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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service. Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win
Trump's Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Internet troll ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty in Capitol riot — A far-right internet personality pleaded guilty Friday to joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, where he streamed live video that incriminated him and other rioters, according to a court filing.
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Washington Post:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial — The outspoken Trump loyalist was convicted of ignoring a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — Gift Article — Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and longtime confidante …
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel — Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon has been convicted for refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Finally, the dam is breaking against Trump — Listen — Gift Article — During Thursday's prime-time session, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) summed up the explosive impact of this summer's hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney's devastating final question puts the GOP to shame — Listen — Gift Article — In no small part, the GOP in the Donald Trump era has been marked by a craven failure to take offramps. — Trump's encouragement of white supremacy, his strong-arming of a foreign ally …
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Washington Post:
Hearings test Trump's clout and GOP's wish to ‘forget about Jan. 6’ — Polling and interviews suggest the committee's work is distrusted by Republicans but could nonetheless accelerate the party's search for a Trump alternative — Gift Article — Over eight televised hearings revealing …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle — There was no guarantee these hearings would break through the way they have. Here's what set them apart. — Listen — Gift Article — By their nature, congressional hearings are boring. Politicians speechify.
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David French / The Atlantic:
The Criminal Case Against Trump Is Getting Stronger — Trump might clear the bar for incitement on January 6, and that's far from his only legal risk. — Federal and state prosecutors may soon need to decide whether to bring charges against a former president and current front-runner for the Republican nomination.
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain — MORE ON: — The weapon used in the attack on Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin appears to be a plastic keychain fob that looks like a cartoon cat's head and is marketed for “self-defense.”
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory — A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law — (CNN)California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill into law that allows private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, which are banned in the state.
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Newsom to Sign Bill Allowing Residents to Sue Over Illegal Guns
Newsom to Sign Bill Allowing Residents to Sue Over Illegal Guns
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife's Ballot for Trump — Prosecutors in April dropped a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in May 2020. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The husband of a Colorado woman …
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Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
Rightwing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary — The March ballots are public records under Texas law, but the Tarrant review may just be a warmup for endlessly disputed elections. — Around 40 volunteers with a conservative group questioning …
John Beauge / PennLive:
Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died. — The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport …
Paul Hockenos / CNN:
A very European answer to air conditioning — Hear why officials are urging people to take heatwave seriously — Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer focusing on renewable energy in Europe. He is the author of four books on European issues, most recently “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy …
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Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Biden's doctor says 79-year-old's ‘voice is deeper’ this morning and he took Tylenol for a 99.4 degree fever last night as White House posts new masked-up photos from COVID isolation — The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion — More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country. — Listen — Gift Article — Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June …
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Ellen McCarthy / Washington Post:
Meet the covid super-dodgers — The no-covid club gets more exclusive every day. And some members have no idea how they're still there. — Listen — Gift Article — Joe and Susannah Altman are serious poker players. Sometimes, when they play in tournaments, they'll place what's called a …
CNN:
First on CNN: Secret Service identified potential missing text messages on phones of 10 individuals — (CNN)Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that contained metadata showing text messages were sent and received around January 6, 2021, but were not retained, two sources told CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Out as WWE CEO Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal — Board investigating multiple hush payouts to women by longtime chief executive — Vince McMahon, the king of U.S. wrestling, retired as chief executive officer and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., WWE 0.62%▲ …
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Medieval Times Workers Move To Unionize Another Castle — After watching coworkers in New Jersey organize, Medieval Times employees in California rounded up union cards in less than a week. — Jake Bowman fractured his thumb last month during a live show at the Medieval Times in Buena Park, California.
James Dator / SBNation.com:
Josh Hawley ran 7.2 in the 40 at the January 6 combine — Calculating Hawley's 40 time using science. — Weird things happen when you've covered sports for a long time. It frames your life differently, your world view, and sometimes it even means seeing a man running in a suit and wondering …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Thiel drops another $1.5M for Masters as campaign feels cash pinch — Billionaire Peter Thiel's support for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters has now grown to $15 million as the venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur continued this month to pour money into the race to boost Masters' cash-strapped campaign.
Washington Post:
Biden and Democrats should waste no time filling judicial vacancies — Listen — Gift Article — In his first year in office, President Biden saw 41 Article III judges confirmed to federal courts, more than any president since Ronald Reagan. This was a laudable record for Mr. Biden …