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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
How media coverage drove Biden's political plunge  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The mainstream media has played a huge, underappreciated role in President Biden's declining support over the past year.  Its flawed coverage model of politics and government is bad for more than just Biden …
Discussion: HotAir and National Review
Associated Press:
Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.
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WALV-TV:
4 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Greenwood Park Mall; police said ‘good Samaritan’ shot and killed shooter  —  The Johnson County coroner said Monday that three males, including the shooter, and one female were killed.  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. — Police are investigating a shooting at Greenwood Park Mall that happened around 6 p.m. Sunday.
Andrea Widburg / American Thinker:
A good guy with a gun stopped an armed bad guy on a murderous rampage
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A clever plan to foil a 2024 coup attempt quietly advances  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  It may seem improbable, given adamant Republican opposition to legislation protecting voting rights, but a bipartisan group of senators is close to agreement on a separate, crucial way to protect our democracy …
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Ned Foley / Election Law Blog:   “A clever plan to foil a 2024 coup attempt quietly advances”
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid's politicization behind him  —  The most famous scientist in America is facing retirement.  —  After more than five decades of federal service under seven presidents, Anthony Fauci says he's leaving by the end of President Joe Biden's term.
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Politico:
A criminal probe of Trump could complicate Jan. 6 cases
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Donald G McNeil Jr / Common Sense:
Monkeypox: What You Actually Need to Know
Discussion: HotAir
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
U.K. braces for record temperatures as ‘heat apocalypse’ hits Europe  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  PARIS — Britain on Monday braced for what could become its hottest day on record, as French authorities warned of a “heat apocalypse” and emergency services across Europe confronted spreading wildfires and rising death tolls.
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Washington Post:
The U.S. plan to avoid extreme climate change is running out of time
Discussion: Planet Days and Roll Call
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Jordan Peterson's Pro-Putin Punditry  —  The Canadian pop-psychologist's descent into tired and predictable right-wing rhetoric continues apace.  —  Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist and “anti-woke” crusader who has stirred controversy and garnered praise, opprobrium …
Tess Owen / VICE:
Christian Nationalism Drove These People Out of Their Churches  —  Christians from around the country who spoke to VICE News said they've witnessed their congregations lose focus and slide into Christian nationalism.  —  TO  —  Pastor Ron Tucker took the stage one weekend in early July …
Discussion: Raw Story
William Bender / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor  —  In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.The state senator from south-central Pennsylvania …
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Yankowski / New Haven Register:
Man drew gun after women didn't thank him for holding door in Hamden, police say  —  HAMDEN — Police arrested a New Haven man after they say he was reported to have drawn a gun Saturday over two women not thanking him for holding a door open for them.  —  Hamden police said 25-year-old Joshua Murray …
Discussion: New York Post
Julia Payne / Reuters:
Exclusive: Russia's Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control  —  Russia's Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of ‘extraordinary’ circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia congressman fights subpoena from Fulton grand jury  —  U.S. Rep. Jody Hice on Monday became the second member of Congress to challenge a subpoena issued by the Fulton County special grand jury examining Georgia's 2020 elections.  —  But unlike U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
GOP May Nominate a Pro-Secession Christian Nationalist for Maryland Attorney General  —  Michael Peroutka believes public education is a communist plot, abortion and gay marriage violate God's law, and the concept of separation of church and state is a “great lie.”  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Media Confidence Ratings at Record Lows  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in two facets of the news media — newspapers and television news — has fallen to all-time low points.  Just 16% of U.S. adults now say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in newspapers and 11% in television news.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Carolyn Maloney Uses Personal Fortune in Primary Against Jerrold Nadler  —  The New York congresswoman lent her campaign $900,000, according to new filings released late Friday.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York holds …
Discussion: City & State New York
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Impossible, Inevitable Survival of the Trump Tax Cuts  —  How Democrats went from unanimous opposition to an unpopular policy to doing nothing about it in the five years since it became law.  —  President Donald Trump shakes hands with then-House Speaker Paul Ryan during an event …
Discussion: E&E and Eschaton
Streiff / RedState:
Former Trump COVID Honcho Birx Admits to Deceiving the White House and Just Making Stuff up to Push Her Personal Agenda  —  Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator for President Trump, launched her book about her one-person attack on our form of government and our economy under …
Matt Goodwin / Matt Goodwin's Substack:
Who IS Penny Mordaunt?  —  She could soon be our next Prime Minister.  And that should worry the Tories.  —  The Conservative Party is in freefall.  It is getting smashed in the polls.  Labour is averaging a 10 point lead —not far off what it needs for a majority.
Ashley Mackin-Solomon / La Jolla Light:
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination in incident at Fleming's steakhouse in La Jolla  —  A server at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in La Jolla is being sued on allegations of racial discrimination after an exchange with a Black patron at the restaurant in May. The business also is a defendant in the case.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Feds say 2 NY residents used Trump fundraiser, photo in $27 million investment scam  — Two New York residents were charged in a federal criminal complaint with a $27 million investment fraud scheme that allegedly leveraged their attendance at a 2017 fundraiser with then-President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Political Wire
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Rusty Bowers was a star Jan. 6 committee witness.  He says it'll take ‘a miracle’ to win his next election.  —  MESA, Ariz. — Curtis Ruhl doesn't care much for politicians.  He doesn't consider himself to be a Republican or a Democrat and is not planning to vote in Arizona's high-stakes primary next month.
Discussion: Insider
Derek Saul / Forbes:
CEOs Made 324 Times More Than Their Median Workers In 2021, Union Report Finds  —  Chief executives at S&P 500 companies made 324 times more than the median workers at their companies in 2021 on average, according to an annual report from the U.S.' largest labor union federation AFL-CIO released Monday morning …
Discussion: Reuters and Fortune
Washington Post:
Abortion fight moves to terrain least favorable to Republicans  —  Gift Article  —  Good Monday morning, where we're hoping you're finding ways to beat the heat.  Send your coolest tips to rachel.roubein@washpost.com.  —  Today's edition: The Senate parliamentarian is expected to hold …
Meghan Brink / Inside Higher Ed:
Harvard Lobbies Congress to Cut Endowment Tax  —  Harvard is pushing Senate Democrats to consider reducing the controversial tax that draws an estimated $50 million annually from its $39 billion endowment.  Many wealthy private universities want the tax eliminated.
 
 
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Associated Press:
US disputes UAE's explanation of Khashoggi lawyer arrest
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Insider
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Saying Trump ‘lost his mind,’ Jacobs urges GOP to choose another nominee in 2024
Discussion: Insider
Bloomberg:
Democrats' Tax-Hike Plans Are Imperiled — With or Without Joe Manchin
Discussion: Tangle and New Republic
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
US scraps lengthy piece of paperwork for Afghan allies left behind
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and Washington Times
Tatiana Stanovaya / New York Times:
Putin's Delusional Aims in Russia's War on Ukraine
FiveThirtyEight:
At Least 120 Republican Nominees Deny The Results Of The 2020 Election
Discussion: Roll Call and ABC News
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Tim Ryan's Ohio ad play: Run to the right
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
The Fist-Bump isn't the Problem  —  If you followed the US media's coverage of Joe Biden's trip …
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Alfred Ng / Politico:
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Ian Richardson / Des Moines Register:
Kim Reynolds' lead widens over Deidre DeJear in governor's race, Iowa Poll shows
Discussion: National Review
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The billionaires buying the midterm elections
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Tied to Builder Who Allegedly Bribed Trump Administration
Discussion: Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Anthropologists Call for an End to Classifying Human Remains by Gender and Ancestry
Discussion: The College Fix and Althouse
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence endorses Robson for Arizona governor, colliding with Trump in key primary