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New York Times:
Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump — Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries. — Mark Meadows, the final White House chief …
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New York Times:
Grand Jury in Florida Hints at Unknown Complexities in Trump Documents Inquiry — Prosecutors have started calling witnesses to a federal grand jury in Miami after months in which activity in the investigation was centered on a separate grand jury in Washington.
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Licht's Out — The embattled CNN C.E.O. will be leaving the company, and long-time beloved top executive Amy Entelis will steady the ship until Zaz picks a new leader. It's been a hell of a week since The Atlantic story dropped, and yet here goes another reinvention.
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ABC News:
7 people shot following high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia: Police — Six people were also injured in the aftermath of the shooting, police said. — Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
Far-right ‘Moms for Liberty’ listed as a hate group for first time — Moms for Liberty, the far-right parental group known for protesting at school board meetings, has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “hate group” for the first time ever.
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Tyler O'Neil / The Daily Signal:
Far-Left Group Puts Moms for Liberty on Map With KKK Chapters — The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that …
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Moms for Liberty Labeled ‘Extremist’ Group for First Time by Watchdog Org
Moms for Liberty Labeled ‘Extremist’ Group for First Time by Watchdog Org
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
DeSantis Stays Silent on Whether Florida Arranged Migrant Flights to California — The silence from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for president, on such a high-profile incident is unusual. — Reporting from Miami — In his first public appearance since officials in California accused …
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New York Times:
Chris Christie Announces '24 Run, Taking Square Aim at Trump — At his New Hampshire kickoff, the former New Jersey governor called Donald Trump “a bitter, angry man” and said his time in office was a failure. — Trip Gabriel reported from Goffstown, N.H.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Pence announces presidential run: ‘Different times call for different leadership’
Pence announces presidential run: ‘Different times call for different leadership’
Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Has Drifted, but Mike Pence Is as Conservative as Ever
The G.O.P. Has Drifted, but Mike Pence Is as Conservative as Ever
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
How Christie and Trump's Friendship Flourished, Then Deteriorated
How Christie and Trump's Friendship Flourished, Then Deteriorated
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Politico:
Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger — A band of House conservatives derailed a bill that takes aim at gas stove regulation. It could be just the beginning of moves to undercut the speaker. — A band of House conservatives mounted an extraordinary rebellion …
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David Morgan / Reuters:
McCarthy faces sudden challenge from hardliners after US debt ceiling bill
McCarthy faces sudden challenge from hardliners after US debt ceiling bill
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East Bay Times
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Conservatives Tank Their Own Gas Stove Bill Out of Spite
Conservatives Tank Their Own Gas Stove Bill Out of Spite
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Yahoo News:
U.S. eyes Russia in destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam — Preliminary U.S. intelligence suggests Russia blew a major piece of Ukrainian critical infrastructure. — The U.S. government “has intelligence that is leaning toward Russia as the culprit” behind the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam …
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Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
A Ukrainian zoo survived through war. The Kakhovka flood ended it.
A Ukrainian zoo survived through war. The Kakhovka flood ended it.
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Politico, TASS, Metro.co.uk, Euromaidan Press and The Daily Caller
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
WATCH: Fights Outside California School Board Meeting over LGBT Curriculum — LOS ANGELES, California — Fights broke out Tuesday between a group of conservative protesters and left-wing counter-demonstrators outside a school board meeting in Glendale, California, that discussed LGBT issues in the curriculum.
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Brody Levesque / Los Angeles Blade:
Glendale school district meeting about LGBTQ studies gets violent
Glendale school district meeting about LGBTQ studies gets violent
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CBS News:
White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through front door arrested on manslaughter and other charges — Ocala, Fla. — A White woman who fired through her front and killed a Black neighbor was arrested Tuesday, authorities said, in a case that's put Florida's divisive “stand your ground law” back in the spotlight.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Doug Burgum, Wealthy North Dakota Governor, Enters Presidential Race — As the leader of a deep-red state, Mr. Burgum has promoted staunchly conservative policies, signing into law a near-total ban on abortion. — Gov. Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota who rose …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
NYC tells vulnerable residents to mask up as wildfire smoke engulfs city — New York City officials on Tuesday night urged at-risk residents to wear high-quality masks outdoors as smoke blankets the city. — “If you are an older adult or have heart or breathing problems and need to be outside …
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New York Times:
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
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Washington Post:
These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump. Now the GOP wants answers. — Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding emails and meetings with leading disinformation researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, subpoenas and lawsuits that academics say have become a means of harassment.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
An uncomfortable truth about GOP anti-trans bigotry — This is how genocide begins. — At her CNN town hall on Sunday, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley joined in her party's vicious anti-trans campaign. — “How are we supposed to get our girls used to the fact that biological boys …
Raymond Zhong / New York Times:
Arctic Summer Could Be Practically Sea-Ice-Free by the 2030s — In a new study, scientists found that the climate milestone could come about a decade sooner than anticipated, even if planet-warming emissions are gradually reduced. — The first summer on record that melts practically …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
CNN's Chris Licht showed the problem with anti-woke centrism — In a roughly 15,000-word profile published last week by the Atlantic, CNN chief executive Chris Licht, who has complained that the network's journalists were too opinionated when Donald Trump was president, gave a lot of, well, opinions.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Tracking the 2024 Republican Primary — Responses shown among potential GOP primary voters, who said they would vote for each of the above if the 2024 Republican primary or caucus were held in their state today. — Survey conducted June 2-4, 2023, among 3,545 potential Republican primary voters …
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Io Dodds / The Independent:
Tucker Carlson calls Ukraine's Jewish leader ‘rat-like’ as he launches new Twitter show with pro-Kremlin rant — The far-right former Fox News host also questioned the official story about 9/11 and claimed that the US media are covering up evidence of alien life
Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News is trying to keep Jeanine Pirro away from conservative events — The Scoop — Fox News is keeping one of its most visible figures on a tight leash as she promotes her new book, infuriating her publisher and some Christian conservative activists.
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