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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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
An Abortion Is Not An Abortion If A 10-Year-Old Gets One, Says Anti-Abortion Leader — Americans United for Life's CEO told Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) that a child rape victim ending her pregnancy is “not an abortion.” Huh? — In a truly bizarre exchange during a House Judiciary Committee hearing …
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
The Wall Street Journal issues a non-apology for denying a 10-year-old's rape — The Journal's editorial board would actually have been better informed by watching Fox News before publishing … With its recent commentaries on a terrible rape case in Ohio, The Wall Street Journal's editorial board …
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BizPac Review, The Federalist and Washington Post
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
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The Indianapolis Star and PJ Media
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
Myah Ward / Politico:
Republican AG says he'll investigate Indiana doctor who provided care to 10-year-old rape victim
Republican AG says he'll investigate Indiana doctor who provided care to 10-year-old rape victim
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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
Wall Street Journal:
Correcting the Record on a Rape Case
Correcting the Record on a Rape Case
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Fox News and Washington Post
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
After arrest in rape of 10-year-old girl, Fox News hosts shift focus
After arrest in rape of 10-year-old girl, Fox News hosts shift focus
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Media Matters for America, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, Salon and FIRST DRAFT
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Are Dem voters “decoupling” their support for the party from their support for Biden?
Are Dem voters “decoupling” their support for the party from their support for Biden?
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Politico, Roll Call and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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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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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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Indiana asks Supreme Court to speed process so state can put its strict abortion law into effect
Indiana asks Supreme Court to speed process so state can put its strict abortion law into effect
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Raw Story, NBC News and The Columbus Dispatch
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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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Texas sues Biden administration for requiring abortions in medical emergencies — Listen — Gift Article — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the Biden administration over federal rules that require abortions be provided in medical emergencies in order to save the life of the mother, even in states with near-total bans.
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Texas sues to block Biden from requiring doctors to provide abortions in medical emergencies
Texas sues to block Biden from requiring doctors to provide abortions in medical emergencies
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
A judge once again declined to delay Steve Bannon's trial for contempt of Congress — Judge once again declines to delay Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress trial — WASHINGTON — A judge once again on Thursday refused to delay Steve Bannon's trial for contempt of Congress, which is set to get underway on Monday.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Leaked Steve Bannon audio is worse for Trump than it first appears
Leaked Steve Bannon audio is worse for Trump than it first appears
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The Guardian, CBS News and Mediaite
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.
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Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit — ISTANBUL (AP) — Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, described Joe Biden's decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking,” accusing the U.S. president of backing down from his pledge of prioritizing human rights.
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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 Times of Israel
Washington Post:
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing
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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:
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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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italy's Unity Government Teeters, as Mario Draghi Offers to Resign
Italy's Unity Government Teeters, as Mario Draghi Offers to Resign
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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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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights … With the Supreme Court overturning on Roe v. Wade last month, the architect of the Texas abortion law has already aimed at marriage equality, and his next target could leave Texans without access to lifesaving preventive care.
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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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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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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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: