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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
How House Dems went from angry at to rallying around the Biden White House — After venting in private and public about what they saw as a one-sided negotiation, Democrats embraced the final debt compromise and gave even more votes than Republicans — Congressional bureau chief
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise — President Biden this week accomplished what America elected him to do — govern from the center and make deals that solve problems. Progressive Democrats don't seem to like that cooperative spirit, which is a big reason …
Brent Buchanan / Cygnal:
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Senate votes to overturn Biden's student loan relief program
Senate votes to overturn Biden's student loan relief program
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Jen Psaki Claims Many Republicans Are ‘Comfortable’ with Biden Because 'He's a White Man Who's Older'
Jen Psaki Claims Many Republicans Are ‘Comfortable’ with Biden Because 'He's a White Man Who's Older'
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
McCarthy says Biden stopped him from cutting Social Security and Medicare
McCarthy says Biden stopped him from cutting Social Security and Medicare
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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host — Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative. And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …
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Washington Post:
Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as they hit the trail in early states — As the candidates hit the trail in key early states at the start of a critical summer stretch, their pitches are increasingly about distinguishing themselves from one another — URBANDALE, Iowa …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
N.H. State Rep Endorses DeSantis, Pulls Support from Trump over Lack of Loyalty: 'He Can't Be Trusted'
Chloe Xiang / VICE:
AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test — The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said “it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective.” — An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator …
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New York Times:
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case — A conversation in which the former president is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut a defense he has offered. — The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording …
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Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
What Trump's Recording Could Reveal — The reported existence of a tape says something important about how the former president operates. — Yesterday, news outlets reported the existence of a recording in which Donald Trump discusses his possession of classified documents.
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Trump's Smoking Tape?
Trump's Smoking Tape?
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Erin Murphy / The Gazette:
Trump in Iowa: Latest reports of mishandling classified documents latest ‘fake news’
Trump in Iowa: Latest reports of mishandling classified documents latest ‘fake news’
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he told Hannity not to joke about Biden's cognitive ability — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he previously reached out to Fox News host Sean Hannity to suggest he stop joking about President Biden's cognitive abilities. — Trump participated in a town hall event …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Watch Roger Stone Explain on Hot Mic How to Manipulate Trump — In footage obtained by The Daily Beast, Stone explains how to lie to Trump—and get him to say whatever you want. … Longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone has a secret trick to get the former president to say whatever he wants: just lie to him.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’ — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising …
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
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New York Times:
Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles — In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there's not enough groundwater for projects already approved. — Christopher Flavelle reported from Washington and Jack Healy from Phoenix.
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Associated Press:
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP — Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.
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Washington Post:
Candidate charged with shooting at Democrats' homes after election loss — A failed New Mexico political candidate has been indicted for allegedly organizing and carrying out a plan to shoot at the houses of Democrats and officials who certified his losing election.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Death in Custody of 8-Year-Old in Harlingen, Texas — CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) continues to investigate the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. Border Patrol custody, which occurred on May 17 in Harlingen, Texas. Consistent with agency policy and CBP's commitment …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a victory to business interests in a labor dispute, but the win was more of a whimper than a roar. — By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers …
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid — Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race, according to several GOP state party insiders …
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Just The News:
J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described having to evacuate a riotous Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as traumatic. But Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News shows …
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Noreen Malone / New York Times:
When the Neighbors Don't Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues) — A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The well-heeled locals were not pleased. — Reporting from Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Is Joe Manchin's Pipeline a Big Deal? — If there's one climate policy you're likely to hear about in the debt ceiling deal, it's the Mountain Valley Pipeline. — The 304-mile pipeline, which will link West Virginia's booming gas fields to the East Coast and Texas, essentially received automatic approval under the bipartisan deal.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Most Americans Oppose Transgender Agenda — By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans believe there are only two genders, and a majority support laws against transgender treatment for minors. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 71% of American Adults agree …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Pentagon buying Starlink dishes for Ukraine after funding dispute with SpaceX — DoD confirms deal months after Musk said he'd “keep funding Ukraine for free.” — The US Defense Department confirmed today that it is buying Starlink satellite broadband service for use in Ukraine.
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's new Twitter pronoun rule invites bullying, LGBTQ groups say — The tech billionaire said Thursday that he would allow Twitter users to freely misgender people on the social media site including through pronoun usage. — LGBTQ advocates criticized Elon Musk on Thursday …
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russia says thousands of iPhones were hacked, blames U.S. and Apple — Apple denied the charge and Russia cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it did not have enough data to blame any government — Russia's Federal Security Service said Monday that several thousand iPhones in the country …
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