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7:55 AM ET, July 11, 2022

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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Times/Siena Poll: Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options  —  With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside …
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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.
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.
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.
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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 …
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Bloomberg, CBS News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role
Discussion: NBC News
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Bannon initiates talks with January 6 panel on testifying over Capitol attack
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
The Guardian:
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals  —  Leaked messages show then French economy minister told Uber executives he had brokered secret ‘deal’  —  Emmanuel Macron went to extraordinary lengths to support Uber's lobbying campaign to help …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and Washington Post
Reuters:
Exclusive: Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions, clients say  —  The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters investigation has found.
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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump attorney Justin Clark interviewed with FBI last month, prosecutors say  —  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 …
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
Denise Chow / NBC News:
Biden to unveil first photo from James Webb Space Telescope  —  The image, known as “Webb's First Deep Field,” will be the deepest and highest-resolution view of the universe ever captured.  Biden is scheduled to release it on Monday.  —  Humanities Eye's in the Sky: The Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes (Part 1)
Discussion: The Hill and NBC Los Angeles
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for covid  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tested positive for Covid and will be working remotely this week, according to his spokesperson.  —  “The Leader is fully vaccinated and double boosted, and has very mild symptoms,” …
Michael Moore:
THE 28th AMENDMENT  —  My proposal to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment  —  XXVIII AMENDMENT  —  SECTION 1.  —  The inalienable right of a free people to be kept safe from gun violence and the fear thereof must not be infringed and shall be protected by the Congress and the States.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The RNC is promoting Trump and his business, raising fresh concerns about its neutrality  —  The day former President Donald Trump announces a 2024 bid for president, the Republican National Committee will be in a bind.  It may already be there.  —  Trump is the party's biggest money maker …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Cameron Thompson / WTVR-TV:
Congressman calls for abortion ban in Virginia: ‘Republicans should not be negotiating’  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Anti-abortion supporters rallied at the Virginia State Capitol Saturday afternoon to call on state lawmakers to limit access to abortion in the Commonwealth.
Discussion: CBS News
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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
Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Ukraine dismisses its ambassador to Germany after controversial remarks.
Discussion: Voice of America
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
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
Emily Woodruff / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
As abortion ban is reinstated, doctors describe ‘chilling effect’ on women's care
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Defense Firm Said U.S. Spies Backed Its Bid for Pegasus Spyware Maker
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows
Discussion: Fortune, Balloon Juice and HuffPost
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Chuck Todd suggests Americans can't ‘handle’ a Trump prosecution
Jim Salter / Associated Press:
Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
Teachers go to the ‘dumbest colleges’ — who said it and why it matters
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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