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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Cassidy Hutchinson Held Their Manhoods Cheap — They all knew. But only the 26-year-old staffer would testify about it under oath. — This afternoon a 26-year-old former assistant showed more courage and integrity than an entire administration full of grown-ass adults who were purportedly working …
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Washington Examiner, Insider and Politico
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Trump Is In Deep, Deep, Deep, Deep Trouble — The testimony this afternoon of Cassidy Hutchinson, the aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, cannot be dismissed. If what she has testified to, sworn under oath, is not countered or contradicted by Meadows or Trump's White House counsel Pat Cippolone …
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Talking Points Memo
Gabby Orr / CNN:
‘This is a bombshell’: Trump aides left speechless by Hutchinson testimony — (CNN)Aides to former President Donald Trump were left speechless amid the first half of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on Tuesday, acknowledging to CNN that her testimony was “a bombshell” with potentially huge repercussions for Trump.
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Politico:
Former White House aide delivers shocking testimony about out-of-control Trump on Jan. 6 — Minutes before Donald Trump took the stage at an Ellipse rally on Jan. 6, 2021, he urged the Secret Service to remove security magnetometers to let in people with weapons because “they're not here to hurt me …
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New York Times:
Trump Aides Watch Testimony and Brace for Damage — A “stunning two hours” raises fears of political and legal consequences for the former president. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — Devastating new testimony by a former White House aide describing …
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Politico and PoliticusUSA
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Trying to Cover Up the Greatest Political Scandal in American History … The January 6 hearings have two basic functions. The first is to reveal, to the degree it is possible, as much as can be uncovered about Donald Trump's efforts to negate the 2020 election result and remain in office.
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Data For Progress
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony Should Be the End of Donald Trump — Regardless of the legal obstacles to convicting the former President, Hutchinson's testimony reconfirmed that he must never again be allowed anywhere near power. — On Tuesday morning, Hunter Biden started trending on social media …
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ABC News and Associated Press
David French / The Dispatch:
The Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump Just Got Much Stronger — New testimony may have produced a smoking gun. — I confess that I've been skeptical that the January 6 committee would produce evidence that Donald Trump was directly criminally responsible for the attack on the Capitol.
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Washington Post, USA Today, Breitbart, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller and The Moral Volcano
Washington Post:
Trump had his own rampage as rioters assaulted Capitol, aide says — Dramatic new testimony revealed how the president's famous temper flared during critical hours on Jan. 6 and earlier — Smashing plates. Flipping tablecloths. Shouting expletives until he's red in the face.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Jan. 6 panel looks inside Trump White House with Cassidy Hutchinson testimony
Jan. 6 panel looks inside Trump White House with Cassidy Hutchinson testimony
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing: Trump wanted armed mob to march to Capitol, sought to join, aide says
Jan. 6 hearing: Trump wanted armed mob to march to Capitol, sought to join, aide says
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Politico, Insider, New York Times, Florida Phoenix, Metro.co.uk, Slate, Raw Story, The Texas Tribune, The Daily Signal, Nevada Current, Outside the Beltway, SHERO and Common Dreams
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
All the bombshells Cassidy Hutchinson dropped about Trump and Jan. 6
All the bombshells Cassidy Hutchinson dropped about Trump and Jan. 6
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Axios, New York Times, HuffPost, RADAR, Iowa Starting Line, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, CBS News, The Guardian, New York Post, The Mahablog and Mediaite
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Cassidy Hutchinson Shows Trump's Complicity in the Attack on the Capitol
Cassidy Hutchinson Shows Trump's Complicity in the Attack on the Capitol
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Los Angeles Times, RedState, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Insider, PBS NewsHour and Just The News
Washington Post:
Cassidy Hutchinson's path from trusted insider to explosive witness
Cassidy Hutchinson's path from trusted insider to explosive witness
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New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, WTOP News, Hackwhackers, MSNBC and CNN
Politico:
What would Doug Jones do? — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people …
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Our Own President Set Us Up’: Injured Capitol Police Officer Says Trump Betrayed Him
‘Our Own President Set Us Up’: Injured Capitol Police Officer Says Trump Betrayed Him
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Insider
NBC News:
Jan. 6 hearing highlights: Cassidy Hutchinson gives explosive testimony about the Trump White House
Jan. 6 hearing highlights: Cassidy Hutchinson gives explosive testimony about the Trump White House
Ximena Bustillo / NPR:
Witness recalls being told Trump grabbed the wheel when he couldn't go to the Capitol
Witness recalls being told Trump grabbed the wheel when he couldn't go to the Capitol
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New York Times, CNN, PoliticusUSA and UPI
Associated Press:
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
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HotAir, Washington Post, CBS News, RedState, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Twitchy, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Mediaite, Florida Politics, Insider, Oil City News, Musing About Books …, Slate, KSLTV.com, KVIA-TV and Hackwhackers
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A lawyer for Virginia Thomas said she would not testify to the House panel. — A lawyer for Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a supporter of President Donald J. Trump's efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election, told the House select committee investigating …
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The Daily Caller
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Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
George Washington University rejects petition to fire Clarence Thomas over abortion ruling
George Washington University rejects petition to fire Clarence Thomas over abortion ruling
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Politico, The Hill, The Federalist, Washington Times and Change.org
The Texas Tribune:
Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in Texas, judge rules
Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in Texas, judge rules
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HotAir, Austin American-Statesman, The Columbus Dispatch, Insider, CNBC, Bloomberg, KXAN-TV, Breitbart, VICE, Al Jazeera, CNN and Center for Reproductive Rights
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Abortions in Texas can temporarily resume, judge rules
Abortions in Texas can temporarily resume, judge rules
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KHOU-TV, Townhall and The Daily Caller
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Giuliani on Defensive After Uproar Over Assault Claim — Two days after Rudy Giuliani claimed a worker had assaulted him at a Staten Island supermarket, the once-vaunted former mayor was spending Tuesday morning like many men his age: complaining about his aches and pains.
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New York Post, Lede Progress, Politico and al.com
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New York Post:
Eric Adams says Rudy Giuliani may have filed a phony report in SI ‘assault’ — ex-mayor responds: ‘go f-k’ yourself — MORE ON: — Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for filing a false police report over an alleged assault at a Staten Island supermarket …
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Mediaite, NBC New York, Politico and pjmedia.com
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Revives Republican-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana — A federal judge had ordered lawmakers to redraw the state's six congressional districts to include two in which Black voters were in the majority. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana House map amid racial bias claims
Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana House map amid racial bias claims
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Vox, Washington Post, CBS News, NPR and RedState
Vicky Ward Investigates:
Where Are The Men Who Should Be Held to Account? — Jeffrey Epstein may be dead, but the power structure that enabled him endures—and the 2022 Cannes Film Festival is Exhibit A that his activities continue without him — “Vicky Ward Investigates” is reader-funded and entirely ad-free.
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: Confidence in Supreme Court collapses as just 33% agree with decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that more than six in 10 Americans (61%) now have little or no confidence in the Supreme Court after its decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade …
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Townhall, Hackwhackers and New York Magazine
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign — States will be given vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, but supplies of the safest type are limited. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Clinics nationwide will begin offering vaccinations against monkeypox to anyone …
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European Commission, The Hill and KSLTV.com
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Presidentti:
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on 28 June 2022 — Office of the President of the Republic of Finland — Press release 41/2022 — Today in Madrid, before the beginning of the NATO Summit, we had a thorough meeting with President …
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Politico, Euractiv, Defense One, Washington Examiner and Foreign Policy
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Inside Biden's successful six-month bid to expand NATO
Inside Biden's successful six-month bid to expand NATO
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Fox News, The New Arab, CNBC, Fortune and The White House
Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
Massive Trove of Gun Owners' Private Information Leaked by California Attorney General — California gun owners have been put at risk by the Attorney General's office after a new dashboard leaked their personal information. — The California Department of Justice's 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal went live …
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TheBlaze, RedState, The Daily Caller, California Attorney … and Twitchy