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The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks — Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature's right to regulate guns.
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
UPDATES: Dan Crenshaw & Staff Assaulted by Right Wingers Shouting ‘Eyepatch McCain’ and Saying He Should be ‘Hung for Treason’ — Rep. Dan Crenshaw and his staff were violently confronted at the Republican Party of Texas convention a short time ago, when far-right social media activist Alex Stein …
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Brian Chasnoff / San Antonio Express-News:
Source: Police never tried to open door to classrooms where Uvalde gunman had kids trapped — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Surveillance footage shows that police never tried to open a door to two classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in the 77 minutes between …
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Teresa Velasco / kens5.com:
Uvalde police never tried to open doors to classrooms where shooter was inside, Express-News reports — A source told the San Antonio Express-News that police may have assumed the doors were locked, according to a new report. — SAN ANTONIO — According to a new report by the San Antonio Express-News …
New York Times:
Despite Growing Evidence, a Prosecution of Trump Would Face Challenges — As House hearings highlighted testimony that could create more pressure to pursue a criminal case, the former president tried out a defense that strained credulity. — As new questions swirled this past week …
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New York Times:
Apple Workers at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize, a First in the U.S. — Roughly two-thirds of employees at the store in Towson, Md., voted to join the union. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Apple employees at a Baltimore-area store have voted to unionize …
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Washington Post:
Apple store approves union, the first in the U.S. — Apple workers in the Baltimore area voted to join a union Saturday, becoming the first of the tech giant's U.S. retail stores to do so. — The vote means workers at the Towson, Md., store plan to join the International Association …
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Biden falls off bike on Delaware ride with first lady, says 'I'm good' — Biden says 'I'm good' after taking a tumble from his bike in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware — President Biden took a tumble off his bike Saturday morning after he stopped by a group of reporters and members of the public …
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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured
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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Joe Biden falls off bike as he rides near Delaware beach home
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Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
After about 10 seconds on the ground, Biden was able to hoist himself up, telling the crowd that his ‘foot got caught’
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride
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Politico:
Social conservative crowd cheers Herschel Walker after revelations of undiscussed kids — NASHVILLE — Herschel Walker received resounding applause from evangelical Christian activists on Saturday, following revelations he had fathered three children he had not previously discussed publicly.
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Herschel Walker says he ‘never denied’ having 4 children
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85 — A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen on “PBS NewsHour” for 33 years. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Mark Shields, a piercing analyst …
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Arizona House speaker, who resisted Trump pressure campaign, testifying at January 6 hearing Tuesday — (CNN)Rusty Bowers, a Republican and Arizona state House speaker, will testify at a Tuesday hearing focusing on former President Donald Trump's pressure on state officials to overturn Joe Biden's victory …
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Nina Heller / Durango Herald:
Boebert seeks funding for Glenwood Springs bridge after voting against bill that would fund it — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is seeking funding from an infrastructure bill that she voted against in March. — Boebert wants $33.1 million for the South Bridge in Glenwood Springs, according to a newsletter from her office.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Hillary Clinton: ‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy’ … Lunching with Hillary Clinton is no routine affair. When I arrive at Washington's sleek Park Hyatt hotel, the somewhat jittery manager steers me to a discreet side door to await her arrival.
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Fox News, RedState, HotAir, Townhall, Kara Dansky's Substack, The Hill, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail and РИА …
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Biden on the grill: Bennett looking for an iconic presidential photo op — One option Bennett has considered, thinking that Biden would be game, is for them to roll up their shirtsleeves for a favorite activity of Israeli and American dads: Barbecuing. — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett …
New York Times:
‘Late Show’ Production Team Arrested at U.S. Capitol While Filming Television Stunt — The production team members had been recording interviews at the Capitol building for a comedy segment on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” They were charged with unlawful entry. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Stephen Colbert staff members arrested for trespassing on Capitol Hill
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New York Times:
Gun Sellers' Message to Americans: Man Up — The number of firearms in the U.S. is outpacing the country's population, as an emboldened gun industry and its allies target buyers with rhetoric of fear, machismo and defiance. — Last November, hours after a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse …
CNBC:
Bitcoin dropped below $17,800 as sell-off accelerates — here's what happened — Bitcoin fell to about $17,749, and ether fell to about $897 on Saturday afternoon, as the sell-off in the crypto market accelerates. — The world's two most popular cryptocurrencies are down more than 35% …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
8 Top Former Prosecutors, Senior DOJ Officials on Key New Evidence in Effort to Pressure Pence — I asked several former federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department officials their views on specific new evidence presented by the January 6 Select Committee. I asked each of them independently.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
All the Jan. 6 evidence that Trump and Co. knew their plot was corrupt
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