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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon — Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States. — According to conventional political analysis …
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Political Wire and Politico
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump is explaining exactly how wild and extreme his second term would be — Donald Trump is conjuring his most foreboding vision yet of a possible second term, telling supporters in language resonant of the run-up to the January 6 mob attack on the US Capitol that they need to “fight like hell” or they will lose their country.
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Raw Story, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Why We Are So Obsessed With Biden's Age — To our intensifying discussion about whether President Biden has grown mentally fuzzy and too old for a second term, I'd like to add this question: How would we even notice Donald Trump's lapse into incoherence, when derangement is essentially his brand?
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Bloomberg
Politico:
Dems inch toward House majority with recent court wins — Court rulings on redistricting are raising Democratic hopes. — The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of court actions might cost Republicans the House majority.
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story, NBC News, Election Law Blog, The Messenger, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
‘Virginia Is the Test Case’: Youngkin Pushes for G.O.P. Takeover This Fall — Glenn Youngkin, a popular Republican governor with national ambitions, is trying to help his party take full control of state government in crucial legislative races this year. — Virginia, whose off-year elections …
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The American Independent, American Greatness and UPI
Politico:
McCarthy pressure hits a boiling point — House Republicans are barreling toward an existential clash over this month's government funding talks. — Kevin McCarthy is facing the greatest peril to his speakership since he clawed his way into the job eight months ago, with multiple factions …
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Punchbowl News, The Messenger, Raw Story, The Guardian and New York Times
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms
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Wall Street Journal:
Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find — Most Americans disapprove of president's economic policy, posing a challenge to his re-election — Voters have a slightly rosier view of the economy now that inflation is easing. Few are giving President Biden credit for the improvement.
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BizPac Review, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Washington Post, Breitbart and PoliticusUSA
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The Messenger:
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On
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National Review, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
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NBC News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors drop foreign-agent case against Trump transition adviser — Bijan Rafiekian is a California businessman and former business partner of Trump ally Michael Flynn. — The Justice Department has quietly abandoned one of the last prosecutions stemming from investigations …
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The Gateway Pundit
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department drops Mueller-era case against Michael Flynn ex-lobbying partner Bijan Kian
Justice Department drops Mueller-era case against Michael Flynn ex-lobbying partner Bijan Kian
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Washington Post, The Messenger and BizPac Review
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode — “It was incredible to me to listen to that,” former Virginia Republican Denver Riggleman said of his very week in the hardline House Freedom Caucus. — LOADING — Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) …
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Newsom's Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says — Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after the California governor ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends — Amid questions about the health of Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Yellen ‘feeling very good’ about chances for economic soft landing — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “feeling very good” about the U.S. making a soft economic landing without a recession. — “I am feeling very good about that prediction,” Yellen told Bloomberg when asked whether …
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Bloomberg and Political Wire
Eden Villalovas / Washington Examiner:
Majority of California voters don't support cash for slavery reparations: Poll — A California task force made a recommendation to pay cash reparations to descendants of slaves earlier this year, but a majority of voters in the state oppose the council's request.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Takes Action on Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action approving and authorizing for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated …
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Politico, The Hill, NBC News, The Messenger, CBS News, Pfizer Inc., Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Associated Press, NBC 7 San Diego, STAT and New York Times
Nick Arama / RedState:
Communists Burn Flags Outside Jason Aldean Concert, but the Response Shuts Them Down — We remember the attack on September 11 and all the people lost on that day. The people who were alive remember where they were when they heard about it. The first reports suggested the first plane might have been a small plane.
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Chicago Tribune, The Post Millennial, TMZ.com, BizPac Review, New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
Tiah Shepherd / The Hill:
988 mental health crisis line adds sign language services — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday that it would be adding American Sign Language Services (ASL) to the government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline as part of efforts to expand behavioral health care services for underserved groups.
Bloomberg:
Kim Jong Un's Train Headed Toward Russia for Putin Talks — Trip will be Kim's first outside Korean Peninsula since 2019 — US expects he will talk about weapons deal with Putin — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Russia via his luxury armored train, South Korean media reported …
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin
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HotAir, Fox News, TIME, Reuters, NPR, New York Times, Semafor, Politico, The Sun, The Hill, The Daily Caller, ZeroHedge News, Washington Examiner, TASS, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian and The Messenger