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9:55 AM ET, July 11, 2022

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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options, Poll Shows  —  With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support.  —  President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside his own party, with 64 percent …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Dueling Weaknesses  —  The Times has released its first poll of the 2022 midterm cycle.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  In 2016, when The New York Times's pollsters asked Americans whether they planned to vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, more than 10 percent said they would not support either one.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
As worries about Biden in 2024 grow, other Democrats aren't stepping forward to challenge him  —  (CNN)A challenge requires a challenger — and all the Democrats being discussed as potential primary opponents to President Joe Biden tell CNN they're ruling out runs and warning others to follow suit.
Discussion: Insider and Summit News
Just Security:
Strongest Evidence of Guilt: Chart Tracking Trump's Knowledge and Intent in Efforts to Overturn the Election  —  The January 6th House Select Committee has produced substantial evidence about former President Donald Trump's knowledge and beliefs as he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
House January 6 committee to focus on Trump's tweet at extremist group hearing  —  Former president's notorious ‘Be there, will be wild!’ tweet was catalyst for violent protests, congress members will argue  —  The House January 6 select committee is expected to make the case …
Andrew Weissmann / New York Times:   Merrick Garland Should Investigate Trump's 2020 Election Schemes as a ‘Hub and Spoke’ Conspiracy
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump lawyer interviewed with FBI about Bannon contempt case  —  Former President Donald Trump's attorney Justin Clark interviewed with federal investigators two weeks ago, the Justice Department revealed in a court filing early Monday morning, a significant development that could reverberate …
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Trump's attorney spoke to FBI, court filing says
Discussion: NBC News, The Daily Beast and CBS News
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why the Jan. 6 Committee Rushed Her Testimony  —  Sequestered with family and security, Ms. Hutchinson, 26, has in the process developed an unlikely bond with Representative Liz Cheney, the panel's vice chairwoman.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Democrat Tim Ryan chases after Fox News viewers in Ohio Senate race  —  Rep. Tim Ryan — a Democrat angling to flip what many believed would be a safe Republican Senate seat in increasingly red Ohio — is unsubtly ratcheting up his efforts to woo GOP voters.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Team Normal Is Doing It Again  —  When it feels icky they'll dish out another anonymous quote.  —  Herschel Walker is, by any measure, a flawed candidate.  It's a fact readily observable to anyone with a basic familiarity with his confessed history of self-harm, acts of violence against others …
Discussion: Raw Story
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Former Saudi official calls Mohammed bin Salman a “psychopath,” says Saudi crown prince fears what he knows  —  Much of the world was horrified when Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Turkey to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.  Tonight, the man you are about to meet …
Discussion: Insider, RedState and Washington Post
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Paul Ryan was ‘sobbing’ as he watched the US Capitol attack unfold, new book says  —  Washington (CNN)Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol unfold on television, a new book reports.  —  Ryan, who has criticized former President Donald Trump …
The Guardian:
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals  — More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian  — Files expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and George Osborne  — Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying in France, texts reveal
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Politico:
House GOP marches into deeper blue terrain as Dem prospects fade  —  Rep. Kim Schrier called it an “honor” to welcome President Joe Biden to suburban Seattle for a health care speech in April.  Then, nearly three months later, the Washington Democrat used a TV ad to boast about “taking on” the Biden administration over gas prices.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
New faces begin to surface as possible Trump 2024 key players  —  Key players in former President Trump's last campaign have quietly distanced themselves from the president, raising real questions about who would staff his campaign as he edges closer to a bid for reelection in 2024.
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
De Blasio didn't trust NYPD security to keep secrets, ex-aide Lis Smith claims  —  Former Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't trust his NYPD security detail to keep secrets, former campaign aide Lis Smith claims in her tell-all book.  —  The political consultant unloaded a heap of criticism on de Blasio …
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Future college students rethink schools in states banning abortions  —  Some high school students are reconsidering their top college choice based on the abortion laws of the state in which a university is located following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Discussion: Fox News and Reuters
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban To Speak At CPAC In Texas  —  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will travel to the U.S. in August to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas, the Daily Caller has learned.  —  Orban's appearance comes after CPAC hosted a May conference in Budapest.
Discussion: National Review
Andrea Suozzo / ProPublica:
Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS  —  The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
State-level abortion laws threaten to split Republicans and boost Democrats  —  The opposition to abortion that unified Republicans for a generation is poised to disintegrate, with internecine battles arising over how far the party should go with laws affecting when a woman could terminate her pregnancy.
Associated Press:
Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf to bypass bans  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A California doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Ukraine dismisses its ambassador to Germany after controversial remarks.  —  Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, fired his ambassador to Germany, a week after the diplomat gave an interview in which he defended the legacy of a World War II nationalist leader who collaborated with the Nazis.
Discussion: Voice of America
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Defense Minister Says It Has ‘Passed Test’ on New U.S. Guided Rockets, Needs More
Discussion: The Hill, CNBC and Reuters
 
 
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions, clients say
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The RNC is promoting Trump and his business, raising fresh concerns about its neutrality
Discussion: Raw Story
Melissa Radovich / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Attacking Proud Boys does a disservice to caring school parents
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse
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New York Post:
NYC bodega group pitches ‘Stand Your Ground’ law after fatal stabbing
Liz Truss / Telegraph:
I would cut taxes from day one as prime minister
Discussion: The Sun, Bloomberg and rbc.ru
Bloomberg:
Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover
Emily Woodruff / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
As abortion ban is reinstated, doctors describe ‘chilling effect’ on women's care
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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