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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.
CNN:
Federal prosecutors using a second grand jury in Florida as part of Trump classified documents probe — A grand jury based in southern Florida has heard testimony from multiple witnesses in recent weeks as part of the federal investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, sources told CNN.
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
NBC News:
Republicans angry with McCarthy over debt deal join Democrats to block gas stove bills
Republicans angry with McCarthy over debt deal join Democrats to block gas stove bills
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Semafor, Reuters, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Insider, ABC News, Washington Times, CNN, PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
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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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote
House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote
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The Hill
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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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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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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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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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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RedState, New York Post, Arizona Mirror, Media Matters for America and UPI
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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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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Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes
The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes
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Tampa Bay Times, UPI, Boston Herald, The Korea Herald and Bloomberg
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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Ian Livingston / Washington Post:
Smoke invaded the D.C. area yet again Tuesday and could get worse
Smoke invaded the D.C. area yet again Tuesday and could get worse
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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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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.
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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Washington Post:
Family calls for arrest of White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor — Calls are growing for an arrest to be made in Florida after a Black mother of four was shot and killed by her White neighbor through the neighbor's door — apparently over a dispute involving the victim's children.
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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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Nature, The Guardian, NBC Bay Area, The Daily Beast, The Hill, New York Daily News and Denver Post
Bloomberg:
Coinbase Is Facing a ‘Life or Death’ Battle With the SEC — Coinbase Global Inc. knew all along that it could be courting trouble with regulators. — More than two years ago, when the crypto exchange filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to start publicly trading its shares …
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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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Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
PGATOUR.COM:
PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce newly formed commercial entity to unify golf — Agreement establishes common goal to promote and grow the game globally for the benefit of all stakeholders, ends litigation
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
D-Day dawns for Ukraine — It was bracing that Ukraine launched its counteroffensive against Russian invaders as we celebrate the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings this week. This assault could turn the tide of the battle for Ukraine, just as the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches altered the trajectory of World War II.
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Got $1 to spare? RNC debate rules trigger a mad dash for very small donors — Candidates will be required to have at least 40,000 donors to face off in August. — Perry Johnson is hawking a T-shirt on Facebook with the words “I stand with Tucker,” and a vague artistic likeness of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Appeals court weighs nationwide freeze of Obamacare's coverage mandate — Coverage of HIV prevention drugs and other preventive services hangs in the balance. — A federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical on Tuesday of calls to impose a nationwide freeze on Obamacare's rules …
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