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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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Insider, Breitbart, Outside the Beltway, The Sun, Metro.co.uk, inews.co.uk, The Hub, New York Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, CEPA, RedState and The American Spectator
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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 …
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash — The strongman leader of Belarus, a dependable ally of Vladimir Putin's, may see a chance to rebrand himself as a statesman. — Vladimir V. Putin is known for his tight control over the news media in Russia.
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, UPI, The Moderate Voice, New York Post, CBS News, Associated Press, FOX31 Denver and NewsNation
Associated Press:
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
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HotAir, Metro.co.uk, Politico, NBC News, WHDH 7News, The Kyiv Independent, Associated Press, Voice of America, Raw Story and Boston.com
Politico:
Playbook: ‘Cracks’ in the facade of Putin's leadership
Playbook: ‘Cracks’ in the facade of Putin's leadership
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Joe.My.God., New York Post, NewsNation, Fox News, Mediaite, Washington Times, Insider, NBC News and Raw Story
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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Washington Examiner, UPI, The Sun, The Atlantic, CNN, The Guardian, UnHerd, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, CEPA and Al Jazeera
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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Raw Story, Florida Politics and The Hill
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NBC News:
Democrats warn party: The threat of Trump winning in 2024 is ‘very real’ — New NBC News polling shows President Joe Biden with a relatively narrow 49% to 45 % lead over Donald Trump — which is within the survey's margin of error. — WASHINGTON — The idea is somewhere between conventional wisdom …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, DeSantis and Negativity Dominate Early 2024 GOP Campaign Ads
Trump, DeSantis and Negativity Dominate Early 2024 GOP Campaign Ads
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Fox News, Florida Politics and Politico
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Trump takes aim at EV industry during speech to Michigan Republicans
Trump takes aim at EV industry during speech to Michigan Republicans
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The Messenger, Associated Press, Joe.My.God., Michigan Advance, New York Times, Washington Examiner, al.com and The Gateway Pundit
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Ron DeSantis Tanks in the Polls As Voters Get to Know Him
Ron DeSantis Tanks in the Polls As Voters Get to Know Him
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RedState, NBC News, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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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The 19th
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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Sarah McBride announces run for US House seat to become first trans member of Congress — State Sen. Sarah McBride, the country's highest-ranking transgender elected official, announced her candidacy Monday to become Delaware's next sole congresswoman. — McBride, if elected …
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Politico, The Hill, Fox News, Rolling Stone and New York Times
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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Politico:
A debt deal twist is shifting Congress' shutdown gameplan — The debt deal forces a 1 percent cut to government spending on Jan. 1 if a short-term funding bill is in place. So, lawmakers say, that's the REAL deadline to pass new spending bills. — It's only June, and already Congress is threatening to ruin New Year's Eve.
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The Messenger
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.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Times of Israel
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.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Early testing shows no threats after train carrying hazardous materials falls into Yellowstone River — Early testing of water and air near part of the Yellowstone River did not show any threat to the public, state and federal officials said, after a train carrying hazardous material fell into the water Saturday.
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Associated Press and Fox News
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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Fox News, Breitbart, Slay News, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and The Gateway Pundit
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
House Republicans think Democrats' abortion rights strategy could backfire — New York and California Republicans aren't sweating the onslaught of abortion spending. — One year after their party was pummeled over abortion restrictions on the campaign trail, vulnerable Republicans …
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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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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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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Washington Examiner, CBS News, Politico, NPR, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, Political Wire, The Messenger, TASS and RedState
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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New York Times, Raw Story, Voice of America, Reuters, Greek City Times, UPI, The Hill, Associated Press and Bloomberg
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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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Greek City Times, The Times of Israel, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Fox News, Political Wire, Financial Times, Al Jazeera and TASS