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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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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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Rolling Stone
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
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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Breaking News USA and Mediaite
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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Townhall, The Hill, New York Times and Supercreator
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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Washington Post, The Blue State Conservative and FiveThirtyEight
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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Associated Press
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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Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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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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The Hill, Axios and Political Wire
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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Morning Shots, Media Matters for America, Insider, CBS News, HuffPost and PoliticusUSA
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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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Axios, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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 …
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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Vanity Fair, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Full Belmonte, Raw Story, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
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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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hvg.hu, Financial Times, The Guardian and Political Wire
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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Gizmodo, Florida Times Union and Miami Herald
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 …
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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The Hill, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and The Western Journal
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
CNN Poll: 75% of Democratic voters want someone other than Biden in 2024
CNN Poll: 75% of Democratic voters want someone other than Biden in 2024
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HotAir, The Hill, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Wide World of News, Opinion Today, KYMA-TV, No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart and Political Wire
Associated Press:
US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan — SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi's plane if she flies to Taiwan. But the U.S. House speaker would be entering one of the world's hottest spots, where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety.
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Insider, Global Times, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Global Voices and The Federalist
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Turning Point USA issues cease and desist to ABC News over ‘defamatory statements’ on ‘The View’ — Turning Point USA objects to comments made by Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg — TPUSA Summit puts focus on stopping the ‘educational cartel’: Turning Point USA founder
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HotAir, Washington Examiner, American Greatness, Breitbart, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Wuhan Locks Down 1 Million Residents in Echo of Pandemic's Start — A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020, underscoring how far the country is from post-pandemic normalcy.
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Balloon Juice
Mike Stunson / Yahoo News:
‘Night of terror’: Female inmates raped when male detainees bribed guard, lawsuit says — Female inmates at an Indiana jail were subjected to a “night of terror” when male detainees gained access to their cells, the women allege in a lawsuit. — The lawsuit was filed Friday, July 22 …
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Jezebel
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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 …
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 …
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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April 16
Reuters:
Iranian tanker to retrieve oil cargo confiscated by US this week — An Iranian-flagged tanker anchored off Piraeus port is expected this week to retrieve part of its cargo which was confiscated by the United States and sail back to Iran, following a Greek top court ruling, government sources said on Wednesday.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A radical attack on the First Amendment — There is a lot of discussion about the state of First Amendment rights and free speech in modern America. Much of this discussion is focused on “cancel culture” and allegations that “the left” is intolerant of divergent views.
The Federalist:
Exclusive: In Private, Cassidy Hutchinson Joked About Riot, Called J6 Committee ‘Phony,’ Praised Trump Before Changing Story — Hutchinson commiserated with other targets of the probe about how little information she had about any wrongdoing on Jan. 6. — Nearly 18 months of private chats …
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HotAir, Defending The Republic and The Western Journal
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
'I'm an Insurrectionist': Cassidy Hutchinson's Texts Nuke Her J6 Committee Testimony
'I'm an Insurrectionist': Cassidy Hutchinson's Texts Nuke Her J6 Committee Testimony
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RedState and Ace of Spades HQ
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says — A House panel found that the companies have thrived in the past decade by selling and marketing military-grade weapons to civilians, specifically young men. — WASHINGTON — The leading manufacturers …