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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Rebuked again: Trump's picks for House seats in Georgia go bust — Georgia Republican voters rebuked Donald Trump for the second time in a month Tuesday by rejecting his picks for a pair of open U.S. House seats, another blow to the former president after his attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and other incumbents collapsed.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Oz drops Trump branding in general election shift — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is quietly shifting his campaign messaging away from former President Trump as he transitions into what's likely to be one of the most hotly contested Senate elections of the midterms.
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Political Wire, Washington Examiner and Alabama Daily News
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Katie Britt is projected to beat Mo Brooks in Alabama GOP Senate race — GOP primary runoffs in Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday featured congressional candidates with dueling claims to the party base — First-time candidate Katie Britt on Tuesday won the Republican nomination to represent Alabama …
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New York Times:
Katie Britt leveraged her Alabama connections and political savvy to trounce Mo Brooks. — At a gathering of Alabama Republicans last year, Katie Britt and her husband strategically positioned themselves at the end of a receiving line to shake hands with former President Donald J. Trump.
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Collins beats Trump-endorsed Jones in 10th Congressional District contest
Collins beats Trump-endorsed Jones in 10th Congressional District contest
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Roll Call and Raw Story
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Polls close in Virginia and Georgia, where key congressional showdowns are being held
Polls close in Virginia and Georgia, where key congressional showdowns are being held
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, Just The News and RedState
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump expressed a different view on the election to a filmmaker. — Ivanka Trump, the elder daughter of former President Donald J. Trump, told a documentary film crew in the middle of December 2020 that her father should “continue to fight until every legal remedy is exhausted” …
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Rolling Stone:
‘What the F-ck Is This?’: Team Trump Blindsided by Jan. 6 Committee Getting Doc Footage — Former administration and campaign officials tell Rolling Stone they had no idea a film crew had months of access to the former president and his family — The Jan. 6 committee …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Back — WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 —> 00:00:03.630 “Did Mr. Giuliani ask one of the other attorneys …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The attempted revolution was televised — and recorded
The attempted revolution was televised — and recorded
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Times
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas unseen Trump tapes
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas unseen Trump tapes
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Mary Claire Patton / KSAT-TV:
Officer husband of slain Uvalde teacher was detained, had gun taken away after trying to save wife — Texas DPS director said Eva Mireles told her husband she ‘had been shot and was dying’ — UVALDE, Texas - Shocking testimony from the Texas DPS director on Tuesday has revealed even more insight into the …
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Associated Press:
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Head of State Police Calls Response to Uvalde Shooting an ‘Abject Failure’
Head of State Police Calls Response to Uvalde Shooting an ‘Abject Failure’
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Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
Senate Gun Bill Extends Gun Prohibitions to Juvenile Records, Misdemeanor Violence Committed by ‘Dating Partners’ — The Senate released the finalized text of its gun deal on Tuesday, adding new kinds of gun prohibitions to federal law. — The package extends current prohibitions on gun sales …
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NBC News:
Senators release text of bipartisan gun bill, seek final passage this week — WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators overcame some last-minute hurdles and released legislative text Tuesday on a narrow set of provisions to combat gun violence, including state funding to implement “red flag” laws and enhanced background checks.
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Mediaite and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Washington Post:
Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam
Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam
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CNN, HuffPost, HotAir, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Bloomberg, Politico and Political Wire
Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
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New York Times, USA Today and Breitbart
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Senators say agreement on gun violence compromise is at hand
Senators say agreement on gun violence compromise is at hand
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Alone in Washington, Rusty Bowers tells world what happened in Arizona — In refusing to help overturn the 2020 election, the Republican lawmaker was harassed and ostracized — Hours before Arizona House Speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers (R) testified about how he refused to help Donald Trump overturn …
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CNN:
7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings
7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Election workers describe ‘hateful’ threats after Trump's false claims
Election workers describe ‘hateful’ threats after Trump's false claims
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Vox, New York Times and Jezebel
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Georgia election worker Shaye Freeman Moss says Trump conspiracies ‘turned my life upside down’
Georgia election worker Shaye Freeman Moss says Trump conspiracies ‘turned my life upside down’
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New York Times, New York Magazine and Associated Press
CNN:
Frustrated with January 6 hearings, Trump turns ire toward his allies — (CNN)Donald Trump is growing increasingly irritated with the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, riot as it lifts the curtain on some of its findings with public hearings that have garnered gavel-to-gavel cable coverage …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Triad:
Trump Proves the Jan. 6th Committee's Point
Trump Proves the Jan. 6th Committee's Point
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Bloomberg:
GOP Senator Ron Johnson Wanted to Intervene for Trump on Jan. 6
GOP Senator Ron Johnson Wanted to Intervene for Trump on Jan. 6
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Journal Sentinel, Associated Press and Common Dreams
Politico:
Ron Johnson tried to hand fake elector info to Mike Pence on Jan. 6, panel reveals
Ron Johnson tried to hand fake elector info to Mike Pence on Jan. 6, panel reveals
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
South Dakota AG convicted on 2 impeachment charges, removed — PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 fatal accident, removing and barring him from future office in a stinging rebuke …
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Tom Lawrence / The Daily Beast:
Killer South Dakota Attorney General Ousted and Banned From Office — After he ran over a man, the top law-enforcement official in the state was in trouble. Now he's out of a job. — Jason Ravnsborg, the South Dakota attorney general who ran over and killed a man on a highway in 2020 …
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Rolling Stone
Will Hobson / Washington Post:
Document reveals details of 2009 sexual assault allegation against Daniel Snyder — An employee of Washington's NFL team accused owner Daniel Snyder of sexually harassing and assaulting her in April 2009, three months before the team agreed to pay the woman $1.6 million as part of a confidential settlement …
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New York Times:
F.D.A. Plans to Seek Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes — The move would be an effort to further wean Americans from addictive tobacco products and reduce smoking-related illnesses. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The Food and Drug Administration is planning …
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Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Targets Removal of Most Nicotine From Cigarettes
Biden Administration Targets Removal of Most Nicotine From Cigarettes
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New York Post, Washington Post and The Daily Wire
chevron.com:
a letter to president biden from chevron CEO mike wirth — Dear Mr. President: — Thank you for your letter dated June 14, 2022. As industry leaders, academic experts and numerous policy makers have pointed out, there are no easy fixes nor any short-term answers to the global supply …
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Cuellar Defeats Cisneros In South Texas Primary Runoff, Recount Shows — Henry Cuellar, the embattled nine-term congressman from South Texas in the political fight of his career, won his Democratic primary runoff against a young progressive opponent, overcoming fierce attacks on his record …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
American Grifters: Meet the MAGA Army Profiting Off Trump's Election Lies — A shadow army of grifters and hucksters is working tirelessly to substantiate his unfounded claims about election fraud—and make a few bucks doing it. — David Gilbert — The House select committee investigating …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Live chat — Updates about tonight's races in Georgia — 🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back. — We're not likely to get a call out of Georgia. — Alex's sources are likely right, and it's going to be a long wait. Now that California is in Biden's column, he's at 209 electoral votes, to Trump's 119.
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ProPublica:
Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who's Gaming the Tax System — The Secret IRS Files … One day in July 1985, three young men from Philadelphia, their lawyer and a burly Pinkerton guard arrived at a horse track outside Chicago carrying a briefcase with $250,000 in cash.
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Truthout and Political Wire