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Washington Post:
Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say  —  White House officials are scrambling to advance the president's environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  President Biden is considering declaring …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Joe Manchin Is a Symptom, but It's the Senate That's Sick  —  Seventy-two percent of likely voters, according to the left-leaning polling group Data for Progress, want the federal government to increase its tax incentives for solar, wind and other clean energy projects.
Politico:
White House privately fumes about Manchin — and sees the futility of airing it out in public
Discussion: The Hill
Daniel Boguslaw / The Intercept:
Sen. Joe Manchin and His Wife Directed Millions to the Wildlife Area Surrounding Vacation Condo
Politico:
‘Sprint through the finish’: Why the Jan. 6 committee isn't nearly done  —  The Jan. 6 select committee once envisioned a single month packed with hearings.  Then a fire hose of evidence came its way — and now its members have no interest in shutting or even slowing the spigot.
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Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Report: Conservative Newsmax peddles Jan. 6 misinformation
Discussion: Raw Story
CREW:
Secret Service likely broke the law by deleting texts
Discussion: Raw Story
Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend funerals for any of the Uvalde shooting victims  —  Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend a single funeral for any of the 19 children or two teachers killed mass shooting at Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, according to his schedule …
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats boosted a MAGA longshot in the Pa. gov's race.  Now he's got a real shot at winning.  —  MALVERN, Pa. — Jackie Kulback was just one of the Pennsylvania GOP leaders who was worried in May when Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican primary for governor.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
China says it will take ‘forceful measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  China's Foreign Ministry lashed out Tuesday after reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is planning a trip to Taiwan in August, saying it firmly opposes a visit.
Discussion: Washington Times and Bloomberg
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: GOP still steamed a year after losing All-Star game over voting rights  —  Baseball's biggest names will square off tonight in Los Angeles for the annual All-Star game.  For some Georgia Republicans, it's also a reminder of what could have been.The league yanked the showcase game …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Maggie Hassan's lucky break  —  Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) was initially seen as one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election this year.  But as New Hampshire's Sept. 13 primary draws closer, there's still no clear Republican frontrunner to take her on in November.
The Indianapolis Star:
‘Saving countless lives.’ Armed bystander praised for intervening in Greenwood mall shooting  —  Ryan Martin Tony Cook Dayeon EomIndianapolis Star  —  Greenwood leaders have used several titles to describe Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old Indiana man who intervened in a mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday night.
Discussion: NBC News
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Fake Accounts Fueled the ‘Snyder Cut’ Online Army  —  A WarnerMedia report reveals that bots and other inauthentic users bolstered the fan-led campaign for director Zack Snyder's Justice League do-over  —  Zack Snyder was becoming increasingly agitated.
Discussion: Engadget
Brian Beutler / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Spending Millions to Boost the Far-Right Fringe?  —  Mr. Beutler is the editor in chief of Crooked Media.  He has covered Washington politics for 17 years.  —  Three simple facts will form the backdrop of the November midterms, and taken together, they are difficult to fully reconcile …
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Michael Cohen can't hide his disgust at new Manhattan DA's failure to prosecute Trump  —  Scott interviews former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who knows Trump's playbook better than anybody, and tells us if he believes “the Don” will ever be convicted for any of his crimes after the Manhattan DA dropped …
Associated Press:
UK breaks its record for highest temperature as heat builds  —  LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Isolated by West, Putin Seeks Stronger Alliance With Iran  —  Vladimir Putin is traveling to Tehran as Western sanctions drive the nations closer.  Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, plans to meet with Mr. Putin during the visit, positioning himself as mediator during the war.
New York Times:
Bolsonaro Gathers New Audience for Old Claim: Brazil's Elections Could Be Rigged  —  President Jair Bolsonaro elevated his vote-fraud claims from a matter of domestic politics to foreign policy, heightening international fears that he would dispute the coming election.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Miss Frijoles’ attack roils Latino-heavy congressional race in Texas  —  A Texas blogger paid by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign is attacking Republican opponent Rep. Mayra Flores as “Miss Frijoles” and a “cotton-pickin' liar,” prompting a wave of denunciations by fellow Democrats.
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Reform the Electoral Count Act  —  Lawmakers of both parties should unite to avoid a repeat of the disaster that occurred on Jan 6, 2021.  —  1x  —  We stand on opposite sides of the partisan divide, but we believe it is better to search for solutions together than to remain divided.
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Haves and the Have-Yachts  —  Luxury ships attract outrage and political scrutiny.  The ultra-rich are buying them in record numbers.  —  The yachting life style awes even the wealthy.  “Boats are the last place that I think you can get away with it,” an owner said.
Mike Stone / Reuters:
U.S. successfully flight-tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon  —  The United States has successfully tested a Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX.N) air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, making it the third successful test of that class of weapon since 2013 …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
It's not just Hunter Biden: Prepare for a 2023 packed with House GOP investigations  —  House Republicans are planning to bombard Joe Biden's administration with investigations next year, from Hunter Biden to the border to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Texas killer earned ominous nickname: ‘school shooter’  —  The Uvalde, Texas, gunman gave off so many warning signs that he was obsessed with violence and notoriety in the months leading up to the attack that teens who knew him began calling him “school shooter.”
KUSI-TV:
San Diego Unified President Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne defends indoor mask mandate  —  SAN DIEGO (KUSI) - The San Diego Unified School District is requiring indoor masking starting Monday, a result of San Diego County entering the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's high COVID-19 transmission level last week.
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
Blake Masters Is Peter Thiel's Dream Candidate—and a Total Nightmare for Democracy  —  In the spring of 2012, Blake Masters, who was in his final year at Stanford Law, sat in on a computer science class taught by Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal.
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
FiveThirtyEight's anti-trans smear  —  A piece published last week relying on extraordinarily flimsy polling evidence serves a single, obvious purpose: to push Democrats to be more anti-trans.  —  Last week, Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight website published a piece from Natalie Jackson …
Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Good News for Democrats: Even Republicans Are Tiring of Trump  —  Democrats are worried that President Joe Biden is old, but the Jan. 6 hearings are showing that former president Donald Trump is stale.  —  And in a sea of negativity for Democrats, that's a potential bright spot ahead of November's midterm elections.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Insider
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New York Times:
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democrats embrace law enforcement to hit GOP on crime
Discussion: Washington Monthly and HotAir
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Democrats Navigate Nuanced Views on Abortion Among Black Voters
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Caller
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Roman Polanski's Lawyer Will Renew Effort to Resolve 45-Year-Old Rape Case
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Bannon trial set to open Tuesday as jury selection winds down
Washington Post:
Ashley Parker named senior national political correspondent
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
C.I.A. Director Issues Warning After Possible Noose Is Found Near Facility
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
United States Capitol Police:
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Anna Merlan / VICE:
Psychics and Tarot Readers Are Under Siege By Instagram Scammers and Online Fatigue
Heather Saunders / KFF:
Do States with Easier Access to Guns have More Suicide Deaths by Firearm?
Matthew Wilson / Washington Examiner:
House set to vote on proposal that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law