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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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Reuters:
Exclusive: Cassava Sciences faces U.S. criminal probe tied to Alzheimer's drug, sources say
Exclusive: Cassava Sciences faces U.S. criminal probe tied to Alzheimer's drug, sources say
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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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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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Axios, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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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Associated Press:
US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan
US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan
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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.
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Audrey Fahlberg / The Dispatch:
Toomey Will Support Dr. Oz But Stays Mum on Mastriano
Toomey Will Support Dr. Oz But Stays Mum on Mastriano
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CNN:
Biden ‘feeling great’ and back to work in person after testing negative for Covid-19 and leaving isolation — President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 after spending five days in isolation and is back to work in person, he said Wednesday. — “My symptoms were mild …
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Matt Berg / Politico:
‘Feeling great,’ Biden says his Covid recovery shows nation's Pandemic progress
‘Feeling great,’ Biden says his Covid recovery shows nation's Pandemic progress
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden to leave isolation after negative Covid tests, White House says
Biden to leave isolation after negative Covid tests, White House says
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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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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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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
The View Apologizes for Calling Turning Point USA ‘Nazis’ Following Cease-and-Desist Letter
The View Apologizes for Calling Turning Point USA ‘Nazis’ Following Cease-and-Desist Letter
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Fox News, Newsbusters, The Daily Caller and Deadline
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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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
Top gun CEOs testifying on Capitol Hill in wake of mass shootings — The committee chair told ABC News it should be a “wakeup call” for Congress. — Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney speaks during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing with victims' family members and survivors of the Buffalo …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says
Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says
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The Guardian and CNBC
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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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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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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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 …
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Democrats launch ad against Tudor Dixon in final days of GOP primary race — Lansing — A group backed by the Democratic Governors Association is launching a TV ad attacking Republican Tudor Dixon seven days ahead of the GOP primary election on Aug. 2. — Put Michigan First purchased …
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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
Californians and other Americans are flooding Mexico City. Some locals want them to go home — Fernando Bustos Gorozpe was sitting with friends in a cafe here when he realized that — once again — they were outnumbered. — “We're the only brown people,” said Bustos, a 38-year-old writer and university professor.
Congressman Hank Johnson:
Rep. Johnson Introduces Supreme Court Justice Term Limit Measure to Restore Balance, Legitimacy for SCOTUS — WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to restore legitimacy and independence to the nation's highest court, today Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment …
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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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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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Ben White / Politico:
White House braces for grim news on economy — The White House is scrambling behind the scenes and in public to get ahead of a potentially brutal economic punch to the face that could give Republicans the chance to declare that the “Biden recession” is under way.
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