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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 7,052,7 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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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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Donald Ayer / The Atlantic:
The DOJ Must Prosecute Trump — 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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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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Myah Ward / Politico:
Republican AG says he'll investigate Indiana doctor who provided care to 10-year-old rape victim — Indiana's Republican attorney general said on Wednesday that his office planned to investigate the Indiana doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim who crossed state lines to have an abortion.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Indiana attorney general says he is investigating doctor who treated 10-year-old rape victim
Indiana attorney general says he is investigating doctor who treated 10-year-old rape victim
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork, with Chris Geidner:
Jeff Crossman wants to protect abortion rights — but needs to defeat Ohio AG Dave Yost first
Jeff Crossman wants to protect abortion rights — but needs to defeat Ohio AG Dave Yost first
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Wall Street Journal:
Correcting the Record on a Rape Case
Correcting the Record on a Rape Case
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The right-wing smear campaign against a doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim
The right-wing smear campaign against a doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim
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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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jan. 6 panel's next hearing will focus on Trump's hourslong failure to stop the Capitol riot
Jan. 6 panel's next hearing will focus on Trump's hourslong failure to stop the Capitol riot
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Will Turn Over Evidence on Fake Electors to the Justice Dept.
Jan. 6 Panel Will Turn Over Evidence on Fake Electors to the Justice Dept.
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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee member previews what's to come in next hearing
Jan. 6 committee member previews what's to come in next hearing
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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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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Leaked Steve Bannon audio is worse for Trump than it first appears — Listen — Gift Article — “What Trump's gonna do is just declare victory,” said Stephen K. Bannon. “Right? He's gonna declare victory. But that doesn't mean he's a winner. He's just gonna say he's a winner.”
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
A judge once again declined to delay Steve Bannon's trial for contempt of Congress
A judge once again declined to delay Steve Bannon's trial for contempt of Congress
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon might finally go to jail. We can hope.
Steve Bannon might finally go to jail. We can hope.
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Washington Examiner
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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The White House:
The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration — The leaders of the United States and Israel, President Biden and Prime Minister Lapid, met in Jerusalem on 14 July 2022, and adopted the following Joint Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership:
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Washington Post:
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing
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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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Steffi Cao / BuzzFeed News:
A Mile-Long Procession Of Buses Is Carrying Items From School Shooting Victims To Ted Cruz's House — The 4,368 empty seats are meant to honor the number of children killed by gun violence this year. — A fleet of 52 yellow school buses will form a mile-long procession to Sen. Ted Cruz's house …
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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 …
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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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CNN:
Prominent conservatives issue report rebutting Trump election claims — (CNN)A group of conservatives, including prominent lawyers and retired federal judges, issued a 72-page report on Thursday categorically rebutting each of the claims made in court by former President Donald Trump and his supporters over the 2020 election results.
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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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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel OKs Red Sea islands deal, paving way for Saudi normalization steps … - The deal will also make possible a separate agreement with Saudi Arabia allowing Israeli airlines to use its air space for eastbound flights to India and China, as well as allowing direct charter flights …
Washington Post:
Italian premier Draghi says he'll resign, as government faces collapse — Listen — Gift Article — ROME — For the past 17 months, Prime Minister Mario Draghi has served as a rare unifying force in Italy's politics. But that period came crashing to an end Thursday …
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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.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Sen. James Lankford Blocks Bill Protecting Right To Interstate Travel For Abortion — The legislation seeks to protect the right to travel freely from state to state to seek reproductive health care services in the wake of Roe's repeal. — Democratic legislation that would protect …
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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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Liz Wolfe / Reason:
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Shut Down All of the Country's Crisis Pregnancy Centers — “In Massachusetts right now, those crisis pregnancy centers that are there to fool people who are looking for pregnancy termination help outnumber true abortion clinics by three to one,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told NBC 10 Boston.
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New York Times:
The Housing Shortage Isn't Just a Coastal Crisis Anymore — An increasingly national problem has consequences for the quality of American family life, the economy and the future of housing politics. — San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington have long failed to build enough housing …
CNN:
In response to Trump, senators agree to clarify vice president's role in electoral certification — (CNN)Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to clarify that the vice president only has a ceremonial role in overseeing the certification of the electoral results …
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