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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
We Can't Afford Not to Prosecute Trump — We all learn from failure. — Our mistakes become the bridge to our successes, teaching us what works and what doesn't, so that the next time we muster the will to try, we'll succeed. — But nefarious actors can also learn from failure.
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Glenn Kirschner / MSNBC:
Trump's criminal intent is now clear. Merrick Garland's intentions aren't.
Trump's criminal intent is now clear. Merrick Garland's intentions aren't.
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NPR, CNN, The Guardian, American Thinker, Los Angeles Times, The Hill and ABC News
Fred Dreier / Outside Online:
Our Running Coach Analyzes Senator Josh Hawley's January 6 Sprint … Zoë Rom … At a — Capitol Hill hearing — last night, the January 6th committee prompted a dramatic audience reaction when they played video of — (R-Missouri) fleeing insurrectionists.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Josh Hawley, senator who ran from Capitol mob, mocked by home paper — Kansas City Star editorial excoriates Republican as ‘laughingstock’ as memes based on January 6 video proliferate — Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator shown running from the mob he incited on January 6, is “a laughingstock” …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Talking Points Memo, Axios and Common Dreams
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
January 6 committee could subpoena Ginni Thomas — Cheney says committee is considering issuing subpoena to Ginni Thomas — (CNN)The committee investigating the events surrounding the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will “contemplate a subpoena” for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Liz Cheney: Protecting U.S. democracy is bigger than keeping House seat — Ensuring that Americans know the truth about former President Donald Trump and protecting American democracy is a higher priority than maintaining a seat in the House, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday.
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Raw Story, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Crimes over Jan. 6 go ‘all the way up to Donald Trump,’ Adam Kinzinger says
Crimes over Jan. 6 go ‘all the way up to Donald Trump,’ Adam Kinzinger says
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Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Insider, Washington Times, USA Today and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair — Tesla chief's liaison with Google co-founder's wife led to couple's divorce filing — Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
After Recent Turmoil, the Race for Texas Governor Is Tightening — A series of tragedies and challenges have soured the mood of Texans and made the governor's race perhaps the most competitive since the 1990s. — Give this article- - - Read in app — SUGAR LAND, Texas — One of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Washington Post:
The Claremont Institute triumphed in the Trump years. Then came Jan. 6. — After Trump helped revolutionize Claremont from a minor academic outfit to a key Washington player, the think tank is facing blowback for standing by lawyer John Eastman after he counseled Trump on overturning the 2020 election.
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Raw Story
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Break up the Secret Service and send its people to jail for the Jan. 6 cover-up — Sometimes the irony of America in the 2020s is just too much. Consider the case of James Murray, the current head of the U.S. Secret Service and a 27-year veteran of the force best known for protecting presidents and their families.
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Washington Post, Associated Press, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Richard's Almanac and Insider
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy
‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy
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Insider, New Yorker, CBS News and News Corpse
Oliver O'Connell / The Independent:
Trump booed as he announces endorsement at Arizona rally: ‘But you like me, right?’ — ‘But you like me, right?’ says Trump awkwardly as crowd voices displeasure at former president's congressional primary pick — Trump booed at Arizona rally over his new endorsement
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump and Pence squared off in the desert. It was one-sided.
Trump and Pence squared off in the desert. It was one-sided.
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BBC, Insider, Fox News, Wide World of News and The Atlantic
David Cohen / Politico:
Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers — Former Vice President Al Gore compared “climate deniers” to those law enforcement officials who waited more than an hour to attack the gunman in Uvalde, Texas, who killed 21 students and teachers.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-24-22: Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Gov. Larry Hogan, Former Vice President Al Gore & Dr. Ashish Jha
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-24-22: Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Gov. Larry Hogan, Former Vice President Al Gore & Dr. Ashish Jha
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Breaking News USA and Politico
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Al Gore warns severe weather will ‘get a lot worse’ without climate action
Al Gore warns severe weather will ‘get a lot worse’ without climate action
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National Review
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Al Gore compares climate deniers to Uvalde law enforcement officers: ‘Nobody stepped forward’
Al Gore compares climate deniers to Uvalde law enforcement officers: ‘Nobody stepped forward’
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New York Post, Just The News, The Daily Wire and Insider
New York Times:
Mississippi Fires Lawyer Trying to Recoup Misused Welfare Funds — The lawyer had issued a subpoena that could reveal details about the involvement of a former governor and a football star in the scandal. — Give this article- - - Read in app — ATLANTA — A lawyer working …
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ProFootballTalk, The Full Belmonte and Mississippi Today
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
Rioting Kid Rock fans trash North Dakota State Fair grounds, wild photos show — Now that's thrash metal. — Angry Kid Rock fans trashed a North Dakota State Fair concert venue by chucking beer cans and storming the stage — leading to one man's arrest — after the show was cancelled because of bad weather, according to reports.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, under FBI probe, stripped of Ukraine citizenship — In a stunning rebuke of one of Ukraine's most powerful figures, oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky was stripped of his citizenship in a bold step that could remove protections for the oligarch if he's charged for his alleged role …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Across the nation, a grim preview of what could happen if abortion is outlawed in Pa. — It didn't take long for fallout from the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade to become a harbinger of what could happen in Pennsylvania if Doug Mastriano is elected governor.A 10-year-old incest victim …
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Washington Post:
Claim that sex ed ‘grooms’ kids jolted Nebraska politics a year before it swept the nation — The unsubstantiated claim led to a backlash against sex ed that helped topple local Republican Party leaders and propelled a wave of far-right candidates for local and statewide school board — Listen