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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly — The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk — “How did you go bankrupt?” — Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. — As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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Reuters:
Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout — Ukrainian officials shared photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation's flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia's frontline threatened to turn into a rout.
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RedState and National Review
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City — Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops — Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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HotAir, Associated Press and Financial Times
New York Times:
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains — Sweeping south from positions in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Ukrainian forces have made their largest gains since routing Russia from Kyiv in April. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have scored …
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CNN, Washington Post, Politico, Agence France-Presse, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, The Atlantic and Samizdata
New York Times:
Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.
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RedState, PoliticusUSA, Insider, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says — Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him — In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Will he, won't he? Trump's big tease keeps 2024 election rivals guessing — The ex-president keeps dropping hints he will run again without taking the plunge - and finance as well as politics may be a factor — In Tennessee in June, he asked a crowd: “Would anybody like me to run for president?”
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Raw Story and The National Interest
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump supported a failed plot to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon to lead 2020 campaign, Navarro book says — Donald Trump supported a campaign coup to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon, a new book says. — The plot failed when Trump refused to tell Kushner he was out, it said, fearing “family troubles.”
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Raw Story
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
So Many Trump Scandals, So Little Time
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Raw Story and American Greatness
New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates — The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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CNN, Townhall, Raw Story, USA Today, The Hill, CBS News, Balloon Juice and Common Dreams
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents — The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last month …
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Washington Examiner, CNN, Raw Story, New York Post and Talking Points Memo
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
DOJ Gives Trump Judge an Opening to Take Back Her Absurd Special Master Ruling — As a reminder, Judge Aileen Cannon was nominated by Trump, and she made clear in her decision this week that she thinks he deserves special treatment. — When Judge Aileen Cannon granted Donald Trump's request …
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CNN, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Slate, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Insider and The Daily Beast
Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics:
Chief Justice Roberts deems it ‘mistake’ to question Supreme Court's legitimacy based on decisions — Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on Friday night pushed back sternly against the notion that a series of controversial decisions over the past term has endangered the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Washington Post:
Roberts says Supreme Court will reopen to public and defends legitimacy — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the integrity of the Supreme Court Friday night in his first public remarks following a tumultuous term, saying that disagreement with the court's decisions should not lead to questions about its legitimacy.
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The Hill, CNN and National Review
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Catholic group petitions Supreme Court on behalf of unborn, seeks fetal personhood nationwide
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News and Politico
Brandy Jolliff Scott / Washington Post:
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's lead ambassador — She traveled to 117 countries and hosted countless high-level visitors — When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday, many in Britain and elsewhere had a hard time imagining a world without the long-reigning monarch.
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Fox News, Stories Archive and Los Angeles Times
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Bindu Bansinath / The Cut:
'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor'
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Intercept, Mediaite, New York Post and IJR
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course — The punishing selection course for the Navy's most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor's death exposed illicit drug use and other problems. — The Navy has started an independent investigation …
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The Hill, UPI, CNN and Just The News
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’ — Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.
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DCist
Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One — WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation. Does It Matter? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Bolts:
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections — The state's supreme court restored abortion and voting rights measures to November's ballot, rebuffing “a game of gotcha gone very bad.” But its composition could soon change. — (Facebook/ Michigan Secretary of State's Office)
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Al Jazeera and WTOP News
Washington Post:
GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed — An aggressive push by Republicans to pass hard-line antiabortion measures is faltering in some state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, the latest indication that many Americans are balking at extreme restrictions being imposed since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time — David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results. If he succeeds, it could cause chaos. — NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …
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