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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senators announce bipartisan bills to stop candidates from stealing elections — WASHINGTON — After months of negotiating, a group of senators announced two proposals Wednesday designed to close gaps in federal law and prevent future candidates from stealing elections.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes Deal to Rewrite Electoral Count Act — The changes outlined by the senators are intended to prevent a repeat of the effort on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the presidential election in Congress. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Ned Foley / Election Law Blog:
Why Congress should swiftly enact the Senate's bipartisan ECA reform bill — This post is jointly authored by Ned Foley, Michael McConnell, Derek Muller, Rick Pildes, and Brad Smith. — The bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senators Collins and Manchin, have released a draft bill for a revised Electoral Count Act (ECA).
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senators finalize bipartisan proposal designed to prevent another Jan. 6
Senators finalize bipartisan proposal designed to prevent another Jan. 6
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / Washington Post:
Trump wanted Pence to reject votes for Biden. A new bill would prevent that.
Trump wanted Pence to reject votes for Biden. A new bill would prevent that.
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CBS News and Talking Points Memo
NBC News:
In Harvard study of Jan. 6 rioters, top motivation is clear: Trump — Researchers at Harvard University who conducted the largest study yet of what motivated Jan. 6 rioters say the data is clear: The most common responses focused on former President Donald Trump and his lies about the election.
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Twitchy and Vanity Fair
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Mystery solved: DOJ secretly thwarted release of Russia documents declassified by Trump
Mystery solved: DOJ secretly thwarted release of Russia documents declassified by Trump
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Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, RedState and DonaldsHeroes's Newsletter
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Merrick Garland: Nothing to prevent investigating Trump or anyone else for Jan. 6 attack
Merrick Garland: Nothing to prevent investigating Trump or anyone else for Jan. 6 attack
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Washington Examiner, Lawfare, Insider and Washington Post
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
In Defense of the Justice Department
In Defense of the Justice Department
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Washington Post, Musing About Books … and The Hill
David Siders / Politico:
'It's the accumulation': The Jan. 6 hearings are wounding Trump, after all
'It's the accumulation': The Jan. 6 hearings are wounding Trump, after all
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Axios, HotAir, Washington Examiner, RedState, ABC News, Insider, Raw Story, Political Wire, CNN and National Review
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP freezes up on same-sex marriage — Mitt Romney doesn't think it's necessary. Richard Burr hasn't read it. And Todd Young is “fixated” on microchips. — Those are some of the answers Republicans gave Wednesday on whether they'd back legislation writing same-sex marriage into law.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Once Hysterical on Gay Marriage, Conservatives Are Now Incoherent
Once Hysterical on Gay Marriage, Conservatives Are Now Incoherent
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CNN:
Federal investigation of Hunter Biden reaches critical juncture, sources say — The federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business activities is nearing a critical juncture as investigators weigh possible charges and prosecutors confront Justice Department guidelines …
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Former Trump White House aide who met with January 6 panel attacks witnesses, lawmakers in profane and sexist rant — (CNN)A former Trump White House aide who met with the January 6 committee earlier this week went on a profane and sexist rant on a livestream after his testimony …
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PBS NewsHour and CBS News
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The GOP Just Nominated a ‘QAnon Whackjob’ and a ‘True Confederate’ in Maryland — A guy who tried to impeach Maryland's GOP governor was just nominated to replace him—and he's not even the most extreme candidate who won on Tuesday. — Cameron Joseph — WASHINGTON, US
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Cook Political Report:
Maryland Goes MAGA
Maryland Goes MAGA
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Al Jazeera, RedState, JamesN's Political Sphere, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Magazine
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Maryland GOP Throws It All Away
Maryland GOP Throws It All Away
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The Triad, New York Times, Baltimore Sun, ABC News, The Baltimore Banner, Raw Story, Mediaite, CBS News and Morning Shots
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Biden Approval Hits New Low Amid Public Discontent With Both Parties, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly Half Of Americans Worry About Being Mass Shooting Victim — mail_outline — One and a half years since President Joe Biden took office, Americans give President Biden …
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
New evidence disputes Trump's citizenship question rationale for census — Listen — Gift Article — Previously unreleased internal communications indicate the Trump administration tried to add a citizenship question to the census with the goal of affecting congressional apportionment …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Joe Biden says he has cancer in possible gaffe — President Biden said Wednesday that he has cancer — making either a gaffe or a stunningly casual health announcement during a speech about global warming in Massachusetts. — Biden was describing the health effects of emissions …
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Townhall, Washington Times, Ace of Spades HQ and Just The News
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
John Fetterman, in first interview since stroke, talks recovery and return to U.S. Senate campaign trail — This story will be updated. — In his first media interview since suffering a stroke days before the May primary election, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman …
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C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Steve Bannon's offer to testify in the House January 6 inquiry might have backfired at his criminal trial — Steve Bannon's lawyers told jurors about his recent offer to testify in the House January 6 inquiry. — Prosecutors called the offer “sudden” and underscored that it cost the House panel precious time.
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New York Times, Associated Press, NPR, CBS News and Raw Story
Alice Kantor / Bloomberg:
Americans Who Can't Afford Homes Are Moving to Europe Instead — More Americans are relocating to Europe, driven across the Atlantic by the rising cost of living, inflated house prices, a surging dollar and political rancor at home. — Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece and France are among the most popular destinations.
Tess Owen / VICE:
Indiana Mall Gunman Appears to Have Posted Plans on 4chan — Police have told VICE News they are familiar with the posts and are investigating. — TO — TORONTO, CA — Hours before a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on a food court in a suburban mall near Indianapolis on Sunday …
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Times:
Endemic Covid-19 Looks Pretty Brutal — It may surprise you to learn, given the mood of the country — and indeed the world — about the pandemic that probably half of all Covid infections have happened this calendar year — and it's only July. By December, the figure could be 80 percent or more.
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Welcome to the New Era of Political Memoir, Where Leaving Readers Uneasy Is the Point — This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME's politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. — Maybe Donald Trump was onto something with those non-disclosure agreements.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Confessions of a Conservative Apostate — What does it mean to be a conservative now? … For weeks I've been watching a parade of Republican officials describe how they worked inside a Republican administration under Donald Trump as the GOP fell to a bunch of kooks, opportunists, racists, and aspiring fascists.
Politico:
Biden announces modest steps to fight climate's ‘clear and present danger’ — Setbacks in Congress and at the Supreme Court are putting President Joe Biden's climate change goals out of reach as brutal heatwaves descend on much of the U.S. and Europe. — SOMERSET, Mass. …
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, National Review and UPI
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Officials reorganize HHS to boost pandemic response — Plan would elevate ASPR, which plays key role in emergencies, to be an agency on par with CDC, FDA — Listen — Gift Article … The Biden administration is reorganizing the federal health department to create an independent division …
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Politico, Fox News, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge orders Giuliani to testify before Fulton grand jury — Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's personal attorney, is being ordered to appear in front of a Fulton County special grand jury next month after failing to attend a hearing in New York to challenge a recent subpoena.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Secret Service was told at least once before Jan. 6, 2021, to preserve texts — A senior Secret Service official said agency employees received two emails — at least one prior to Jan. 6, 2021 — reminding them to preserve records on their cellphones, including text messages …
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CNBC and Washington Examiner