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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Alito and Roberts, Secretly Recorded at Gala, Share Markedly Different Worldviews — The two justices were surreptitiously recorded at a Supreme Court gala last week by a woman posing as a Catholic conservative. — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told a woman posing as a Catholic conservative …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Still Digging: Justice Alito — At some point, he should stop digging and start recusing. There was more bad news for Justice Alito today. — This news involves a reporter who surreptitiously, and while representing herself to be someone she isn't (a like-minded conservative) …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Alito's Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone
Alito's Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone
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Rolling Stone:
Martha-Ann Alito Condemns Pride Flags, the Left, and the Media
Martha-Ann Alito Condemns Pride Flags, the Left, and the Media
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Samuel Alito's Wife, Martha-Ann, Goes Full MAGA in Secret Recording
Samuel Alito's Wife, Martha-Ann, Goes Full MAGA in Secret Recording
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Hunter Biden found guilty on all three charges — A jury in Delaware has found Hunter Biden guilty on three felony gun charges. — Hunter Biden was charged in federal court in Wilmington with three felony counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. He had pleaded not guilty.
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NBC News:
Hunter Biden trial live updates: President's son guilty on all charges in federal gun case — The jury deliberated for only three hours on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning before reaching the verdict. … After Hunter Biden was found guilty of three charges tied to possession of a gun …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Sinclair injects deceptive attacks on Biden's age into dozens of local broadcasts — This is a special joint edition of Public Notice and Judd Legum's Popular Information. You can subscribe to Popular Information here. — Two outlets controlled by right-wing media tycoons are working …
Merrick Garland / Washington Post:
Unfounded attacks on the Justice Department must end — Conspiracy theories, falsehoods and threats of violence against DOJ personnel are not normal. — Merrick Garland is attorney general of the United States. — Last week, a California man was convicted of threatening to bomb …
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Washington Post:
No lawmakers have lost primaries yet. Will the streak end tonight? — Good morning, Early Birds. We're wishing Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) a rapid recovery after he suffered a bruised shoulder in a car crash on Sunday. Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Is Donald Trump okay? — His story about hypothetically being electrocuted is another glimpse into a mind that is unwell. — It is irresponsible to obsess over President Biden's tendency to mangle a couple of words in a speech while Donald Trump is out there sounding detached from reality.
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House Democrats launch group to respond to possible second Trump term — A group of House Democrats is launching a new task force to respond to the possibility of former President Donald Trump's return to office. The group is reacting to the so-called Project 2025, a policy road map …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House
A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House
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Wall Street Journal:
Gaza Chief's Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas — Yahya Sinwar's correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel
The Daily Beast:
Why the Words ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ Bother Trump So Much — TOUCHY MUCH? — Fury over ad highlighting comments about fallen U.S. soldiers shows Trump and his campaign can dish out his favorite insults but hate taking them in return. — Donald Trump has always been comfortable hurling insults.
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Politico:
Playbook: The ugly war over a Trump snub — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — A FRATERNAL GLOBAL BRAID — “Under siege, 3 world leaders say: Bring it on,” John F. Harris and Alexander Burns: “The calculations of [JOE BIDEN …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democratic efforts to lure young voters include beer and birth control — The donor-funded experiments target younger voters in major metropolitan areas of a few key states who, if they do vote, tend to favor Democrats. — Hey there, youthful voter. — Are you already over the presidential election?
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Phone banks and pickleball: How the Biden campaign plans to court older voters
Phone banks and pickleball: How the Biden campaign plans to court older voters
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Jorge Valencia / New York Times:
Chiquita Held Liable for Deaths During Colombian Civil War — A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer's payroll. — A jury in South Florida has ruled that Chiquita Brands is liable for eight killings carried …
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NBC News:
Manhattan DA Bragg, who secured Trump conviction, to testify before GOP-led Judiciary Committee — Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will testify before the House Judiciary panel, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, on July 12. — WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …
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Washington Post:
In Trump's orbit, some muse about mandatory military service — Only 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the armed forces. Some in the former president's camp say it's time more young adults put “some skin in the game.” — TEXARKANA, Tex. — Kyra Rousseau remembers feeling trapped …
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Washington Post:
How Republicans used misleading videos to attack Biden in a 24-hour period — Such deceptively edited videos, known as “cheap fakes,” have become staples of Republican attacks against President Biden.
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Washington Post:
Biden proposes to ban medical debt from credit reports, loan decisions — The draft rules, arriving less than five months before Election Day, are part of President Biden's argument that he is addressing pocketbook problems. — The Biden administration Tuesday will announce rules …
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AP-NORC:
Views toward student loan relief are tied to partisanship and experience with debt — Less than a third approve of President Biden's handling of student loan debt, but the public is more likely to support than oppose his administration's latest debt relief plans.
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview after less than 30 minutes of questioning — Donald Trump completed his mandatory presentencing interview Monday after less than 30 minutes of routine, uneventful questions and answers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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Aaron Martinez / El Paso Times:
Migrant ‘riot’ charges dismissed again by El Paso county court judge — A county court judge dismissed 59 cases against migrants accused of participating in a border “riot” in April near El Paso's Lower Valley after ruling his court had no jurisdiction, officials said.
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