls MyPillow products from stores
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Nico Grant / New York Times:
YouTube deleted a Jan. 6 committee video that included Trump's election lies. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot has been trying to draw more eyes to its televised hearings by uploading clips of the proceedings online. But YouTube has removed one of those videos from its platform …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Supreme Court says abortion protections not guaranteed under state constitution — Katie Akin William MorrisDes Moines Register — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday overruled a 2018 decision that protected abortion under the state constitution. — In a fractured decision that reverses …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Biden approval rating at 39% amid economic fears; 47% ‘strongly disapprove’: USA TODAY/Suffolk poll — President Joe Biden said Thursday Americans were “very, very down.” He's right about that. — A new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll shows the country in a funk, and one that sets …
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Punchbowl News:
6/17/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. — FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN LAST WEEK IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS, THERE ARE SERIOUS DOUBTS THAT A DEAL CAN BE REACHED BY SENS. CHRIS MURPHY (CONN.) AND JOHN CORNYN (TEXAS), THE LEAD DEMOCRATIC AND GOP NEGOTIATORS ON THE PACKAGE.
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Ex-Trump aide Navarro pleads not guilty to contempt charges — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty Friday to contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Montana's Gov. Greg Gianforte vacations in TUSCANY as historic floods devastate his state and Yellowstone faces ‘indefinite’ closure — It was finally revealed Thursday that the governor and his wife were spotted at Casole d'Elsa - a hilltop village in the swish Italian province
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
As Montana reels from floods, no one is sure where Gov. Gianforte is
As Montana reels from floods, no one is sure where Gov. Gianforte is
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Washington Post:
Soaring gas prices lead White House aides back to brainstorming — Administration officials look at fuel rebates, emergency powers if diesel shortages materialize — Senior White House aides have in recent days explored new ideas for responding to high gas prices and looked again …
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Alabama church, police say — One person is dead and two others were injured in a shooting at a church in the Birmingham, Alabama, area on Thursday, police said. — The suspect in the shooting at the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills is in custody, police said.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sotomayor praises Clarence Thomas: ‘He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution’ — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke highly of colleague Justice Clarence Thomas during an event on Thursday, saying, “He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution.”
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Belief in God in U.S. Dips to 81%, a New Low — 81% believe in God, down from 87% in 2017 — Four in 10 believe God can intervene on people's behalf — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The vast majority of U.S. adults believe in God, but the 81% who do so is down six percentage points from 2017 and is the lowest in Gallup's trend.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Back burner no more: Dems set Manchin talks on party-line bill to simmer — Senate Democrats are preparing for possible summer action on their still-elusive climate, tax reform and prescription drugs bill, grinding behind the scenes on a new version during high-profile gun safety talks.
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Washington Examiner:
The existential threat to the Jan. 6 committee's credibility — “January 6th and the lies that led to insurrection have put 2 1/2 centuries of constitutional democracy at risk,” House Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said in his opening statement last Thursday.
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Matthew Kitchen / Houston Chronicle:
‘Life is short’: Ken Paxton faces backlash for suggesting Uvalde massacre was part of God's plan — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made another in a string of tone deaf media appearances in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, this time telling conservative radio host Pastor Trey Graham …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
They Will Do It Again — Republicans have not been chastened by the revelations of the January 6 committee. — The January 6 hearings are about the events of a single day, but they implicate a much broader phenomenon: the Republican Party's faltering commitment to democracy.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Biden says recession is ‘not inevitable’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy …
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Fred Harter / The Guardian:
‘Marching towards starvation’: UN warns of hell on earth if Ukraine war goes on — Unprecedented food shortages could spark riots in dozens of countries as Black Sea blockade adds to pressures, says WFP chief — Dozens of countries risk protests, riots and political violence this year …
CNN:
Julian Assange's extradition to US approved by UK government — UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces espionage charges, in a decision Wikileaks said marked a “dark day for press freedom.”
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CNN:
GOP congressional candidate Carl Paladino said Black Americans are ‘held hungry and dumb’ and ‘conditioned’ to vote for Democrats — (CNN)New York Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino told a radio host in late 2016 that Black Americans were kept “dumb and hungry” …
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Judge orders GOP candidate Ryan Kelley to surrender his guns, over his objections — Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while awaiting trial on misdemeanor criminal charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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