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Jim Jones / The Hill:
The GOP is rushing headlong into huge election losses in 2024 — The Republican Party appears to be following the playbook of those storied lemmings that rush to the edge of the cliff and throw themselves off in a suicidal frenzy. — You'd think that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) …
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Washington Times, Raw Story, CBS News, New York Daily News, The Daily Caller and HuffPost
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Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Dominates 2024 Republican Field — Republican voters overwhelmingly favor former President Donald Trump as their party's nominee in next year's primaries. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 57% of Likely Republican Voters would vote for Trump …
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Washington Examiner and Florida Politics
Madison Hall / Insider:
Nearly a third of Republicans now view Trump as ‘unfavorable’: Pew
Nearly a third of Republicans now view Trump as ‘unfavorable’: Pew
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Washington Examiner
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Even as third indictment looms, many Republicans still stand by Trump
Even as third indictment looms, many Republicans still stand by Trump
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Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, WFLA-TV, The Hill, Political Wire and RedState
Susan Page / USA Today:
Bellwether? Ohio voters back abortion rights amendment in a test case for other states — The Ohio vote on abortion this November could presage next year's battle across the U.S. — Sweeping support for a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights spotlights …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, RedState, The Columbus Dispatch, The Messenger, Sacramento Bee, Pluribus News and Political Wire
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Politico:
Playbook: Tim Scott's rivals sharpen their knives
Playbook: Tim Scott's rivals sharpen their knives
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Semafor, HotAir, RedState, Democrats and Fox Business
Associated Press:
Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in society — Israeli police use water cannon on protesters — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice …
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CBS News, Associated Press, Straight Arrow News, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Financial Times, Reuters, Fox News, New York Times, The Messenger, NPR, Al Jazeera, Washington Post and USA Today
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden put then-VP dad Joe on the phone with business associates at least 2 dozen times, ex-partner Devon Archer to testify — Hunter Biden would dial in his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone into meetings with his overseas business partners, according to testimony expected …
New York Times:
Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification — Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, one in six students has parents in the top 1 percent. — A large new study, released Monday …
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The Hill, Outside the Beltway and NPR
nyc.streetsblog:
‘Law-and-Order’ Council Member Had Fake, Illegal License Plate in Her Driveway — The bogus temporary tag was on a luxury sports car outside the home of Queens lawmaker Vickie Paladino. The car belongs to her son and spokesman, Thomas Paladino Jr. — City Council Member Vickie Paladino …
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Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Club for Growth readies $20m fund to boost Boebert, Gaetz and other McCarthy antagonists — The conservative group says it's starting a fund to defend, what it calls, ‘The Patriot 20’ — The Club for Growth is preparing to spend millions of dollars to help reelect the 20 House Republicans …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
CNN:
Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: ‘Texas will see you in court, Mr. President’ — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice.
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CBS News, Washington Free Beacon, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, Big League Politics, USA Today and New York Post
Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Ayotte launches campaign for New Hampshire governor with broad base of GOP support — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Kelly Ayotte is officially back in campaign politics. — The former U.S. Senator and New Hampshire Attorney General is announcing her campaign …
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NBC News, New York Times, Fox News, The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, CNN, Washington Times, Roll Call, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and WCAX-TV
Sam Jones / The Guardian:
Spain elections: hung parliament after conservatives fail to secure expected majority — Conservative People's party and prime minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists both declare victory, with weeks of negotiations likely ahead — Spain's opposition conservative party secured …
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Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, El País, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Financial Times, Fox News, Reuters, Power Line, Associated Press and CNBC
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
U.S. Governor Rankings: Beshear Gets a Boost, Desantis' Approval Dips — Kentucky's Beshear is among America's most popular governors, boosted by the best approval rating among GOP voters compared with other Democratic governors … Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear — a Democrat running …
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The Hill, WCAX-TV and Political Wire
Politico:
House Republicans start their funding rumble with shutdown looming — Party leaders are hustling to build support to pass two of their easier spending bills, most of which are dogged by politically unpopular cuts and policy restrictions. — Both parties have long anticipated a September showdown over keeping the government funded.
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The Hill and Balloon Juice
NBC News:
Note cards and shorter stairs: How Biden's campaign is addressing his age — Aides appear to be making concessions to Biden's age, hoping to avoid viral moments that would reinforce voters' worries about his fitness. — WASHINGTON — The president of the United States tripping and falling …
The Hill:
GOP, McCarthy on collision course over expunging Trump's impeachments — House Republicans increasingly find themselves on a collision course over efforts to expunge the impeachments of former President Trump, a battle that pits hard-line conservatives — who are pressing for a vote …
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HuffPost, Politico, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, CNN, Breitbart, USA Today and Rolling Stone