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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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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jan. 6 panel aims to “reconstruct” deleted Secret Service texts … - They could shed light on reported efforts to remove former Vice President Mike Pence from the Capitol, and former President Trump's alleged attempts to travel to the Capitol to join his supporters on that day.
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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 …
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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 …
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Republicans shocked a 10-year-old can get pregnant after Ohio rape victim abortion story proves true — Rep. Jim Jordan was one of several Republicans wrestling with messaging after calling the story a lie. He tried to shift focus onto the media and the undocumented man arrested.
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Tony Cook / The Indianapolis Star:
Indiana Dr. Caitlin Bernard reported 10-year-old Ohio girl's abortion, records show — The Indiana physician who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped disclosed the abortion in a form filed with the Indiana Department of Health and the Department of Child Services …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim's abortion doc
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim's abortion doc
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A 10-Year-Old Endures the Predictable Result of an Abortion Ban
A 10-Year-Old Endures the Predictable Result of an Abortion Ban
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
An Abortion Is Not An Abortion If A 10-Year-Old Gets One, Says Anti-Abortion Leader
An Abortion Is Not An Abortion If A 10-Year-Old Gets One, Says Anti-Abortion Leader
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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 …
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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 …
Clay Risen / New York Times:
Ivana Trump, Ex-Wife of Donald Trump and Businesswoman, Dies at 73 — She helped build his real estate empire, though she was better known for being one half of the quintessential 1980s power couple. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Ivana Trump, the glamorous Czech American …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Ivana Trump, former president's first wife, dies at 73
Ivana Trump, former president's first wife, dies at 73
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump on 2024: 'I've Already Made That Decision' … Donald Trump was impeached twice, lost the 2020 election by 7,052,770 votes, is entangled in investigations by federal prosecutors (over the Capitol insurrection and over the mishandling of classified White House documents …
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races
The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races
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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.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
A judge issues an arrest warrant for Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk under indictment. — Ms. Peters, the Mesa County clerk accused of overseeing a breach of election equipment, went to Las Vegas this week to speak at an event. A judge said the trip violated her bond conditions.
Alex Hogan / Fox News:
Reporter's notebook: Biden will face a delicate diplomatic dance when he arrives in Saudi Arabia — Biden mentioned Jamal Khashoggi in remarks; many wonder if he will raise his death directly with the Saudis — Biden the first US president to fly from Israel to Jeddah
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel OKs Red Sea islands deal, paving way for Saudi normalization steps
Scoop: Israel OKs Red Sea islands deal, paving way for Saudi normalization steps
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The Economist:
The Democrats need to wake up and stop pandering to their extremes — For the good of America, the governing party urgently needs to take on its own activists — Every president yearns to be historic—but not historic like Joe Biden. At this point in his presidency Mr Biden's singular achievement …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Crazy Can Break a Wave — Joe Trippi looks at the map and the numbers and has . . . good news for Democrats? — Come hang out with me tonight as The Next Level takes over TNB. — Livestream starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. I'll be joined by Sarah Longwell and Amanda Carpenter and we're …
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MSNBC:
‘They pretend not to see me’: Capitol Police officer injured on Jan. 6 laments GOP silence — Sgt. Aquilino Gonell speaks with Willie Geist about his experience protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and the fallout after the attack.. Gonell, who was injured in the attack and can no longer perform …
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Scott Patterson / Wall Street Journal:
Jan. 6 Panel Considers Seeking Testimony From Donald Trump, Mike Pence
Jan. 6 Panel Considers Seeking Testimony From Donald Trump, Mike Pence
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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 …
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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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Michael Barajas / Bolts:
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year — Thousands of officials will shape whether people can exercise their reproductive rights, and at what risk. We walk through what you should be watching, in nine questions. — Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court …
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Kristine Parks / Fox News:
Don Lemon: Republicans must be treated as danger to society by media, cannot be ‘coddled’ — Lemon claimed he and other journalists ‘are not doing our jobs’ if they don't give GOP harsher treatment — CNN's Don Lemon tells journalists to not ‘coddle’ GOP over ‘extremism’ within party
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can't Find Recruits — Fighting headwinds from the pandemic, the tight labor market and demographic shifts, the armed forces may fall further short of enlistment quotas this year than they have in decades. — FOUNTAIN, Colo. — The local Army recruiting station was empty.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Gab Was Key To The Tree Of Life Shooting. Doug Mastriano Seems To Be Paying It For Followers. — The GOP nominee for governor of Pennsylvania paid the far-right platform a $5,000 “consulting” fee. Now, new Gab accounts are automatically following him. — Mere hours after a white …
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Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Trump's political operation continued to steer donor money to firm involved in the Jan. 6 rally — Former President Donald Trump's political operation continued to pay individuals and firms involved in organizing the rally that preceded the deadly Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021 …
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
House Republicans All Vote Against Neo-Nazi Probe of Military, Police — The House has approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to compel government officials to prepare a report on combating white supremacists and neo-Nazi activity in the police and military, despite every Republican voting against the measure.
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