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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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NBC News:
Full Luria: AG Merrick Garland 'doesn't need to wait on us' to pursue Trump criminal charges
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, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Guardian, CBS News, ABC News, Rolling Stone, Insider, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Politico, Mother Jones and Breitbart
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Liz Cheney: Protecting U.S. democracy is bigger than keeping House seat
Liz Cheney: Protecting U.S. democracy is bigger than keeping House seat
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Raw Story, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee could ‘contemplate a subpoena’ for Ginni Thomas
Jan. 6 committee could ‘contemplate a subpoena’ for Ginni Thomas
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HuffPost, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, UPI, NBC News and Bloomberg
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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Insider, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Washington Times, USA Today and Political Wire
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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The Moderate Voice
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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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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Common Dreams and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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
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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Mikhail Shishkin / The Atlantic:
Don't Blame Dostoyevsky — I understand why people hate all things Russian right now. But our literature did not put Putin in power or cause this war. — About the author: Mikhail Shishkin is a Russian-Swiss writer and the author of more than a dozen books, of which the novels Maidenhair …
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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CNN, Richard's Almanac, Wall Street Journal 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, CBS News, New Yorker and News Corpse
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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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, Mississippi Today and The Full Belmonte
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
“I am not a traitor”: Reality Winner explains why she leaked a classified document — A story about someone named Reality Winner has got to start with the name. Her father, playing on the family name, explained he wanted “a real winner.” And so, Reality.
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
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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DownWithTyranny!, BBC, Fox News, The Hill, Insider, Wide World of News and The Atlantic
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-24-22: Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Gov. Larry Hogan, Former Vice President Al Gore & Dr. Ashish Jha — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, July 24, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
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Breaking News USA and Politico
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David Cohen / Politico:
Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers
Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers
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The Western Journal, Newsbusters, Just The News, CNN, Fox News and Washington Times
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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Newsbusters and National Review
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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New York Times:
Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change — Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they're being auctioned off for drilling. — Give this article- - - Read in app