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New York Times:
Trump's Legal Team Scrambles to Find an Argument — The lawyers representing the former president in the investigation into his handling of classified documents have tried out an array of defenses as they seek to hold off the Justice Department. — On May 25, one of former President Donald …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The almighty vs. the alternative — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — THE WEEK —Today: Artemis I, the first step in NASA's new moon mission, launches in the morning. VP KAMALA HARRIS speaks at the Kennedy Space Center. ...
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Wall Street Journal:
The Comey-Clinton Document Standard and Trump — WSJ Opinion: What Did We Learn From Justice's Mar-a-Lago Affidavit? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump Family Dunks on DeSantis: You're ‘Stealing’ Our Bit! — Donald Trump says the Florida governor is mirroring the former president — right down to the hand gestures — DONALD TRUMP HAS been complaining that Ron DeSantis is “stealing” from him. — According to three people who've spoken …
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Raw Story and American Greatness
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton posts dance floor pic in support of Finnish PM Sanna Marin — Hillary Clinton is throwing down in support of Finland's party-loving prime minister, Sanna Marin, reliving her own scandal from strutting her stuff in office — and urging her to “keep dancing” through the backlash.
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, The Hill, The Times of Israel and Politico
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: National Republicans going all-in for Herschel Walker — Was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talking about Herschel Walker recently when he referred to “candidate quality” as he downplayed Republicans' chances of retaking the Senate? McConnell has never offered more detail …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
How Raphael Warnock Doubled His Income Since Joining the Senate — Warnock made over half a million dollars in 2021—from book deals, outside employers, and speaking fees — Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) more than doubled his income since joining the Senate last year …
Allison P. Davis / The Cut:
Meghan of Montecito … The conditions are right for confession. It is a beautiful August day in Montecito, in a beautiful sitting room, in a beautiful home. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, a lively 3-year-old with a shock of ginger curls identical to his father's, toddles into the room demanding …
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Politico:
Same-sex marriage puts Ron Johnson in a bind — The most endangered Senate Republican incumbent — who's trailing his reelection foe in one of the most closely divided states in the country — could face a tough vote just weeks out from Election Day on whether to enshrine same-sex marriage into law.
Washington Post:
Republicans are increasingly sharing misinformation, research finds — Republican candidates have dramatically increased how much they share from unreliable sources in just two years — Over the last several years, there's been a considerable increase in media coverage about misinformation and conspiracy theories in politics.
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
How will the Iran deal work? - explainer — Iran's nuclear talks woke up again last month and Iran has been making demands on the sanctions relief and guarantees front. — After months of hibernation, Iran nuclear talks woke up again last month, when the European Union presented …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
When an election denier becomes a chief election official — Many of the election deniers running for secretary of state this year have spent their time talking about something they can't do: “decertifying” the 2020 results. — The bigger question — amid concerns about whether …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
High water mark for House insurgents — It's a banner year for insurgent House candidates: 2022 is posting the second-highest number of primary losses for House members since 1948. … - As is often the case in redistricting years, the two Democrats were the victims of shifting district lines …
Axios:
First look: McCarthy PAC's new offense play — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's leadership PAC has reserved another $37 million in TV time for the last two months before midterms — with $9 of every $10 targeting seats carried by President Biden in 2020 — Axios has learned.
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CNN:
Beto O'Rourke off the campaign trail in Texas with bacterial infection — Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a “bacterial infection” and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott.
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