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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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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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Washington Post:
The new proposal to prevent a future coup is surprisingly good
Discussion: HotAir and Daily Kos
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Democrats should take yes for an answer on Electoral Count Act reform
Ned Foley / Election Law Blog:
Why Congress should swiftly enact the Senate's bipartisan ECA reform bill
Discussion: Washington Post
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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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Plans to Humiliate MAGA Lawmakers Who Cowered During Capitol Attack  —  The committee plans to show how they behaved while under siege  —  The Jan. 6 committee plans to use its Thursday night hearing to call out insurrection-friendly lawmakers who cowered during …
CNN:   Jan. 6 committee has outtakes of Trump's message to supporters day after riot
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Fox News:
Hunter Biden probe reaches ‘critical stage,’ as officials weigh possible charges: source  —  A source says officials are weighing possible charges for tax violations, foreign lobbying and false statements  —  Judge Jeanine on Hunter Biden scandal: Joe Biden is now ‘caught in the lie’
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill, Twitchy and NBC Boston
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Considered Dead on Arrival, Gains New Life  —  The larger-than-expected G.O.P. vote in the House in support of legislation to codify marriage equality caught both parties off guard, suggesting there could be a narrow path to enactment.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP freezes up on same-sex marriage
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
CIA Director: Putin ‘too healthy’  —  Vladimir Putin is “entirely too healthy,” CIA Director William Burns said Wednesday, throwing cold water on constant rumors that the Russian president is suffering from illness as he pursues his war on Ukraine.  —  Burns, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum …
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New York Times:
Ukraine's first lady tells the U.S. Congress that ‘Russia is destroying our people.’
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Pelosi to Blinken: Label Russia as terrorist state, or else Congress will  —  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had a message for Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism — otherwise, Congress will.  —  The warning, made on a call between …
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Nebraska governor makes big donation to take out Greitens  —  Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is among the biggest donors to a super PAC devoted to torpedoing Missouri Republican Eric Greitens' Senate campaign.  —  The second-term governor, who hails from one of the wealthiest megadonor families …
New York Times:
Trump Recently Urged a Powerful Legislator to Overturn His 2020 Defeat in Wisconsin  —  Donald J. Trump called Robin Vos, the speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, on July 9 and pushed him to support a resolution to retract the state's 10 electoral votes for President Biden.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Arizona Republican censured by party over testimony on resisting Trump  —  Rusty Bowers, the Arizona house speaker who testified to the January 6 committee about how he resisted Donald Trump's attempt to overturn his defeat by Joe Biden in the sun belt state, has been formally censured by his own Republican party.
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 …
Alice Tecotzky / The Daily Beast:
Dem Group's Lawsuit Accuses Campaign Watchdog of Giving Trump ‘Edge’  —  ACT NOW  —  According to a Democratic super PAC, Donald Trump is essentially running for president—holding rallies, giving interviews—even though he hasn't officially declared as much.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and New York Times
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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New York Times:
Heat Wave Complicates Global Energy Crisis and Climate Fight
Discussion: National Review and The Globe
 
 
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Star Tribune:
Minnesota GOP candidate Matt Birk unapologetic about controversial comments on abortion, rape
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Welcome to the New Era of Political Memoir, Where Leaving Readers Uneasy Is the Point
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be Britain's next PM; Truss would be a better US ally
Discussion: Politico
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Two GOP primary losers in Colorado fail to pay for recounts
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Confessions of a Conservative Apostate
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
John Fetterman, in first interview since stroke, talks recovery and return to U.S. Senate campaign trail