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1:20 PM ET, June 26, 2023

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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Russian agents' threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance  —  Details offer clue as to why Wagner Group abandoned coup attempt that revealed ‘real cracks’ in Putin's authority  —  Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders …
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Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff
Alexey Kovalev / New Lines Magazine:   Inside the World of Russian ‘War Reporters’ Demanding More Blood Than the Kremlin Can Deliver
Associated Press:
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
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Jacob Rubashkin / Inside Elections:
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working  —  A little over a month into his presidential campaign, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has managed to do something no other hopeful has yet accomplished: show some momentum.  —  Seven months before the Iowa caucuses, the 2024 Republican presidential primary field …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Politico
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The Candidate of the ‘Tucker-Rogan-Elon-Bannon-Combo- Platter Right’  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech is warbling …
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Here's a Conspiracy Theory: RFK Jr. Is a Tool of Pro-Trump Agitators  —  Robert Kennedy Jr. embraces virtually every conspiracy theory in existence other than the most obvious one.  —  It isn't enough that he believes that Covid vaccines are part of a global plot by the pharmaceutical industry to reap record profits.
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district  —  The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district.  —  The justices reversed plans to hear the case themselves …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jesse Watters Takes Over Tucker Timeslot in Fox News Primetime Overhaul  —  Jesse Watters, the wisecracking conservative who got his start with man-on-the-street interview segments for Fox News opinion host Bill O'Reilly's 8 p.m. program, is about to enjoy a homecoming of sorts.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Fox News Names Jesse Watters to Replace Tucker Carlson as Anchor of 8 p.m. Hour  —  Network announces series of changes in prime time  —  Jesse Watters will be the new host of Fox News's 8 p.m. hour, replacing ousted star anchor Tucker Carlson, one of several prime-time changes the network announced on Monday.
Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State  —  The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House  —  Sarah McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, announced Monday that she is running for the state's sole U.S. House seat, a bid that, if successful next year, would make her the first transgender person to serve in Congress.
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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Sarah McBride announces run for US House seat to become first trans member of Congress
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Five or six Secret Service agents have testified before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say  —  It is not known what the agents' proximity to Trump was on Jan. 6 or what information they may have provided to the grand jury.  —  About half a dozen Secret Service agents have testified before the grand jury …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The breathtaking hypocrisy of Alito  —  He's a Fox News talking head masquerading as a Supreme Court justice.  —  ∙ Paid … Another week, another story about a hard-right Supreme Court justice being more than happy to vacation with billionaires who have business before the court.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
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Breccan F. Thies / Washington Examiner:
Group targeting conservative Supreme Court justices propped up by left-wing megadonors
Discussion: Insider and The Daily Caller
Meduza.io:
‘We gave a master class’ Prigozhin's first public statement since Wagner Group's 24-hour rebellion  —  On Monday afternoon, Yevgeny Prigozhin released his first public statement since he called off Wagner Group's march towards Moscow on Saturday.  In English, Meduza has summarized the main points from his 11-minute audio clip.
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Richard Ravitch, Rescuer of the Subways and New York's Finances, Dies at 89  —  He helped New York City avoid bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, ran the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and later served as lieutenant governor.  —  Richard Ravitch, a politically savvy, civic-minded developer …
Discussion: PIX11
New York Times:
How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It's Published  —  The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.  —  Cecilia Rabess figured her debut novel, “Everything's Fine,” would spark criticism …
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Why Mark Ruffalo and Wendell Pierce Are Fighting for a Crumbling Church  —  Congregants of the West Park Presbyterian Church, a Manhattan landmark, want to tear it down to be replaced by condos.  Celebrities are joining the fight to save it.  —  For years, a conflict over whether to tear …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court dismisses House Democrats' dispute over Trump hotel documents  —  The case the justices had agreed to hear is now moot because Democratic lawmakers have dropped their lawsuit.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a dispute over whether individual Democratic members …
Ori Nir / New York Times:
A Dangerous Shift Is Underway in the West Bank  —  Mr. Nir is a former West Bank correspondent of Israel's Haaretz newspaper.  —  In April 1988, as a reporter for Haaretz, I attended the funeral of a 15-year-old West Bank settler, Tirza Porat, who was accidentally shot to death by a fellow settler.
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access  —  The funding — a centerpiece of the recent bipartisan infrastructure law — marks the largest-ever federal push to help an estimated 8.5 million families and businesses  —  President Biden on Monday announced more than $42 billion …
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NPR:
Mitch Landrieu is Biden's man to rebuild America and deliver broadband to millions
Discussion: Forbes
David Byler / Washington Post:
Why Democrats still need Joe Biden  —  Joe Biden might look like a relic.  He's an 80-year-old, White, establishment liberal leading an increasingly young, diverse and progressive party, which is why many journalists and even Democratic politicians often cast him as a purely transitional figure.
Discussion: PJ Media and HuffPost
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Axios:
Biden's 2024 vision: Play 2020 again
Discussion: The Dispatch and Raw Story
 
 
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Club Q shooting suspect pleads guilty to 5 murder charges with life sentences
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration announces $1.7 billion for electric and ‘traditional’ buses
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Documents reveal justices' long-running tensions over ethics
David Gauthier-Villars / Reuters:
Special Report: US, Swedish prosecutors study graft complaint naming son of Turkey's Erdogan
Discussion: Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
The next president's $4 trillion problem
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Gordon Corera / BBC:
New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia
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Politico:
A debt deal twist is shifting Congress' shutdown gameplan
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The Guardian:
Queen was asked to block Evgeny Lebedev's peerage, claims documentary
Discussion: Guido Fawkes and Politico
Sarah Weaver / The Daily Caller:
New York City LGBT Activists Chant 'We're Coming For Your Kids'
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Mama Mia! NYC rules crack down on coal, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75%
 

 
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