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TMZ.com:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Husband Files For Divorce — 6:21 PM PT — MTG's estranged husband, Perry Greene, tells TMZ ... “Marjorie has been my best friend for the last 29 years and she has been an amazing mom! Our family is our most important thing we have done.” — UPDATE
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Husband of 27 Years Files for Divorce — ‘IRRETRIEVABLY BROKEN’ — Perry Greene, the husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), filed for divorce on Tuesday, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Beast. The petition stated …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce — Correction: Perry Greene filed for divorce in the Floyd County Superior Court. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) husband filed for divorce Wednesday on the grounds that the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” according to court documents.
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Russia Will Move to Take Over Ukrainian Regions on Friday, Kremlin Says — RIGHT NOW The Finnish government bars Russians from entering as tourists. — Yuri Kochetkov/EPA, via Shutterstock … Putin will sign agreements on Friday to absorb four Ukrainian territories, the Kremlin says.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Pentagon will double powerful HIMARS artillery for Ukraine
Pentagon will double powerful HIMARS artillery for Ukraine
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Associated Press:
Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote
Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote
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TMZ.com:
Coolio Dead at 59 — EXCLUSIVE — UPDATE — 6:47 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene of Coolio's death. An autopsy and toxicology test will be used to determine an official cause of death. — UPDATE
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
‘Giant Backfire’: Trump's Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake — The former president failed to derail the criminal investigation into his hoarding of sensitive documents and is stuck paying for a costly process that threatens to undermine his public claims.
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CNN:
Trump pushing back on special master's request for him to declare in court whether DOJ inventory is accurate
Trump pushing back on special master's request for him to declare in court whether DOJ inventory is accurate
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Raw Story and National Memo
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Warns of Justice Department's Gift to Trump That Could Keep on Giving
Judge Warns of Justice Department's Gift to Trump That Could Keep on Giving
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Raw Story, New York Daily News and New York Times
Associated Press:
Records contradict Majewski's account of military punishment — Republican J.R. Majewski has centered his campaign for a competitive Ohio congressional seat around his biography as an Air Force veteran. But one of the big questions that has surfaced is why Majewski was told he could not reenlist …
New York Times:
‘Putin Is a Fool’: Intercepted Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray — In phone calls to friends and relatives at home, Russian soldiers gave damning insider accounts of battlefield failures and civilian executions, excoriating their leaders just weeks into the campaign to take Kyiv.
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Joe Klein / New York Times:
What's the Key to Understanding Donald J. Trump? Start With Queens. — “Confidence Man,” Maggie Haberman's biography of the former president, argues that it's essential to grasp New York's steamy, histrionic folkways. — Buy Book ▾ … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through …
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Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
On the matter of Haberman-hating — A few thoughts on why Maggie Haberman triggers the reactions she does.
On the matter of Haberman-hating — A few thoughts on why Maggie Haberman triggers the reactions she does.
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump's pick for governor in Michigan is left to fend for herself as money dries up — LANSING, Mich. — Two months ago, former President Donald Trump and the Republican establishment joined forces to elevate Tudor Dixon in Michigan's messy GOP primary for governor, signaling a united front …
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Chicago Sun-Times:
Highland Park Fourth of July massacre: First lawsuits filed, call attack ‘predictable and preventable’ — Suspect Robert Crimo III “was ready to go to war — just as Smith & Wesson told him he could,” according to suits that accuse the gunmaker of “deceptive and unfair marketing” and also target others, including Crimo's father.
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Kathleen Foody / Associated Press:
Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting
Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting
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Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release — For Further Information Contact: — The Court will hear all scheduled oral arguments for the upcoming term in the Courtroom. Seating for the oral argument sessions will be provided to the public, members of the Supreme Court bar, and press, and Courtroom bar admissions will resume.
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CNN:
First on CNN: European security officials observed Russian Navy ships in vicinity of Nord Stream pipeline leaks — European security officials on Monday and Tuesday observed Russian Navy support ships in the vicinity of leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines likely caused by underwater explosions …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
'Where's Jackie?' Biden Asks if Deceased Lawmaker Is at White House Event — President Biden apparently forgot that Representative Jackie Walorski, Republican of Indiana, had died in August. — WASHINGTON — President Biden looked in the audience on Wednesday for Representative Jackie Walorski …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
30 ex-FBI agents stand up to support whistleblower who exposed agency's political bias — MORE FROM: — Thirty former FBI agents, including a retired deputy assistant director, head of counterterrorism and five SWAT team members, have spoken out publicly in support of suspended FBI whistleblower Stephen Friend.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: GOP leaders prepare for 2023 debt limit “nightmare” — GOP leaders, congressional aides and business groups are preparing for a potential “nightmare scenario” next year if House Republicans take back the majority: a debt limit showdown reminiscent of the near-crisis in 2011.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Youngkin and his national ambitions straddle the ‘big lie’ divide — Youngkin ascended to the governor's mansion by walking a political tightrope. His boosters wonder how far that approach can take him. — RICHMOND — As Gov. Glenn Youngkin crisscrosses the nation …
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Rob Hastings / The i Paper:
Imprisoned Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza: 'None of us know how Putin's regime will end - but it will' … In a cell in Moscow, Vladimir Kara-Murza is awaiting trial. He knows he will be found guilty. His “crimes” are telling the truth about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine …
CBS News:
Bill Plante, legendary CBS News White House correspondent, has died at 84 — William “Bill” Plante, one of the longest-serving White House broadcast journalists in history, died of respiratory failure on Wednesday, according to his family. The award-winning CBS correspondent was 84 years old and lived in Washington, D.C.
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Brett Favre's Charity for Needy Kids Gave $60K to Another Volleyball Gym — The NFL legend is in hot water for alleged misuse of welfare funds for a volleyball facility. His nonprofit also directed $60K to daughter's high school for new volleyball digs.
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Washington Post:
Biden administration to grant Puerto Rico shipping waiver after uproar — White House officials faced a backlash from the island's governor and members of Congress after a shipment of diesel was idled off the coast — The Biden administration is expected to approve a legal waiver as soon …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Pennsylvania Senate race narrows — Growing concern over Fetterman's health, but Oz supporters remain unenthusiastic — John Fetterman polls ahead of Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania amid voters' crime concerns — Democrat John Fetterman tops Republican Mehmet Oz among Pennsylvania voters …
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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health — Washington, D.C. — 10:27 A.M. EDT — THE PRESIDENT: Jimmieka, she — please, sit down. Sit down. (Laughter.) She's awful good, isn't she? She was really good.
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New York Times:
MacKenzie Scott, Billionaire Philanthropist, Files for Divorce — Less than two years after announcing the marriage and their intent to give money away together, Ms. Scott has parted ways with her second husband, a teacher. — Less than two years after announcing their intention to give away …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Trust, Job Approval at Historical Lows — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-seven percent of U.S. adults say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in the judicial branch of the federal government that is headed by the Supreme Court. This represents a 20-percentage-point drop …
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Jon Hilsenrath / Wall Street Journal:
What America Gave My Father—and What He Gave Back — Joseph Hilsenrath came to the U.S. as a child fleeing Nazi persecution and spent a lifetime contributing to his new country. Many of today's immigrants can tell a similar story. — In a poignant moment in the new Ken Burns documentary …