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Arrest made in rape of Ohio girl that led to Indiana abortion drawing international attention — Bethany Bruner Monroe Trombly Tony CookThe Columbus Dispatch — A Columbus man has been charged with impregnating a 10-year-old Ohio girl, whose travel to Indiana to seek an abortion led …

Wall Street Journal:

An Abortion Story Too Good to Confirm — Biden told a tale of a 10-year old rape victim that no one can identify. — 1x — All kinds of fanciful tales travel far on social media these days, but you don't expect them to get a hearing at the White House.

Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY, Washington Examiner and From Inside the Turret

Laura A. Bischoff / The Columbus Dispatch:

Ohio AG Dave Yost cast doubt on 10-year-old rape victim case, now ‘rejoices’ at arrest — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost appeared on Fox News this week, casting doubt on the veracity of Dr. Caitlin Bernard's account that a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim needed to travel to Indiana for an abortion.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, WFLA-TV, Just The News and The Western Journal

Rolling Stone:

Exclusive: Trump's Lawyers Think Mark Meadows Is Going Down — The Jan. 6 Committee is probing the former chief of staff's finances, Rolling Stone has learned, adding to a long list of legal headaches — As she opened the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday, Republican …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and Balloon Juice

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

'It's Just Been Hell:' Life as the Victim of a Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory — Ray Epps became the unwitting face of an attempt by pro-Trump forces to promote the baseless idea that the F.B.I. was behind the attack on the Capitol. — IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS — Up a winding country road …

Discussion: Raw Story

Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Four takeaways from the latest hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee.

Discussion: Washington Post, Media Matters for America, The Dispatch, Lucian Truscott Newsletter, Mother Jones, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, Slate, The Hill, Bloomberg, FOX31 Denver, Robert Reich and Gizmodo

Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon cites Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing in seeking delay of criminal contempt trial

Discussion: The Bulwark, Roll Call, The Guardian and Words & Deeds

Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The secret support system for former aides taking on Trump: The other women

Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Proof: Trump Planned the Mob's March to the Capitol

Discussion: Politico, Media Matters for America, Morning Shots, RedState, Axios, NPR, New Yorker, Iowa Starting Line, Outside the Beltway, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, Washington Post, littlegreenfootballs.com, HuffPost and New York Times

Mike Allen / Axios:

1 big thing: Seismic shift … - Democrats are becoming the party of upscale voters concerned more about issues like gun control and abortion rights. — Republicans are quietly building a multiracial coalition of working-class voters, with inflation as an accelerant.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Balloon Juice, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, The Hill and HotAir

Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:

As Faith Flags in U.S. Government, Many Voters Want to Upend the System — Desire for structural changes cuts across both parties, a Times/Siena College poll found, but for starkly different reasons. Even Democrats now question if the government is a force for good. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: The Hill

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Poll Shows Tight Race for Control of Congress as Class Divide Widens — Nonwhite and working-class Democrats worry more about the economy, while white college graduates focus more on cultural issues like abortion rights and guns. — With President Biden's approval rating mired in the 30s …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, HotAir, Washington Post, H.E.'s Newsletter, Forbes, Townhall, Big League Politics, IJR, Althouse, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

The White House:

President Biden Statement on CPI Inflation in June — While today's headline inflation reading is unacceptably high, it is also out-of-date. Energy alone comprised nearly half of the monthly increase in inflation. Today's data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in gas prices …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Vox, The Guardian, Fortune, BizPac Review, The Hill, UPI, The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, Ian Haworth and John Locke Foundation

Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Inflation continues to blow past expectations because interest rates are still negative

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as price pressures intensify

Discussion: Breitbart, Fatherly, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Gateway Pundit, NRCC, New York Post, Reason, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Deadline, HotAir and Power Line

Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Inflation Reached Highest Rate in Nearly 41 Years in June

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Ace of Spades HQ, New York Post, Snopes.com, The RL Report, Outside the Beltway, Forbes and Twitchy

Kate Ahlborn / Fox News:

Exclusive: Read the private email Obama sent his former doc after he questioned Biden's cognitive health — Obama told Jackson, who was the doctor for three presidents, that criticizing Biden's mental state was ‘unprofessional’ — Hegseth on media, Democrats turning on President Biden: He is ‘persona non grata’

Discussion: CNN, HotAir, The Hill, Townhall, Breitbart, Insider, RedState, BizPac Review, The Western Journal, The Daily Wire and IJR

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Steps toward Saudi-Israel normalization expected around Biden visit — Steps toward normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel are expected to be announced over the weekend after President Biden meets in Jeddah with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, three Israeli officials told Axios.

Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart, The Hill, CNSNews and Washington Times

Bloomberg:
Biden Handshake With Netanyahu Muddles Plan to Limit MBS Contact

Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel and USA Today

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Adopts ‘No Handshake’ Covid Policy, but Not For Long

Discussion: The Western Journal, The Daily Wire, BizPac Review, Politico and Washington Post

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Josh Gottheimer Is on a Mission to Destroy Joe Biden's Presidency — Joe Manchin has absorbed most of the heat from liberals angry that the Senate has often blocked President Biden's proposals. But Manchin represents an overwhelmingly Republican state, and he has been willing to negotiate a meaningful …

Hans Nichols / Axios:
House centrists mull Manchin counteroffer: No new taxes

Discussion: HuffPost, Insider, The Daily Caller and Eschaton

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:

Trump lashes out at Elon Musk, says he could have made the billionaire ‘beg’ — Musk previously said the former president should ‘sail into the sunset’ — Coming up on Wednesday, July 13 edition of ‘Special Report’ — Former President Donald Trump continued his war of words …

Discussion: Axios, No More Mister Nice Blog, Power Line, Conservative Brief, Twitchy, New York Post, Bloomberg, The Arizona Sun Times, The Hill, Crooks and Liars and Townhall

Spencer Brown / Townhall:

Starbucks Went Woke and Now It's Paying the Price for Allowing Its Stores to Become Drug Dens — Just how bad are America's cities doing under the watch of their Democrat leaders? Even ultra-woke Starbucks is pulling up stakes in Democrat-run cities where drug use, homelessness, and crime have made staying in business untenable.

Discussion: Insider and National Review

Jana Winter / Yahoo News:

Exclusive: U.S. government warns that Iran may try to kill American officials as revenge for killing top general — The U.S. government believes that Iran may try to assassinate current or former senior American officials to avenge the death more than two years ago of its top military …

Discussion: Political Wire

David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:

Introducing the 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) — Now that all 50 states have finalized new lines for the 2022 elections, the Cook Political Report is pleased to introduce the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) …

Discussion: Capitol Fax.com

Christopher McKeon / London Evening Standard:

Public still ‘unfamiliar’ with most Tory leadership candidates - poll — An Ipsos survey found some candidates were barely more well known than a fake MP created by the pollster — R — ishi Sunak remains the most popular potential Tory leader among the public, but most other candidates lack “name recognition”, a poll has found.

Washington Post:

Dramatic moments from deprogrammed right-wingers indict the whole GOP — Listen — Gift Article — Amid the parade of awful revelations unearthed by the House select committee examining the Jan. 6 insurrection, one area of immense culpability still needs further fleshing out.

Discussion: ABC13 and PoliticusUSA

Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:

Turning Point USA donations surged during the pandemic — Turning Point USA, the conservative organization that parlayed culture war activism on college campuses into major influence in U.S. politics, enjoyed a financial windfall during the pandemic, according to newly filed tax records.

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Urges Pharmacists to Fill Prescriptions for Drugs That Can Be Used in Abortions — New federal health guidelines cite possible antidiscrimination violation if patient is refused drugs used for medication abortion and other medical conditions — The Biden administration is warning pharmacists …

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CNBC, Politico and The 19th

Wall Street Journal:

Lawmakers Are Pushing to Depose Dan Snyder. He's Parking the Boat Overseas. — The embattled Washington Commanders owner is in an extraordinary face-off with the House oversight committee over the terms of his appearance while he travels internationally — WASHINGTON—The powerful House …

Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:

Republican Josh Hawley accused of transphobia at Senate hearing — Berkeley professor Khiara Bridges says Missouri senator's line of questioning ‘opens trans people up to violence’ — Josh Hawley, a Republican senator from Missouri, was accused of being transphobic by a law professor on Tuesday …

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Raw Story, TheBlaze, Human Events, CNSNews, Fox News, Breitbart, New York Post, Washington Times, Just The News and IJR

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

Mitt Romney Is Inventing Policies for a Fantasy G.O.P. — Last year, as an alternative to the temporary expansion of the child tax credit under President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah introduced a plan to give every family a monthly benefit of up to $350 per child …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Jonathan M. Katz / The Racket:

‘As somebody who has helped plan coups ...’ — Today's hearing of the Jan. 6 committee was another revelatory affair, added damning details to the already comprehensive picture of how high-level strategists, motivated paramilitaries, and ordinary partisans worked together to try …

Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall, CNN, The Guardian, nationalinterest.org, The Western Journal, The Times of Israel and The Right Scoop

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:

7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea — 13JUL22 1645 JST UPDATE: — The PRC's statement about this mission is false. USS Benfold conducted this FONOP in accordance with international law and then continued on to conduct normal operations in international waters.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner, CNN, UPI and Forbes

Center for American Progress Action:

Guns and Political Violence Play Central Role in MAGA Republican Campaign Ads — At least 104 MAGA Republican ads this cycle display and feature firearms or weapons, blowtorches, and even “Tommy” gun auctions, with many including threats against opponents on both the left and right.

Whitney Wild / CNN:

Secret Service member returns to US following altercation in Israel — Washington (CNN)A member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team was detained by the Israeli national police in Jerusalem this week after he allegedly assaulted a woman outside of a bar, a source tells CNN …