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White House frustration with Garland grows — The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG. — Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland …
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New York Times:
White House Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden Politically Motivated — The White House and some Democrats tried to discredit a document that characterized the president as elderly and forgetful. — White House officials on Friday called the special counsel's report into President Biden's handling …
emptywheel:
Robert Hur's Box-Checking — In the middle of his explanation for why he believed that Joe Biden had willfully retained classified records pertaining to Afghanistan but that he couldn't prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, Special Counsel Robert Hur admitted that jurors …
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Washington Post:
‘Hair on fire’: Democratic worries grow over claims about Biden's memory lapses — The broad conclusion among Democrats is that a dangerous and misleading caricature of the president's performance is at risk of setting in — President Biden arrived in the Diplomatic Reception Room …
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
‘Cheap shot’: Biden allies go on the attack against the special counsel and the media — The White House depicted the report as partisan and the media coverage as unfair. — WASHINGTON — The Biden campaign and the White House have landed on an initial strategy for responding …
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Axios, Frontpage Mag and New York Times
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
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NBC News:
Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
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Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
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Axios:
Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing”
Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing”
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
Politico:
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Yikes’: Internet erupts after ‘Dementia Trump’ makes several verbal slip-ups at NRA rally — Donald Trump Friday was hit with a stream of criticism for several verbal slip-ups at an event for the NRA in Pennsylvania. — The former president slurred when saying the word “subsidies,” said …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump promises NRA that if elected, ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’ — The former president vowed to roll back Biden-era gun restrictions. — Donald Trump told National Rifle Association members on Friday that “no one will lay a finger on your firearms” if he wins the presidency …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight
Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
McCarthy confident in McDaniel and bristles at Gaetz suggestion of leading RNC — LAS VEGAS — Former House Speaker and California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is equipped to continue leading the party.
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New York Times:
Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation
Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
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Laura Paddison / CNN:
Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
What the Long Island special election tells us about the battle over the suburbs — The race between former Rep. Tom Suozzi and Mazi Melesa Pilip could provide clues for both parties on immigration and crime as they gear up for 2024. — The nation's suburbs are moving toward Democrats.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) accused independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign and his aligned super PAC of illegal coordination, alleging he is receiving improper benefits …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats file FEC complaint against Robert Kennedy Jr. and allied super PAC
Democrats file FEC complaint against Robert Kennedy Jr. and allied super PAC
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ukraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage — The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators are upset the legislation …
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Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Republicans see Latino voters in Nevada as key to retaking the White House in 2024 — LAS VEGAS - Shuffling through jeans on a clothing rack in her small store at a Latino market, Christy Rosales says she hopes Trump returns to office. — The 40-year-old native of Colombia complains …
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D — Senate report points to greed and “patent thickets” as key reasons for high prices. — When big pharmaceutical companies are confronted over their exorbitant pricing of prescription drugs in the US …
Fox News:
Treasury confirms terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump,’ Kamala,' ‘Biden’ used in private bank transaction searches — A letter sent from the Treasury to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also confirms the searches push began under the Trump administration — EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration has confirmed that terms like …
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Boris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Putin's interview with his fawning stooge Tucker Carlson was straight out of Hitler's playbook. I pray Americans see through this unholy charade — When Tucker Carlson went to the Kremlin he had a function well known to history. He was to be the stooge of the tyrant, the dictaphone to the dictator and a traitor to journalism.
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland — Hogan's announcement virtually rules out a No Labels third-party run for president. — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is running for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, shaking up what was expected to be a breezy general-election contest …
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