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New York Times:
Parade Shooting Live Updates: Suspect Charged With 7 Counts of Murder — Dozens more charges are expected, a prosecutor said. Police had previously visited the suspect's home twice in the years before the shooting in Highland Park, Ill., removing knives and a sword.
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CBS News:
Both parents of toddler found by strangers were killed in Highland Park mass shooting — HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) - Both parents of a 2-year-old child were killed in Monday's mass shooting during a July 4th parade in Highland Park. — Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35 …
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NBC News:
YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting
YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting
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Emily Mae Czachor / CBS News:
More than 220 shot and killed in U.S. gun violence over July 4 holiday weekend
More than 220 shot and killed in U.S. gun violence over July 4 holiday weekend
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WEB OF EVIL
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
‘Nothing feels safe:’ Americans are divided, anxious and quick to panic
‘Nothing feels safe:’ Americans are divided, anxious and quick to panic
Washington Post:
As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge — More Democrats are frustrated at Biden's caution in what they consider a moment of crisis, and figures like Newsom and Pritzker are showcasing a sharper approach — President Biden took the stage at an Independence …
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Politico:
‘Be absolutely furious’—Dems want more from Biden after Highland Park — One man declared himself “furious.” The other was solemn. One insisted that Americans “be angry.” The other touted recent reforms already done. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and President Joe Biden both watched …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Dems wonder if Biden can rise to moment — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — Is President JOE BIDEN meeting the moment? — That's the question driving the political zeitgeist as some of the loudest members of the Democratic Party vent their frustrations to major news outlets.
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Washington Post:
Gavin Newsom's TV ad slamming DeSantis fills a void among Democrats
Gavin Newsom's TV ad slamming DeSantis fills a void among Democrats
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Washington Post:
Biden heading to Ohio to tout work on bolstering retirement savings
Biden heading to Ohio to tout work on bolstering retirement savings
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
One of the Few Potential Bright Spots for Democrats in 2022: The Senate
One of the Few Potential Bright Spots for Democrats in 2022: The Senate
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Axios:
Republicans plot vengeance on Jan. 6 committee … - The hearings have painted a damning portrait of Trump, with many former aides testifying they told him his claims of a stolen election were bogus. — While Republicans have been eager to move beyond what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 …
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CNN:
Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing — Sarah Matthews, who served as deputy press secretary in the Trump White House until resigning shortly after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, has been subpoenaed …
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Pat Cipollone Faces Deadline for Appearance Before Jan. 6 Committee — Former White House counsel seen as witness to pivotal events related to Capitol riot — WASHINGTON—Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump's former White House counsel, faces a Wednesday deadline to give sworn testimony …
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Joshua Blank / The Texas Politics Project:
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Share of Texans Saying State is on the Wrong Track Reaches New High, while majority still oppose banning abortion — A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds 15% of Texans expressing support for a complete ban on abortion access …
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Libs Who Hate Liz — Who needs allies when we can hunt heretics instead? — BFD alert: Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump campaign lawyers. — But let's start this morning with a refresher course on courage and political priorities.
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump confidantes
Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump confidantes
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David Propper / New York Post:
DOJ sues Arizona over election law that requires proof of citizenship for federal voting — The US Department of Justice wants to legally block a recently passed law in Arizona that requires proof of citizenship to vote in some federal elections. — The DOJ announced it filed the lawsuit Tuesday …
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Kira Lerner / Arizona Mirror:
U.S. sues Arizona over proof of citizenship voting law
U.S. sues Arizona over proof of citizenship voting law
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Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump wants to sue former FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, but can't find them after a half-dozen tries since March — Donald Trump filed a 108-page lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and 20 other Democrats in March. — Trump lawyers say they've tried and failed 6 times …
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Putin Crony: If You Punish Russia, We Might Just Nuke All of You — ‘GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH’ — The seemingly mild-mannered former Russian president the world once saw as a moderate counterbalance to Vladimir Putin says it's “absurd” to think of punishing Russia for its war against Ukraine …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Please, pundits, stop trying to predict the future. You're bad at it. — Their confident but wildly wrong projections on Roe v. Wade's survival or a Trump concession somehow were met with no repercussions. — Pundits, by tradition and definition, are supposed to have expertise …
Associated Press:
Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims — ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news.
Punchbowl News:
7/6/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO HELP GET USICA ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IF SCHUMER WAS MOVING ON A RECONCILIATION PACKAGE. NOW SCHUMER IS DOING JUST THAT. — EVEN IF MCCONNELL WERE TO BACK AWAY FROM THIS THREAT …
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National Review
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
A Dangerous Theory Will Have Its Day in the U.S. Supreme Court — When former President Donald Trump launched his post-election assault on democracy, he did not start with violence; he started with courts. Trump and his band of misfit advisors understood that a victory in court would provide …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump White House bid threatens GOP midterm strategy — Former President Trump's plans to announce his 2024 presidential campaign as early as this summer, well before what he previously indicated, throws a wrench into Republicans' strategy for winning back the Senate and House majorities in November.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden's Ukraine strategy risks prolonging a violent stalemate — Last week, the United States and its NATO partners convened in Madrid to celebrate their unity in support of Ukraine as it fights Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal aggression. This week, the grim reality on the ground is reemerging.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Are Gas and Nuclear Energy Green? European Lawmakers Say Yes. — The decision is likely to reverberate far beyond Europe's borders and set a benchmark that could be replicated around the world. — Give this article- - - Read in app — BRUSSELS — In a landmark vote for Europe's climate …
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Courier-Journal:
Gov. Beshear turns over White House ‘privileged’ emails on Chad Meredith judge nomination — Joe Sonka Michael Collins Joey GarrisonLouisville Courier Journal — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear's office reversed course Tuesday and turned over a June 23 White House email …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Who hates inclusivity? The question answers itself. — There is no rational, acceptable reason to run an opinion column, nine days after the Supreme Court's devastating repeal of reproductive rights, arguing that the “far left” is denying women their humanity as much as the “far right” …
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New Republic
Grid News:
The insurrectionists' clubhouse: Former Trump aides find a home at a little-known MAGA hub — Nearly two dozen alleged members of the Jan. 6 plot are connected to a single Capitol Hill address. — Last summer, while most of official Washington was still reeling from the historic assault on the Capitol …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Reefer Madness: Tucker Carlson and Friends Blame Weed for Gun Massacres — The myth that cannabis use leads to violence has long been present in American politics — Fox News hosts have once again been struck with an outbreak of Reefer Madness, an illness characterized by an urge …
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