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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly — The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk — “How did you go bankrupt?” — Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. — As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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Axios, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Bloomberg, The National Interest, Newsweek and HotAir
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Reuters:
Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout — Ukrainian officials shared photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation's flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia's frontline threatened to turn into a rout.
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National Review and The Guardian
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City — Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops — Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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Associated Press, Financial Times and WTOP News
New York Times:
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains — Sweeping south from positions in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Ukrainian forces have made their largest gains since routing Russia from Kyiv in April. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have scored …
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CNN, Politico, Agence France-Presse, Al Jazeera, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, The Atlantic and Samizdata
New York Times:
Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.
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RedState, PoliticusUSA, Insider, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says — Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him — In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump supported a failed plot to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon to lead 2020 campaign, Navarro book says — Donald Trump supported a campaign coup to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon, a new book says. — The plot failed when Trump refused to tell Kushner he was out, it said, fearing “family troubles.”
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Raw Story
David Smith / The Guardian:
Will he, won't he? Trump's big tease keeps 2024 election rivals guessing — The ex-president keeps dropping hints he will run again without taking the plunge - and finance as well as politics may be a factor — In Tennessee in June, he asked a crowd: “Would anybody like me to run for president?”
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Raw Story and The National Interest
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
So Many Trump Scandals, So Little Time
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Raw Story and American Greatness
New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates — The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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CNN, Townhall, USA Today, Raw Story, Balloon Juice, The Hill, CBS News and Common Dreams
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents — The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last month …
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Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Post, Raw Story, NBC Los Angeles and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump, Justice Department split on who should be special master
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NPR, Raw Story, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Insider, Bloomberg and Associated Press
Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics:
Chief Justice Roberts deems it ‘mistake’ to question Supreme Court's legitimacy based on decisions — Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on Friday night pushed back sternly against the notion that a series of controversial decisions over the past term has endangered the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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FiveThirtyEight
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course — The punishing selection course for the Navy's most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor's death exposed illicit drug use and other problems. — The Navy has started an independent investigation …
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The Hill, UPI, CNN and Just The News
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’ — Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.
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DCist
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time — David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results. If he succeeds, it could cause chaos. — NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — Home Polls New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — The latest Emerson College/Pix11 …
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New York Post and The Hill
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Bolts:
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections — The state's supreme court restored abortion and voting rights measures to November's ballot, rebuffing “a game of gotcha gone very bad.” But its composition could soon change. — (Facebook/ Michigan Secretary of State's Office)
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Al Jazeera and WTOP News
Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One — WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation. Does It Matter? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Bindu Bansinath / The Cut:
'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor' — The news of Queen Elizabeth II's death has been met with public outpourings of grief commemorating her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. But not everyone is in mourning. For many impacted by the lasting legacy …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mediaite, The Intercept, New York Post, IJR and The Wrap
Reuters:
As Biden touts Ohio Intel plant, Rep. Tim Ryan questions his 2024 plans — President Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he promoted as evidence that his economic policies are working.
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Townhall, New York Post, Washington Times, Roll Call, Protocol and WTOP News
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