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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Old yeller: Biden's private fury — In public, President Biden likes to whisper to make a point. In private, he's prone to yelling. — Behind closed doors, Biden has such a quick-trigger temper that some aides try to avoid meeting alone with him.
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NATO:
following the meeting between Türkiye, Sweden, and the NATO Secretary General — On 10 July, 2023, President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan of Türkiye, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met at the NATO Summit in Vilnius.
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BBC:
Turkey backs Sweden's Nato membership - Stoltenberg — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden's bid to join Nato, the military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says. — He said the Turkish leader would forward Sweden's bid to the parliament in Ankara and “ensure ratification”.
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Erdogan Makes Turkey's E.U. Bid a Condition of Supporting Sweden's NATO Membership — The Turkish president's surprising new demand was bound to frustrate other leaders in the military alliance one day before a high-profile summit. — ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey …
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Washington Post:
Turkey drops opposition to Sweden's NATO bid on eve of summit — ISTANBUL — Turkey has agreed to admit Sweden to NATO, the alliance's secretary general said Monday, dropping months of opposition that had roiled Western governments trying to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine. — Are you on Telegram?
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US Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Co-Director Of Think Tank For Acting As An Unregistered Foreign Agent, Trafficking In Arms, Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, And Making False Statements To Federal Agents — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
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US Department of Justice:
Co-Director of Think Tank Indicted for Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agent, Trafficking in Arms, Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, and Making False Statements to Federal Agents
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Justice Department Charges Think Tank Official Who Gave FBI Info on Hunter Biden
Justice Department Charges Think Tank Official Who Gave FBI Info on Hunter Biden
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San Francisco Chronicle:
This is the hometown of San Francisco's drug dealers — SIRIA VALLEY, HONDURAS — Thirty-five hundred miles southeast of San Francisco, a dirt road in Honduras shared by pickup trucks and oxcarts cuts through mostly abandoned farmland. On the outskirts of a small village …
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Mark Schlabach / ESPN:
LIV championship moved to Trump National Doral — The LIV Golf League's season-ending team championship will be played at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami for the second straight year. — LIV Golf League officials announced Monday that the $50 million team championship …
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Christine Emba / Washington Post:
Men are lost. Here's a map out of the wilderness. — I started noticing it a few years ago. Men, especially young men, were getting weird. — It might have been the “incels” who first caught my attention, spewing self-pitying venom online, sometimes venturing out to attack the women they believed had done them wrong.
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Reuters:
Putin held post-mutiny talks with Wagner leader Prigozhin and his fighters - Kremlin — President Vladimir Putin has held Kremlin talks with Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders to discuss the armed mutiny Wagner attempted to mount against the army's top brass, Putin's spokesman said on Monday.
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Top Marine general steps down with no Senate-confirmed successor in place — Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade on promotions is jamming up plans for the Joint Chiefs. — For the first time in more than 100 years, the Marine Corps has no Senate-confirmed leader.
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New York Times:
The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department — Coverage of games, players and leagues will now primarily come from The Athletic, the sports website that the company bought last year. — The New York Times said on Monday that it would disband its sports department and rely on coverage …
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Megan Barth / Nevada Globe:
The Globe Interview: President Donald J Trump — The Nevada Globe (TNG), had the opportunity for a one-on-one interview with former President Donald J. Trump during his first 2024 presidential campaign stop in Las Vegas. As we sat down, he inquired about another obligation with his staff …
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New York Times:
The Case That Could Be Fox's Next Dominion — Tucker Carlson, before he was sidelined by Fox, repeatedly endorsed a conspiracy theory about an Arizona man, who may sue for defamation. Legal experts say it would be a viable case. — Of all the distortions and paranoia that Tucker Carlson promoted …
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ABC News:
US Attorney David Weiss says he has not asked for special counsel status in Hunter Biden investigation — The president's son agreed to a plea deal in June, potentially ending the probe. — David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation into Hunter Biden, on Monday directly …
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
GOP Senate candidate uses Kentucky photo to tout his support for Montana agriculture — then quickly replaces it when asked about it — GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's website touts his support for Montana agriculture. — But the photo he originally used wasn't taken in Montana — it was taken in Kentucky.
emptywheel:
The Blind Squirrel's Nut: Chuck Grassley Unwittingly Debunks Bill Barr — Last month, Bill Barr got Federalist Faceplant Margot Cleveland to claim that Jamie Raskin was lying when he said that the lead from an informant claiming that Joe Biden had been bribed was assessed by Pittsburgh US Attorney Scott Brady and then shut down.
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US Department of Justice:
KC Chiefs ‘Superfan’ Charged with Bank Theft — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri — After Fleeing Prosecution in Oklahoma, Overland Park Man Suspected in a String of Bank Robberies Across the Midwest, Laundering Proceeds Through Area Casinos
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Associated Press:
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.
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Joe Saunders / The Western Journal:
Americans Horrified After Seeing How Biden Looked at Beach: ‘Fitting Snapshot of an America in Decline’ — He's the world's most pallorful man. — President Joe Biden took to the beach for a family outing in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday in full view of watching cameras …
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Craig Silverman / ProPublica:
Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches — A mysterious network called AdStyle is placing ads with fake endorsements from celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk on conservative sites based in the U.S. and abroad.
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Kari Lake Insists She Hasn't Been Dumped by Trump — ON LIFE SUPPORT — Arizona election denialist Kari Lake railed against the media on Monday, denying that her relationship with former President Donald Trump has waned. During an interview on Steve Bannon's “War Room” podcast …
Mitch McConnell / Washington Post:
Neither party can count on the Supreme Court to be its ally — Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, is minority leader of the U.S. Senate. — Every June, the Supreme Court releases its most controversial opinions, and without fail, politicians complain about how those decisions came down.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump co-conspirator seeks delay in Mar-a-Lago documents case — Former President Trump's co-defendant in the Mar-a-Lago case is pushing the court to delay a conference to discuss the handling of classified evidence in the case, teeing up a decision for Judge Aileen Cannon that could signal how quickly she plans to handle the case.
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
King Charles Loved President Biden's Breach of Royal Protocol — President Biden broke the royal rules by patting the king on the back, but Charles' aides told The Daily Beast it was a “wonderful symbol.” … Aides to King Charles told The Daily Beast that the king positively welcomed …
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Joe Scarborough / The Atlantic:
America Is Doing Just Fine — The United States deserves a robust defense. — As Americans celebrated the Fourth of July by watching baseball, fireworks, and Joey Chestnut hammering home his 16th win in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, poor Uncle Sam labored through …
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US Air Force suspends personnel moves and bonuses due to funding shortfall — The US Air Force has suspended personnel moves and bonuses through the end of the fiscal year as the service faces a funding shortfall driven by higher-than-expected costs, according to a statement from the service Monday.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Doug Burgum is about to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on gift cards to qualify for the debate — Burgum's team, which hasn't yet disclosed how many donors he has, framed it as a bit of altruism rather than political opportunism. — Want free money? You're in luck.
Adam Wren / Politico:
The testosterone primary of 2024 is ‘getting out of hand’ — The presidential contest is careening into a frenetic fit boy summer sidequest in which candidates are skirmishing over feats of strength. — Francis Suarez is bragging about placing sixth in an Independence Day 5K in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Axios:
Scoop: GOP plan targets foreign dark money for 2024 — House Republicans are working on new legislation to prevent foreign nationals from influencing America's political process, Axios has learned. … - Now House Republicans are trying to flip to script and draw attention to foreign donations …
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Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
Ozempic being investigated for link to suicidal thoughts — European drug safety regulators are investigating whether Ozempic and other popular diabetes and weight loss medications are linked to increases in suicidal thoughts in patients. — The European Medicines Agency's drug safety panel …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Country With the Highest Murder Rate Now Has the Highest Incarceration Rate — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele kicked off a gang crackdown that has strong support from locals who can now live and do business safely, but it faces questions from rights groups