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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
U.S. national held in North Korea after straying over border, United Nations says — “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the United Nations said in a tweet. — A U.S. national has been detained by North Korea …
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Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after intentionally crossing into North Korea — North Korean officials have detained a U.S. national who crossed into the country through the demarcation zone without authorization, a United Nations body responsible for ensuring security on the inter-Korean border reported Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
The American detained in North Korea after crossing the border was a US soldier, officials tell AP — U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier. There were no immediate details about how or why the soldier crossed …
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Bloomberg.com:
American National Crosses Inter-Korean Border Into North Korea
American National Crosses Inter-Korean Border Into North Korea
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Politico:
6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court — Judge Aileen Cannon will hold her first hearing on Tuesday in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump. — U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon is about to shape the course of the 2024 presidential election — and perhaps the fate of the country.
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Playbook: Can Ron DeSantis become an insurgent? — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — HAPPENING TODAY — “6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court,” by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-president
DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-president
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them — Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic. Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Former Congressional Black Caucus Aides Launch Caucus-Aligned Super PAC — The Rolling Sea Action Fund plans to spend more than $10 million helping Democrats retake the House. — Former aides to members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday launched the first-ever super PAC affiliated …
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe — The unanimous opinion says Trump had not proved the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that warranted intervention by Georgia's top court — ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed former president Donald Trump's petition …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Georgia's top court rejects Trump's bid to quash grand jury report
BREAKING: Georgia's top court rejects Trump's bid to quash grand jury report
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Inside Trump's Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins
Inside Trump's Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS:
Statement by Kerry Kennedy on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Recent Remarks — I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting. His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Into the Kennedy Bullshitosphere, Now with Bonus Anti-Semitism
Into the Kennedy Bullshitosphere, Now with Bonus Anti-Semitism
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
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Fox Business:
House GOP considers holding Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress — Sources tell FOX Business that Zuckerberg could be held in contempt of Congress — FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is strongly considering holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress this month …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
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Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say — WASHINGTON — Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Is Corporate America biased against white people? — Last week, 13 Republican Attorneys General wrote an open letter to the CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. corporations. The letter, organized by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) …
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip — Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map next year. The party will need to hold on to some vulnerable seats in Republican states, as well as potentially flip a seat or two if they lose …
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Associated Press:
Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district — Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel's ruling that Alabama's existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hired Adviser He Pardoned for Campaign Finance Crimes — A campaign operative who Trump pardoned over his participation in a political bribery scheme is now working for the Trump campaign. — Former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is once again spitting on campaign finance laws …
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Piers Morgan / New York Post:
The woke mob's assault on Snow White and her seven dwarfs is far worse than anything Prince Charming did to her — “Snow White” used to be a lovely, heart-warming film. — Who could fail to be inspired by the story of a beautiful princess rescued from the clutches of a wicked stepmother queen …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Is Tennessee a Democracy? — What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn't satisfied — Drive along the outer rim of the exurbs north of Nashville, past structures that might be barns or might be wedding venues, around developments called Vineyard Grove or New Hope Village …
Washington Examiner:
Hatred of Israel is ascendant in the Democratic Party — When anti-Israel protesters shouted down a panel discussion at the far-Left Netroots Nation conference last weekend, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) tried to assuage the protesters by making it clear she agrees “Israel is a racist state” …
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters' Mom Phoned In To His Fox News 8 P.M. Debut With Some Very Blunt Advice — The Fox personality's mother, who is a Democrat, also hit her son with a mocking idea for former President Donald Trump. — Fox News' Jesse Watters on Monday received some stark on-air advice …
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions — An Iowa judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law.
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Jack Forrest / CNN:
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
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