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CNN:
'What you're doing is unprecedented': McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over  —  (CNN)The relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was never very warm.  Now it's in the down-right gutter.  —  After a whiplash week of power plays between the two party leaders …
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Democrats move to elevate Cheney's role on Jan. 6 commission, giving her prime speaking slot Tuesday  —  Democrats are seeking to elevate the role of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on the committee examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, scheduling her to deliver one of the two opening statements …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Nancy Pelosi primes Capitol attack panel to take hard line on Trump  —  The Republican leadership's decision to boycott the inquiry leaves the ex-president without defenders on the committee  —  The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is readying the committee that will on Tuesday begin its investigation …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 select committee to open investigation amid political chaos and controversy
David Shepardson / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant -official  —  The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions “at this point” due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, a White House official told Reuters.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:   Breakthrough Covid, in Perspective
María Paúl / Washington Post:
An Alabama mother who lost her son to covid says not getting the vaccine is her biggest regret  —  These days, Christy Carpenter finds strength in her family and faith.  But on some days, one question keeps ringing in her head: “Why?”  —  After weeks of battling through oxygen treatments …
Maggie Severns / Politico:
‘People are scared’: Democrats lose ground on school equity plans  —  Elina Kaplan is the kind of suburban mom who made Joe Biden president.  —  An immigrant who came to the United States from the Soviet Union, she is a registered Democrat from San Mateo County, Calif. And she's alarmed …
Discussion: HotAir
John Ellis / Medium:
Four Illusions  —  Illusion #1: Biden is not too old.  —  People who have been around American politics for a long time know Joe Biden well.  The eldest among them have known Joe Biden for nearly five decades.  What they will tell you is that he didn't seem to age during his two terms as vice president.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump pressures McConnell, GOP to ditch bipartisan talks until they have majority  —  Former President Donald Trump on Monday urged Senate Republicans to abandon talks on a bipartisan infrastructure deal until after the midterm elections or when the GOP retakes majorities in Congress.
Discussion: Washington Times
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor, predicts Biden will resign  —  Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), the controversial former White House physician, said on Thursday he believed President Biden would resign due to his cognitive abilities.  —  During an episode of Fox's “Hannity,” …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
Discussion: Boston Herald
Kathleen McGrory / Tampa Bay Times:
Pasco Sheriff's Office letter targets residents for ‘increased accountability’  —  Critics of the agency's intelligence programs called the letter ‘patronizing’ and ‘offensive,’ and raised continued concerns about civil rights  —  It starts like an offer of admission from a prestigious university.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Discourse.net
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Questions the January 6 Select Committee Should Ask Its Witnesses  —  The House select committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing on July 27.  Like the 9-11 Commission before it, the select committee is investigating …
Emma Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
New York is expected to require city workers to be vaccinated by mid-September.  —  New York City will require all municipal workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the time schools reopen in mid-September or face weekly testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce on Monday morning, according to a city official.
Politico:
'We're f—ed': Dems fear turnout catastrophe from GOP voting laws  —  ATLANTA — After Georgia Republicans passed a restrictive voting law in March, Democrats here began doing the math.  —  The state's new voter I.D. requirement for mail-in ballots could affect the more than 270,000 Georgians lacking identification.
Todd Feathers / VICE:
Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI  —  Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo earlier this year.  —  TF  —  On May 31 last year …
NBC News:
GOP congressman says he has Covid-19 for second time  —  A Republican member of Congress from Louisiana said Sunday that he was sick with Covid-19 for the second time as a surge of new infections hits parts of the U.S. with low vaccination rates.  —  Referring to the disease as the …
Discussion: Insider, Crooks and Liars and Axios
Ellen McCarthy / Washington Post:
In Official Washington, Chasten Buttigieg is a stranger in a (very) strange land  —  Chasten Buttigieg put on a few pounds during quarantine.  So in April, with pandemic restrictions easing and two doses of vaccine safely in his arm, he set about looking for a gym to join in the city …
Ron Radosh / The Bulwark:
Today's Democratic Socialists: Not So Big on Democracy  —  Turning a blind eye to the anti-democratic regimes in Cuba and Venezuela.  —  Recent comments about Cuba and Venezuela from individuals associated with the Democratic Socialists of America make clear that today's democratic socialist …
Mabinty Quarshie / USA Today:
‘Even the Taliban oppose abortion’: Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer tweets reply to critic  —  In response to a Houston Chronicle letter to the editor that criticized a new Texas abortion law, Republican state Rep. Matt Schaefer on Sunday tweeted “FACT: Even the Taliban oppose abortion. #txlege.”
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Toyota Led on Clean Cars.  Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them.  —  The auto giant bet on hydrogen power, but as the world moves toward electric the company is fighting climate regulations in an apparent effort to buy time.  —  The Toyota Prius hybrid was a milestone in the history of clean cars …
Discussion: The Verge
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Post-Dirtbag Left  —  For years, “Chapo Trap House” and other podcasts have paired anti-capitalist ideas with the rhetorical style of social media.  Is a new form emerging?  —  On the evening of January 6th, while National Guard troops were still trying to remove an insurrectionist mob …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
How Trumpists Prey on Loneliness, and Loneliness Preys on Trumpists  —  FRANKLY, WE DID JOIN A CULT … People who find purpose and meaning in their faith, family, hobbies (watching Fox News doesn't count), and vocation are less susceptible to a cult of personality.
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is Vaxed America Running Out of Patience?  —  I wanted to share some thoughts and snippets of news following up on the GOP vaccine switcheroo.  But first I wanted to share this LA Times article that helped me think more broadly about the issue.  Reporter Brittny Mejia went to a pop …
Discussion: CBS News
Haviv Rettig Gur / The Times of Israel:
A hatred that dwells alone?  Antisemitism debate cuts to heart of Zionist vision  —  In ongoing fracas around Yair Lapid's speech on antisemitism's place in the family of hatreds comes an unstated reckoning between Zionist expectations and a bitter reality  —  On July 14, Foreign Minister …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Merrick Garland, don't politicize the pursuit of justice  —  On Tuesday, the Justice Department and the House of Representatives will file briefs explaining to a federal court whether each believes that Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) was acting within the scope of his employment when he allegedly incited …
Discussion: emptywheel and Point of Order
Washington Post:
As coronavirus surges, GOP lawmakers are moving to limit public health powers  —  Across the country, GOP lawmakers are rallying around the cause of individual freedom to counter community-based disease mitigation methods, moves experts say leave the country ill-equipped to counter …
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: Don Jr., Ron DeSantis dominate poll of GOP frontrunners
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Holding 7,000, Border Patrol struggles with migrant capacity in Valley
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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What Joe Biden's 1988 White House Rivals Think of Him Now
Finbarr Bermingham / South China Morning Post:
Xinjiang's EU trade is booming, despite political forced labour concerns
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a Halt
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Ned Resnikoff / New York Times:
Homelessness Threatens Democracy
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden, Mark Kelly Worked With Intel Firm Hired To Smear Harvey Weinstein Accuser
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Marc Levy / WPXI-TV:
Candidate for governor says he did not cause fatal accident
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Manchin weighs another term as his influence peaks
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David French / The Dispatch:
Structural Racism Isn't Wokeness, It's Reality
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Capstone Report
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
A Key Trump Witness Is Being Muzzled Over Her Custody Battle
Discussion: Raw Story
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U.S. Intensifies Airstrikes in Afghanistan as Taliban Offensive Nears Kandahar
 

 
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