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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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Politico:
GOP leaders won't get in the way of Trump 2024 — Congressional Republican leaders have no apparent plans to keep Donald Trump from a third presidential run. Some are even encouraging it. — “I support President Trump running in 2024,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican …
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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NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg faces crisis and opportunity as airline cancellations mount — WASHINGTON — Air travel stinks right now, creating just the kind of crisis that a politically adept and ambitious Transportation secretary might turn to his advantage. — Americans want someone — anyone …
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New York Magazine
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Miss the Mark — Let's begin with the obvious. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is outdated and needs reform. It is an archaic law that sets the rules for how presidential electors are certified and counted by Congress.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
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Washington Examiner, Election Law Blog, Raw Story and The National Interest
Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Georgia Governors Race Shifts From Toss Up To Lean Republican — At the outset of the 2022 cycle, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looked like the most vulnerable Republican incumbent on the map. He was staring down a bruising primary challenge, egged on by former President Donald Trump …
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Townhall, Twitchy and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization — It was just two months after the death of George Floyd that one of the largest domestic violence nonprofits in the United States, Women Against Abuse, brought in several diversity consultants to conduct a racial-equity audit.
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted — Rep. Zeldin took to Twitter to say be believed his suspected attacker would be 'instantly released under NY's laws' — Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at campaign rally
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Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop, suspect charged
Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop, suspect charged
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Jeffrey Clark, Trump's Man at the DOJ, Now Faces Ethics Charges for ‘False Statements’ in Draft Letter on Election Outcome — An environmental lawyer with no experience in criminal or election law who rose to national recognition because of his apparent willingness to pursue Donald Trump's …
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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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Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
What the Hell Is Going On at the Secret Service? — It sure doesn't look good — I am reflexively averse to conspiracy theories. — The reflex comes from a deeply ingrained habit of attempting to apply skepticism judiciously—to ideas resting on faith, but also to those hatched by overactive reasoning …
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New York Times:
Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry
Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry
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CNN:
Trump PACs paid $2 million this year to law firms representing January 6 witnesses — Former President Donald Trump's political committees have paid nearly $2.2 million this year to six law firms whose attorneys have represented witnesses before the House select committee investigating the January 6 …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Where Was Kevin McCarthy? — The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol …
Where Was Kevin McCarthy? — The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol …
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Bonchie / RedState:
The January 6th Committee Has Hit Rock Bottom
The January 6th Committee Has Hit Rock Bottom
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Jan. 6 committee's season finale
The Jan. 6 committee's season finale
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Five takeaways from the eighth hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.
Five takeaways from the eighth hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.
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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
July FEC Numbers: Battle for the House Enters a Critical Phase — House Republicans' midterm structural advantages are conspicuous as ever: President Biden's approval rating is at 38%, and the GOP's leading Super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, ended June with $130 million on hand …
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Russia and Ukraine agree to release blockaded grain exports — Listen — Gift Article — ISTANBUL — Russia and Ukraine agreed Friday to restart shipments of blockaded grain, in a step toward easing a global crisis that has exposed tens of millions of people, especially in Africa and the Middle East …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
After Roe, Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Gay and Transgender Rights — Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-gay rhetoric and calls to roll back L.G.B.T.Q. rights have grown bolder among Republican elected officials and candidates. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump slams McConnell as ‘disloyal’ amid Jan. 6 hearings — Former President Trump on Thursday vented his anger with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during the House select Jan. 6 committee's hearing, slamming him as a “disloyal sleazebag” despite the recent victories McConnell helped secure for Trump's legacy.
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Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever:
Amazon Joins The Medicare Privatization Spree — The retail behemoth has acquired One Medical, which is in the Medicare privatization business. — Amazon, the $1.25 trillion company founded and led by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, has announced that it is acquiring One Medical …
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Emerson Polling:
Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment — Home Polls Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment
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Politico:
White House clash with Pelosi over Taiwan spills into the open — The Biden administration's dispute with Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her planned trip to Taiwan next month spilled into public view this week when the president himself asserted that the military “thinks it's not a good idea right now.”
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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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to highlight a new California gun law modeled on the Lone Star State's restrictive abortion law.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Texan politicians won't say this, but solar is saving their tushies right now — Listen — Gift Article — Solar power is saving Texan tushies right now. German ones, too. And perhaps, one day, tushies 'round the world. — The heat waves searing the United States and Europe …
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Houston Chronicle and Wall Street Journal