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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails — The committee would like to know more about any contacts with Donald Trump's team regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones's text messages …
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’ — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”
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NBC News:
After Alex Jones' lawyers accidentally leak years of emails, Infowars financial documents are revealed in court — Lawyers for Alex Jones appeared to have accidentally sent over the entire contents of the Infowars founder's phone to the lawyers for the plaintiffs in his defamation trial, according to court proceedings Wednesday.
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Sandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones, say hoax claims created ‘living hell’ — Parents who lost their 6-year-old son in the Sandy Hook massacre confronted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a courthouse Tuesday, saying his claims that the deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history was a …
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones, Under Questioning, Is Confronted With Evidence of Deception
Alex Jones, Under Questioning, Is Confronted With Evidence of Deception
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to accept Sweden and Finland into NATO. — WASHINGTON — The Senate was expected to give final approval on Wednesday to a treaty that would expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, with Republicans and Democrats linking arms for one of the most significant expansions …
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Washington Post:
Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO 95-1, rebuking Russia — WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Senate Set to Approve Adding Finland and Sweden to NATO
U.S. Senate Set to Approve Adding Finland and Sweden to NATO
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Senate ratifies Sweden, Finland bids to join NATO amid Russia's war on Ukraine
Senate ratifies Sweden, Finland bids to join NATO amid Russia's war on Ukraine
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
McConnell says ‘good luck’ to senators looking for excuse to oppose Finland, Sweden NATO bids
McConnell says ‘good luck’ to senators looking for excuse to oppose Finland, Sweden NATO bids
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Sinema eyes changes to tax, climate portions of reconciliation bill — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is eyeing changes to Democrats' $740 billion reconciliation bill — specifically increasing climate funding and restructuring the tax provisions — as the Senate moves rapidly toward final passage …
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CNN:
Sinema inquires about Democrats' proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote — (CNN)Republican senators and the business community are mounting a full-court press on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to sink — or substantially change — the Democrats' economic package …
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New York Times:
A Cynical Low for the Democratic Party — The editorial board is a group of Opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate
Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly — Breaking down last night's elections.
The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly — Breaking down last night's elections.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Are YOU Doing To Protect “Good Republicans” From Their Voters?
What Are YOU Doing To Protect “Good Republicans” From Their Voters?
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
The GOP is blowing its chance to make the midterms a referendum on Democrats — Republicans would like the midterm elections to be a referendum on the Democrats. But that won't be easy to pull off, as Tuesday's primary outcomes show. — The Republican path to victory in November is easy to discern.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support
Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What does Kansas tell us about November?
What does Kansas tell us about November?
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident — Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed in a tweet. She was 58. — McCarthy said that Walorski's husband, Dean Swihart, was informed of her death …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says
GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says
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New York Times:
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry — A federal investigation into Donald Trump's former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. — As Rudolph W. Giuliani comes under intensifying scrutiny …
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CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe — The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump faces new danger in DOJ's surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone
Trump faces new danger in DOJ's surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone
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New York Times:
Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.
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Sarah Smarsh / New York Times:
We Held the Line in Kansas
We Held the Line in Kansas
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Washington Post:
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign
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New York Times:
In 4 Swing States, G.O.P. Election Deniers Could Oversee Voting — PHOENIX — With Tuesday's primary victories in Arizona and Michigan added to those in Nevada and Pennsylvania, Republicans who have disputed the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and who pose a threat to subvert …
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Kira Lerner / Georgia Recorder:
How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states
How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's parents gave him money into his 40s. Republicans say that undercuts his blue collar image. — In his ads, and much of the public imagination, John Fetterman is a tattooed everyman from a rugged steel city outside Pittsburgh.The phrase “blue collar tough guy” …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Tonga's volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere. That could warm the Earth — The violent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano injected an unprecedented amount of water directly into the stratosphere — and the vapor will stay there for years …
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Laura Llach / euronews:
Europe's energy crisis: Controversy as Spain bans air conditioning from dropping below 27°C — A debate has been sparked after Spain's government moved to prevent offices, shops and other venues from setting air conditioning below 27°C in the summer.
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New York Times:
U.S. Could Have Had Many More Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine This Year — The Department of Health and Human Services delayed asking the manufacturer to process the bulk vaccine the government already owned into vials. — WASHINGTON — The shortage of vaccines to combat a fast-growing monkeypox outbreak …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Movies … Warner Bros. Discovery has been quietly culling content from HBO Max — including several Warner Bros. movies that were exclusively streaming on the service — in what appears to be an effort to cut costs.
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Warren says she's a ‘no’ on bipartisan bill that would protect abortion access — Warren called the bill “not an obvious improvement over where we stand now.” — Senator Elizabeth Warren told NBC News Tuesday night that she will not vote for a newly-introduced bipartisan bill …
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