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Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff — Many are watching to see if Vladimir Putin sacks his military leadership — and if Yevgeniy Prigozhin remains quietly in exile — As the dust settled on the most serious challenge in decades to Russian President …
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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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Metro.co.uk, inews.co.uk, The Hub, The Sun, New York Post, RedState and The American Spectator
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
‘A huge humiliation’: failed putsch exposes deep flaws in Putin's regime — Aborted Prigozhin rebellion raises spectre of state collapse if Kremlin faces further coup attempts — Vladimir Putin vowed to punish Yevgeny Prigozhin for “treason” over the warlord's armed uprising.
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Washington Post, CBS News, New York Post and Associated Press
Politico:
Playbook: ‘Cracks’ in the facade of Putin's leadership
Playbook: ‘Cracks’ in the facade of Putin's leadership
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New York Post, NewsNation, Mediaite, Fox News, Washington Times, Insider, Raw Story, NBC News, Bloomberg and The Daily Beast
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Mercenary boss warned of revolution in Russia, but his own was short-lived
Mercenary boss warned of revolution in Russia, but his own was short-lived
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Reuters, The Economist, CNN, The Guardian, UnHerd, Wall Street Journal, CEPA and Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Disarray Creates a Moment of Uncertainty in China
Russia Disarray Creates a Moment of Uncertainty in China
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Associated Press, The Moscow Times, Reuters, UPI, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Financial Times
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Putin Is Caught in His Own Trap
Putin Is Caught in His Own Trap
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The Hill, Bloomberg, CEPA and New York Times
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Wagner's Aborted Mutiny Leaves No Winners in Russia
Wagner's Aborted Mutiny Leaves No Winners in Russia
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Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, New York Times, The Kyiv Independent, Politico, TASS, The Guardian, The Moscow Times, Financial Times, Fox News, The Messenger, New York Daily News, Digby's Hullabaloo, Insider, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, New York Post, Al Jazeera, The Moderate Voice, NBC News, The Sun, CBS News, NPR, Trending Politics Conservative and Telegraph
Associated Press:
Russian mercenaries' short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for Putin
Russian mercenaries' short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for Putin
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WHDH 7News, New York Times, The Moderate Voice, CEPA, The Intercept, One America News Network, New York Post, The Guardian, Daily Kos, France 24, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Reuters, FOX31 Denver, Raw Story, NewsNation, Associated Press, Florida Politics, New Yorker, Washington Post, Institute for the Study of War, Vox, Politico, Metro.co.uk and Wall Street Journal
Politico:
'It's just stupid': DeSantis stumbles in New Hampshire — It once looked like Ron DeSantis might be poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire. Not anymore. — For several months this year, Ron DeSantis seemed poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire.
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Florida Politics and The Hill
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Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Ron DeSantis Tanks in the Polls As Voters Get to Know Him — The Republican Florida governor and presidential hopeful is down 9 points since April in NBC's new primary poll. He now trails Donald Trump by 29 points. — In an ideal scenario, more national exposure would be a good thing for a presidential hopeful.
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NBC News, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Biden and Zelenskyy Discuss ‘Recent Events in Russia’ — President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday after a tumultuous weekend in Russia. — President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a call on Sunday, the White House confirmed in a press release.
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The White House, pravda.com.ua, New York Post, The Moderate Voice, The Kyiv Independent, CNN, TASS, Breitbart, Bloomberg and CBS News
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Biden speaks with Zelenskyy about attempted mutiny in Russia
Biden speaks with Zelenskyy about attempted mutiny in Russia
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Politico, NPR, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, CBS News, Political Wire, The Messenger, TASS, RedState and Voice of America
John Frank / Axios:
Larry Fink “ashamed” to be part of ESG political debate — BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said he's no longer using the term “ESG” (environment, social and governance) because it is being politically “weaponized” and he's “ashamed” to be part of the debate on the issue. … BlackRock manages $9.2 trillion.
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Frontpage Mag
Elinda Labropoulou / CNN:
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins repeat election in early results, securing clear parliamentary majority — Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's center-right New Democracy party, has won a second four-year term as prime minister. — Mitsotakis is now set to return to the prime minister's office …
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Voice of America, Reuters, Greek City Times, UPI, The Hill, Associated Press, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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Niki Kitsantonis / New York Times:
Greece Election: Kyriakos Mitsotakis Claims ‘Strong Mandate’ With Win
Greece Election: Kyriakos Mitsotakis Claims ‘Strong Mandate’ With Win
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The Times of Israel, Greek City Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Politico, Fox News, Political Wire, Financial Times, Al Jazeera and TASS
kens5.com:
Airline ground crew member killed by engine of a jet at San Antonio International Airport — Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night. — SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline ground crew member.
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The Guardian, WOAI, Plain Dealer, Breitbart, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, al.com, IJR and New York Post
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Sarah Weaver / The Daily Caller:
New York City LGBT Activists Chant 'We're Coming For Your Kids' — Activists at a New York City drag march Friday can be heard chanting, “We're coming for your children,” in videos of the event. — “We're here, we're queer, we're coming for your children,” the activists shouted as they marched.
New York Post:
Mama Mia! NYC rules crack down on coal, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75% — Mamma Mia! — Historic Big Apple pizza joints could be forced to dish out mounds of dough under a proposed city edict targeting pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired ovens, The Post has learned.
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The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and The Gateway Pundit
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democrats have confirmed 4 judges during Tim Scott's campaign absences … - This will be an ongoing issue for the senator. … - The Senate margin of control is also much closer, raising the stakes for every missed vote. … - Ho was opposed by Republicans largely because of his opposition to voter ID measures.
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FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
The Guardian:
Queen was asked to block Evgeny Lebedev's peerage, claims documentary — Exclusive: Channel 4 film says officials contacted the palace in 2020 owing to concerns about Lord Lebedev's father's links to Putin regime — Government officials asked whether the late Queen would block Evgeny Lebedev's peerage …
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Politico and Guido Fawkes
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court set for furious round of decisions in final days of June — The Supreme Court is set to hand down key decisions this week on student debt relief, affirmative action and federal election laws as it enters the last week of its summer session with 10 cases pending.
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Washington Post, CNN, Associated Press and Political Wire
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Fighting for trust: The painful journey of the Supreme Court after Dobbs
Fighting for trust: The painful journey of the Supreme Court after Dobbs
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The Hill, The Guardian, Raw Story and Washington Post
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden admin reverses Trump policy that allowed funding to research in Israeli settlements — The Biden administration notified Israel two weeks ago that it was reimposing a ban that prohibits U.S. taxpayer funding from being used in any research and development or scientific cooperation projects conducted …
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The Times of Israel
David Cohen / Politico:
Chris Christie, responding to quips about his weight, tells Trump to ‘look in the mirror’ — “Oh, like he's some Adonis?” the former New Jersey governor and current presidential candidate said to host Fox News host Howard Kurtz. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday mocked Donald Trump …
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American Wire News, Joe.My.God. and PoliticusUSA
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