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4:20 PM ET, July 23, 2022

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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 …
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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 …
David Siders / Politico:
‘His life was threatened.’ But Pence isn't talking about it.
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: Raw Story
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Runnin' With The Devil  —  Josh Hawley outran the January 6 mob, but can he outrun his karma? … Dear Matt,  —  I love your work, and read everything you write.  In fact, I write everything you write.  My question: Who do you think would win in a footrace: Josh Hawley …
Discussion: Vox and New York Magazine
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Kansas City Star:
Fist pumper to fleeing coward: Jan. 6 video shows Missouri who Josh Hawley really is  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Josh Hawley is a laughingstock.  —  During Thursday night's televised hearings of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol …
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 …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
Daniel Bice / Journal Sentinel:
Bice: Trump endorsed Tim Michels after ranting about 2019 tweets of Kleefisch and Brian Hagedorn's teens  —  This is just how closely former President Donald Trump is following the Wisconsin governor's race.  —  In a private meeting with construction executive Tim Michels in April …
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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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Is Democracy Constitutional?  —  Every American child in public school learns …
Discussion: Salon and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Russian missiles strike Odessa port day after grain deal, Ukraine says  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  ODESSA — Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of striking the Black Sea port of Odessa with missiles on Saturday, a day after Moscow and Kyiv agreed to restart shipments …
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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 …
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  …
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Barr's election ‘integrity’ group has an obviously sinister goal  —  Don't let the group's name fool you: The former attorney general and it's other conservative founders have dark intentions.  —  A bunch of well-heeled archconservatives launched a legal group Thursday with plans …
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USA Today:   Republican women are meeting the moment for Jan. 6 committee hearings
Fox News:
Lee Zeldin attack suspect arrested on federal assault charge  —  David Jakubonis was arrested Saturday afternoon, US Attorney's Office announces  —  If I were a Democrat, this attack would be their number one story: Rep. Lee Zeldin on left media coverage  —  The suspect in the attack …
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Zach Williams / New York Post:
Lee Zeldin asked to prove Earth isn't flat day after failed knife attack, video shows
Lateshia Beachum / Washington Post:
Capitol rioter who said she wanted to shoot Pelosi is headed to prison  —  Woman, who in May won a GOP primary in a local committeeperson race in Pennsylvania, gets 60-day sentence  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  A Pennsylvania woman who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney understood the assignment  —  She never lost sight of a fact Republicans couldn't comprehend: The hearings aren't about spanking Trump.  They're about saving America.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Through eight House hearings about the Jan. 6 insurrection, Rep. Liz Cheney …
Discussion: Wholistic, Twitchy and The 19th
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BBC:
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Discussion: UPI
Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
Rightwing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary
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