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Joseph Contreras / The Guardian:
'I'm not wanted': Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee — Ron DeSantis's slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state's colleges struggle to fill faculty posts — ith the start of the 2023-24 academic year only six weeks away …
NBC News:
Dozens served in Trump's Cabinet. Four say he should be re-elected. — Several of Trump's former Cabinet members are coy about whether they support his bid to return to the White House. Others outright oppose it. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may have put them in the most powerful …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
The chance of Trump winning another term is very real — Donald Trump is facing two indictments, with the potential for more. Political wisdom may have once suggested the former president's bid for a second White House term would be nothing but a pipe dream. But most of us know better by now.
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Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Shock Treatment in the Emergency Room — The Lehman-like collapse of a(nother) private equity-owned ER operator has physicians calling louder than ever for a strike. — One of the nation's biggest employers of emergency physicians is liquidating, in one of the more unruly sagas American medicine …
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US — Deadly heatwaves are baking the US. Scientists just reported that July will be the hottest month on record. And now, after years of skepticism and denial in the GOP ranks …
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Here are the 25 members of Congress who drive electric cars — AOC and two House Republicans have gone plug-in. Ted Cruz is thinking about it. Josh Hawley says, “Absolutely not.” In all, at least 25 members of Congress drive electric vehicles, a POLITICO E&E News tally found.
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Washington Post:
Trump PAC has spent more than $40 million on legal costs this year for himself, others — Donald Trump's political group is financing legal work that has prompted questions from prosecutors about potential conflicts of interest — Former president Donald Trump's political group spent …
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Biden would never consider pardoning son Hunter, who is under federal investigation: Dem lawmaker — “I don't think there's any chance,” Rep. Dan Goldman said. — LIVE — Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said Sunday that President Joe Biden would never consider a pardon for his son Hunter Biden …
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New York Times:
Inside the Party Switch that Blew Up North Carolina Politics — Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans. After she was elected, she joined them and delivered a G.O.P. supermajority.
Associated Press:
Bomb tears through political rally in Pakistan; 35 killed; more than 100 hurt — HAR, Pakistan - A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, police and health officials said.
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Michael Corkery / New York Times:
Fighting for Anthony: The Struggle to Save Portland, Oregon — The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city's progressive identity. — Come to Portland, his sister said.
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John L. Dorman / Insider:
GOP Rep. John James, one of the party's highest-profile Black lawmakers, blasts Ron DeSantis over Florida's new slavery curriculum: 'You've gone too far. Stop.' — GOP Rep. John James called out Gov. Ron DeSantis over the new slavery curriculum in Florida.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Iowa Republicans Not to Take a Chance on DeSantis
Trump Tells Iowa Republicans Not to Take a Chance on DeSantis
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump and DeSantis Collide for First Time in Iowa, as Fortunes Diverge
Trump and DeSantis Collide for First Time in Iowa, as Fortunes Diverge
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
4 dead, others injured in Wisconsin after two separate aircraft crashes — Four people were killed and two others injured in separate aircraft incidents on Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis., according to officials. — The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office announced it received several calls Saturday morning …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump calls for conditioning Ukraine aid on congressional Biden probes — The demand echoed Trump's withholding Ukraine aid to seek an investigation into Biden, leading to his first impeachment — Former president Donald Trump called on congressional Republicans to withhold military support …
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages — Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a freshman Republican from Wisconsin, said he was enraged after witnessing a group of high school-age Senate pages “defiling” the Capitol and treating the building like a “frat house common room.”
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Pentagon investigating Air Force engineer's ‘critical compromise’ of communications across military branch: Forbes — The Pentagon is investigating a “critical compromise” of communications within the Air Force, after an engineer at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee allegedly gained unauthorized access …
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Exclusive: Pentagon Investigates ‘Critical Compromise’ Of Air Force Communications Systems
Exclusive: Pentagon Investigates ‘Critical Compromise’ Of Air Force Communications Systems
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