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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Joe Manchin's awful new stance could blow up in his face — By now you've heard that Sen. Joe Manchin III has essentially declared he has consigned us to a future of minority rule. In a new piece, the West Virginia Democrat says he'll vote against his party's voting rights legislation and will never …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Time to call Manchin's bluff — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) declared in a Sunday op-ed that he is against the For the People Act because it is not bipartisan. “I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Manchin's Incoherent Case for Letting Republicans Destroy Democracy The most powerful senator ties himself in knots.
Joe Manchin's Incoherent Case for Letting Republicans Destroy Democracy The most powerful senator ties himself in knots.
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Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers — Washington (CNN)US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Schumer recommending 2 voting rights lawyers to be judges — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat is recommending President Joe Biden nominate two prominent voting rights attorneys to serve as judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and on the federal bench in Manhattan.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit challenging male-only draft
Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit challenging male-only draft
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court to take up case on mosque surveillance
Supreme Court to take up case on mosque surveillance
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Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket — New York (CNN Business)Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon.
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Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos announces he'll be on first crewed spaceflight of Blue Origin rocket — The billionaire says he and his brother will be aboard the New Shepard when it takes flight July 20 — roughly two weeks after he steps down as CEO of Amazon — A couple of weeks after Jeff Bezos officially steps …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Biden should go it alone — Seventeen months — that's all the time that's left. — That's how long President Biden can hope to hold Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. — Now is the time to start thinking about the November 2022 midterm elections.
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Democrat calls Manchin ‘the new Mitch McConnell’ and says he is working to thwart Biden's agenda
Democrat calls Manchin ‘the new Mitch McConnell’ and says he is working to thwart Biden's agenda
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Jon Tester Walks Blue Line in Solid Red Montana
Sen. Jon Tester Walks Blue Line in Solid Red Montana
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Guatemala's prez blames Biden for border crisis as protesters tell Kamala Harris ‘Trump won’ — Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted Monday by protesters in Guatemala telling her “Trump won” and “go home” — as the country's president blamed President Biden for this year's migrant crisis.
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Javier Manjarres / The Floridian:
Kamala Harris Greeted In Guatemala With ‘Go Home’ and ‘Trump Won’ Messages
Kamala Harris Greeted In Guatemala With ‘Go Home’ and ‘Trump Won’ Messages
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status — WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. — Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court …
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Biden snubs D-Day's 77th anniversary, angering veterans — Veteran calls Biden's failure to recognize D-Day ‘reprehensible’ — Trey Gowdy marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day — A homeland security source told Fox News that service members and veterans are upset after President Biden failed …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House: ‘No substitute for face-to-face’ Putin summit despite doubts
White House: ‘No substitute for face-to-face’ Putin summit despite doubts
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Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni / US Food and Drug …:
FDA's Decision to Approve New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease — Today FDA approved Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease using the Accelerated Approval pathway, under which the FDA approves a drug for a serious or life-threatening illness that may provide meaningful …
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Katherine Ellen Foley / Politico:
FDA approves Alzheimer's therapy despite mixed evidence
FDA approves Alzheimer's therapy despite mixed evidence
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Cheney: Trump inciting January 6 riot ‘the most dangerous thing’ a president has done — Jonathan Swan: Liz Cheney is a woman without a party — (CNN)Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president's oath …
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New York Times:
What Happened When Trump Was Banned on Social Media — When Facebook and Twitter barred Donald J. Trump from their platforms after the Capitol riot in January, he lost direct access to his most powerful megaphones. On Friday, Facebook said the former president would not be allowed …
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Spectrum News NY1:
Exclusive: Eric Adams jumps in front, Yang slips in NY1/Ipsos poll — Eric Adams has surged to the front of the pack, overtaking Andrew Yang and building a six-point lead in the Democratic primary for mayor, according to the exclusive results of a new Spectrum News NY1/Ipsos poll. — What You Need To Know
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What Were They Thinking About Insurrection? — The hopes and fears of the participants in the Capitol attack, government officials, and Donald Trump. — On January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers, high on conspiracies and disinformation, went to Washington, D.C. to support then-President Donald Trump.
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Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Tiger Mom and and the Hornet's Nest For decades, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld were Yale Law power brokers. A new generation wants to see them exiled. — Photo: Photograph by Gillian Laub for New York Magazine — It's supposedly haunted," Amy Chua says brightly as she ushers …
Ian Beacock / New Republic:
Who Will Read Niall Ferguson's Doom? — In November 2006, Niall Ferguson traveled to the Bahamas. Then a professor of history at Harvard, he had been invited to address Morgan Stanley's swank annual gathering for investors in Lyford Cay, a 1,000-acre gated community (and tax shelter) of 450 homes in the British Colonial style.
New York Times:
New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening — The mayor's office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August. — Brunch crowds are back. Rush-hour traffic is back. Tourists in horse-drawn carriages are back.
Jason Delgado / Florida Politics:
Twitter suspends Rebekah Jones — Twitter on Monday suspended Rebekah Jones, a former Department of Health data curator who made national headlines after being fired from the department for insubordination from its platform. — While it is unclear why Twitter suspended the account …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy — Experts call it a circus. Polls say it will hurt the G.O.P. in 2022. But Republicans are on board in Arizona and elsewhere, despite warnings of lasting damage to the political system.
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New York Times:
From Doomsday Preppers to Doomsday Plotters — Far-right movements have long dreamed of a moment that ends society as we've known it. Now, experts say, so-called accelerationist thinking is proliferating in ways that could destabilize democracy. — For QAnon it is “The Storm,” …
Bryn Stole / Baltimore Sun:
Wes Moore, author and former nonprofit executive, launches campaign for Maryland governor — Author, former nonprofit executive and combat veteran Wes Moore on Monday afternoon officially joined the field of Democratic candidates vying to become the next governor of Maryland in 2022.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
House Democrat Leading Effort Against Key Consumer Protection — Rep. Josh Gottheimer is lobbying against a resolution that would end the practice of predatory lenders charging astronomical interest rates on consumer loans. — Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during …
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Joe Sutton / CNN:
Video appears to show GOP Oregon lawmaker telling protesters how to enter closed state Capitol — (CNN)An Oregon state lawmaker who has been charged after he allegedly allowed protesters into the closed state Capitol building during a debate over Covid-19 restrictions is seen in new video appearing …
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
Exclusive: Iran Steps up Efforts to Sow Discord Inside the U.S. — Iranian state actors are intensifying their disinformation campaign on social media to spread discord and anti-Semitic tropes inside the U.S., two U.S. intelligence officials say. — Social media accounts tracked …
Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
David Dushman, Soviet Soldier Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies at 98 — Mr. Dushman is believed to have been the last surviving liberator of the camp. He went on to become a decorated fencer. — BERLIN — David Dushman, who as a soldier for the Soviet Union drove his tank through …
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