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Axios:
Republicans plot vengeance on Jan. 6 committee … - The hearings have painted a damning portrait of Trump, with many former aides testifying they told him his claims of a stolen election were bogus.  — While Republicans have been eager to move beyond what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Secures Deal for Cipollone to Be Interviewed  —  The former White House counsel pushed back on President Donald J. Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and was in the West Wing to witness his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Pat A. Cipollone, the White House counsel …
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump White House bid threatens GOP midterm strategy
Washington Post:
As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge  —  More Democrats are frustrated at Biden's caution in what they consider a moment of crisis, and figures like Newsom and Pritzker are showcasing a sharper approach  —  President Biden took the stage at an Independence …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Tim Ryan won't appear with Biden in Ohio
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Gavin Newsom's TV ad slamming DeSantis fills a void among Democrats
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and NBC Bay Area
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Libs Who Hate Liz  —  Who needs allies when we can hunt heretics instead?  —  BFD alert: Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump campaign lawyers.  —  But let's start this morning with a refresher course on courage and political priorities.
Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
A third Dane County judge orders Michael Gableman to stop deleting records related to 2020 election review  —  MADISON - Another judge is ordering the embattled former Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Republicans' review of the 2020 election to stop deleting records related to his probe.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why the Trumpist threat in 2024 just got more dangerous  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Although there are reasons to be skeptical that Donald Trump will run for president in 2024, one thing could push him into it: Mounting legal troubles.  With his potential crimes related …
Discussion: CNN
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
A Dangerous Theory Will Have Its Day in the U.S. Supreme Court
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Disinformation Has Become Another Untouchable Problem in Washington  —  Numerous federal agencies agree that widely promoted falsehoods threaten the nation's security.  Doing something about them is another matter.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Suspect in Parade Shooting Charged With 7 Counts of Murder  —  Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times  —  Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times  —  The police said they had twice visited the home of the suspect, who had bought his weapons legally.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden's Ukraine strategy risks prolonging a violent stalemate  —  Last week, the United States and its NATO partners convened in Madrid to celebrate their unity in support of Ukraine as it fights Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal aggression.  This week, the grim reality on the ground is reemerging.
Discussion: BBC, Euractiv and New York Times
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Putin Crony: If You Punish Russia, We Might Just Nuke All of You
Joshua Blank / The Texas Politics Project:
New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Share of Texans Saying State is on the Wrong Track Reaches New High, while majority still oppose banning abortion  —  A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds 15% of Texans expressing support for a complete ban on abortion access …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Please, pundits, stop trying to predict the future.  You're bad at it.  —  Their confident but wildly wrong projections on Roe v. Wade's survival or a Trump concession somehow were met with no repercussions.  —  Pundits, by tradition and definition, are supposed to have expertise …
Courier-Journal:
Gov. Beshear turns over White House ‘privileged’ emails on Chad Meredith judge nomination  —  Joe Sonka Michael Collins Joey GarrisonLouisville Courier Journal  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear's office reversed course Tuesday and turned over a June 23 White House email …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Jezebel
John Stevens / The Mail:
Exclusive: Michael Gove tells PM 'it's time to go'  —  MICHAEL Gove has told Boris Johnson he must go, The Mail+ can reveal.  —  At a meeting this morning, the Housing Secretary urged the Prime Minister to stand down.  —  Mr Gove helped Mr Johnson to prepare for Prime Minister's Questions …
Discussion: Political Wire
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Warnock used campaign funds to fight personal lawsuit  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) used campaign money to cover legal expenses for a lawsuit relating to his time as a church minister — transactions that raise questions about whether the spending runs afoul of federal rules governing personal use of campaign funds.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
How conservatism conquered America — and corrupted itself  —  The past month's conservative victories were decades in the making.  Three books about the right reveal what it cost the movement.  —  The January 6 committee has been investigating, among other things, how it is that such a grievous attack …
NBC News:
Manchin weighs options for extending ACA funding to avert premium hikes  —  As Democrats try to head off health care insurance increases, W. Va. senator Joe Machin looks at options to include it in reconciliation.  —  As Democrats try to head off a looming premium hike for Affordable Care Act plans …
Discussion: HotAir and Balloon Juice
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
COVID was the leading cause of death in Americans ages 45-54 in 2021  —  About 1 in 8 US deaths were from COVID-19 between March 2020 and October 2021.  —  COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in Americans between March 2020 and October 2021, accounting for one in every eight deaths.
Discussion: UPI and JAMA Network
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Reefer Madness: Tucker Carlson and Friends Blame Weed for Gun Massacres  —  The myth that cannabis use leads to violence has long been present in American politics  —  Fox News hosts have once again been struck with an outbreak of Reefer Madness, an illness characterized by an urge …
Associated Press:
Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims  —  ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news.
Punchbowl News:
7/6/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO HELP GET USICA ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IF SCHUMER WAS MOVING ON A RECONCILIATION PACKAGE.  NOW SCHUMER IS DOING JUST THAT.  —  EVEN IF MCCONNELL WERE TO BACK AWAY FROM THIS THREAT …
Discussion: National Review
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Abortion laws by state: Legal status of abortion changing day-by-day after Roe v. Wade overturned  —  Abortion laws are changing on a near-daily basis amid a volley of petitions from Republican attorneys general asking courts to allow their state bans to take effect and abortion-rights advocates hoping …
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday
Discussion: UPI
Max Boot / Washington Post:
DeSantis is smarter than Trump.  That may make him more of a threat.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is having a moment.  Pundits are suggesting that the Jan. 6 hearings, by exposing former president Donald Trump's complicity in a coup attempt, will redound to DeSantis's benefit in 2024.
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Group of Pa. Republicans bucking party to endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor  —  In what analysts are calling an unprecedented move in an era of extreme hyperpartisanship, a group of Republican leaders — including a number of former officials who have been stalwarts …
 
 
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CNN:
Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
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Discussion: Twitchy
Washington Post:
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Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Gun safety group announces $10 million for battleground state races
David Propper / New York Post:
DOJ sues Arizona over election law that requires proof of citizenship for federal voting
Tess Owen / VICE:
Christian Fascist Propaganda Is All Over TikTok
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Who hates inclusivity? The question answers itself.
Discussion: New Republic
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump wants to sue former FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, but can't find them after a half-dozen tries since March
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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