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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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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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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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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 …
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 — Paul Pelosi bought as much $5 million worth of stock in software and computer-chip company Nvidia in June — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just bought as much $5 million worth …
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Washington Post:
China says it will take ‘forceful measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
China says it will take ‘forceful measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pelosi plans trip to Taiwan in August
Pelosi plans trip to Taiwan in August
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South China Morning Post
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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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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Associated Press:
UK breaks its record for highest temperature as heat builds — LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.
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The White House:
Executive Order on Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.)
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden executive order allows agencies to sanction for wrongful detention abroad
Biden executive order allows agencies to sanction for wrongful detention abroad
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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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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 …
Bloomberg:
US ‘Disrupted’ North Korean Hackers Who Breached Health Sector — Federal investigators “disrupted” a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group that targeted US medical facilities and other health organizations, a top Justice Department official said Tuesday.
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations
Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
8 Top Experts on Strength of Dominion Suing Trump for Defamation, If It Wants To — Among many significant revelations coming out of the hearings of the January 6 select committee is information concerning Dominion Voting Systems. Former senior U.S. officials testified …
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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Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend funerals for any of the Uvalde shooting victims — Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend a single funeral for any of the 19 children or two teachers killed mass shooting at Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, according to his schedule …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Biden, One Year Ago: No Serious Economist Thinks Unchecked Inflation Is Coming — President Biden, one year ago today: … In those remarks a year ago, Biden argued that another giant spending bill was the right response to concerns about inflation:
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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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