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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Hutchinson Puts Trump's Violence on Display — Who will stand by her? — Let's stipulate a few things that 26-year-old Cassidy Hutchinson testified to, under oath, before the House January 6th Committee: — President Donald Trump was warned that his supporters were armed before he gave his speech on Jan. 6th.
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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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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
Politico:
What would Doug Jones do? — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people …
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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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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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
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Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump raged at aides as riot unfolded, unfazed by warnings of violence, according to testimony
Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump raged at aides as riot unfolded, unfazed by warnings of violence, according to testimony
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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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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
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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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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Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week seemingly expressed support for the Supreme Court potentially overturning past rulings on cases involving the LGBTQ community following the downfall of Roe v. Wade on Friday.
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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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:
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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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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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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Samantha Ibrahim / New York Post:
Howard Stern wants to run for president to ‘overturn all this bulls-t’
Howard Stern wants to run for president to ‘overturn all this bulls-t’
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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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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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New York Times:
Ghislaine Maxwell Receives 20 Years for Aiding Epstein in Sex Trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell Receives 20 Years for Aiding Epstein in Sex Trafficking
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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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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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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Sean Casten beats Rep. Marie Newman in Illinois Democratic House primary — Rep. Sean Casten beat Rep. Marie Newman Tuesday in Illinois's only faceoff between two House Democratic incumbents in a primary election. — The bitter battle for the suburban Chicago 6th Congressional District nomination saw …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Rep. Sean Casten defeats AOC ally Rep. Marie Newman in Illinois Democratic congressional primary
Rep. Sean Casten defeats AOC ally Rep. Marie Newman in Illinois Democratic congressional primary
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Washington Examiner, Townhall and USA Today
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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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Live results: It's primary night in America — There are no marquee races on the schedule, no high-stakes proxy wars involving Trump on one side and some prominent “disloyal” Republican on the other. — Although I'll probably find an excuse to declare Ron DeSantis the evening's big winner anyway for some reason or another tomorrow.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Dems' Rocky Mountain MAGA bet
Dems' Rocky Mountain MAGA bet
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Tina Peters, an indicted county clerk, loses the G.O.P. primary for Colorado secretary of state. — Tina Peters, a county clerk who has been charged with seven felonies related to a scheme to surreptitiously copy sensitive voting data, lost her bid for the Republican nomination for Colorado secretary …
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The Colorado Sun, FOX31 Denver, Just The News and CNN
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on the Tragic Loss of Life in San Antonio, Texas — The tragic loss of life in San Antonio, Texas that took place yesterday is horrifying and heartbreaking. Our prayers are with those who lost their lives, their loved ones, as well as those still fighting for their lives.
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
Another 50 migrant deaths and an ever-climbing body count on the border
Another 50 migrant deaths and an ever-climbing body count on the border
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