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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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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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CNN:
First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday's January 6 hearing
First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday's January 6 hearing
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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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Brian Beutler / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Spending Millions to Boost the Far-Right Fringe? — Mr. Beutler is the editor in chief of Crooked Media. He has covered Washington politics for 17 years. — Three simple facts will form the backdrop of the November midterms, and taken together, they are difficult to fully reconcile …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Profile of a GOP voter: Meddling Dems target hunters, country music lovers
Profile of a GOP voter: Meddling Dems target hunters, country music lovers
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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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Financial Times:
Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan prompts outrage from China — Trip will be first in 25 years by a Speaker of the US House of Representatives — Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan next month to show support for Taipei as it comes under mounting pressure from China …
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Weston Blasi / MarketWatch:
Nancy Pelosi's husband buys millions worth of Nvidia stock ahead of chip-manufacturing bill vote
Nancy Pelosi's husband buys millions worth of Nvidia stock ahead of chip-manufacturing bill vote
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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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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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Politico:
White House privately fumes about Manchin — and sees the futility of airing it out in public — The White House is steaming mad at Joe Manchin. Again. — But as President Joe Biden and his advisers sift through the rubble of their domestic agenda and salvage the remains, this time they're trying their hardest not to show it.
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Washington Post:
These maps show how excessively hot it is in Europe and the U.S. — The heat, which has killed hundreds in Portugal and Spain, is unprecedented in many areas. — Listen — Gift Article — A historic and deadly heat wave has been scorching western Europe, killing hundreds in Spain and Portugal.
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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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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.
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.
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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 …
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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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations — (CNN)The US Justice Department seized approximately half a million dollars that North Korean government-backed hackers had either extorted from US health care organizations or used to launder ransom payments …
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Jessie Balmert / The Columbus Dispatch:
Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court rejects congressional map used in May, orders new one — The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's Republican-drawn congressional map Tuesday, ruling that districts used in the May primary violate anti-gerrymandering rules in the state Constitution.
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New York Times:
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right — The movement to reinstate President Trump has gone far beyond him — and now threatens the future of American elections. — By Charles HomansPhotographs by Mark Peterson — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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The Indianapolis Star:
‘Saving countless lives.’ Armed bystander praised for intervening in Greenwood mall shooting — Ryan Martin Tony Cook Dayeon EomIndianapolis Star — Greenwood leaders have used several titles to describe Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old Indiana man who intervened in a mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday night.
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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.
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Mia Jankowicz / Insider:
18 Republicans — including MTG, Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert — voted against Sweden and Finland joining NATO — 18 Republican lawmakers opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO in a Monday vote. — The vote passed easily, but ‘nay’ voters included several far-right GOP members.
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Military.com:
How a Church Allegedly Scammed Millions in VA Money from Vets — Rony Denis and his House of Prayer church were known to the military community long before they were raided last month by the FBI. — For years, soldiers had shared accounts on message boards of crossing the church's path.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Maggie Hassan's lucky break — Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) was initially seen as one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election this year. But as New Hampshire's Sept. 13 primary draws closer, there's still no clear Republican frontrunner to take her on in November.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
As Biden eyes 2024, one person weighs heavily: Trump — Biden's associates say he will feel compelled to run if Trump does. If that rematch materializes, Biden said recently, ‘I would not be disappointed.’ — Listen — Gift Article — President Biden for most of his life has engaged …
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Megan Henney / Fox Business:
Inflation may hit Social Security recipients twice — Record-high cost-of-living adjustment is a ‘no-win’ situation for millions of Social Security recipients — Scorching-hot inflation is inflicting financial pain on millions of U.S. households, but the rising price of everyday necessities …
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Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Fake Accounts Fueled the ‘Snyder Cut’ Online Army — A WarnerMedia report reveals that bots and other inauthentic users bolstered the fan-led campaign for director Zack Snyder's Justice League do-over — Zack Snyder was becoming increasingly agitated.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
It's not just Hunter Biden: Prepare for a 2023 packed with House GOP investigations — House Republicans are planning to bombard Joe Biden's administration with investigations next year, from Hunter Biden to the border to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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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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