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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Media creates Biden “fitness” crisis — Robert Hur, the Republican special prosecutor assigned to investigate President Biden, is a lawyer, not a doctor. On Thursday, Hur issued a lengthy report that came to the legal conclusion that charges against Biden for mishandling classified materials were not warranted.
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New York Times and CBS News
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Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Says She Is Ready to Serve as Biden Faces Age Scrutiny — In a recent interview, the vice president cites her ‘capacity to lead’ after stops on her abortion-rights tour — Vice President Kamala Harris was detailing her priorities for the campaign during a flight on Air Force …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post, nationalinterest.org and HotAir
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
‘But His Memory’ and the slow train wreck of American democracy — Some night around the year 2064, when the ragtag children of the last historians huddle around a cave fire and mix up some berries and the blood of their groundhog dinner to paint crude images of what the heck ever happened …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Why the Hur report triggers bad 2016 flashbacks — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button below to support our independent journalism. — 🏛️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🏛️
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Raw Story, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The Only Mental Acuity I'm Questioning These Days Is the Mainstream Media's — Well, of course both The New York Times and The Washington Post led with stories Saturday morning about Joe Biden's age and mental acuity. The story of special counsel Robert Hur's report and its petty rhetoric …
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National Review, Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
In Trump-Biden Rematch, the Only Sure Loser Is China — Trump vows massive tariffs that could shrink US-China trade to practically nothing — and Biden has new restrictions ready to roll before election day — Donald Trump's China trade war frayed economic ties between the two global superpowers.
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National Review and Political Wire
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump says 'there's no way' Taylor Swift will endorse Biden
Trump says 'there's no way' Taylor Swift will endorse Biden
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The Guardian, IJR, Forbes, New York Post, Benzinga, RedState, The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Examiner, USA Today, PoliticusUSA and The Post Millennial
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump attends Florida hearing in special counsel classified documents case — Former President Donald Trump arrived at a federal court in Florida for a sealed hearing. — The Republican is charged in a criminal case there with retaining classified government documents are leaving the White House.
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Associated Press and Fox News
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ABC News:
Trump arrives for hearing in classified docs case being held in special secure facility — The judge is hearing arguments on classified information in the case. — In this June 30, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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HuffPost, WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, CNN, Forbes, New York Post, Business Insider and Law & Crime
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith's Subtle Shot at Trump Mar-a-Lago Judge Aileen Cannon — Federal prosecutors working on the Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case are trying to convince Judge Aileen Cannon by pointing to cases she worked on at the DOJ. — Faced with a federal judge in the Donald Trump Mar …
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The Guardian and Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump meets with GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson
Trump meets with GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson
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Benzinga, Atlanta Black Star and Political Wire
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Trump's NATO comments stir up a political storm as Russia keeps quiet — @WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/SAMUELMEREDITH @SMEREDITH19 — The Kremlin on Monday declined to comment on Donald Trump's remarks about not wanting to protect a NATO country from a future attack by Moscow, if they were behind on their payments.
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The Hill, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, The Times of Israel, NBC 7 San Diego, New York Times, Business Insider and Sun-Sentinel
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Adam Durbin / BBC:
Nato chief says Donald Trump comments ‘undermine all of our security’
Nato chief says Donald Trump comments ‘undermine all of our security’
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, Benzinga, The Moderate Voice, The Hill, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Chicago Sun Times and Politico
Politico:
GOP senators defy Trump by advancing foreign aid bill
GOP senators defy Trump by advancing foreign aid bill
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Politico, CNN, RedState, WHDH-TV, Al Jazeera, The Post Millennial, The Times of Israel, Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite and Mercury News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Favoring Foes Over Friends, Trump Threatens to Upend International Order
Favoring Foes Over Friends, Trump Threatens to Upend International Order
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HuffPost, Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, ABC News, Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Frank Gardner / BBC:
Nato says Trump comments ‘undermine all of our security’
Nato says Trump comments ‘undermine all of our security’
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Reuters, CBS News, The Hill, Breitbart, Blue Virginia, Diane Ravitch's blog and NBC News
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Enough to make Reagan ill’: Trump's NATO remarks under fire
‘Enough to make Reagan ill’: Trump's NATO remarks under fire
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Euronews, USA Today, Reuters, Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Times, Semafor, Diane Ravitch's blog, Robert Reich, Wall Street Journal, RedState, Al Jazeera, Reason, The Hill, WHDH-TV, The Daily Beast, Forbes, The Guardian, Boing Boing, Axios, Politico, Raw Story, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Bloomberg
James FitzGerald / BBC:
Trump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack Nato allies who do not pay their bills
Trump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack Nato allies who do not pay their bills
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MeidasTouch, New York Times, National Review, Bloomberg, NBC News, UPI, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Daily Kos, PoliticusUSA, CNN, The Mahablog, UPROXX, Benzinga, Reuters, HuffPost, The Atlantic, The Guardian, USA Today and Washington Post
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status — Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following statement: — Today, at approximately 2:20 pm, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was transported …
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Former RNC Chair Comes Up With Damning New Way To Describe Trump Supporters — Michael Steele asked why some voters don't just get what the former president is about. — LOADING — Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, on Sunday, ripped Donald Trump supporters as …
Axios:
Exclusive: How Biden botched the border — Aboard Air Force One en route to tour the southern border in January 2023, President Biden sat at the head of his conference table and exploded with fury. — The president lit into his team, which included then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O'Malley Dillon …
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Fox News, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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NBC News:
Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn't changed U.S. policy toward Israel — As the reported Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 28,000, the president continues to believe that unequivocally supporting Israel is the right policy. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has been venting …
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