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7:40 AM ET, July 15, 2022

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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages After Oversight Officials Requested Them … The Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and January 6, 2021, according to a letter given to the January 6 committee and reviewed by The Intercept.  The letter was originally sent …
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United States Secret Service:
U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.  In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) in every respect …
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and Just The News
Washington Post:
Secret Service erased texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, official says  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  A government watchdog accused the U.S. Secret Service of erasing texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after his office requested them as part of an inquiry into the U.S. Capitol attack, according to a letter sent to lawmakers this week.
Discussion: Regular Order, CBS News and USA Today
CNN:
Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 — after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says  —  (CNN)The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, shortly after they were requested by oversight officials investigating the agency's response …
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New York Times:
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan  —  The West Virginia Democrat's decision dealt a crushing blow to President Biden's domestic agenda, effectively ruling out action on anything beyond prescription drug pricing and health care subsidies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Associated Press and E&E
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Mother Nature Dissents  —  Mother Nature is entering a dissenting opinion on last month's Supreme Court decision that weakened the federal government's ability to combat climate change.  —  With record heat in Texas that is testing the state's power grid, a California wildfire that has threatened …
Discussion: Grist
NBC News:
Manchin balks at climate and tax pieces of Biden agenda bill but backs health care provisions  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his staff told Democratic leadership on Thursday that he's not willing to support major climate and tax provisions in a sweeping Biden agenda bill …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin rejects climate, tax elements of party-line Dem bill
Discussion: Townhall, Foreign Policy, E&E, CNN and WTOP News
Matt Christy / Fox 59:
Abortion report confirms Indiana doctor followed law after AG vowed investigation  —  INDIANAPOLIS — After Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita threatened to go after the license of an Indiana physician who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, documents obtained …
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Politico:
“Oh, God, no”: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case  —  INDIANAPOLIS—Republicans knew the minute Roe v. Wade was overturned that they had a political problem, particularly with moderates in the suburbs who they need to vote for GOP candidates in the midterms.
Politico:
National Right to Life official: 10-year-old should have had baby
Tony Cook / The Indianapolis Star:
Indiana Dr. Caitlin Bernard reported 10-year-old Ohio girl's abortion, records show
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Ohio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
The Dworkin Report:
Michael Cohen just explained how Trump set up a GOP Congressman seeking a pardon  —  Scott interviews friend and former political opponent, Michael Cohen in part one of this two-part interview.  He provided key insight into the unsavory way that the disgraced ex-president handled …
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ABC News:
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73  —  Ivana Trump is survived by three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump.  —  Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News.  —  “Our mother was an incredible woman …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Ivana Trump, former president's first wife, dies at 73
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge issues arrest warrant for Colorado county clerk Tina Peters  —  A judge in Colorado issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk who was barred from overseeing elections after she was indicted on charges of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct.
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Axios:
GOP fears Senate debacle  —  Top Republicans, once confident about winning control of the Senate in the midterms, fear they'll blow it after nominating several deeply flawed candidates in winnable states, according to conversations with GOP strategists, pollsters and other officials.
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
A Berkeley professor's Senate testimony didn't go how the left thinks it did  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Everyone agrees it was an epic own.  There's much less agreement about who got owned.  —  In Tuesday's Senate hearing on the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe vs. Wade …
Discussion: The Distance
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Why Democrats are begging Trump to start 2024 right now  —  Democrats aren't just eager for Donald Trump to cannonball into the 2024 presidential race before the fall midterms.  Across the country, they are actively plotting ways to immediately capitalize on a pre-November announcement.
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Washington Post:
Trump called member of White House support staff amid Jan. 6 probe  —  The phone call was disclosed by committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney, who said the matter had been referred to the Justice Department  —  Gift Article  —  Former president Donald Trump attempted to call a member …
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb: ‘Big Lie has been good only for Trump’  —  The adviser who helped lead Trump's response to the Mueller report now says the former president is a “disaster” for the GOP.  —  Ty Cobb is no stranger to former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Axios:
Stacey Abrams' blockbuster fundraising driven by out-of-state money  —  In one of the highest-profile gubernatorial battles in the country, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is leveraging a vast pool of out-of-state money. … - Incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's campaign and leadership committee …
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
House Passes Crew Mandate Called ‘Gut Punch’ to Offshore Wind  —  The House passed legislation Thursday that offshore wind developers say poses an existential threat to the nascent industry in the US.  —  The measure, folded into a defense authorization bill, would impose new nationality requirements …
The Daily Beast:
Just Imagine What It's Like to Be Anywhere Near Trump Right Now  —  After this week's House Jan. 6 revelations, the former president appears to be losing support—and panicking about what happens next.  It's only going to get worse, says Mary Trump.  —  It's been a big week in politics …
Discussion: Raw Story
U.S. Mission to the OSCE:
Response to Moscow Mechanism Report on Ukraine  —  As delivered by Ambassador Michael Carpenter  —  Professors Bilkova, Guercio, and Sancin: welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for presenting us with your comprehensive experts' report.  We appreciate the amount of work that has gone …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Fan Is Resurrecting JFK Jr.'s Magazine in Creepy Twist  —  A Times Square billboard announced the magazine's supposed return this week with a cover bearing the George logo and a painting portraying Donald Trump as Paul Revere.  —  In the world of QAnon conspiracy theorists …
Discussion: Raw Story
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Chinese drone maker lobbies to defeat US national security ban  —  DJI's share of the commercial market has fallen after Trump placed it on the ‘entities list’  —  China's blacklisted DJI is battling to maintain its dominance of the US drone market by lobbying Congress to block a bill barring …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Baby-Formula Shortage Deepens, Defying Replenishment Efforts
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Biden secures deal on Red Sea islands and Israeli use of Saudi airspace
Caroline / European Jewish Congress:
King Mohammed VI endorses new authorities for Moroccan Judaism
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Raw Story
Kristine Parks / Fox News:
Don Lemon: Republicans must be treated as danger to society by media, cannot be ‘coddled’
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Twitchy and Eschaton
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can't Find Recruits
Michael Warren / CNN:
Republicans worry about Georgia Senate race with Herschel Walker's liabilities on display
Discussion: Raw Story
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Trump's political operation continued to steer donor money to firm involved in the Jan. 6 rally
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year
David Brooks / New York Times:
Americans Are Hungry for Change, So Get Ready for More Turmoil
Naftuli Moster / Jewish Currents:
Progressives Have Abandoned Haredi Children
MyNorthwest.com:
Man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Jayapal released after prosecutors fail to file charges in time
Discussion: Associated Press
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights
Graham Gremore / Queerty:
Amy Coney Barrett is having a really crappy summer
Discussion: National Review, Twitchy and Slate
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024
 
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