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11:30 AM ET, July 23, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
The President Who Stood Still on Jan. 6  —  Even as the riot raged at the Capitol, Trump wouldn't tell his supporters to stop.  —  1x  —  No matter your views of the Jan. 6 special committee, the facts it is laying out in hearings are sobering.  The most horrifying to date came Thursday …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Myth of the Good Trump Official  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  A central theme of the Jan. 6 hearings has been Republican redemption.  A parade of Republican witnesses has testified to being pushed beyond the limits of their loyalty to Donald Trump.
New York Post:
Trump's silence on Jan. 6 is damning  —  As his followers stormed the Capitol, calling on his vice president to be hanged, President Donald Trump sat in his private dining room, watching TV, doing nothing.  —  For three hours, seven minutes.  —  There has been much debate …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency  —  There have been more than 16,000 cases outside Africa, and the virus has reached 75 countries and territories.  —  For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency.
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NBC News:
Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds  —  The global monkeypox outbreak is primarily being driven by sex between men, according to the first major peer-reviewed paper to analyze a large set of cases of the virus.  —  The outbreak, which epidemiologists …
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the international monkeypox outbreak a global emergency, a decision that underscores concerns about rapidly spreading infections.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's revenge  —  President Donald Trump was attending the National Prayer Breakfast, but showing no sign of grace.  Lips pursed, face alternating between anger and frustration, he lashed out at enemies who had brought him to the doors of impeachment.  He brandished the day's newspapers, waving them above his head.
Discussion: Townhall and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Strikes Odessa Port After Signing Deal to Unblock Ukrainian Grain Exports  —  Attack could jeopardize efforts to get Ukrainian grain moving as food inflation worsens around the world  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine's key grain-exporting port of Odessa …
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David French / The Atlantic:
The Criminal Case Against Trump Is Getting Stronger  —  This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.  Sign up for it here.  —  Federal and state prosecutors …
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney understood the assignment
Discussion: The Hill and The 19th
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Finally, the dam is breaking against Trump
Discussion: Insider and Breitbart
Ben White / Politico:
Next week's Category 5 economic storm  —  HURRICANE WATCH — Take some time to relax and enjoy this summer weekend.  Because there is a Category 5 storm of economic news headed for our shores next week that will (hopefully) help clear up a muddled picture of America's direction …
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Enigma of Peter Thiel  —  There Is No Enigma — He's a Fascist  —  Peter Thiel is a fascist.  There's really no better word for what he is.  For some reason, people have a lot of trouble grasping this or just coming out and saying it.  —  In his biography of Thiel, The Contrarian …
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Fox News:
Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress for ignoring January 6 hearing subpoena
Colin Jackson / Michigan Radio:
Michigan House Dems call for federal investigation into GOP colleagues  —  Michigan House Democrats called Wednesday for a federal investigation into some of their Republican colleagues for “seditious conspiracy.”  —  Their resolution claims 11 Republican lawmakers broke the law when they sought …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans split on same-sex marriage bill, which faces uncertainty in the Senate  —  WASHINGTON — A bill to codify federal protections for same-sex marriage has passed the House, but Senate Republicans are agonizing over whether they should block it or allow it to pass.
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Washington Post:   Biden and Democrats should waste no time filling judicial vacancies
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Mystery shrouds colossal Brink's heist at I-5 truck stop: Who stole millions in gems, gold?  —  When experts recall the most notorious jewelry heist in modern history, they talk about the tunneling into Hatton Garden in London or the Antwerp, Belgium, break-in that took months of planning.
Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications  —  Washington (CNN)On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal.  In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build  …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Cawthorn Campaign Illegally Spent Funds It Wasn't Supposed to Touch  —  Madison Cawthorn's campaign wasn't supposed to touch the money it had for the general election.  Guess what the campaign did. … With two weeks to go until a primary election he was fated to lose, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) was already underwater.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and Insider
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.
BBC:
'I can't forget her'- Myanmar's soldiers admit atrocities  —  Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with the BBC.  For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct.
Discussion: UPI
Ryan Deto / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pittsburgh Jewish, Black leaders call out Doug Mastriano for ties to Gab social platform  —  A group of prominent Jewish and Black Pittsburgh leaders on Thursday condemned Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano for his ties to the right-wing social media platform Gab.
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:   Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO: Jewish conservatives like Ben Shapiro aren't welcome in our movement
 
 
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Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
Rightwing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary
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John Beauge / PennLive:
Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Useful context for the cancellation of a Dave Chappelle performance
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain
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