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Washington Post:
Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee — Listen — Gift Article — The U.S. Secret Service has determined it has no new texts to provide Congress relevant to its Jan. 6 investigation, and that any other texts its agents exchanged around …
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CNN:
Ex-Trump aide tied to ‘unhinged’ December 2020 White House meeting speaks with January 6 committee — (CNN)Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler met Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. — A former aide to then-White House economic …
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Politico:
‘Sprint through the finish’: Why the Jan. 6 committee isn't nearly done — The Jan. 6 select committee once envisioned a single month packed with hearings. Then a fire hose of evidence came its way — and now its members have no interest in shutting or even slowing the spigot.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats boosted a MAGA longshot in the Pa. gov's race. Now he's got a real shot at winning. — MALVERN, Pa. — Jackie Kulback was just one of the Pennsylvania GOP leaders who was worried in May when Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican primary for governor.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Profile of a GOP voter: Meddling Dems target hunters, country music lovers — Democrats boosting a hard-right Republican gubernatorial candidate in Maryland are targeting a particular brand of voter: she loves hunting and country music, has no interest in yoga or public libraries and lives in one of America's wealthiest ZIP codes.
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New York Post and Associated Press
Brian Beutler / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Spending Millions to Boost the Far-Right Fringe?
Why Are Democrats Spending Millions to Boost the Far-Right Fringe?
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HuffPost:
Mitt Romney Warns Democrats Against ‘Stupid’ Strategy Of Helping GOP Election Deniers
Mitt Romney Warns Democrats Against ‘Stupid’ Strategy Of Helping GOP Election Deniers
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
So will Democrats try to boost Trump in the 2024 primaries, too?
So will Democrats try to boost Trump in the 2024 primaries, too?
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Townhall, Fox News, HotAir, National Review, New York Post and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say — White House officials are scrambling to advance the president's environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled — Listen — Gift Article — President Biden is considering declaring …
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Associated Press:
AP source: Biden holds off on climate emergency declaration — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change but will stop short of issuing an emergency declaration that would unlock federal resources to deal with the issue …
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Politico:
Biden to announce climate actions but not yet declare an ‘emergency’ — Lawmakers said the White House has informed them it was considering the emergency declaration, though it had not yet decided whether to take the step. — President Joe Biden will announce new steps to combat climate change …
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NBC News:
White House begins the search for fresh communications team — Longtime Biden adviser Anita Dunn is interviewing candidates to replace departing top communications members. — The White House is considering a major overhaul of its press and communications shop in the coming weeks …
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NBC News:
Man arrested near Jill Biden's motorcade — A man was arrested after allegedly interfering with first lady Jill Biden's motorcade and then tussling with Secret Service officers, authorities said Tuesday. — The incident happened at 5:02 p.m. EDT on Monday when the suspect …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Bidens welcome Ukrainian first lady to the White House
Bidens welcome Ukrainian first lady to the White House
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Group Offering Bounties for Supreme Court Justice Locations Wants to ‘Shut Down’ Congressional Baseball Game: They 'Don't Deserve Peace' — Liberal activist group ShutDownDC is promising massive protests at the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game shortly after offering money bounties …
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Jessie Balmert / The Columbus Dispatch:
Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court rejects congressional map used in May, orders new one
Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court rejects congressional map used in May, orders new one
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Alec MacGillis / The Atlantic:
The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight — This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica. — On December 31, 2020, a 40-year-old man named Leon Casiquito walked into Kelly Liquors on Route 66 in Albuquerque and tried to shoplift a bottle of tequila.
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HotAir
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Miss Frijoles’ attack roils Latino-heavy congressional race in Texas — A Texas blogger paid by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign is attacking Republican opponent Rep. Mayra Flores as “Miss Frijoles” and a “cotton-pickin' liar,” prompting a wave of denunciations by fellow Democrats.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Sen. Lindsey Graham agrees to accept subpoena in Trump election meddling case — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will accept a subpoena for his testimony issued by a Georgia grand jury investigating possible election meddling in the 2020 presidential election by then-President Donald Trump.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Joe Manchin Is a Symptom, but It's the Senate That's Sick — Seventy-two percent of likely voters, according to the left-leaning polling group Data for Progress, want the federal government to increase its tax incentives for solar, wind and other clean energy projects.
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ABC News:
Ocasio-Cortez, other House Democrats arrested in abortion rights protest at the Supreme Court — Police accused the group of participating in “illegal demonstration activity.” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is detained after participating in a sit in with activists from Center …
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Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
AOC among several Democrats arrested outside Supreme Court during Roe protest
AOC among several Democrats arrested outside Supreme Court during Roe protest
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of congressional race — Former Mayor Bill de Blasio says it is time for him to exit electoral politics — Fox News Flash top headlines for July 19 — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has dropped out of the race for New York's 10th …
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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
New York City public schools are bleeding students after two years of COVID-19 restrictions
New York City public schools are bleeding students after two years of COVID-19 restrictions
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Shifts Resources From News to Focus on Creator Economy — Senior executive tells employees that News tab and Bulletin newsletter platform will be put on the back burner — Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook META 5.11%▲ is reallocating resources from its Facebook News tab …
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Fox News:
Judge denies Steve Bannon's request for delay to criminal contempt trial — Opening statements are expected this week following the completion of jury selection — Fox News Flash top headlines for July 19 — The federal judge presiding over Steve Bannon's criminal contempt trial denied …
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Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Place Where Biden Face-Planted Off Bike Is Named ‘Brandon Falls’ On Google Maps — Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, — The place where Joe Biden face planted into the concrete falling off his bike last month has been named as ‘Brandon Falls’ on Google Maps.
CNN:
Donald Trump tells golfers to join LIV Golf and ‘take the money now’ despite pressure from 9/11 families — (CNN)Former US President Donald Trump told golfers that they should join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and “take the money now,” as the breakaway series prepares …
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CNN:
Why the January 6 hearings could be a game changer — Former AG Barr slams Trump's election fraud claims — Katherine Clayton is a PhD candidate in political science at Stanford University. Her research focuses on public opinion about democracy in the US and abroad.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP faces conscience vote on marriage equality — House Republican leadership isn't telling their members how to vote on a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition for same-sex and interracial marriages but is instead advising them to vote their conscience, a senior GOP aide told Axios.
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Mia Jankowicz / Insider:
18 Republicans — including MTG, Matt Gaetz, and Lauren Boebert — voted against Sweden and Finland joining NATO — Eighteen Republican lawmakers in a Monday vote opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO. — The vote passed easily, but “nay” voters included several far-right GOP members.
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