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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Trump's Team Setting Up Eastman to Take Blame for Jan. 6 — Trump in recent weeks has told confidants that he sees no reason to defend the lawyer who tried to help him overturn the 2020 election, sources tell Rolling Stone — With the Justice Department and Jan. 6 committee taking …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Triad:
Trump Proves the Jan. 6th Committee's Point — He's basically a witness against himself. — We're taking turns subbing for JVL while he is out, and I wanted to use my turn at bat to talk about something that struck me over the weekend: Former President Donald Trump is responding to the case …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas unseen Trump tapes — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — SCOOP: The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 sent a subpoena last week to ALEX HOLDER, a documentary filmmaker who was granted extensive access …
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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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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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Politico:
Jan. 6 committee to highlight Trump's state-level pressure to overturn the 2020 election — Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election depended on one key thing that he never received: the blessing of Republican-controlled state legislatures. But it wasn't for a lack of trying.
Washington Post:
Speaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden's win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows
Speaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden's win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The attempted revolution was televised — and recorded
The attempted revolution was televised — and recorded
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Terri Langford / The Texas Tribune:
“If there's kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders — The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy. — Copy link
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Associated Press:
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’ — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they never checked a classroom door …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Head of State Police Calls Response to Uvalde Shooting an ‘Abject Failure’ — The director of the Department of Public Safety said that police officers wasted time looking for a classroom door key that was “never needed.” — AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Texas State Police offered …
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Washington Post:
Police response in Uvalde was ‘an abject failure,’ Texas DPS chief says
Police response in Uvalde was ‘an abject failure,’ Texas DPS chief says
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The corporations backing the Texas Republican Party — The Texas Republican Party is one of the largest and most influential state parties in the nation. But it is also among the most radical. Successful candidates nominated by the Texas GOP have implemented a near-total abortion ban …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump praises ‘powerful’ Texas GOP after rejection of Biden win
Trump praises ‘powerful’ Texas GOP after rejection of Biden win
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Texas Republicans want to secede? Good riddance.
Texas Republicans want to secede? Good riddance.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says Maine cannot deny tuition aid to religious schools — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a recent streak of victories for religious interests, striking down a Maine tuition program that does not allow public funds to go to schools that promote religious instruction.
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Jason Karaian / New York Times:
The Russian ruble keeps rising, hitting a seven-year high. — A combination of capital controls, rising exports and falling imports have strengthened the Russian currency since it plunged in the weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. — The ruble cemented its unlikely status …
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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Jacob Factor / Tulsa World:
Broken Arrow open-carry incident raises law enforcement questions — An incident in Broken Arrow a week ago raised fresh questions about how witnesses and law enforcement should respond when people walk around in public armed with assault-style rifles. — A man in a tactical vest …
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Elon Musk's Trans Daughter Files to Change Her Name, No Longer ‘Wishes to Be Related’ to Him — She cited 'Gender Identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form. Alerts — Elon Musk, the world's richest man …
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Jared Malsin / Wall Street Journal:
Turkish Defense Industry Grows Cautious Over Selling Weapons to Ukraine — Caution over weapons sales illustrates how Turkey has catered to both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war — ANKARA, Turkey—The head of Turkey's weapons-production agency said the country must be cautious about delivering …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
As businesses flee Russia, a New York model returns to Moscow — Model and reality TV personality Kira Dikhtyar seeks a reinvention in Vladimir Putin's Russia — As Western businesses fled Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Kira Dikhtyar, a 33-year-old model in New York City, traveled in the opposite direction.
Shadi Hamid / The Atlantic:
The Liberals Who Won't Acknowledge the Crime Problem — On a recent June weekend, 10 people were killed in shootings across cities in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Tennessee, and South Carolina. In Philadelphia, multiple active shooters fired into a crowd in the popular nighttime destination of South Street.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
What a Disturbing New Film Reveals About Modi's India — “The Kashmir Files” depicts the decades-old exodus of Hindus from the Muslim-majority region. For nationalists, it's perfect propaganda. — Earlier this year, “The Kashmir Files”—a blood-soaked historical drama with a nearly three-hour run time …
Jerusalem Post:
Palestinians facing LGBTQ discrimination to receive special work visas — During a Knesset hearing, testimonies from several Palestinians from the LGBT community were heard. — The need for work visas for Palestinians from the LGBT community who were persecuted in the PA territories …
Anchorage Daily News:
Al Gross withdraws from Alaska's U.S. House campaign — Independent Al Gross said Monday he was withdrawing as a candidate from both the special and general elections for U.S. House in Alaska, and urged supporters to consider voting instead for Democrat Mary Peltola or Republican Tara Sweeney.
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