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Daniella Diaz / Politico:
‘A-hole’ abortion vote roils GOP's defense bill plans — With an assist from Sarah Ferris, Nicholas Wu, Anthony Adragna, Jordain Carney and Olivia Beavers — MACE SUPPORTS ‘ASSHOLE’ ABORTION PROPOSAL — Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) had sharp words for her party on Thursday …
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Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as ‘colored people’ in House floor debate — Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills
Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills
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Noah Pransky / NBC News:
Congress may make it harder for you to see the total cost of your next airline ticket
Congress may make it harder for you to see the total cost of your next airline ticket
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: GOP Congressman Goes on Wild ‘Colored People’ Rant on House Floor
WATCH: GOP Congressman Goes on Wild ‘Colored People’ Rant on House Floor
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Neither Trump nor DeSantis will get the GOP nomination — Inevitably, there comes a rebellion against inevitability. Voters have been told that Donald Trump is the all-but-inevitable Republican nominee and that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, operating atop a mountain of cash, will inevitably be Trump's only significant challenger.
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's unprecedented campaign pitch: Elect me to get revenge on the government — “He's declared war on them,” one GOP pollster said. — Donald Trump has told supporters not to just see him as a candidate but as “your retribution.” — In his comeback bid for the White House …
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Trump a no-show at Iowa evangelical forum, leaving opening for 2024 rivals
Trump a no-show at Iowa evangelical forum, leaving opening for 2024 rivals
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ABC News:
Target letter to Trump Organization staffer signals new push in classified docs probe: Sources — Investigators are probing the employee's handling of surveillance footage. — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has taken …
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emptywheel:
POOF! HOW JACK SMITH MADE 800,000 PAGES INTO 4,500 POOF! HOW JACK SMITH MADE 800,000 PAGES INTO 4,500 — This post talks about what the government filing in the Trump stolen documents case says about the evidence. This other post talks about the legal argument against a delay.
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Bloomberg:
Biden Administration to Forgive $39 Billion in Student Debt — Supreme Court struck down broader debt forgiveness plan — Borrowers must have made 20 to 25 years of payments to qualify
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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness
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Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson Is Creating a New Media Company — Former Fox News host and associate look to raise funds for new venture that could use Twitter as its backbone — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are seeking to raise funds to start a new media company …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Far right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk's monetization scheme
Far right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk's monetization scheme
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Top longtime Biden aide leaving White House at the end of July — White House director of legislative affairs Louisa Terrell, one of President Joe Biden's longest serving aides, is planning to leave the White House at the end of this month, CNN has learned.
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Virginia Heffernan / Politico:
The Crisis Over American Manhood Is Really Code for Something Else — Male malaise in the United States goes back to the founders, and it is a preoccupation of elites in particular. They might teach us something about this current wave of manliness panic.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Pennsylvania, New Mexico secretaries of state interviewed as part of special counsel's 2020 election interference probe — Federal prosecutors have interviewed the secretaries of state for both Pennsylvania and New Mexico in recent months as part of the ongoing investigation …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
George Santos' campaign paid him $85,000 this quarter — The payments were designed to pay the congress member back for loans he previously made to his campaign. — The campaign of embattled Rep. George Santos, who is facing federal indictment on fraud and money laundering charges …
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New York Post:
Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect in police custody on Long Island — A suspected serial killer has been arrested over the notorious Gilgo Beach murders in Long Island, The Post can confirm. — The suspect — who has yet to be identified — is due in court in hours, according to a source close to the investigation.
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Emma Powell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Snow White and the Seven... Politically-Correct Companions? First pictures of new live-action remake of Disney classic shows princess walking with diverse band of merry men and women after row over using dwarf actors — By EMMA POWELL DEPUTY SHOWBUSINESS NEWS EDITOR and IWAN STONE FOR MAILONLINE
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Washington Post:
EPA unveils $20 billion to finance the fight against climate change — Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! We made it to Friday after a busy week. 🙌 You otter take some time this weekend to check out this California otter who steals surfboards.
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Associated Press:
Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds — Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans, according to a new poll …
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Associated Press:
The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year's unrelenting bloodshed across …
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Washington Post:
Biden brings in $72 million in second quarter, outraising GOP rivals — The Biden campaign said that 97 percent of donations were under $200, and the average grass roots contribution was $39 — President Biden raised more than $72 million in the second quarter of 2023 for his reelection effort, his campaign announced Friday.
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Not just cocaine: Secret Service reveals another banned substance was found in Biden's White House … The Secret Service found marijuana twice in the White House in 2022, long before cocaine was located in the West Wing. — The Secret Service revealed the information to members …
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