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Lindsey Tanner / The Boston Globe:
Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care  —  A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won't be forced to give birth to a rapist's baby.  An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick enough.”
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Emily Jacobs / Washington Examiner:
Biden's ‘selfishness’ gaffe latest in long line after teleprompter blunder  —  President Joe Biden has made yet another awkward gaffe, this time during a speech in the Middle East.  —  The commander-in-chief made the unintentional slip-up while delivering remarks in Saudi Arabia on the final …
Discussion: RedState and New York Post
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Biden hits back after top Saudi official says he ‘did not hear’ Biden blame MBS for Khashoggi's murder  —  The president said the top Saudi official was not telling the truth  —  Biden confronts Saudi Prince on Khashoggi's murder  —  President Joe Biden touched down in Washington D.C …
New York Times:
As Biden Reaches Out to Mideast Dictators, His Eyes Are on China and Russia
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Reuters
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley holds 8-point lead over Mike Franken in US Senate race, Iowa Poll finds  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley leads Democrat Mike Franken by 8 percentage points among likely Iowa voters, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll — a first look at what could be Grassley's …
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Biden Caters to Autocrats and Draws Battle Lines in the Middle East  —  The President rallied Israel and key Arab nations as diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program falters.  —  When Joe Biden took office, eighteen months ago, he intended to extricate the United States from two decades of messy wars …
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CNN:
Ex-Khashoggi lawyer sentenced to 3 years in prison by UAE court, state media says  —  (CNN)US citizen Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was sentenced by a court in the United Arab Emirates to three years in prison, state news WAM reported Saturday.
New York Times:
Climate Change Legislation Stalls Amid Growing Inflation Concerns  —  Joe Manchin's rejection of a compromise climate bill tells a familiar story: Voters and politicians put a higher premium on immediate issues, such as inflation and the economy, giving politicians a pass on global warming.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Evan Halper / Washington Post:
Gas prices may surge again ahead of midterm elections  —  As new sanctions threaten to choke global oil supply, the White House scrambles to contain potential fallout  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Drivers relieved by the recent dip in gas prices may be in for a shock when the summer winds down …
New York Post:
Founding father James Madison sidelined by woke history in his own home  —  The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison's house — where the author of the US Constitution has been shoved into a supporting role …
Discussion: Big League Politics
New York Times:
Ohio Girl's Abortion Case Shows How New Bans Will Impact Young Patients  —  One 10-year-old became the focus of debate, but more than 1,000 girls under 15 seek abortions each year.  “How are we going to help the pregnant kids?”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Terence Samuel / NPR:
NPR launches Disinformation Reporting team  —  In a note to newsroom staff, Terence Samuel, VP and Executive Editor and Nancy Barnes, SVP of News and Editorial Director announced the following update: … Lisa Hagen joins NPR from member station WABE in Atlanta.  Her first day is July 18th.
Discussion: Twitchy
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Ted Cruz Says SCOTUS ‘Clearly Wrong’ to Legalize Gay Marriage  —  Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, said Saturday that he believes the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” when it decided in a historic 2015 ruling that same-sex marriage was legal under the Constitution.
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Small donors give John Fetterman a big financial lead over Mehmet Oz in state's Senate race  —  Fueled by a massive advantage in donations from those who gave less than $200, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman heavily out-raised Republican Mehmet Oz from late April through the start of July …
New York Post:
Hunter Biden laptop shows dozens of meetings with dad, business partners  —  Hunter Biden met with his father at least 30 times at the White House or the vice president's residence, often just days after he returned home from overseas business jaunts.  —  The breakfasts, lunches …
Discussion: Breitbart
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks longer sentence for Capitol rioter they labeled as a domestic terrorist  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking to add years to a Jan. 6 defendant's sentence, arguing for the first time that one of the rioters committed an act of domestic terrorism and …
Discussion: The Moral Volcano
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Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
The case for charging Trump with manslaughter
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
 
 
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Kevin McCarthy called out for ignoring death threats against Adam Kinzinger
Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri's top mental health official balked at new homeless law. The governor signed it anyway.
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
House Democrats Sneak Visa Worker Giveaway into Pentagon Bill
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Is Abortion Sacred?  —  Abortion is often talked about as a grave act.
Axios:
Former Pence aide: Testifying to Jan. 6 panel could set “very risky precedent”
Discussion: Uniic Media
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Uvalde school shooting survivors struggle as they await answers
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Senate GOP fundraising flop
Discussion: HotAir, CNN and PoliticusUSA
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