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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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Washington Post:
Speaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden's win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows — Two months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to help President Donald Trump stay in office, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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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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The Hill
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Donald Trump plotted fake electors scheme, January 6 panel set to show — Committee also expected to probe Trump's pressure on officials in crucial states to corruptly reverse his election defeat — The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is expected to show …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Trump Says Jan. 6 Rally-Goers ‘Were Well-Behaved’ — Former President Donald Trump called into The Balance with Eric Bolling on Newsmax and defended attendees of his now-infamous Jan. 6, 2021 rally. — On Monday, Bolling asked Trump about the Jan. 6 committee, which is holding ongoing hearings …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump Knocks ‘Foolish’ Kevin McCarthy for Not Having Anyone on Jan 6 Committee: ‘Bad Decision Was Made’
Trump Knocks ‘Foolish’ Kevin McCarthy for Not Having Anyone on Jan 6 Committee: ‘Bad Decision Was Made’
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
House Jan. 6 committee to reveal Meadows' pressure on Georgia election officials
House Jan. 6 committee to reveal Meadows' pressure on Georgia election officials
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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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Austin American-Statesman:
Exclusive: Officers arrived at Uvalde school with rifles, ballistic shield 19 minutes after gunman — Tony Plohetski Chuck LindellAustin American-Statesman — Multiple police officers stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary School armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield within 19 minutes …
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Bobby Caina Calvan / Associated Press:
Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M — NEW YORK (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov was auctioning off to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel.
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Kalia Richardson / New York Times:
Russian Journalist's Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million — Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will donate proceeds to UNICEF to help Ukrainian child refugees. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The Nobel Peace Prize put up for auction …
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UPI
The Guardian:
Russian emails appear to show ‘network’ holding $4.5bn assets linked to Putin
Russian emails appear to show ‘network’ holding $4.5bn assets linked to Putin
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OCCRP and Hackwhackers
Chen Aizhu / Reuters:
China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi
China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi
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The Guardian
Eric Schlosser / The Atlantic:
What If Russia Uses Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine?
What If Russia Uses Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine?
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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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Daniel Desrochers / Kansas City Star:
Social media companies take down, flag Greitens' people-hunting video — Social media companies on Monday grappled with how to handle a campaign video by former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens that depicted him hunting members of the Republican party who he deemed inadequately conservative.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' ‘RINO Hunting’ Ad Is a Dumb, Dangerous Troll
Ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' ‘RINO Hunting’ Ad Is a Dumb, Dangerous Troll
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Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri political group eyes former prosecutor to run as independent for U.S. Senate — JEFFERSON CITY — A former federal prosecutor currently serving as a top attorney on the congressional panel probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is being urged to run for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat as an independent.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment — In a speech on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a future presidential candidate, but not like someone interested in discussing the specifics of Jan. 6. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pence says he won't let Dems use Jan. 6 ‘to distract’ from their ‘failed agenda,’ praises Trump record
Pence says he won't let Dems use Jan. 6 ‘to distract’ from their ‘failed agenda,’ praises Trump record
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Axios, American Greatness and The Hill
Associated Press:
Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened — WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy …
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russia can't guarantee that American vets captured in Ukraine won't face the death penalty — Russia comments for first time on American veterans captured in Ukraine: exclusive — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman wouldn't guarantee that two U.S. military veterans captured …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
What a Roberts compromise on abortion could look like — When the two sides in the abortion debate squared off at the Supreme Court last fall, they agreed on one thing: There was no middle ground. — Now, any hope abortion rights supporters have of avoiding a historic loss before the court lies …
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
“Bloody” protesters outside Amy Coney Barret's home
“Bloody” protesters outside Amy Coney Barret's home
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Independent Al Gross says he's ending Alaska House bid — JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Al Gross, an independent running for Alaska's only U.S. House seat, said late Monday that he is ending his campaign after a top finish in this month's special primary. — Gross in a statement said it was …
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WTOP News
Chad Pergram / Fox News:
How Colbert show staffers got themselves hurled out of two House office buildings — The group did not possess the proper credentials and had to be told twice to leave — Stephen Colbert staffers face unlawful entry charges with potential for more punishment
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