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Mike Lee has earned a reputation as a principled conservative — Mike Lee serves as a United States senator representing the state of Utah. Since taking office, Senator Lee has earned a reputation as a principled conservative. He believes elected officials are responsible for keeping …

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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

Trump attacks American Jews, posting they must ‘get their act together’ on Israel — Former president Donald Trump attacked American Jews in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, saying Jews in the United States must “get their act together” and show more appreciation for the state of Israel “before it is too late.”

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Rolling Stone:

Even Trump Says Kanye West Is Acting Too ‘Crazy’ and Needs ‘Help’ — Minutes after the rapper's interview with Tucker Carlson first aired, Trump was already on the phone, sounding seemingly perplexed about what the hell had just happened … This now includes the leader of the Republican Party …

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Smug Trump Tells U.S. Jews to Be More Thankful—'Before It Is Too Late'

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David Jackson / Arizona Republic:

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won't commit to honoring election results — WASHINGTON - Emulating Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for governor of Arizona repeatedly refused to say Sunday whether she would honor the results of her election - if she lost.

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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election

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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Kari Lake refuses to say whether she would accept loss in Arizona election

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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Dana Bash, Kari Lake clash over 2020 election fraud claims

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CNN:
Kari Lake won't commit to accepting 2022 election results

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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:

‘Coffins Are Already Coming’: The Toll of Russia's Chaotic Draft — Newly mobilized recruits are already at the front in Ukraine, a growing chorus of reports says, fighting and dying after only days of training. — A half-dozen Russian soldiers talk about being shipped to an area …

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Hunter Walker / Hunter Walker's Substack:

Here Are All Of Marjorie Taylor Greene's January 6 Text Messages With Mark Meadows — Just when I thought I was out of focusing this newsletter solely on January 6, it pulled me back in. I really will be writing about other topics soon too! — If you want to read more please subscribe!

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Nick Arama / RedState:

Jill Biden Gets Mercilessly Booed at Eagles Game During Coin Toss — Jill Biden was in Philadephia on Sunday and she went to the Eagles game with Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field. — Biden was designated the honorary captain for the night and was standing at midfield during the coin toss …

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Stan Grant / ABC:

To understand China you need to understand whiteness, yet it's missing from the conversation … It is not possible to understand China without understanding race and racism. Specifically, without understanding whiteness. — Yet far too often the conversation around the rise …

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Rachel Ramirez / CNN:

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska. Scientists say overfishing is not the cause — Hear how fishermen are being impacted by the cancellation of snow crab season in Alaska — See new footage of the Jan. 6 attack Hear the grim warning that got Xi Jinping …

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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Walker's empty lectern co-stars in Senate debate with Warnock, Oliver — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock tried to make the most of Republican Herschel Walker's absence at the Atlanta Press Club debate on Sunday by using the platform to direct withering criticism at the empty lectern representing the GOP nominee.

Nick Reisman / Spectrum News 1 Central NY:

Trump endorses Lee Zeldin in New York governor's race — Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin received the “Total & Complete Endorsement” of former President Donald Trump on Sunday in the race for governor of New York. — Trump, in a post on his social media website Truth Social, wrote that Zeldin is …

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Matt Fuller / The Daily Beast:

New Book Reveals Jim Jordan's Dirty Tricks With Impeachment — The new book “Unchecked” lays out how Rep. Jim Jordan made his way into Trump's inner circle and misled the media with strategic leaks during Trump's first impeachment. — For anyone who watched the House's 2019 impeachment …

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Senate candidate Herschel Walker say why he flashed a police badge during Friday's debate — Races tighten across the country barely three weeks out from election day. In Georgia, early voting begins tomorrow, and republicans hope to win back the majority.

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Charlotte Higgins / The Guardian:

Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert — International condemnation swift after conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko shot dead in his home — Charlotte Higgins and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv — Russian soldiers have shot dead a Ukrainian musician in his home …

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Sebastian Payne / Financial Times:

'We've messed this up': Tories plan for life after Liz Truss … “The question is when — not if — she goes,” one minister remarked on Sunday, a sign that the mood against Liz Truss is hardening within the Conservative party despite her efforts to steady the government with the appointment of a new chancellor.