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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Navy Detected Titan Sub Implosion Days Ago — Underwater microphones designed to detect enemy submarines first detected Titan tragedy — WASHINGTON—A top secret U.S. Navy acoustic detection system designed to spot enemy submarines first heard the Titan sub implosion hours …
Washington Post:
IRS whistleblower says Justice Dept. slowed, stifled Hunter Biden case — Tax investigator says prosecutor decisions whittled down the case against the president's son — An IRS agent who supervised the investigation into President Biden's son Hunter told lawmakers that Justice Department officials slowed …
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I.R.S. Agent Told Congress of Hunter Biden Invoking His Father in Business Deal — A whistle-blower said the tax agency found a message from 2017 in which Hunter Biden pressured a Chinese business partner by saying he was with his father, who was then out of office.
Johnny Rubin / House Committee on Ways and Means:
Smith: Testimony of IRS Employees Reveals Biden IRS, DOJ Interfered in Tax Investigation of Hunter Biden, Revealing Preferential Treatment for Wealthy and Politically Connected — WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Ways and Means Committee executive meeting resulted in a vote to release …
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The Indianapolis Star:
Moms for Liberty's Hamilton County chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in newsletter — The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization recently listed as an “extremist group” by a civil rights watchdog, apologized Thursday morning after it launched a newsletter called …
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Moms for Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Adolf Hitler in newsletter — The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty in Indiana placed the quote on the front page of its new newsletter. — A local Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national conservative parents organization …
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Caitlin Cruz / Jezebel:
Moms for Liberty's Indiana Chapter Apologizes for Quoting Adolf Hitler in Newsletter
Moms for Liberty's Indiana Chapter Apologizes for Quoting Adolf Hitler in Newsletter
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos — Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined on June 22, 2023, to release the following statement:
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George Santos' father and aunt guaranteed his $500K bond, court documents show
George Santos' father and aunt guaranteed his $500K bond, court documents show
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New York Times:
George Santos Was Bailed Out by His Father and Aunt, Court Records Show
George Santos Was Bailed Out by His Father and Aunt, Court Records Show
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Ethics panel expands Santos probe to include conduct covered in federal indictment
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top GOP senators bristle at House impeachment efforts — Several members of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) leadership team on Thursday expressed reluctance about potentially being drawn into an impeachment trial. … - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas …
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Owen Tucker-Smith / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans censured Adam Schiff. He couldn't be happier
House Republicans censured Adam Schiff. He couldn't be happier
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House GOP seeking to expunge ‘sham’ Trump impeachments
House GOP seeking to expunge ‘sham’ Trump impeachments
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New York Times:
Divided House Sidesteps Biden Impeachment Vote but Starts Inquiry
Divided House Sidesteps Biden Impeachment Vote but Starts Inquiry
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Julia Conley / Common Dreams:
‘Shady and Corrupt’: Add Barrett Real Estate Deal to List of Supreme Court Ethics Scandals — The right-wing justice sold a home to a religious freedom group that has filed numerous briefs in cases before the court. — Thursday reporting on a real estate deal made by U.S. Supreme Court …
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Missing Titanic Sub: Search and Rescue Effort Is Vast. Who Pays the Bill? — Coast Guard: Missing Submersible Experienced a ‘Catastrophic Implosion’ — OceanGate Expeditions, the operator of the submersible, said it believed all five people on board “have sadly been lost.”
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Melts Down as DOJ Turns Over Evidence It Plans to Use Against Him — The former president is pleading for Congress to intervene now that he's learned what the government has on him — DONALD TRUMP FIRED off a series of desperate pleas on Truth Social, including multiple appeals …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump documents investigation examined New Jersey club from outset — Exclusive: Prosecutors developed evidence early on of classified documents at Trump's Bedminster golf club — Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's retention of national security material were examining evidence within weeks …
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Senator Calls For Return of Old Mississippi Flag: ‘Our People Died Under That Flag’ — Almost three years after both houses of the Mississippi Legislature overwhelmingly voted to retire the old Confederate-themed state flag, a state senator from Union County is calling for its return.
Stephen Richer / Arizona Republic:
Kari Lake continues to defame me. Here's why I'm suing her for it — Opinion: Kari Lake and her campaign must be held accountable for their utter disregard for the truth and the harm their words have caused. — For the last seven months, a high-profile former statewide candidate for office …
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New York Times:
Senator Rick Scott Has Been Weighing a Presidential Run — If he runs, Mr. Scott would become the fourth Republican presidential candidate from Florida, joining Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami. — Senator Rick Scott of Florida is considering a late entry …
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Just Another RFK Jr. Lie. I Know, Because It's About Me. — I edited Kennedy's error-ridden piece on a vaccine-autism link, which Salon later retracted. We caved to the truth, not Big Pharma. — I've been doing my best to ignore the farcical presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been — New census data shows that the country's median age is now over 38. In 1980, it was 30. — What's New — The median age in the United States reached a record high of 38.9 in 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
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America Is Getting Older
America Is Getting Older
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Mia Gingerich / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is altering language in AP and Reuters articles on anti-trans legislation — including a quote from an elected official — “Gender affirming care” was replaced with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” in at least 19 articles — In an abhorrent bid to further its demonization …
Leah Litman / Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Latest Criminal Justice Ruling Is an Outright Tragedy — This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Sign up for the pop-up newsletter …
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NBC News:
Trump campaign's Election Day operations official appears before Jan. 6 grand jury — G. Michael Brown appeared as part of special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the “fake electors” scheme to stop the lawful transfer of power to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
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Noah Rothman / National Review:
The Court's Conservatives Aren't Taking It Lying Down Anymore — Noah Rothman here with you for one last morning before I hand the stick back over to the talented Dominic Pino for tomorrow's edition. Jim Geraghty, lord and master of the Morning Jolt, returns next week.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
Dobbs Turned Abortion Into A Huge Liability For Republicans — Support for abortion rights is higher than it's been in decades. — By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux — Graphics by Humera Lodhi — Jun. 22, 2023, at 9:15 AM — When Theresa M. started attending a support group for breast cancer survivors …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 61% of voters disapprove of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe — On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, 53% say abortion access nationwide has become too difficult, a new NBC News poll finds. — NBC News poll finds 61% of voters disapprove of Dobbs abortion decision one year later
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
19-year-old Titan passenger was ‘terrified’ before trip, his aunt says — Azmeh Dawood, the older sister of Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, said her nephew was reluctant to go on the Titan expedition. — Titan debris consistent with a ‘catastrophic implosion’, Coast Guard says
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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Titan sub debris field: Parts of missing sub's cover found, expert says — Debris has been found in the search for the missing Titan submersible, reportedly including parts of its outside cover. — Dive expert David Mearns told the BBC the president of the Explorers Club …
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Emine Yücel / Talking Points Memo:
Despite Repeated Vows Not To, House GOPers Are Again Proposing Social Security And Medicare Cuts — Over the past couple of months, Republicans claimed — over and over again — that they will not propose cuts to Social Security and Medicare. But despite the promises, a new budget proposal …
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg is ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match … Here we go. — After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk's tweet with the caption “send me location.”
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Arpan Lobo / Detroit Free Press:
Former GOP candidate Ryan Kelley will plead guilty to Jan. 6 attacks charge — Ryan Kelley, a real estate agent and conservative activist who sought to become governor of Michigan in 2022, will plead guilty next month to a misdemeanor charge stemming from his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Kentucky GOP Star Took Cash From Recovery Center He's Investigating — And he only recused himself when his office received a public records request about the investigation. … When Kentucky Attorney General turned Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron discovered …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Narendra Modi denies religious discrimination exists in India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied that discrimination against minorities existed under his government during a press conference with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, even as rights groups and the State Department …