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Steve Contorno / CNN:
Pro-DeSantis super PAC debate memo stirs anger and confusion from fundraisers and donors — The apparent attempt by a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to float potential debate talking points to the Republican's presidential campaign has stirred confusion and anger from fundraisers and donors, multiple sources told CNN.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a fierce DeSantis critic, claims he's qualified for presidential debate — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next week's Republican presidential debate and would become the ninth White House hopeful to meet the fundraising …
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Bloomberg, The Messenger, New York Times, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, RedState, Florida's Voice, Fox News and The Capitolist
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Christie Says DeSantis Should Drop Out if He Defends Trump at Debate
Christie Says DeSantis Should Drop Out if He Defends Trump at Debate
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HuffPost and Sun-Sentinel
Wall Street Journal:
Culling the Republican Presidential Herd
Culling the Republican Presidential Herd
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The Hill, Raw Story, New York Times, Florida Politics, Associated Press and FiveThirtyEight
New York Times:
Ramaswamy's Faith Singled Out in DeSantis Super PAC Memo
Ramaswamy's Faith Singled Out in DeSantis Super PAC Memo
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The Message Box, CNN, Tusk, The National Pulse+, The Daily Beast, The Messenger, The Hill, New York Magazine, Fox News, The Daily Caller, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Mediaite, TheBlaze, Reuters, HuffPost, CBS News, New York Daily News, Althouse, New York Post, Florida Politics, National Review, PoliticusUSA, USA Today, HotAir, Breitbart, UPROXX and Rolling Stone
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Awkward Americans see themselves in Ron DeSantis
Awkward Americans see themselves in Ron DeSantis
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Politico, The Messenger, The Liberal Patriot, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, Florida Politics, The Guardian and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Skip G.O.P. Debate for Interview With Tucker Carlson — The former president's apparent decision to skip the first debate is a major affront both to the Republican National Committee and to Fox News, which is hosting the event. — Former President Donald J. Trump plans …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Insider, The Messenger, Sacramento Bee, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, KTLA, Metro.co.uk, PoliticusUSA and CNN
Politico:
A GOP challenger's frank talk about ‘sexual sin’ — FITZPATRICK'S FOE DETAILS PORN ADDICTION — Pennsylvania Republican Mark Houck, who is challenging Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick from the right in a battleground district, revealed during a 2020 interview that he “struggled” …
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Punchbowl News
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
‘Pathetic’: Voters of color slam Biden's performance on the economy — “Our economy is the lowest it's been.” — In a focus group last week, eight men of color who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 were asked to describe their feelings about the economy. — The answers were bleak.
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The many reasons prominent Democrats won't primary Biden
The many reasons prominent Democrats won't primary Biden
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Plain Dealer, National Review, PBS NewsHour, The Atlantic, TheBlaze, Washington Free Beacon, IJR, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Was Never 'America's Mayor' — On Monday, Rudy Giuliani was indicted in Georgia for his role in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state. — The district attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis …
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Associated Press, Politico and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Gen. Milley on Ukraine, Tuberville and ‘wokeness’ — Good morning, Early Birds. Sadly, a missed opportunity with this one-time real-life Barbie Dreamhouse. But has anyone built the Mojo Dojo Casa House? Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here.
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Washington Free Beacon, Insider and al.com
CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro, alleged architect of fake electors' plot, followed Alex Jones around Capitol grounds on January 6th — When conspiracy theorist Alex Jones marched his way to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, riling up his legion of supporters, an unassuming middle-aged man in a red “Trump 2020” hat conspicuously tagged along.
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US Department of Justice, The Messenger, New York Times, New Republic, Digby's Hullabaloo, Crooks and Liars, Forbes and Mediaite
Politico:
Gavin Newsom's future hinges on San Francisco — Newsom has increasingly been moonlighting as a quasi-city executive of his hometown and approaching its woes as a litmus test for his success in Sacramento. — SAN FRANCISCO — Gavin Newsom hasn't been mayor of San Francisco for more than a decade …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
‘Lock Them Up’ is Now the Republican Party's Highest Goal … Donald Trump's supporters, as you might expect, have not taken his latest indictment in stride. Charlie Kirk, writing in the Federalist, proposes a list of Democrats or liberal groups to charge in retaliation, proposing Hunter Biden …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and JONATHAN TURLEY
NBC News:
California officer accused in probe of racist texts kept ‘gory’ police dog injury photos for himself, authorities say — Three officers “touted” their use of excessive force and collected “trophies,” according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. — Three Northern California police officers …
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The Guardian and Mercury News
Washington Examiner:
Science loses in Montana court — Would the weather in Montana change tomorrow if the state suddenly shut down all of its coal mines, natural gas power plants, and oil refineries? Any honest scientist would tell you no. — But according to a far-left state judge, the wealthiest children …
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Grist, High Country News and The Nation
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Prosecutors seek 27 to 33 years in prison for Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy — Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean and Zachary Rehl were all convicted of seditious conspiracy in May following a months-long trial that began in January. — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors …
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Associated Press, Bloomberg, UPI, Mediaite, TheBlaze, The Hill, ABC7, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, Washington Post, New York Times and Politico
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats' campaign arm launches billboard campaign targeting Justice amid lawsuit over his schedule — The Senate Democrats' campaign arm on Friday launched a billboard campaign in West Virginia targeting Gov. Jim Justice (R) after the Democratic group sued the governor for the release of his official schedule.
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The Messenger, Washington Examiner and DSCC
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump PAC foots bill for private investigator in Manhattan criminal case, E. Jean Carroll trial — As Donald Trump's New York legal troubles began to mount this spring, his lawyers and political action committee sought the help of Sean Crowley, a local private eye.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
American democracy is cracking. These forces help explain why. — Behind the sense that the political system is broken lies a collision between forces both old and new — In a country where the search for common ground is increasingly elusive, many Americans can agree on this …
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Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Max Chafkin / Bloomberg:
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ramaswamy Sued Over Strive's Practices — In separate lawsuits, two former employees at the candidate's Strive Asset Management claim that the anti-ESG investment firm pressured them to violate securities laws. — Vivek Ramaswamy has been rising in presidential polls partly …
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Forbes
NPR:
Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors — Before many people had a chance to fully read through the Fulton County, Ga., indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, malicious online actors had already done their work.
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Sun-Sentinel and The Hill
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Income-based U.S. household carbon footprints (1990-2019) offer new insights on emissions inequality and climate finance — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.00 00190 — Current policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase adaptation and mitigation funding are insufficient …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, WDTN-TV and The Messenger
Tara Suter / The Hill:
North Korea becoming more repressive amid reports of starvation — The human rights chief for the U.N. said North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights, with people starving in portions of the country as it faces a worsening economic situation Thursday.
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New York Times and Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Playbook: You made it to the debate stage. Now what? — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — WARNING SIGN FOR BIDEN — “Biden's reelection threatened by poor marks on the economy from voters of color,” by Brakkton Booker
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The Hill