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Politico:
Secret Service: Jan. 6 committee didn't reach out before Hutchinson's explosive Trump testimony — The Jan. 6 committee didn't reach out to the Secret Service in the days before it aired explosive testimony about an alleged physical altercation between Donald Trump and his security detail …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Cassidy Hutchinson stands by her testimony amid pushback — (CNN)Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, released a new statement Wednesday provided exclusively to CNN standing by her blockbuster testimony revealed in a hearing …
Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
‘Trump tantrum’: Late-night hosts recap Cassidy Hutchinson's ‘wild’ Jan. 6 testimony — Warning: Some of the videos below contain profanity. — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's stunning testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings was the talk of late-night TV on Tuesday.
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USA Today, Raw Story and Washington Post
NBC News:
Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 testimony comes under increased scrutiny — WASHINGTON — Republicans and other sources are rebutting elements of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the Jan. 6 committee, handing Donald Trump and his allies ammunition as they seek …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Are we supposed to believe the Republicans didn't know? — Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony casts new light on the Republicans who chose to defend and protect an enemy of the Constitution. — T — Liz Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the J6 commitment, knows that powerful eyewitness testimony …
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HuffPost, Vox, Puck and Occupy Democrats
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's silly new ‘defense’ against Hutchinson is full of holes
Trump's silly new ‘defense’ against Hutchinson is full of holes
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New York Times, Breitbart, Reason, Roar of Sanity, The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Post Politics Now: Breyer to retire Thursday from Supreme Court, clearing way for Jackson swearing-in
Post Politics Now: Breyer to retire Thursday from Supreme Court, clearing way for Jackson swearing-in
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Secret Service lead and presidential driver are prepared to testify under oath that Trump did NOT grab steering wheel or lunge at agents to drive himself to Capitol on January 6
Secret Service lead and presidential driver are prepared to testify under oath that Trump did NOT grab steering wheel or lunge at agents to drive himself to Capitol on January 6
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Jan. 6 panel may have found its ‘smoking gun’
POLITICO Playbook: Jan. 6 panel may have found its ‘smoking gun’
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
12-Year-Old Incest Victims Should Birth Dad's Child, House Speaker Gunn Says — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says abortion should be illegal even for a 12-year-old rape victim carrying her father or uncle's child. He made the remark to reporters in the hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck …
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The Hill
Reuters:
Biden unlikely to meet bold Democrat demands after abortion ruling, sources say — The White House is unlikely to take up the bold steps to protect women's right to have an abortion that Democratic lawmakers have called for in recent days, interviews with officials show.
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Slate, HotAir, Fox News, Breitbart and Washington Post
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The fall of Roe is the culmination of the Democratic establishment's failures
The fall of Roe is the culmination of the Democratic establishment's failures
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Politico, Bloomberg, Common Dreams, Fox News, Washington Examiner, It's the democracy, stupid, The Hill and The Daily Wire
Julia Ioffe / Puck:
The G.O.P. Inside Conversation on Roe
The G.O.P. Inside Conversation on Roe
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The Forum, Very Serious and WWLP-TV
Washington Post:
Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines — Some advocacy groups and their allies are crafting legislative language that could be adopted in Republican-led state capitals. — Several national antiabortion groups and their allies in Republican-led state legislatures …
Pppadmin / Public Policy Polling:
Masters Leads by Double Digits in Arizona Senate Primary — PPP's newest poll of the Republican primary for the Senate in Arizona finds a clear leader- Blake Masters tops the field at 29% to 15% for Mark Brnovich, 10% for Jim Lamon, and 5% for Michael McGuire. This represents quite a shift in the field compared to March.
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Disgraced Former EPA Chief, Gets Crushed In Senate Primary
Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Charles charity cash donation ‘would not happen again’ — The cash donation accepted by the Prince of Wales for his charity would not happen now, a royal source says. — “That was then, this is now,” the source said, following reports Prince Charles had accepted around £2.5m in cash in a suitcase and carrier bags.
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The Guardian and New York Times
NBC News:
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case — R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. — U.S. District Court Judge Ann …
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Troy Closson / New York Times:
R. Kelly Is Sentenced to 30 Years for Scheme to Lure Children Into Sex
R. Kelly Is Sentenced to 30 Years for Scheme to Lure Children Into Sex
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Rolling Stone, CNN, Law & Crime, Associated Press, RADAR, Vox, National Review, Variety, Mediaite, Cyprus Mail, Deseret News and Stereogum
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Cornell University removes Gettysburg Address, Lincoln bust from library after alleged complaint — A biology professor says the display was removed after ‘someone complained’ — Lincoln Memorial celebrates 100th anniversary — A bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a plaque …
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National Review
Brandon Garcia / WEHOville:
WeHo defunds the sheriff — West Hollywood City Council voted to reduce funding to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department at their meeting Monday night despite a fierce public backlash, ending a long-simmering debate about the future of public safety in the city.
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New York Post, Townhall, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
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Associated Press:
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest — JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping …
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Mississippi Free Press, Mississippi Today and SuperTalk Mississippi
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate — ROME (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.
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Reuters:
Jackson to join U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as Breyer departs — Ketanji Brown Jackson, picked by President Joe Biden to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, is set to be sworn in to begin serving the lifetime job on Thursday with the formal retirement of liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.
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New York Times:
The Vanishing Moderate Democrat — Their positions are popular. So why are they going extinct? — Early last year, as Democrats were preparing to control the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade, Josh Gottheimer met with Nancy Pelosi to discuss their party's message.
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NRCC and Caterpillar Steps
Luke Tress / The Times of Israel:
Ben & Jerry's Israel, parent company Unilever reach deal to end settlement boycott — Israeli firm acquires right to produce, sell its ice cream in Israel and the West Bank under Hebrew and Arabic names; Israel and supporters hail ‘victory’ against BDS movement
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Unilever, CNBC, New York Post, Washington Free Beacon, National Review, The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire
Quinnipiac University Poll:
GA Senate Race: Warnock Opens Up 10 Point Lead Over Walker, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Kemp And Abrams Locked In Dead Heat In Governor's Race — mail_outline — In the race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock leads 54 …
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HotAir, Fox News, PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
RSLC:
New Polling Shows The Dobbs Decision Won't Save State Democrats in November — TO: State Legislative Candidates and Elected Officials — RE: New Polling Shows The Dobbs Decision Won't Save State Democrats in November — The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision …
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Washington Times, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Townhall
Politico:
Karine's tough debut — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. — It's been a rocky first month for White House press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE. — Her answers have baffled reporters, and even made some of her White House colleagues wince.
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Twitchy
Karina Elwood / Washington Post:
Montgomery County super PAC launches attack ad against Marc Elrich — A new super PAC in Montgomery County focused on affordable housing launched an ad on Tuesday attacking County Executive Marc Elrich's record on land use. — Montgomery County residents Eric Saul and Adam Jentleson registered …
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra:
California Department of Justice Alerts Individuals Impacted by Exposure of Personal Information from 2022 Firearms Dashboard — Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov — SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Justice has announced that personal information was disclosed …
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Washington Examiner, UPI, Sacramento Bee, YourCentralValley.com, RedState and The Daily Caller
Jordan Uhl / I Hate It Here And Never Want To Leave:
Rent Prices Growing Four Times Faster Than Income — The median national rent exceeded $2,000 in May for the first time ever. … Housing is a human right. The idea that only people with sufficient income should be able have a place to live, let alone live comfortably, is ludicrous.
Diana Glebova / National Review:
Kamala Harris Backtracks after Guaranteeing Biden Will Run in 2024 — After guaranteeing that President Joe Biden will run for reelection in 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to walk back the statement on Wednesday, introducing some doubt as to whether the elderly president will attempt to remain in office.
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Washington Examiner and New York Post
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Indicted Election Denier Tina Peters Loses Her Own Election—and Denies She Lost — “It's not over,” Tina Peters said, as she was down by 15 percentage points. — Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk who flogged election conspiracy theories and was then indicted for allegedly breaching …
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Denver Post, Streams of Crunchiness, The American Independent, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone and Talking Points Memo