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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump's 2021 conversation about classified documents — CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify. — Hear the conversation
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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 …
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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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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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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Elliot Ackerman / The Atlantic:
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
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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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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.
Emma Uber / Tampa Bay Times:
Dunedin man fired 30 AR-15 rounds at pool cleaner he thought was intruder, sheriff says — Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Florida's Stand Your Ground Law is applicable to the situation and the man who fired won't face charges. — A Dunedin man will not face charges …
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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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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Fox News announces new primetime lineup with Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld — ‘[New lineup] will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,’ CEO Suzanne Scott said — Fox News Channel will debut …
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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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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
Here's a Conspiracy Theory: RFK Jr. Is a Tool of Pro-Trump Agitators
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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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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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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Tim Scott's standing on the rise among GOP voters, poll finds — A new NBC News poll found a sharp uptick in voters picking GOP Sen. Tim Scott as their second-favorite candidate in the Republican primary. — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is getting the attention of Republican primary voters.
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Slate:
The Timing of Alito's Private Jet Scandal Couldn't Be More Damning — Cast in light of a recent ruling, the justice's self-serving duplicity looks even worse. … It's not always simple to contrast what happens on the Supreme Court's docket with the justices' own lives, but an unusually clear double standard is emerging this month.
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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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Rolling Stone:
Top Trump Adviser Pushed for Drone Strikes on Migrants, New Book Claims — Stephen Miller denies the account, and a person present has “no recollection” of the alleged conversation, but the book accuses the top Trump adviser of suggesting an atrocity
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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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Gives Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. Another Big Boost — The HBO host praised Robert F. Kennedy for sticking to his beliefs after a recent New York Times article. — Add Bill Maher to the list of podcasters sympathetic to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fledgling campaign—anti-vaccine sentiments be damned.
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Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel:
Woman Sues Anti-Abortion ‘Pregnancy Center’ After Her Ectopic Pregnancy Ruptured — The woman claims the Massachusetts facility failed to diagnose her pregnancy as ectopic and, as a result, she lost a fallopian tube during emergency surgery. — A Massachusetts woman claims …
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Karen McVeigh / The Guardian:
'It's absolutely guaranteed': the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise — Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise — Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by — Not only is dangerous sea level rise …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Condemns Harassment of WSJ Reporter for Questioning Modi About Rights — Biden spokesman says harassment of journalist is unacceptable after attacks by officials from Indian prime minister's party — The White House is condemning the harassment of a Wall Street Journal reporter …
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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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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant, representing himself, questions son who turned him into the FBI — The trial of Brian Mock, who the government says was captured on video assaulting officers on Jan. 6, turned into a family therapy session. — WASHINGTON — The trial of a Jan. 6 defendant turned into a kind …
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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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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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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 it torn down and replaced by condos. Celebrities are joining the fight to save it. — For years, a conflict over whether to tear …
Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Why Pedestrian Deaths Are Skyrocketing in America — The number of people killed while driving in America has ticked up since the beginning of the pandemic, but is still in line with totals from ten years ago — and significantly down from the 1990s and earlier.
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NBC News:
FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify before House Judiciary Committee in July — The hearing is scheduled for July 12, after the July 4 congressional recess, two sources familiar with the plan confirmed to NBC News on Monday. — WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray is expected …
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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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Christopher F. Schuetze / New York Times:
In a First, Germany's Far Right Will Take Control of a District — The election victory was a breakthrough for the Alternative for Germany party: It gained a majority in a district, albeit a tiny one, and will have bureaucratic authority over it. — Reporting from Berlin
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 …