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12:10 PM ET, July 21, 2022

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Associated Press:
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
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The White House:
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre  —  This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.  He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms.  He has begun taking Paxlovid.  Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House …
Lorraine Taylor / Fox News:
Biden to propose spending $37B to fight crime, hire more police officers  —  Biden will ask Congress for the money to convince voters that Democrats are making efforts to fight crime and fund police ahead of the midterms  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for July 20
Washington Post:
Even a day after Jan. 6, Trump balked at condemning the violence  —  The House committee investigating the Capitol attack expects to show portions of outtakes Thursday from remarks Trump delivered Jan. 7, when aides pressed him to repudiate the riot.  —  Gift Article
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, Front and Center in the Jan. 6 Hearings, Pursues a Mission  —  “I believe this is the most important thing I've ever done professionally,” she said, “and maybe the most important thing I ever do.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee is out with Covid-19.
Washington Post:
Secret Service watchdog knew in February that texts had been purged  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  A watchdog agency learned in February that the Secret Service had purged nearly all cellphone texts from around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but chose not to alert Congress …
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CNN:
First on CNN: DHS inspector general tells Secret Service to stop investigating potentially missing texts  —  (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has directed the Secret Service to stop its internal investigations into what happened to text messages related to January 6 …
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Healthy Pregnant Women Beg Docs in Anti-Abortion States: Don't Let Me Die  —  Amid harrowing stories of complications and miscarriages left untreated, women are preemptively warning doctors to remember who their patients are.  —  Dr. Shefaali Sharma was just two patients into her day when a pregnant mother …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
This is what it looks like when women become second-class citizens
Discussion: Mississippi Today
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
I Was Wrong About Trump Voters  —  The worst line I ever wrote as a pundit — yes, I know, it's a crowded field — was the first line I ever wrote about the man who would become the 45th president: “If by now you don't find Donald Trump appalling, you're appalling.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse
Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
America's Self-Obsession Is Killing Its Democracy  —  In 2009, a violent mob stormed the presidential palace in Madagascar, a deeply impoverished red-earthed island off the coast of East Africa.  They had been incited to violence by opportunistic politicians and media personalities, successfully triggering a coup.
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
At Ivana Trump's Funeral, a Gold-Hued Coffin and the Secret Service  —  “People adored Ivana.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  In death, as in life, her famous former husband loomed over Ivana Trump's story.  —  On Wednesday afternoon, when a funeral was held for Ms. Trump …
CNN:
GOP begins to look for new 2024 candidates amid fears over Trump  —  A growing number of Republicans are openly cheering for a competitive primary field in 2024 and encouraging candidates to jump into the race, as some in the GOP get increasingly anxious about the idea of Donald Trump becoming …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
I Was Wrong About Al Franken  —  During the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, a woman named Leeann Tweeden accused Al Franken of sexually harassing her during his comedian days and produced a photo of him pretending to grope her breasts.  I called on Franken to resign from the Senate …
About Amazon:
Amazon and One Medical Sign an Agreement for Amazon to Acquire One Medical  —  One Medical is a human-centered, technology-powered U.S. primary care organization on a mission to make quality healthcare more affordable, accessible, and enjoyable through a seamless combination of in-person, digital, and virtual care services
Justice News:
Three Charged In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Tipping Scheme  —  Former Coinbase Employee Allegedly Tipped His Brother and Friend Regarding Crypto Assets That Were Going to be Listed on Coinbase Exchanges  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sweeping changes remake Facebook app in TikTok's image  —  Meta announced major changes Thursday to the Facebook app that will transform its experience into a more TikTok-like selection of algorithmically chosen videos — and shunt off content posted by family, friends and groups into a separate side feed.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Campaign Expense: Lawyers for Jan. 6 Witnesses  —  Trump is spending quite a bit to cover legal expenses for his former aides.  —  It's been widely reported that former President Donald Trump has covered legal expenses for witnesses testifying before the Jan. 6 committee …
National Review:
Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill  —  By a vote of 267 to 157, with 47 Republicans joining the majority, the House has passed a bill requiring all state governments to stick with the redefinition of marriage that the Supreme Court ordered in 2015.
Discussion: Daily Briefing
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Republicans could change government the way they changed the courts  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Do Republicans even need a coherent policy agenda?  —  I've heard that question more than once, and unfortunately, it remains a better question than I want it to be.
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Was in an Early-Death Crisis Long Before COVID  —  Jacob Bor has been thinking about a parallel universe.  He envisions a world in which America has health on par with that of other wealthy nations, and is not an embarrassing outlier that, despite spending more on health care than any other country …
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Foreign soldiers flocked to Ukraine after Russia invaded.  Five months on, the fighting is taking a heavy toll.  —  After a thrilling first few months of unexpected success that boosted morale among the Ukrainian ranks, the reality of the bloodiest European conflict since World War II has taken …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
‘They Must Provide The Abortion!’  AG Garland Hits Back at Texas Lawsuit Challenging Biden Emergency Abortion Rule  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland hit back at a Texas lawsuit over a Biden administration abortion rule, declaring that doctors faced with an emergency “must perform the abortion” regardless of state law.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Republicans fret as Walker stumbles in Georgia: ‘He needs help’  —  Anxiety is setting in among Republicans over Herschel Walker's bid to oust Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) in Georgia after a series of unforced errors and negative headlines that have rocked the former football star's general election campaign.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Lawsuit Claims Trump's Lawyer Called AG ‘That Black B*tch’  —  Donald Trump's favorite New Jersey criminal defense lawyer is in hot water after allegedly repeatedly singing the N-word while listening to rap.  And there's more. … Donald Trump's favorite New Jersey defense lawyer …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
CNN:
The amount of Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water  —  Pituffik, Greenland (CNN)The water off the coast of northwest Greenland is a glass-like calm, but the puddles accumulating on the region's icebergs are a sign that a transformation is underway higher on the ice sheet.
 
 
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans' confidence in elections has faded since January 6
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Most think Joe Biden should not run again in 2024 as approval rating falls
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U.S. Department of Defense:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
CNN:
Federal investigation of Hunter Biden reaches critical juncture, sources say
 

 
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