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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
‘Start the Steal’: Trump Once Again Planning to Overturn an Election — THERE IS A PLAN AFOOT to overturn the results of the November election, and for both parties it is fast becoming a major concern. The scheme is being hatched by Republicans on behalf of Donald Trump, who seeks to steal the election if Joe Biden defeats him again.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Ex-Trump Election Lawyer John Eastman Has Been Disbarred — John Eastman, the former Donald Trump election lawyer behind the so-called “fake electors” scheme, was officially disbarred by the state of California on Tuesday. — The California State Bar recommended last Wednesday that Eastman …
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Republicans pushing to embrace mail-in voting encounter widespread resistance — Trump's repeated attacks on mail-in voting have made it tougher for Republicans who see a desperate need for the GOP to encourage more ways to cast ballots. — When Donald Trump held a rally last year in Erie County …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
World Central Kitchen Says U.S. Citizen Among 7 Staff Killed in ‘Targeted’ Triple Israeli Attack — ‘UNFORGIVABLE’ — José Andrés' international aid organization said it would pause its work in Gaza in the wake of the killings. — A dual U.S.-Canadian citizen …
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Why the strike killing World Central Kitchen workers is different — With help from Alex Ward, Paul McLeary, Lara Seligman and Phelim Kine — The Israeli airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza is resonating especially in Washington national security circles for two reasons …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Israel faces outrage from Democrats over strike that killed aid workers
Israel faces outrage from Democrats over strike that killed aid workers
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Virginia Democrat slams proposal to name airport after Trump: 'I'd suggest they find a federal prison' — Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday criticized a recently-introduced GOP bill that would rename Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Trump.
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
House Republicans push to rename DC international airport after Trump
House Republicans push to rename DC international airport after Trump
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Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House Republicans want to rename Virginia's Dulles Airport after Donald Trump
House Republicans want to rename Virginia's Dulles Airport after Donald Trump
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Arizona abortion rights amendment backers says they've gathered signatures needed for 2024 ballot — First to NBC News: Arizona for Abortion Access says it's exceeded the state petition signature threshold by over 120,000, with plans to keep gathering until a July 3 deadline.
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Washington Post:
Democrats eye Florida after abortion ruling
Democrats eye Florida after abortion ruling
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NBC News:
Trump vows he'll have a ‘statement’ on abortion ‘next week’
Trump vows he'll have a ‘statement’ on abortion ‘next week’
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
‘No help here’: Florida abortion ruling leaves women with few options
‘No help here’: Florida abortion ruling leaves women with few options
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act — Congressional Democrats are strategizing over legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, the 19th century anti-vice law that's being eyed by conservative activists to potentially enact a national abortion ban.
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The Republican party has become a full-fledged anti-sex movement
The Republican party has become a full-fledged anti-sex movement
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Tina Smith / New York Times:
The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.
The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.
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Politico:
'It's clearly strategic': Why Trump kept attacking judges' families — Late on Monday, Justice Juan Merchan tried to crack down on Trump's latest vitriol. — NEW YORK — Every time prosecutors and judges tried to muzzle Donald Trump, he lashed out at their families.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘The threat is very real’: Trump's defense of his attacks is rejected
‘The threat is very real’: Trump's defense of his attacks is rejected
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Lily Kepner / Austin American-Statesman:
Sources: UT lays off at least 60 employees previously in DEI-related position, closes DCCE — A week after state Sen. Brandon Creighton warned Texas university system administrators about the state's expectations for higher education institutions to comply with Senate Bill 17 …
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Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis — A new case could decimate state-level consumer protections against predatory banking practices. — The United States Supreme Court will soon decide a case that could decimate consumer protections against abusive banking practices …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
With enthusiasm, Raffensperger advises Larry David to curb attacks on voter law — Top elections official responds to HBO show's brush with Georgia ban on distribution of food or drink to voters with pretty, pretty, pretty cutting letter — Larry David, heading into his final episode of HBO's …
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Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo:
Amazon Ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores — Amazon Fresh is moving away from a feature of its grocery stores where customers could skip checkout altogether. — Amazon is phasing out its checkout-less grocery stores with “Just Walk Out” technology, first reported by The Information Tuesday.
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Raúl Grijalva:
Rep. Grijalva Statement on Cancer Diagnosis — TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, U.S. Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued the following statement: — “A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia.
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Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
Taylor Swift among 141 new billionaires in ‘amazing year for rich people’ — Combined assets of $14.2tn are more than the GDP of every country except China and the US — There are more billionaires than ever before. The world has 2,781 people with fortunes exceeding $1bn (£800m) …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Tommy Tuberville accuses Dems of being part of ‘a Satanic cult’ — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has now declared, more than once, his belief that Democrats are “a Satanic cult.” This isn't normal. — Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently campaigned for an ally in Utah …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse — POTUS puts the ‘fed’ in ‘fediverse.’ — The official US president Threads account, currently helmed by President Joe Biden, has begun using Meta's ActivityPub integration, making Biden the first sitting US president to post on the decentralized networking protocol.
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Washington Post:
Microsoft faulted for ‘cascade’ of failures in Chinese hack — The independent Cyber Safety Review Board's report knocks the tech giant for shoddy cybersecurity practices, lax corporate culture and a deliberate lack of transparency — A review board, mandated by President Biden …
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Trump tries to resurrect ‘Hitlerian’ defamation claim against CNN for ‘Big Lie’ reporting — Donald Trump is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against CNN on appeal following his defeat in a lower court when he tried and failed to claim that the network defamed him when it used the “Hitlerian” …
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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Former Trump official shakes up crucial battleground Senate race with major announcement — Jeff Gunter, a doctor and former US ambassador, plans to spend millions to become the Republican nominee for Senate in Nevada — EXCLUSIVE: A former Trump official is making waves …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Misinformation-spouting RFK Jr. muses that Biden is threat to democracy — In late January 2021, with thousands of people dying from covid-19 each day and the first vaccines targeting the coronavirus rolling out, baseball legend Hank Aaron died. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump doubles down on ‘bloodbath’ warning as he criticizes Joe Biden's handling of the border — WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Tuesday and again employed the violent imagery of a “bloodbath,” this time to describe crime and illegal border crossings.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
John Podesta Hosted Longtime Patron at White House, Visitor Logs Show — White House climate czar John Podesta recently met with the head of an environmentalist group bankrolled by a foreign billionaire whose foundation paid Podesta tens of thousands of dollars, the latest example …
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