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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 …
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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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New York Times:
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan — The West Virginia Democrat's decision dealt a crushing blow to President Biden's domestic agenda, effectively ruling out action on anything beyond prescription drug pricing and health care subsidies. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
First on CNN: 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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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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United States Secret Service:
U.S. Secret Service Media Relations — The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) in every respect …
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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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CNN:
Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 - after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says
Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 - after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says
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Politico:
‘Oh, God, no’: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case — INDIANAPOLIS—Republicans knew the minute Roe v. Wade was overturned that they had a political problem, particularly with moderates in the suburbs who they need to vote for GOP candidates in the midterms.
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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 …
Tracey A. Wilkinson / New York Times:
Dr. Caitlin Bernard Was Meant to Write This With Me Before She Was Attacked for Doing Her Job — Earlier this week I was preparing to write a guest essay with my colleague, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an ob-gyn here in Indiana. We wanted to write about the chilling effect that the overturning …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Ohio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
Ohio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Republicans shocked a 10-year-old can get pregnant after Ohio rape victim abortion story proves true
Republicans shocked a 10-year-old can get pregnant after Ohio rape victim abortion story proves true
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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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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 …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Why Democrats are begging Trump to start 2024 right now — Democrats aren't just eager for Donald Trump to cannonball into the 2024 presidential race before the fall midterms. Across the country, they are actively plotting ways to immediately capitalize on a pre-November announcement.
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Forget pronouns. Democrats need to become the party of building things.
Forget pronouns. Democrats need to become the party of building things.
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Biden visits east Jerusalem without Israeli flag on limousine — Move seen as directly undermining Israeli sovereignty over eastern part of capital. — US President Joe Biden's motorcade no longer had Israeli flags on it during a visit to a Palestinian hospital in east Jerusalem on Friday …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
U.S. announces $316M for Palestinians as Biden visits West Bank
U.S. announces $316M for Palestinians as Biden visits West Bank
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden says Saudi Arabia lifting flight ban can lead to Saudi-Israeli relations
Biden says Saudi Arabia lifting flight ban can lead to Saudi-Israeli relations
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BBC:
Saudi Arabia: Biden set to meet Crown Prince amid criticism
Saudi Arabia: Biden set to meet Crown Prince amid criticism
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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Biden says ‘the ground is not ripe’ for peace talks, but hopes Arab ties can help.
Biden says ‘the ground is not ripe’ for peace talks, but hopes Arab ties can help.
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
A Texas meteorologist warned of power outages. Then the lights went out. — Listen — Gift Article — During his 3 p.m. weather report on Wednesday, Travis Herzog, a meteorologist for KTRK in Houston, stood in front of a screen showing the astronomically high temperatures broiling Texas …
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Politico:
Republicans wince as their Ukrainian-born colleague thrashes Zelenskyy — House Republicans gave Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz a coveted platform to speak out against Russia's war. They're coming to regret that. — Spartz (R-Ind.), who has traveled to Ukraine a half-dozen times since …
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 …
Axios:
GOP fears Senate debacle — Top Republicans, once confident about winning control of the Senate in the midterms, fear they'll blow it after nominating several deeply flawed candidates in winnable states, according to conversations with GOP strategists, pollsters and other officials.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge issues arrest warrant for Colorado county clerk Tina Peters — A judge in Colorado issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk who was barred from overseeing elections after she was indicted on charges of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct.
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Biggest Cryptominers in the U.S. Can Use as Much Power as Houston, Findings Show — The findings, by a congressional investigation, highlight how the surge in activity has caused consumers' electrical bills to rise and makes it harder to fight global warming.
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Debra Soh / Washington Examiner:
No one seems to know what a woman is — The World Health Organization recently announced it will be updating its gender mainstreaming manual “in light of new scientific evidence and conceptual progress.” The guidance addresses how gender inequality affects health outcomes.
Politico:
Dems' base wants a simple Roe fight. It's getting complexity instead. — Rep. Jim Himes says he's tried the Democratic Party's main talking points on abortion rights — elect more of us so we can push the Senate to act. As he tells it, they only frustrated voters more.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
If Ron DeSantis is Actually Less Dangerous Than Trump, Maybe He Should Say So — He supported Stop the Steal. Why assume he wouldn't follow in Trump's anti-democratic footsteps? — There's a weird proxy debate happening right now in the pundit class regarding the hypothetical Trump vs …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Many People Are Saying This: Where Is The DOJ? — Eighteen months on from Jan. 6, questions persist about whether the Justice Department understands the urgency of the moment. — For all the powers given to federal prosecutors — including grand jury access and FBI cooperation …
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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ABC News:
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73
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