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Southern Poverty Law Center:
White Nationalists, Other Republicans Brace for ‘Total War’ — A collection of radical right figures including white nationalists and ultranationalist European leaders gathered in Manhattan for the New York Young Republicans Club's (NYYRC) annual gala Saturday night, where that group's president declared …
Tom Wilson / Financial Times:
US scientists boost clean power hopes with fusion energy breakthrough — Net energy gain indicates technology could provide an abundant zero-carbon alternative to fossil fuels — US government scientists have made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving …
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Talking Points Memo
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Is a Far-Right Activist — If there's one tweet that will tell you everything you need to know about Elon Musk, it's this one from early this morning: … In five words, Musk manages to mock transgender and nonbinary people, signal his disdain for public-health officials …
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The Hill, The Western Journal, Althouse and RedState
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CNN:
Special Counsel Smith speeds ahead on criminal probes surrounding Trump — Newly-appointed special counsel Jack Smith is moving fast on a pair of criminal probes around Donald Trump that in recent months have focused on the former president's state of mind after the 2020 election …
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Political Wire
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Wall Street Journal:
Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Is in U.S. Custody — Alleged bomb-maker for late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi admitted to building device, U.S. prosecutors said last year — WASHINGTON—The alleged bomb-maker in the 1988 terrorist attack that destroyed a commercial jetliner over Lockerbie …
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Zach Williams / New York Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr. bash Dems at NY Young Republican gala — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) entertained Republicans in Manhattan Saturday night with a range of one-liners trolling the political left on hot-button topics. — “I want to tell you something …
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The Daily Beast, Washington Press, TMZ.com, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Sinema's mutually assured destruction — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's stunning decision to become an independent has triggered the possibility of a blue-on-purple civil war that could cost Democrats a must-win Senate seat in 2024. … - Sinema would have had difficulty winning a primary.
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Raw Story, Jacobin, Washington Times, CNN and NPR
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Republicans struggle in the Southwest as Latino voters stick with Democrats
Republicans struggle in the Southwest as Latino voters stick with Democrats
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Washington Post
New York Times:
Kamala Harris Swears In Karen Bass as LA's Mayor — Vice President Kamala Harris swore in Ms. Bass in a ceremony that celebrated her historic win but also underscored the obstacles she will face. — LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass was sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday …
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New York Times:
Thousands of Teens Are Being Pushed Into Military's Junior R.O.T.C. — In high schools across the country, students are being placed in military classes without electing them on their own. “The only word I can think of is ‘indoctrination,’” one parent said.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
There is a path to save the Supreme Court from itself — The Supreme Court's right-wing majority has been on a tear lately. In the last week alone, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. made inappropriate wisecracks during oral arguments about whether a web designer can object to working with gay couples …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
NASA chief: SpaceX leader says Elon Musk's Twitter drama is ‘nothing to worry about’ — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he saw the head of SpaceX last weekend and wanted to hear just one thing from her in light of company owner Elon Musk's tumultuous Twitter takeover.
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Bloomberg and New York Times
The Guardian:
Arizona governor builds border wall of shipping crates in final days of office — Critics say Republican Doug Ducey's scheme is illegal because makeshift barrier is being erected on tribal and federal land — A makeshift new barrier built with shipping containers is being illegally erected along part …
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Joshua Comins / Fox News:
Kevin McCarthy pledges subpoenas for 51 intel agents in wake of Hunter Biden ‘Twitter Files’ revelations — Elon Musk shows apparent government-tech collusion in the release of the ‘Twitter Files’ — Kevin McCarthy: We won the majority and fired Nancy Pelosi
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The Hill, Daily Mail, Breitbart, Mediaite, New York Post and National Review
New York Times:
Confidential Records Show a Saudi Golf Tour Built on Far-Fetched Assumptions — McKinsey documents suggest the Saudi league is far off-track for success. Experts say the analysis shows it was never just about profits. — Early in 2021, consultants working for Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund studied …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Griner ‘compassionate, humble’ after release from Russia — ‘We talked about everything under the sun,’ says the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — When WNBA star Brittney Griner finally boarded the plane last week that would take her back to the United States …
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New York Post, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
UK to downgrade commitment to human rights for close diplomatic ties — Foreign secretary to announce ‘pragmatic’ partnerships with countries likely to be more influential over next 30 years — The UK will target a group of about two dozen middle-level countries for long-term diplomatic partnerships …