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Keith Zubrow / CBS News:
Riggleman: White House switchboard called a Capitol rioter on January 6 — Former senior technical adviser for the January 6 Committee, Denver Riggleman, said the White House switchboard connected a phone call to a Capitol rioter on January 6, 2021. — “You get a real ‘a-ha’ moment …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
‘She was 12, I was 30’: Biden leaves viewers stunned in teachers speech — MORE ON: — President Biden shocked viewers of his Friday speech to teachers when he recognized an audience member and told the crowd, “She was 12, I was 30.” — Biden lit up social media with the confounding and seemingly inappropriate aside.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Unveils ‘Commitment To America’ Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine
GOP Unveils ‘Commitment To America’ Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
House GOP Rolls Out Agenda With a Fake Lincoln Quote
House GOP Rolls Out Agenda With a Fake Lincoln Quote
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Washington Post Columnist Calls for the End of Impartiality and Balance in Journalism — In an age of rage, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin has long been a standout in her attacks on Republicans and conservatives: “We have to collectively, in essence, burn down the Republican Party.
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Removed From Office — Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov has been removed from office and transferred to “another post,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. — Bulgakov will be replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev …
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Raw Story and The Guardian
New York Times:
They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay. — With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care. — In 2018, senior executives at one of the country's largest nonprofit hospital chains, Providence, were frustrated.
Washington Post:
NFL owners' attitudes harden toward Commanders' Daniel Snyder — Sentiments among NFL team owners regarding Daniel Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders have shifted significantly, as they await the findings of both a congressional investigation and a league-commissioned probe …
Jon King / Michigan Advance:
Dixon spends the day ridiculing Whitmer over 2020 far-right kidnapping plot — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon attends a Republican gubernatorial in Howell on May 13, 2022. (Andrew Roth | Michigan Advance) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon's repeated comments mocking …
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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New York Times and HuffPost
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Here's a nightmare scenario for election reform — A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. — CNN — Ghosts of the 2020 election continue to haunt the US system of government. — Exorcism.
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Biden Makes an Appeal on State Legislative Races
Biden Makes an Appeal on State Legislative Races
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's attempts to delay Mar-a-Lago inquiry largely fail as legal woes mount — Justice department gains access to about 100 documents with classified markings that the FBI seized from the resort — Attempts by Donald Trump to delay the criminal investigation into his unlawful retention …
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Daily Kos, Raw Story and New York Magazine
Eliza Fawcett / New York Times:
Arizona Judge Reinstates Strict Abortion Ban From 1864 — A 15-week abortion ban passed this year will take effect on Saturday. But the attorney general has argued that the near-total ban from the 19th century should take precedence. — A judge on Friday ruled that a near-total abortion ban written …
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Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus — Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post comparing him to Jesus Christ. — The post said the former president is “second greatest” only to Jesus. — Trump's supporters, and even Trump himself, have made similar comparisons before.
Washington Post:
Trump and DeSantis: Once allies, now in simmering rivalry with 2024 nearing — The two are widely seen in the Republican Party as potential rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination and public contrasts and behind-the-scenes tensions have already erupted — Donald Trump put …
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The Hill:
DeSantis risks voter backlash in Florida with migrant flights
DeSantis risks voter backlash in Florida with migrant flights
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ugly new details about Ron DeSantis's stunt point to a deeper scam
Ugly new details about Ron DeSantis's stunt point to a deeper scam
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NBC News:
Elijah McClain's death caused by ketamine injection, amended autopsy report says — AURORA, Colo. — An amended autopsy report released Friday revealed Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police officers, died because he was injected with ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly restrained.
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Matthew Fleischer / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco is blatantly ignoring state housing laws. Here are the ugly consequences — It has been well over a month since Gov. Gavin Newsom informed San Francisco officials that he was launching an unprecedented review of the city's housing practices and that the state was rejecting …
Johanna Berkman / Los Angeles Magazine:
The Takedown of Tom Barrack — With Tom Barrack's trial beginning on charges of acting as an agent of a foreign government, the future of Donald Trump's inaugural chairman—a onetime real estate billionaire—is now in the hands of 12 jurors. But how did he get here?
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc. — FEMA allocated billions for disaster mitigation after Maria. Few projects have gotten underway. — SALINAS, Puerto Rico — When Leida Rodriguez started building a house in Villa Esperanza …
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NPR and Florida Politics
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin's Draft Draws Resistance in Russia's Far-Flung Regions — Villagers, activists and some elected officials asked why the conscription drive seemed to be hitting poor, remote areas hardest, while pro-war hawks criticized it as chaotic. — President Vladimir V. Putin's surprise draft …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Hitler In Disturbing Interview — Like Hitler, Trump is “ranting and raving for more than an hour, and you have these rows of young men with their arms raised,” says Clinton. — In a stinging interview Friday one-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton …
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Leo Terrell:
Hunter Biden latest video: Nude water slide riding with hookers at 4k per night Malibu rental — Images obtained and published by The Daily Mail show more damning proof of the wild and irresponsible life of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. Images are from a “wild” video that takes place at a $4,140 per night Malibu rental property.
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