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Washington Post:
Hot mic captured Gaetz assuring Stone of pardon, discussing Mueller redactions — Congressman told longtime Trump adviser on eve of 2019 trial that he would not ‘do a day’ in prison — As Roger Stone prepared to stand trial in 2019, complaining he was under pressure from federal prosecutors …
Washington Post:
Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show — The Department of Homeland Security's chief watchdog scrapped its investigative team's effort to collect agency phones to try to recover deleted Secret Service texts this year, according to four people …
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HuffPost, Raw Story, Mediaite, Today's Edition Newsletter and Bloomberg
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Secret Service's ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts
Secret Service's ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts
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Politico
CNN:
Exclusive: DHS inspector general knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously known
Exclusive: DHS inspector general knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously known
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
DHS texts become the latest Jan. 6 materials to go ‘missing’
DHS texts become the latest Jan. 6 materials to go ‘missing’
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Lucian Truscott Newsletter, The Hill, Daily Kos, The Status Kuo and Balloon Juice
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Sinema indicates she may want to change Schumer-Manchin deal — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) had a message for her Democratic colleagues before she flew home to Arizona for the weekend: She's preserving her options. … Any potential modification to the Democrat's climate and deficit reduction package …
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The two-week scramble that saved Democrats' climate agenda — Inside the private talks and public pressure that led to a deal between Joe Manchin and Charles Schumer — Five days after talks collapsed around Senate Democrats' long-stalled package to combat climate change, temperatures were rising — literally and figuratively.
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Insider, New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Savors Much-Needed Victories. But Will the Highs Overshadow the Lows? — With the midterm elections around the corner, the challenge for President Biden is to make sure his latest successes resonate with Americans who remain deeply skeptical about the future.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Job Approval Dips to New Low
Biden Job Approval Dips to New Low
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Outside the Beltway, RedState, BizPac Review, Opinion Today, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Just The News, The Hill and HotAir
David Smith / The Guardian:
America First is laying plans to perpetuate Trumpism beyond Trump — The rightwing group is planning a future more authoritarian, more extreme and more ruthless - with or without the former president — He spoke in lurid detail of cities overrun by violent crime. He railed against the media, deep state and liberal elites.
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
The RNC ‘election integrity’ official appearing in DOJ's Jan. 6 subpoenas — In addition to a group of former President Donald Trump's top lawyers, the Justice Department's Jan. 6 probe is also seeking communications to and from a Republican National Committee staffer in a sensitive role.
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Raw Story
New York Times:
How Did a Two-Time Killer Get Out to Be Charged Again at Age 83? — Marceline Harvey is accused of dismembering a woman in Brooklyn. Her life was defined by a tormented relationship with women and herself — and a simmering anger. — The person before the parole panel in June 2019 was tall and slim …
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Descent of Men — The ‘new manliness’ makes vices into virtues and cruelty into courage. — Dear Reader (including some of my snowflakier colleagues who are triggered by self-indulgent wordplay), — I'm having a minor crisis. I have an indefensible fondness for double entendre …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
‘Not enough shots’: U.S. faces ‘vaccine cliff’ on monkeypox — As many as 1 million high-risk men may be unable to get two Jynneos doses for months. — Federal officials this week touted the arrival of hundreds of thousands of additional monkeypox vaccine doses, heralding it as a milestone in the nation's fight against the outbreak.
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New York Times and KFF
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'I Don't Trust a Thing Kevin McCarthy Says': Kinzinger Rips His Party's Leader for Claiming He Doesn't Recall Jan. 6 Conversation — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) laced into House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after the latter said he couldn't remember a phone call with a White House aide …
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The Hill, National Review, ABC News, USA Today and HuffPost
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Lisa Rubin / MSNBC:
Why an unnamed ‘White House employee’ could be a pivotal Jan. 6 witness
Why an unnamed ‘White House employee’ could be a pivotal Jan. 6 witness
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Reuters:
Conspiracy website InfoWars parent files for bankruptcy — The parent of far-right conspiracy website InfoWars filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday as the company and its founder Alex Jones face up to $150 million in damages in a trial over longstanding falsehoods he perpetuated …
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Breaking News USA, Raw Story, Bloomberg and PoliticusUSA
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump said sorry to Cruz for 2016 insults, Paul Manafort says in new book — In a memoir obtained by the Guardian, former campaign manager risks embarrassing powerful rivals with description of apology — Donald Trump made an uncharacteristic apology to Ted Cruz after insulting his wife …
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NBC News:
Trump endorses Tudor Dixon in Michigan governor's race — SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Tudor Dixon, a conservative media personality who is leading the polls in Michigan's Republican race for governor, secured former President Donald Trump's endorsement on Friday. — “When I met Tudor Dixon …
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Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
‘Breaking Bad’ statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque — SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the “Breaking Bad” TV series and its entertainment legacy …
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Althouse
Joe Cirincione / Russia Matters:
What's Missing from Mearsheimer's Analysis of the Ukraine War — This article is a response to John Mearsheimer's June 16 speech on the causes and consequences of the Ukraine war. — International relations scholar John Mearsheimer is brilliant, provocative and deeply insightful.
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Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Corporate Tax Plan Threatens Higher Bills for Manufacturers — Proposed 15% minimum tax on large profitable companies would claw back benefits of faster equipment write-offs — WASHINGTON—Manufacturers and other companies making capital investments could pay the bulk …
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
New York Gov. Hochul declares state disaster emergency over monkeypox — One in four cases of the virus is in New York state, Hochul said. The declaration could bolster government efforts to fight it off and vaccinate residents. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared …
Lisa Selin Davis / Common Sense:
The Beginning of the End of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’? — Britain is closing the infamous Tavistock Centre. Finland and Sweden have radically revised their treatment guidelines. But American doctors are advertising surgeries to children on TikTok. — Writes BROADVIEW with Lisa Selin Davis
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Lucas Kunce / Fox News:
I was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq. Republicans turned their backs on veterans like me — Republicans turned their backs on Iraq veterans like me who were exposed to toxic burn pits — Jon Stewart says veterans burn pits bill ‘has to get done’ — I'm a Marine who was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq.
CNN:
Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine — CNN Exclusive by Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Tamara Qiblawi, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammed Abo Al Gheit, Darya Tarasova Video by Alex Platt, Mark Baron Graphics by Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Marco Chacón, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Steve Bannon accused of defying another subpoena, this one from a former Trump campaign staffer — Jessica Denson wants a D.C. judge to hold Bannon in civil contempt for failing to respond to a subpoena served on video at his home. — WASHINGTON — A former Trump campaign staffer asked …
Washington Post:
As Starbucks exits, Union Station struggles with safety, empty stores — The closure of a Starbucks because of ‘challenging incidents’ is adding fuel to concerns about the conditions of Washington's busiest transit hub — Starbucks is departing Union Station on Sunday while citing safety concerns at the iconic transit hub.
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Paige Hopkins / Axios:
Union Station Starbucks closing Sunday
Dylan Byers / Puck:
An Alleged Affair to Remember — A close reading of the media melee over what did and didn't happen between Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, and Nicole Shanahan reveals the second order consequences, near and far term. … It also set off a series of cascading questions about the article of journalism, itself: What counts as an affair?
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
When Can Dying Patients Get a Lifesaving Abortion? These Hospital Panels Will Now Decide. — When Elizabeth Weller's water broke during the 18th week of her pregnancy, the prognosis was bleak: With almost no amniotic fluid left, the fetus could not survive.
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Daily Kos