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11:45 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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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: Breitbart, Summit News and Insider
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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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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
Washington Post:
Biden's Saudi trip spotlights age-old tension between human rights agenda and political reality
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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Andrew Weissmann / New York Times:
Merrick Garland Should Investigate Trump's 2020 Election Schemes as a ‘Hub and Spoke’ Conspiracy  —  The tenacious work of the Jan. 6 committee has transformed how we think about the Jan. 6 rebellion.  It should also transform the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Would Kill Democracy Slowly and Methodically … During the Donald Trump era, democracy itself has become the preeminent question of American politics.  Yet Trump himself has played a paradoxical role in this development.  While his overtly authoritarian personality brought …
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
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.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Are We Looking At Another Civil War?  —  Consider the logic of the left and it's no wonder that many people are considering the unspeakable - whether America will devolve into actual violent conflict.  But I dare speak about it at length in my brand-new book We'll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America …
Elizabeth Kim / Gothamist:
Affordable housing in one of NYC's most expensive neighborhoods becomes litmus test in competitive congressional race  —  The idea seemed like a pipe dream.  —  But in the highly competitive race for the open 10th Congressional District seat, a grassroots advocacy campaign calling …
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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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.
Moira Donegan / Not the Fun Kind:
Potemkin Feminism  —  We were told the big battles had been won.  They hadn't.  —  We were told a lie about feminism.  We were told that it had won.  —  By “we,” I mean women like me—the mostly white, mostly middle-class millennials who grew up in the 90s and 2000s.
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:   The Uber campaign: how ex-Obama aides helped sell firm to world
The Guardian:
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals
Discussion: Washington Post and ICIJ
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.
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 …
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge  —  The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has prompted Democratic governors to pitch their states as better alternatives for business.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  As a group of conservative states …
Discussion: CNN
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
For Uvalde Families, a Call for Answers Grows Louder  —  At City Council meetings and at a protest on Sunday, the relatives of the slain children and teachers have shown their anger and frustration.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  UVALDE, Texas — Kimberly Rubio and her husband …
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.
Darrell / United States Department of State:
The United States Supports Canada's Decision to Return Turbine to Germany  —  The United States is united with our Allies and partners in our commitment to promoting European energy security, reducing our collective dependence on Russian energy, and maintaining pressure on the Kremlin.
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Is the Biggest Musk Loser  —  The social-media platform needs a reboot without the Tesla CEO.  —  1x  —  Elon Musk's decision Friday to call off his purchase of Twitter is a loss for the social-media site as well as for political free speech.  The only winners will be progressives …
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
 
 
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Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
New York's Democratic Primary Could Decide the Fate of Democrats' Big Tech Push
Leonora Cravotta / The American Spectator:
Liberals Support Diversity Everywhere Except the Newsroom — Can Journalism Be Saved?
Associated Press:
Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf to bypass bans
Discussion: CBS News and The Daily Wire
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
New faces begin to surface as possible Trump 2024 key players
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
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for Covid
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
De Blasio didn't trust NYPD security to keep secrets, ex-aide Lis Smith claims
Melissa Radovich / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Attacking Proud Boys does a disservice to caring school parents
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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