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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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Politico:
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 — Jury deliberations underway in Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress trial — WASHINGTON — A jury on Friday found former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress for blowing off the Jan. 6 select committee.
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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New York Times:
Bannon Is Convicted in Contempt Case Related to Capitol Riot Inquiry — He is the first close aide to former President Donald J. Trump to be convicted as a result of one of the investigations into the Jan. 6 attack, although it amounted to a low-level process crime. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of U.S. Congress
Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of U.S. Congress
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Bannon Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
Bannon Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
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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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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert — Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University, predicted that former President Donald Trump will face an indictment in Georgia before he is potentially charged with a crime by the Justice Department.
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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
Jeffrey Clark, Trump's Man at the DOJ, Now Faces Ethics Charges for ‘False Statements’ in Draft Letter on Election Outcome
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Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
Jeffrey Clark, ex-Trump DOJ official, faces disciplinary charges for election statements
Jeffrey Clark, ex-Trump DOJ official, faces disciplinary charges for election statements
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Ex-Trump Justice official Clark faces legal disciplinary charges
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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New York Times:
G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released
G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
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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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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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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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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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John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump gave order to ‘make sure’ Jan. 6 rally was ‘safe event,’ Pentagon memo shows — House Democrats' marquee summer show of primetime investigative hearings ended Thursday night where it began: unable or unwilling to answer essential questions about the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing protesters hassle ex-police officer beaten by Capitol mob
Jan. 6 hearing protesters hassle ex-police officer beaten by Capitol mob
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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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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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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis — Donald Trump couldn't sleep. — It was afternoon in Washington when Larry Kudlow's cell phone buzzed; it was the middle of the night where the call was coming from. But that didn't matter to Kudlow, a former CNBC presence …
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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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 …
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.
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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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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