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Biden says he confronted Saudis directly on Khashoggi — Biden told reporters he was ‘straightforward and direct’ with Saudi leaders about the slain journalist, in a meeting that came after a fist bump between Biden and the crown prince that some saw as overly chummy — Listen — Gift Article
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What Biden Got Right on His Trip to the Middle East
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Exclusive: Fulton County DA sends ‘target’ letters to Trump allies in Georgia investigation — American attorney, and District Attorney of Fulton County — 46th president of the United States since 2021 — ATLANTA — In the latest sign she is moving rapidly in her investigation …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats vent their fury as Joe Manchin shelves action on climate change — WASHINGTON — Democrats are sounding dire warnings after Sen. Joe Manchin tanked their hopes of acting on climate change. — “We're all going to die,” House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky. …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The hidden absurdities behind Joe Manchin's ugly new reversal — Listen — Gift Article — This will surprise only people who haven't paid even cursory attention to the last year of Democratic politics, but Sen. Joe Manchin III may have just killed any hopes for a resuscitated version of the Democratic agenda.
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New York Times:
How One Senator Doomed the Democrats' Climate Plan — Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up. — WASHINGTON — First, he killed a plan that would have forced power plants …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Biden Drops Plan to Name Anti-Abortion Lawyer Backed by McConnell as Judge — The White House quietly agreed with the Senate Republican leader to nominate Chad Meredith for a federal judgeship, but opposition from his fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul scuttled the deal. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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DeSantis' education message is winning in battleground states, teacher union poll finds — TAMPA, Fla. — Before a friendly audience of conservative moms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday excoriated political opponents of wanting to “sexualize” children and warp kids' understanding of race and history.
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Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:
The poll results are in: Hageman holds commanding lead over Cheney … Former President Donald Trump's pick to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney in the race for Wyoming's lone House seat holds a commanding 22-point lead with a month until the primary, a new Casper Star-Tribune poll shows.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Kamala Harris' chief speechwriter is departing — Vice President Kamala Harris' director of speechwriting, Meghan Groob, is leaving the office less than four months into the job, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. — Groob was hired in April after Harris' first chief speechwriter …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
After staff exodus, Vice President Harris to lose long-serving aide — Rohini Kosoglu, one of the highest-ranking Asian Americans in the administration, says she wants to spend more time with family — Listen — Gift Article — Vice President Harris is set to lose one of her closest …
Politico:
Justice Dept. backs House over Jan. 6 subpoena to Meadows — The Justice Department declared Friday that the Jan. 6 select committee has adequately justified its subpoena for testimony and documents from Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump's White House.
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Peter Navarro rejects plea deal in contempt case
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro rejects plea deal in contempt of Congress case
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Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
Mexico arrests drug lord wanted by U.S. in death of DEA agent: Source — Listen — Gift Article — MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities on Friday captured fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, a top target of U.S. law enforcement who was convicted in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent …
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Oscar Lopez / New York Times:
Mexico Captures Notorious Drug Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why you're hearing so much about fentanyl these days
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Chris Dickerson / West Virginia Record:
Attorney says circuit judge pointed gun at her from bench during hearing … NEW MARTINSVILLE - A circuit court judge allegedly brandished a handgun during a hearing earlier this year, leaving it pointed at an attorney from Texas during the proceedings. — Second Judicial Circuit Judge David Hummel …
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CNN:
First on CNN: DHS inspector general told Jan. 6 panel he went to Mayorkas about Secret Service cooperation — (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security inspector general on Friday briefed all nine members of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack …
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Social media post from Kentucky county GOP about ‘Jewish junta’ draws criticism — A Facebook post by the Bracken County Republican Party attacking the new director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as being part of the “Jewish junta” drew criticism Friday from Jewish leaders in Kentucky.
Politico:
Trump campaign operative who delivered Jan. 6 false elector lists is identified — A little-known Donald Trump campaign operative delivered lists of false electors to Capitol Hill in a bid to get them to Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two people familiar with the episode.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel to Dissect Trump's 187 Minutes of Inaction During Riot
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
‘A Real Chilling Effect’: A Lefty Scholar is Dumping CAP — For AEI — Ruy Teixeira is one of Washington's most prominent left-leaning think-tank scholars, a fixture at the Center for American Progress since the liberal organization's founding in 2003. But as of August 1 …
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Grant Stern / 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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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
‘Sneaky’ Personhood? Wicker, Hyde-Smith Sponsor Unborn Child Support Act — U.S. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker of Mississippi are among a group of nine Republicans who on Wednesday unveiled Senate Bill 4512, The Unborn Child Support Act, which would require fathers …
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Washington Post:
Trump's fundraising dips, trailing DeSantis — The former president's PAC raised about $36 million in the first half of the year, down 29% from the prior six months — Listen — Gift Article — Former president Donald Trump's fundraising slowed in the first half of 2022 …
Tunku Varadarajan / Wall Street Journal:
Two Books Decry the Uyghur Tragedy in China — In a remote part of Central Asia, an entire people is losing its land, its language, its freedom. — 1x — The name Xinjiang was slapped on the Uyghur homeland in 1884, after its conquest by China's last imperial dynasty.
DAWN:
UAE: Immediately Release Asim Ghafoor, Former Lawyer for Jamal Khashoggi and DAWN Board Member — President Biden Should Refuse to Meet with UAE Leaders during Middle East Visit until Ghafoor Is Released — United Arab Emirates (UAE) security agents have detained U.S. citizen and Democracy …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Don't Fall into the Collusion Trap on Trump and January 6 — Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. — Here we go again. — Watching the recent coverage of the January 6 investigation, I felt a stab of deja vu.
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