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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe — People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president's conversations and have seized phone records of top aides — The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump's actions …
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Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson cooperating with DOJ's Jan. 6 probe, say sources — Hutchinson recently testified before the House Jan. 6 committee. — Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top adviser to then-President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, has recently cooperated …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Asking Witnesses About Trump in Its Jan. 6 Investigation — Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Politico:
House Dems berate campaign arm over ‘very dangerous’ GOP primary scheme — A growing number of House Democrats are seething at their own campaign arm for meddling in a GOP primary to promote a pro-Trump election conspiracy theorist — after months of warning that such candidates were a threat to democracy.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Fearing a wipeout, Democrats try to unify around a simple midterm message: Republicans are ‘extremists’ — Washington (CNN)Seized by genuine panic about the prospect of Republicans winning control of Congress and governors' mansions across the country, multiple Democratic leaders and candidates …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
The Jan. 6 hearings are breaking through in key battleground states. Partisan rifts remain.
The Jan. 6 hearings are breaking through in key battleground states. Partisan rifts remain.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Kemp, Warnock slightly ahead in Georgia's top races — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is slightly ahead of Republican Herschel Walker in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of a race that could decide control of the Senate, while Gov. Brian Kemp has an apparent lead …
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Politico:
Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster — Raphael Warnock wants to debate Herschel Walker. Republicans smell a trap. — As Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) sees it, Democrats are pushing for the former NFL star to debate their incumbent in Georgia's hotly contested Senate race because …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw makes sure reporters feel the burn — Known for her aggressive Twitter comments and brusque treatment of the media, the Florida governor's press secretary has used taunts to solidify a tough image — When Florida Republicans held their annual conference last week …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Jan. 6th National Guard Lie Crumbles — Christopher Miller, Trump's acting defense secretary, gave a different story under oath than he did to Sean Hannity. — One of the biggest lies that former President Trump and his allies have perpetuated about January 6th is that Trump ordered the National Guard to secure the Capitol.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
Trump's defense secretary denies there were orders to have 10K troops ready to deploy on January 6
Trump's defense secretary denies there were orders to have 10K troops ready to deploy on January 6
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Pelosi has invited senior lawmakers to join Taiwan trip, top Republican says — Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Pelosi extended invites to him and committee Chair Gregory Meeks. McCaul had to decline. — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Jack Stebbins / CNBC:
Assault weapon sales generated more than $1 billion for gun makers over a decade, House panel says — Major gun manufacturers have made over $1 billion in the last decade selling military-style weapons, according to an investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Without Media Accountability, Republicans Will Govern Like a One-Party State — Last week, the Florida Republican Party held its annual Sunshine Summit, which was marked by a new policy: The mainstream media was not permitted to cover the event. Instead, the only “news” would be transmitted through conservative-approved sources.
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Norman Lear / New York Times:
What Archie Bunker Would Have Thought of Donald Trump and Jan. 6 — Well, I made it. I am 100 years old today. I wake up every morning grateful to be alive. — Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century — and on what the next century will bring for the people and country I love.
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Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
Massachusetts voters continue to sour on Biden as economic concerns drag down approval rating — Massachusetts voters, who two years ago gave Joe Biden substantial primary and general election wins, are increasingly dissatisfied with the Democrat — a warning sign for him and his party as midterm elections draw closer.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Most demand Biden condemn protests of judges and prosecute violence
Most demand Biden condemn protests of judges and prosecute violence
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JCN, The Federalist and The Daily Wire
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Democrats see one chance to outperform Biden's dismal polling in November
Democrats see one chance to outperform Biden's dismal polling in November
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EJ Montini / Arizona Republic:
Arizona's fake Electoral College electors are again in the news. Why not in jail? — Opinion: Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and attorney Jack Wilenchik are noted in the latest reports on the coup attempt to keep Donald Trump in office. — Media reports on Tuesday again highlighted …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
An intriguing new detail on Trump's ‘fake’ electors
An intriguing new detail on Trump's ‘fake’ electors
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden to leave isolation after negative Covid tests, White House says — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid and will leave isolation Wednesday after five days, the White House said. — Biden received a negative Covid test Tuesday evening and again Wednesday morning …
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
President Biden tests negative for COVID-19
President Biden tests negative for COVID-19
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Orlando Sentinel:
Dark power: How FPL, other utilities neutralize opponents, grow profits — The CEO of the biggest power company in the U.S. had a problem. A Democratic state senator was proposing a law that could cut into Florida Power & Light's profits. Landlords would be able to sell cheap rooftop solar power directly …
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BBC:
Hungary PM Viktor Orban adviser Hegedus resigns over ‘pure Nazi’ speech — A member of Viktor Orban's inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian prime minister spoke out against becoming “peoples of mixed race”. — Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist Mr Orban for 20 years …
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Lili Bayer / Politico:
‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit
‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit
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New York Times:
OAN, a Dependable Trump Promoter, Faces a ‘Death Blow’ — After Verizon drops the network at the end of this week, OAN's cable TV audience will shrink dramatically. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The future of One America News, which established itself as a powerful voice …
Abrahm Lustgarten / New York Times:
Caribbean nations are trapped between the global financial system and a looming climate disaster. One country's leaders have been fighting to find a way out. — The Barbados Rebellion — By Abrahm Lustgarten Photographs by Erika Larsen — Late on May 31, 2018, five days after she was sworn …
The Daily Beast:
Dr. Oz's Turkish Nationalist Pals Living in His Secret N.J. Condo — Dr. Oz failed to report his ownership of a Garden State apartment, home to friends tied to groups involved in Armenian genocide denial. … Dr. Mehmet Oz owns an undisclosed apartment in New Jersey that houses close associates …
Journal Sentinel:
Sources: Alex Lasry will withdraw from Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate primary, solidifying Mandela Barnes' front-runner status — Bill Glauber Daniel BiceMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — In a stunning move with less than two weeks before the primary, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry …
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Natalie Musumeci / Insider:
Alex Jones should pay $150 million to Sandy Hook parents for his ‘massive campaign of lies’ about the massacre, lawyer tells jury — Alex Jones should pay $150 million in damages to boy's parents, an attorney said at his Sandy Hook defamation trial. — The sum “will do justice …
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Parents of Sandy Hook Victim at Alex Jones Trial Seek $150 Million in Damages
Parents of Sandy Hook Victim at Alex Jones Trial Seek $150 Million in Damages
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Andrea Kesack / PennLive:
Doug Mastriano is unfit for office — When you think of distinguished leaders from Pennsylvania, you think of Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, and Gouverneur Morris, to name a few. It would be a tragedy if State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor, were to succeed them.
Daniel Desrochers / Kansas City Star:
Eric Greitens' lost chapter: Inside his disappearance from public life before Senate run — Around 20 minutes before Eric Greitens officially became the former governor of Missouri, he put out a 1,485 word list of his gubernatorial accomplishments. — It served as a resume of sorts …
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