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Mitchell Prothero / VICE:
Salman Rushdie Stabbing Suspect 'Had Contact With Iran's Revolutionary Guard' — Intel officials told VICE World News Hadi Matar had been in contact with members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. There's no evidence Iran was involved in organising the attack. — MP
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Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
Exclusive: Distraught mother of alleged Iranian sympathizer accused of trying to murder Salman Rushdie says her son returned home as religious zealot after a month-long trip to the Middle East and says he is ‘responsible for his actions’ — Silvana Fardos revealed to DailyMail.com …
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New York Post
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Salman Rushdie and the Cult of Offense — This is what happens when you debase free expression in the name of free expression. — About the author: Graeme Wood is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State.
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Insider, Stuff Happens, Quillette, The Guardian and New Republic
Washington Post:
Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator as ‘road to recovery’ begins, agent says — Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and “the road to recovery has begun,” his agent said Sunday, two days after the renowned novelist was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in western New York.
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Associated Press, UPI, The Times of Israel and E! Online
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Salman Rushdie, Badly Wounded, Is Off Ventilator and Starting to Recover — Mr. Rushdie's agent said Sunday that the writer, who was attacked on Friday after years under threat, was beginning a slow journey of healing. — The author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed roughly 10 times on Friday …
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CNN, Vanity Fair, Deadline and TNT Radio
NBC News:
FBI and DHS warn threats to federal law enforcement have spiked since Mar-a-Lago search — DHS, FBI warn of increasing online threats to federal law enforcement — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint intelligence bulletin warning of a spike in threats …
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CBS News, The Hill, Fox News, b'Raw Story, ABC News, Occupy Democrats, Talking Points Memo, Insider, Political Wire and Politico
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Final Days Draw Scrutiny as Handling of Documents Investigated — Chaotic exit from White House is at center of federal probe that conducted a search of the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort — WASHINGTON—In the final weeks of the Trump administration, the West Wing started to empty out.
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The Mahablog and HotAir
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump calls for return of privileged documents reportedly seized at Mar-a-Lago
Trump calls for return of privileged documents reportedly seized at Mar-a-Lago
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Talking Points Memo, b'Raw Story, The Washington Current, Objectivity is the Objective, CBS News and Insider
Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Search
Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Search
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RedState, Ben's Newsletter, The Daily Beast and Jose's Newsletter
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI seizes privileged Trump records during raid; DOJ opposes request for independent review: sources
FBI seizes privileged Trump records during raid; DOJ opposes request for independent review: sources
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Joe Biden got the vibe shift he needed. Now he's looking to make it count.
Joe Biden got the vibe shift he needed. Now he's looking to make it count.
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The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Manchin, Sinema and 2024 — By helping Democrats pass a landmark $750 billion climate, tax and health care bill, Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have complicated their own re-election fortunes for 2024. … - The fortunes of battle-tested Democrats like Sinema …
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The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained — While it is legally irrelevant, former President Donald J. Trump claims he had declassified the top secret files the F.B.I. seized at his Florida residence. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump's claim that he had declassified …
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Twitchy, Snopes.com, Associated Press, Daily Kos and Insider
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Espionage Isn't the Strongest Case Against Trump. It's Simpler Than That.
Espionage Isn't the Strongest Case Against Trump. It's Simpler Than That.
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CBS News, Snopes.com, Talking Points Memo and b'Raw Story
United States Capitol Police:
Law Enforcement Investigating Car Crash, Gunshots, and Suicide on East Capitol Street — Just after 4:00 a.m., a man drove his car into the vehicle barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street. — While the man was getting out of the car, it became engulfed in flames.
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Media Matters for America:
Fox host defends Trump's handling of top secret documents: “President Nixon said that if the president does it, that it is not illegal” — Angelo Carusone: After FBI search for top secret documents at Mar-a-Lago, right-wing reaction have been preparing their audience for a call to action
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Jim Acosta Grills Andrew Yang On Self-Promoting Off Of New Political Party — CNN's Jim Acosta grilled Andrew Yang on his new political party and if it is a vehicle for self-promotion. — Video: — Video — Acosta asked, “Let me ask you about your new forward party because you say it's …
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Sarah K. Burris / b'Raw Story:
Andrew Yang backpedals on Mar-a-Lago search tweets as CNN's Jim Acosta tries to get a straight answer
Andrew Yang backpedals on Mar-a-Lago search tweets as CNN's Jim Acosta tries to get a straight answer
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Occupy Democrats and Mediaite
Niall Ferguson / Bloomberg:
China's Demographics Spell Decline Not Domination — Demography isn't destiny. If population size was history's major determinant, China might have conquered Europe in the 15th century, and Britain certainly would not have conquered India in the 18th. — Little countries are capable of great things.
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Tapestry, Ginger River Review and Callum's Blog
Kevin Drum:
Please stop with the deep dives on the climate bill — Enough of this. Just stop: … I've read other pieces about how, for example, environmental groups kept pushing and pushing and pushing, and that's why the bill passed. Or about the brilliance of Chuck Schumer's leadership.
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Washington Post
John M. Bridgeland / Cincinnati.com:
Republicans should be wary of JD Vance — The 2022 election for U.S. Senate in Ohio calls the question on what kind of representatives we seek and nation we want to be. I have the privilege of knowing both candidates and am forming “Republicans for Tim Ryan.”
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
After Roe v. Wade Reversal, Readers Flock to Publications Aimed at Women — The surge of readers has buoyed a part of the digital media world that has gradually declined in recent years. — In the weeks since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, overturning the right to abortion after almost 50 years …
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Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
Congressional Delegation visits Taiwan less than two weeks after Pelosi trip sparked furious response from China — A congressional delegation led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., landed in Taiwan Sunday, less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the Beijing-claimed island drew a furious response from China.
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CNN:
Five Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack — At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday morning. Around 1:30 am local time Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET) …