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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast? — As Democrats make their case to voters around the country this fall, one challenge is that some of the bluest parts of the country — cities on the West Coast — are a mess. — Centrist voters can reasonably ask: Why put liberals …
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New York Times:
Trump, Biden and CNN Prepare for a Hostile Debate (With Muted Mics) — With Donald Trump's rampage at the first 2020 debate still fresh in the memories of both campaigns and the moderators, the candidates are preparing in sharply different ways. — President Biden and former President …
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CNN:
Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate — With less than two weeks until the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, CNN has released additional details on the parameters agreed upon by the Trump and Biden campaigns.
Associated Press:
Donald Trump's 78th birthday becomes a show of loyalty for his fans and fellow Republicans
Donald Trump's 78th birthday becomes a show of loyalty for his fans and fellow Republicans
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Ex-Trump Official Makes Stunning Revelation: Trump Talked About Executing People At Several WH Meetings — Ex-Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin told Mediaite that then-President Donald Trump discussed “executing” people at multiple White House meetings.
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The Hill, The Guardian, HuffPost and Washington Times
New York Times:
Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain — Years before becoming the Post's publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said. — The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post …
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Balloon Juice and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
David Milliken / Reuters:
UK polls point to ‘electoral extinction’ for Prime Minister Sunak's Conservatives — Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced “electoral extinction” in July 4's election.
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Utah Gov. accuses Denver mayor of sending immigrants without ‘notification or approval’ — Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) blasted Colorado's Mayor of Denver, Mike Johnston (D), for sending immigrants to the state without notice. — “We recently learned that the Democrat mayor of Denver …
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KUTV-TV, Axios, RedState and The Daily Caller
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Here's how — and why — Florida Democrats found candidates in every legislative district this cycle — It was a risky endeavor for Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried to proclaim she will run a candidate in every congressional and legislative district.
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Sun-Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times, Washington Examiner and New Republic
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
MAGA Youth Activist Charlie Kirk's Big Conservative Shindig Is Full of Old Folks — I'm not seeing a lot of spring chickens at Turning Point Action's “People's Convention.” — Turning Point USA, which casts itself as a conservative political youth movement, appears to be aging.
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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Stanford's top disinformation research group collapses under pressure — The Stanford Internet Observatory provided real-time analysis on viral election falsehoods but has struggled amid attacks from conservative politicians and activists. — The Stanford Internet Observatory …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
How 2024 pollsters are trying to avoid their 2020 mistakes … - It's “pretty apparent” that polling has some “entrenched problems,” Benjamin Toff, a University of Minnesota professor who researches public trust in polls and news coverage. … Many polls also sampled too many college graduates …
Axios:
Johnson faces bipartisan uproar over House Intel picks … - Some are also concerned about the highly sensitive information to which committee members are often exposed. … - Both picks were bound to be inflammatory: Perry's phone was seized by the FBI as part of its Jan. 6 probe …
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Israpundit and Politico
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks for guns — In a concurring opinion, Samuel Alito said the ‘simple remedy’ to the gun issue is Congress amending the law that bans machine guns. — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Friday that devices that turn a semi-automatic rifle …
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New York Times:
If Everyone Voted, Would Biden Benefit? Not Anymore. — Inside the unusual dynamic shaping the 2024 campaign. — In a reversal of one of the most familiar patterns in American politics, it appears that Donald J. Trump, not President Biden, would stand to gain if everyone in the country turned out and voted.