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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
GOP member of Jan. 6 committee warns that more violence is coming — One of two Republican members of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, starkly warned Sunday that his own party's lies could feed additional violence.
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The Hill, The Guardian, Axios, New York Post, al.com, Politico, Insider and Political Wire
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Steady:
The Coup Continues — There is nothing past tense about January 6, 2021 — There is nothing past tense about January 6, 2021, even though the date itself is about 18 months ago. The currents that exploded that day are, and will continue to be (with an emphasis on the present and future tenses) …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Thanks, Kevin McCarthy, for making the Jan. 6 hearings worthwhile — The hearings organized by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection are getting high marks for calling public attention to new and damning information while also offering a compelling narrative of a frightening criminal effort to destroy our democracy.
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The Hill
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
6 in 10 Americans say Trump should be charged for Jan. 6 riot: POLL — A majority of Americans also think the Jan. 6 committee has been fair. — Former President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition during their annual “Road To Majority Policy Conference” …
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Occupy Democrats, Mother Jones, The Hill, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, RedState, Raw Story, Mediaite, Insider, Eschaton and Political Wire
Kelly Livingston / ABC News:
Recession isn't ‘inevitable’ but inflation remains ‘unacceptably high’: Janet Yellen — The treasury secretary expects “the economy to slow” to more “stable growth.” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives to testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee at a hearing …
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Insider, RedState, The Hill, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Daily Wire and Washington Times
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Jose A. Del Real / Washington Post:
A recession ‘is not inevitable,’ W.H. says — again and again
A recession ‘is not inevitable,’ W.H. says — again and again
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The Hill
Cathy Young / Morning Shots:
Has the Tide Really Turned in Ukraine? — Plus: It's all about the gays — In the past month or so, the dominant Ukraine narrative in the media has shifted from “heroic Ukrainians repelling a mismanaged Russian invasion” to “badly outgunned Ukrainians unable to hold back Russian advances in the East” …
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The Economist, HotAir, The Hill, The Guardian, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, USA Today and Bloomberg
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán / KUT Radio …:
Texas Republican Party includes anti-LGBT ideology in its new platform
Texas Republican Party includes anti-LGBT ideology in its new platform
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Insider and The Ugly Duckling
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment — A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies. — WASHINGTON — Within days …
New York Times:
What Hundreds of Photos of Weapons Reveal About Russia's Brutal War Strategy — Reflecting a shockingly barbaric and old-fashioned wartime strategy, Russian forces have pummeled Ukrainian cities and towns with a barrage of rockets and other munitions, most of which can be considered relatively crude relics …
Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:
FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level — The international swimming federation said transgender women who had experienced male puberty could not compete in women's events. — Give this article- - - Read in app — FINA, the international swimming federation …
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Sky News, FINA, National Review, Insider and Fox News
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Fox News paid $15 million to former host who filed pay disparity claim — Melissa Francis alleged her male colleagues made far more than women. She won an unusually large settlement, according to documents viewed by The Post. — Fox News agreed to a roughly $15 million settlement …
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The Daily Beast and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Expect Joe Biden to Run in 2024. They're Less Sure If He Should. — Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as early front-runner should the president decide not to seek re-election — in Columbia, S.C. — Democratic insiders in Washington and key primary states expect President Biden …
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Power Line and Fox News
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
An Elite Christian College Has Become The Latest Battleground In America's Culture Wars — The saga that unfolded after a professor officiated a same-sex wedding has exposed deep rifts over how the school treats members of the LGBTQ community — and how its church interprets the Bible.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Peter Thiel helped build big tech. Now he wants to tear it all down. — Inside the billionaire investor's journey from Facebook board member to an architect of the new American right — On a summer morning in 2019, Rep. Matt Gaetz was having breakfast at the Los Angeles mansion …
BBC:
France's Macron set to lose majority - projection — Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose control of the French National Assembly after a strong performance by rival parties. — His centrist Ensemble coalition is on course …
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New York Times
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Texas GOP Declares Biden Illegitimate, Demands End to Abortion — Texas Republicans acted on multiple resolutions and platform changes at their state convention this weekend—including declaring that President Joe Biden was “not legitimately elected” and demanding an end to abortion.
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Searing testimony increases odds of charges against Trump, experts say — Former prosecutors say January 6 hearings have delivered ‘compelling evidence that Trump committed crimes’ — The searing testimony and growing evidence about Donald Trump's central role in a multi-pronged conspiracy …
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CNN, Raw Story, CBS News, The Advocacy Newsletter, The Atlantic and The Full Belmonte
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Here's what voters will get if they cast their ballots based on gas prices — Americans are mad about inflation. They're especially outraged that gasoline averages $5 per gallon nationwide. And history suggests they may act on that furor by voting the bums out.
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The Welcome Party and Townhall
Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis draws huge cash haul from Trump donors — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Ron DeSantis gears up for a likely 2024 White House bid — with or without Donald Trump in the race — the Florida governor is winning over some of the former president's biggest benefactors.
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Raw Story
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Texas AG Paxton's shameful Uvalde cop-out: ‘God always has a plan’ — When thoughts and prayers seem inadequate in the wake of a tragedy, you can always blame God. — That would seem to be how Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sees it after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde …
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Why a Rhodes Scholar's Ambition Led Her to a Job at Starbucks — Jaz Brisack became a barista for the same reasons that talented young people have long chosen their career paths: a mix of idealism and ambition. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Most weekend mornings …
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Zack Colman / Politico:
Justice or overreach?: As crucial test looms, Big Greens are under fire — When Aaron Mair ascended to the board presidency of the Sierra Club, he brought a new mission to the century-old environmental group: Where once it devoted itself solely to conservation issues …
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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Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Employees at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize
Apple Employees at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize
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Al Jazeera