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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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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — A Visibly Angry Putin Stresses Failure of Wagner Revolt — The Russian president made brief public remarks on Monday, his first since the end of the Wagner mercenaries' brief rebellion. — Here's what to know. — With palpable anger, President Vladimir V. Putin …
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Elliot Ackerman / The Atlantic:
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
In his first remarks since his revolt, Prigozhin claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Putin.
In his first remarks since his revolt, Prigozhin claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Putin.
Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff
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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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Jacob Rubashkin / Inside Elections:
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Tim Scott's standing on the rise among GOP voters, poll finds
Tim Scott's standing on the rise among GOP voters, poll finds
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Miami Herald:
Ron DeSantis says he'll end birthright citizenship as president — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system and ramp up border enforcement, vowing to end birthright citizenship, “repel the invasion” at the U.S. southern border and use the …
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Daniel Boguslaw / The Intercept:
Samuel Alito's Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA — A year ago this month, Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito decided to see if a 160-acre plot of land in Grady County, Oklahoma, would produce. In a lease filed with the Grady County clerk …
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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 …
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The First MAGA Democrat — 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, crackling, scratchy—sort of like Marge Simpson's.
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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.
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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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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Fox News announces new primetime lineup with Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld
Fox News announces new primetime lineup with Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Jesse Watters to Fill Tucker Carlson's Old Slot as Fox Shuffles Prime-Time Lineup
Jesse Watters to Fill Tucker Carlson's Old Slot as Fox Shuffles Prime-Time Lineup
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Roger Parloff / Lawfare:
703 Ways Trump's Mar-a-Lago Conduct Bears No Resemblance to Hillary Clinton's Emails — “When caught, Hillary [Clinton] then deleted and acid washed ... 33,000 emails in defiance of a congressional subpoena already launched,” ex-President Donald Trump lamented on the evening after his federal arraignment …
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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn
Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Freedom Caucus takes key vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's future — It's not yet clear whether the conservative group will formally eject her, but people familiar with the matter pointed to a consensus against her. — House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday …
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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.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wants To Physically Fight Committee Witness — The feisty internet poster and freshman U.S. senator wants an MMA match with Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien. — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Monday challenged a labor union president to a physical fight in response to some mean tweets.
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NBC News:
Officials say they can't win a murder case in shooting death of Florida mother who came to neighbor's door — Susan Lorincz will be prosecuted for manslaughter in the slaying of Ajike “AJ” Owens, who officials say was killed amid a feud over her kids playing in a nearby field.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Fauci to join Georgetown University faculty as distinguished professor — Georgetown University announced Monday that former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci will join its faculty in July as a professor in its infectious diseases division, his first role since leaving a decades-long career in government late last year.
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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House
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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 …
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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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.
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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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ACLU:
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Public Charter School Seeking Permission to Violate Students' Constitutional Rights — Peltier v. Charter Day School … WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court of the United States today let stand a federal court decision holding that a North Carolina public charter …
Mike Stone / Reuters:
US keeps up weapons shipments to Ukraine with new $500 mln package — The United States plans to announce as soon as Tuesday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $500 million, keeping up U.S. resolve to help Ukraine against Russia as Moscow deals with a mutiny by some of its soldiers.
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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 …
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