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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump's choices set nation on path to Jan. 6 violence, committee shows  —  Across seven hearings, the panel's findings have illustrated how the president repeatedly escalated tensions following his election defeat  —  Gift Article  —  Donald Trump had already been told by his campaign manager …
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Jamie Gangel / CNN:
Secret Service provided a single text exchange to IG after request for many records  —  (CNN)The Secret Service was only able to provide a single text exchange to the DHS inspector general who had requested a month's worth of records for 24 Secret Service personnel, according to a letter …
Washington Post:
Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Maryland GOP Throws It All Away  —  Republicans turned their backs on their popular two-term governor, Larry Hogan, by elevating a crank over his chosen moderate successor.  —  Back in April, I introduced readers to Dan Cox, a far-right kook and Maryland state legislator running for governor.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and CBS News
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Trump wins proxy war with Hogan in Maryland primary — boosted by Democrats
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump-backed election denier Dan Cox wins Maryland's GOP primary for governor
ABC News:
Biden to announce executive actions on climate change that still fall short  —  The president plans to make the announcements in Massachusetts on Wednesday.  —  President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday a few executive actions to address climate change, with a focus …
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Alex Rogers / CNN:
Trump-backed Arizona Senate candidate escalates election fears ahead of GOP primary  —  (CNN)Arizona Republican Blake Masters, who earned Donald Trump's endorsement for the Senate race by embracing the former President's lies that he won the 2020 election, has turned to questioning whether …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Arizona Senate candidate embraces Trump's extreme style
Discussion: FOX News Radio
CD Media:   CD Media Big Data Poll: Blake Masters Holds 11-Point Lead In Arizona Republican Primary For U.S. Senate
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
GOP's grassroots money problem  —  Democrats across the 10 most competitive Senate races are out-raising Republicans by more than $75 million among small-dollar donors — those giving less than $200 — according to an Axios analysis of Federal Election Commission records.
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ohio Republicans want more action, effort from JD Vance in key fall Senate race  —  Complaints about JD Vance and his Senate campaign are rising among Ohio Republicans after the conservative populist posted an anemic second-quarter fundraising report.  —  Vance entered July with $628,804 …
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Russia's goals in Ukraine now include territory outside the Donbas, Lavrov says  —  Russia's military objectives in Ukraine have now expanded beyond the Donbas region in the eastern part of the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told state media on Wednesday.
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Eric Connor / Post and Courier:
US Rep. Timmons deflects affair, abuse of power allegations on Upstate SC radio  —  GREENVILLE — U.S. Rep. William Timmons went on conservative talk radio to address rumors circling for weeks that he had an extramarital affair and abused his power as a congressman to further it.
New York Times:
After Indiana Mall Shooting, One Hero but No Lasting Solution  —  When a bystander fatally shot an assailant at an Indiana mall, the country again debated the wisdom of easier access to guns.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  It was an act of pluck and composure worthy of a scene in the movies.
Discussion: bearingarms.com, WGN-TV, TheGrio, Reason and UPI
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Trump Electors Targeted in Georgia Criminal Inquiry  —  A prosecutor in Atlanta is investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election, an inquiry that has engulfed Donald J. Trump and many of his allies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Prosecutors in Atlanta …
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Washington Post:
After 246 years, Marines set for their first Black four-star general … Listen  —  Gift Article  —  In the late 1980s, Maj. Ronald Bailey met a young Marine he knew had promise.  Michael E. Langley was a powerlifter who dominated flag football games, an intellectual who set records …
Matt Smith / WISN:
Vos says former President Trump called him last week in another push to decertify 2020 presidential results  —  'I explained it's not allowed under the constitution,' Vos said in an interview for ‘UPFRONT’  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  RACINE COUNTY, Wis. —
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
Discussion: HuffPost
Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh's neighbors: For abortion rights but tired of protests  —  Weekly demonstrations on their street prompt increased noise complaints; police warn of possible arrests  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  On paper at least, Emily Strulson might seem a welcoming host …
Discussion: HotAir and Althouse
David Siders / Politico:
'It's the accumulation': The Jan. 6 hearings are wounding Trump, after all  —  The conventional wisdom about the Jan. 6 committee hearings was that no single revelation was going to change Republican minds about Donald Trump.  —  What happened instead, a slow drip of negative coverage, may be just as damaging to the former president.
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Documents show the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push  —  Former President Donald Trump's administration spent years trying to add a census citizenship question as part of a secret strategy for altering the population numbers used to divide up seats in Congress …
Discussion: New York Times and MyNorthwest.com
Paul Hannon / Wall Street Journal:
U.K. Inflation Hits 9.4%, a New 40-Year High  —  Acceleration in consumer prices has triggered a surge in private sector pay, as BOE prepares for more rate rises  —  U.K.'s Next PM Faces Economic Hurdles After Boris Johnson Resignation … The U.K.'s annual rate of inflation rose …
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Okay, but Cassandra cannot possibly be right *again*  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  I hear what you are saying.  And, yes, the data is compelling.  Cassandra has been right literally every time she has made a prediction.  War.  Famine.  Rights rollbacks.
Washington Post:
E.U. proposes plan to ration gas ahead of ‘likely’ cutoff by Russia  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union proposed a plan on Wednesday to ration natural gas as it braces for the “likely scenario” that Russia could cut off the flow to Europe.
BBC:
Mission largely accomplished, says Johnson in final PMQs  —  Play video BBC News Channel (UK Only)  —  Summary  — Boris Johnson says his “mission is largely accomplished... for now” in his final PMQs as prime minister  — He defends his record following attacks by Labour on the economy and public trust
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Doctor who treated 10-year-old rape victim moves to sue state AG for defamation  —  Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN who provided an abortion on a 10-year-old girl from Ohio who was raped, took the first legal step to sue Indiana's attorney general for defamation over his comments alleging medical misconduct.
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Senate advances more than $50 billion bill to boost U.S. semiconductor production  — The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a slimmed-down version of its bill designed to boost U.S. semiconductor competition with China.  — The legislation, which would provide about $50 billion …
Discussion: Washington Post
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Matt Hilburn, who fought to ‘Unsuck’ Metro, dies at 54  —  His social media accounts, called Unsuck DC Metro, were among the most tartly entertaining and avidly followed by competitors  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Matt Hilburn, a journalist and communications specialist best-known …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House passes bill protecting marriage equality, with 47 GOP members voting ‘yes’  —  The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights.
 
 
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Colbert crew's behavior in Capitol complex caused Democrat staffer to call for emergency help
Discussion: RedState
Politico:
Covid cases are skyrocketing again. States have no new plans.
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
U.S. Messaging on Monkeypox Is Deeply Flawed
Discussion: New York Times
Leor Sapir / Reality's Last Stand:
Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide
Discussion: GC News
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
A Constitutional Crisis Is Brewing in Pennsylvania
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on FDA and CDC Authorizing Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Top spokeswoman for Nevada Republican Senate nominee marched on Jan. 6 with Oath Keepers, including one charged with sedition
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Lia Thomas is not a woman and should not be honored as one
Discussion: National Review
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
DeSantis Plays the Silicon Valley Money Machine
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Alan Dershowitz's Martha's Vineyard Cancellation
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