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7:00 AM ET, July 15, 2022

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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages After Oversight Officials Requested Them … The Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and January 6, 2021, according to a letter given to the January 6 committee and reviewed by The Intercept.  The letter was originally sent …
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CNN:
First on CNN: DC police officer in Trump Jan. 6 motorcade corroborates details of heated Secret Service exchange to committee  —  (CNN)A Washington, DC, police officer has corroborated to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, details regarding a heated exchange former President Donald Trump …
United States Secret Service:
U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.  In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) in every respect …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Just The News
Washington Post:
Secret Service erased texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, official says  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  A government watchdog accused the U.S. Secret Service of erasing texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after his office requested them as part of an inquiry into the U.S. Capitol attack, according to a letter sent to lawmakers this week.
Discussion: Regular Order, CBS News and USA Today
CNN:
Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 — after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says  —  (CNN)The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, shortly after they were requested by oversight officials investigating the agency's response …
Matt Christy / Fox 59:
Abortion report confirms Indiana doctor followed law after AG vowed investigation  —  INDIANAPOLIS — After Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita threatened to go after the license of an Indiana physician who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, documents obtained …
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Politico:
Republican fears of an abortion backlash grow  —  INDIANAPOLIS—Republicans knew the minute Roe v. Wade was overturned that they had a political problem, particularly with moderates in the suburbs who they need to vote for GOP candidates in the midterms.  —  The unfolding story …
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
National Right to Life official: 10-year-old should have had baby  —  The 10-year-old Ohio girl who crossed state lines to receive an abortion in Indiana should have carried her pregnancy to term and would be required to do so under a model law written for state legislatures considering …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Ohio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
Washington Post:
Manchin says he won't support any new climate spending or tax hikes  —  The West Virginia senator informed Democratic leaders on Thursday as negotiations over economic legislation continue  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) informed Democratic leaders on Thursday …
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New York Times:
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan  —  The West Virginia Democrat's decision dealt a crushing blow to President Biden's domestic agenda, effectively ruling out action on anything beyond prescription drug pricing and health care subsidies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Associated Press and E&E
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Mother Nature Dissents  —  From Texas to California, voters are enduring rude wake-up calls about the future of our country.  —  mother nature is entering a dissenting opinion on last month's Supreme Court decision that weakened the federal government's ability to combat climate change.
Discussion: Grist
The Dworkin Report:
Michael Cohen just explained how Trump set up a GOP Congressman seeking a pardon  —  Scott interviews friend and former political opponent, Michael Cohen in part one of this two-part interview.  He provided key insight into the unsavory way that the disgraced ex-president handled …
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ABC News:
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73  —  Ivana Trump is survived by three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump.  —  Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News.  —  “Our mother was an incredible woman …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Ivana Trump, former president's first wife, dies at 73
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge issues arrest warrant for Colorado county clerk Tina Peters  —  A judge in Colorado issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk who was barred from overseeing elections after she was indicted on charges of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct.
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bidenworld, fellow Dems, dreaming of a Trump pre-midterm announcement  —  Democrats aren't just eager for Donald Trump to cannonball into the 2024 presidential race before the fall midterms.  Across the country, they are actively plotting ways to immediately capitalize on a pre-November announcement.
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg, WRIC-TV and Raw Story
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump on 2024: 'I've Already Made That Decision'
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
A Berkeley professor's Senate testimony didn't go how the left thinks it did  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Everyone agrees it was an epic own.  There's much less agreement about who got owned.  —  In Tuesday's Senate hearing on the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe vs. Wade …
Discussion: The Distance
Axios:
GOP fears Senate debacle  —  Top Republicans, once confident about winning control of the Senate in the midterms, fear they'll blow it after nominating several deeply flawed candidates in winnable states, according to conversations with GOP strategists, pollsters and other officials.
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Stacey Abrams' blockbuster fundraising driven by out-of-state money  —  In one of the highest-profile gubernatorial battles in the country, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is leveraging a vast pool of out-of-state money. … - Incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's campaign and leadership committee …
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb: ‘Big Lie has been good only for Trump’  —  The adviser who helped lead Trump's response to the Mueller report now says the former president is a “disaster” for the GOP.  —  Ty Cobb is no stranger to former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump called member of White House support staff amid Jan. 6 probe  —  The phone call was disclosed by committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney, who said the matter had been referred to the Justice Department  —  Gift Article  —  Former president Donald Trump attempted to call a member …
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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
House Passes Crew Mandate Called ‘Gut Punch’ to Offshore Wind  —  The House passed legislation Thursday that offshore wind developers say poses an existential threat to the nascent industry in the US.  —  The measure, folded into a defense authorization bill, would impose new nationality requirements …
U.S. Mission to the OSCE:
Response to Moscow Mechanism Report on Ukraine  —  As delivered by Ambassador Michael Carpenter  —  Professors Bilkova, Guercio, and Sancin: welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for presenting us with your comprehensive experts' report.  We appreciate the amount of work that has gone …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Fan Is Resurrecting JFK Jr.'s Magazine in Creepy Twist  —  A Times Square billboard announced the magazine's supposed return this week with a cover bearing the George logo and a painting portraying Donald Trump as Paul Revere.  —  In the world of QAnon conspiracy theorists …
Discussion: Raw Story
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Chinese drone maker lobbies to defeat US national security ban  —  DJI's share of the commercial market has fallen after Trump placed it on the ‘entities list’  —  China's blacklisted DJI is battling to maintain its dominance of the US drone market by lobbying Congress to block a bill barring …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Graham Gremore / Queerty:
Amy Coney Barrett is having a really crappy summer  —  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been having a rough go at it since becoming the sole woman justice to side with her conservative male colleagues in the decision to upend nearly 50 years of precedent and overturn Roe v. Wade.
Discussion: Twitchy and Slate
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Baby-Formula Shortage Deepens, Defying Replenishment Efforts
Discussion: Townhall and HotAir
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Biden secures deal on Red Sea islands and Israeli use of Saudi airspace
Caroline / European Jewish Congress:
King Mohammed VI endorses new authorities for Moroccan Judaism
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Raw Story
Kristine Parks / Fox News:
Don Lemon: Republicans must be treated as danger to society by media, cannot be ‘coddled’
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Twitchy and Eschaton
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can't Find Recruits
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Trump's political operation continued to steer donor money to firm involved in the Jan. 6 rally
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year
David Brooks / New York Times:
Americans Are Hungry for Change, So Get Ready for More Turmoil
Naftuli Moster / Jewish Currents:
Progressives Have Abandoned Haredi Children
MyNorthwest.com:
Man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Jayapal released after prosecutors fail to file charges in time
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Texas sues Biden administration for requiring abortions in medical emergencies
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo
 
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