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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.
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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
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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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The Guardian:
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals
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Fergus Shiel / ICIJ:
About the Uber Files investigation
About the Uber Files investigation
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Sydney P. Freedberg / ICIJ:
How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance
How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance
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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 …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
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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 …
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden heads to the Middle East with a world of trouble at his back
Biden heads to the Middle East with a world of trouble at his back
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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.
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.
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.
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,” …
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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)
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Webb Telescope Pictures: NASA Builds Toward Its First Release
Webb Telescope Pictures: NASA Builds Toward Its First Release
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Bloomberg:
Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover — Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it races to sue Elon Musk for moving to dump his $44 billion takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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.
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