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CNN:
First on CNN: Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff talking with January 6 committee, sources say — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff who was talking to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021 …
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The Hill:
Jan. 6 panel changed script for star witness — at a steep cost — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol scrambled to add new testimony from White House counsel Pat Cipollone to its latest hearing on Tuesday, and in the process bumped aside evidence …
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Right Wing Watch
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's return to Washington — Donald Trump is returning to Washington later this month for the first time since the end of his presidency, Axios has learned. … - New polling shows nearly half the party's primary voters want a new GOP nominee for president in 2024, with a growing number pledging to desert him if he wins.
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CNN, The Hill, Fox News, New York Post, Raw Story, Just The News and Daily Kos
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Will Turn Over Evidence on Fake Electors to the Justice Dept.
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Boston.com, Associated Press, CBS News, OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Breitbart, NBC News, CNN and Politico
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jan. 6 panel's next hearing will focus on Trump's hourslong failure to stop the Capitol riot
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Insider and Virginian-Pilot
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The great realignment — Shifts in the demographics of the two parties' supporters — taking place before our eyes — are arguably the biggest political story of our time. … Democrats are becoming more elite and a little more white. … Democrats' theory of the case collapses if Republicans …
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CNN, Outside the Beltway, Power Line, The Hill, Townhall, RedState and Washington Post
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Working Class and Hispanic Voters Are Losing Interest in the Party of Abortion, Gun Control and the January 6th Hearings — White College-Educated Voters, On the Other Hand, Are On Board — Democrats are betting on a small set of issues to mitigate their losses this November.
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Against the Grain, Axios, Breitbart, Uniic Media and American Renaissance
Washington Post:
Biden says U.S. is ‘not going to wait forever’ for Iran to rejoin nuclear deal … Gift Article — Today, President Biden said the United States is “not going to wait forever” for Iran to rejoin a nuclear deal as he held a joint news conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid …
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Washington Post:
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing — After Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered, Biden vowed to make Saudi Arabia a pariah. — Listen — Gift Article — JERUSALEM — President Biden defended his decision to meet with the Saudi crown prince …
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The White House:
The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration
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The Guardian
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Biden's Boring First Day Was Just What Israel Needed
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The Hill, Associated Press, CNSNews, The American Spectator, Politico, Wall Street Journal, Common Dreams, CBS News, CNN, Defense One and Bloomberg
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The right-wing smear campaign against a doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim — On July 1, the Indianapolis Star reported that a 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion. The trip was necessary because of the Supreme Court's decision overturning …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Doesn't Issue Correction on Ohio Rape Victim Story He Called ‘Not True,’ Rips Biden for Telling It Instead
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Occupy Democrats, Reuters, Newsbusters and Fox News
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
This is what it means to rape a 10-year-old
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New York Post, Precipice, Metro.co.uk, BizPac Review, Super-Probably Relevant … and Plain Dealer
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready?
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Paul Begala / CNN:
Progressives are practically doing Republicans' job for them — CNN report: This is why Democrats are frustrated with Biden — Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House.
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Washington Post and The Economist
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress eyes showdowns on birth control, marriage equality
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Associated Press, HuffPost, Roll Call, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Nate Hochman / National Review:
What Happened to Alyssa Farah? — In going from the Trump White House to a media career, she has made adaptations. — In a February 2021 appearance on CNN, Alyssa Farah, who had recently stepped down as a communications director for the Trump White House, said it was …
Washington Post:
Donald Trump looks to fall launch for 2024, potentially upending midterms — Some Republicans fear an announcement will undercut them at a time when they have a strong chance of retaking the House and Senate — Listen — Gift Article — For nearly a year, a kitchen cabinet …
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, New York Post and Fox News
Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races — A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of the state's marquee matchups - and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome.The poll of likely voters commissioned …
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
What's Behind Biden's Record-Low Approval Rating? — In games such as golf, you win by scoring lower than any of your opponents. But in the realm of presidential job approval, such an approach is a recipe for political upheaval, as President Biden has found over the past few months.
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HotAir, Morning Shots, The Atlantic and James's Newsletter
CNN:
Trump-backed Kari Lake posted support for transgender youth, asked about abortion in the case of birth defects in 2015 and 2016 posts — Despite running as a staunchly anti-transgender and anti-abortion candidate, far-right Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake once posted in support …
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Newsweek
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New York Times:
Young Voters Are Fed Up With Their (Much) Older Leaders — Led by politicians often three times their age, many voters under 30 are hungry for new blood and new ideas. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Alexandra Chadwick went to the polls in 2020 with the singular goal of ousting Donald J. Trump.
Donald Ayer / The Atlantic:
January 6 Was Trump's Project All Along — After seven hearings held by the January 6 committee thus far this summer, doubts as to who is responsible have been resolved. The evidence is now overwhelming that Donald Trump was the driving force behind a massive criminal conspiracy to interfere …
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Insider
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon might finally go to jail. We can hope. — If only he'd also pay for another crime: the way he tried to turn the public against the reality-based press and buried truth under an avalanche of lies — Listen — Gift Article — For years, Steve Bannon has been ripping holes …
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The Guardian, Insider and Washington Examiner
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Ukraine says Big Tech has dropped the ball on Russian propaganda — As the war rages on, a new report finds that YouTube and Twitter are ignoring requests to take down hate and disinformation targeting Ukrainians — Listen — Gift Article — In the frantic first weeks of Russia's invasion …
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Karina Tsui / Washington Post:
At least 900,000 Ukrainians ‘forcibly deported’ to Russia, U.S. says
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UPI, EUobserver and National Review
Jeff Coltin / City & State New York:
Rivera, Niou, Goldman form top tier in new 10th Congressional District poll — De Blasio near last and more than a quarter of likely voters are undecided, according to Data for Progress. — Lower Manhattan, which is in the 10th District — A new poll of the 10th Congressional District …
Zachary Siegel / New York Times:
What's Really Going on in Those Police Fentanyl Exposure Videos? — It's nearly impossible for an overdose to be caused by brief contact with the drug. It is possible these videos will worsen the danger for those truly at risk. — For the past five years, I've watched a bizarre news cycle play out on repeat.
Politico:
Dems agonize over election-year tax increases — Jon Tester isn't up for reelection this fall, nor is he threatening to oppose a party-line Democratic bill that might increase taxes. He still has a warning for his colleagues. — “I don't think raising taxes is a winner anywhere, OK?”
Kate Yoder / Grist:
Republicans want climate solutions — just not from Biden — Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way. — In late June, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision on West Virginia v. EPA, putting limits …
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