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Annie Karni / New York Times:
The 20-Somethings Who Help the 70-Somethings Run Washington — The story of Cassidy Hutchinson, who became the first Trump White House aide to testify publicly in the Jan. 6 inquiry, showed the outsize influence of youngsters in the nation's capital. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Put a Fork in Donald Trump—the Ex-President Is Done — As bad as his political position looks today, it is only likely to get worse—and his imminent announcement of a presidential campaign is just another sign of his collapse. … Mark it on your calendars.
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Washington Post:
‘Take me up to the Capitol now’: How close Trump came to joining rioters — Trump's demands to lead a march to Capitol Hill sheds new light on his mindset as the siege began. — Toward the end of 2020, then-President Donald Trump began raising a new idea with aides: that he would personally lead …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Rudy Giuliani Deletes Tweet Insisting Cassidy Hutchinson Was Not Present When He Asked for a Pardon — Rudy Giuliani insisted on Twitter that Cassidy Hutchinson was “never present” when he asked former President Donald Trump when he asked for a pardon, and then deleted it.
Politico:
New details of Jan. 6 panel's mystery messages emerge — The Jan. 6 select committee publicly pointed to two communications this week as potential evidence of Trump World's efforts to influence witness testimony — without revealing their origin. Both were detailed to the panel by Cassidy Hutchinson …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Mark Meadows' associate threatened ex-White House aide before her testimony — It was the second warning Cassidy Hutchinson had received before her deposition, cautioning her against cooperating with the panel — Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson received at least …
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Cassidy Hutchinson and the all-knowing presence of Washington's aides — The former West Wing insider testified to the latent power of multitasking assistants. — Washington is run by aides, or at least it runs on the work of aides: the gophers, the schedulers, the advisers, the consiglieres …
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Joel Burgess / The Asheville Citizen Times:
On Hutchinson's Jan. 6 bombshell: Local Dems opine, while GOP members silent
ABC News:
Hutchinson's testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6
Hutchinson's testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6
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Jeffrey C. Isaac / The Bulwark:
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Defeating Trumpism
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Defeating Trumpism
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Associated Press:
Trump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
Trump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is Biden Handling Putin Better Than He's Handling Trump?
Is Biden Handling Putin Better Than He's Handling Trump?
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Courage of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson
The Courage of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom — WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. — The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to McCain, Biles and more
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to McCain, Biles and more
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Who's In Charge? — “Which way am I going?” asked President Biden when he ended Thursday's …
Who's In Charge? — “Which way am I going?” asked President Biden when he ended Thursday's …
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Emerson Polling:
National Poll: Biden With Higher Approval Than US Congress & Supreme Court; Trump Leads GOP Nomination Contest — Home Blog National Poll: Biden With Higher Approval Than US Congress & Supreme Court; Trump Leads GOP Nomination Contest — The latest Emerson College Polling national survey …
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Abortion, women's rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll
Abortion, women's rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll
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Evan Gershkovich / Wall Street Journal:
In Russia's Biggest Cities, Ukraine War Fades to Background Noise — Bars are packed out, film and jazz festivals are sold out and Moscow's police officers are busier handing out fines for public drinking than putting down dissent — MOSCOW—Dima Karmanovsky had just finished his second DJ set …
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Kentucky federal judge to step down, opening seat for Biden's anti-abortion GOP nominee — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A longtime Kentucky federal judge has announced she will step down, clearing a path for President Joe Biden's controversial nomination of an anti-abortion Republican to replace her.
Neda Toloui-Semnani / VICE:
'It's Scary': Students Fear Going to College in Red States After Roe — “Location has never before been more important to me,” said Ashley Huynh, 17, a rising high school senior in Montgomery County, Maryland. — NT — TORONTO, CA — AU — When Sasha Rosenfeld walked onto …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The Sleeper ‘Wire Fraud’ Scheme That Could Nail Trumpworld — The Jan. 6 committee has already laid out a convincing case of wire fraud against the Trump campaign. — the day television networks called the election for Joe Biden—then-President Donald Trump's campaign manager was trying …
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Neo-Nazi publisher Andrew Anglin gives ‘forceful endorsement’ of Blake Masters' Senate bid — The move by The Daily Stormer publisher is a play to try to exert influence in a GOP moving to the right, experts in extremism contend — Andrew Anglin, the neo-Nazi publisher of The Daily Stormer …
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Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
McDonald's Dollar Drinks Deal Fades in the Face of Inflation — More restaurants remove any-size-soda-for-a-buck promotion as the company recommends keeping it to drive traffic — Inflation is coming for McDonald's MCD 1.51%▲ dollar drinks. — Some McDonald's Corp. locations …
Kathryn Joyce / Salon:
School's out forever: Arizona moves “to kill public education” with new universal voucher law — Families who bail on public school will get $7,000 per kid in GOP's new scheme: “Every red state” urged to follow — Last Friday, while the country reeled from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade …
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
White House sparks backlash after saying high gas prices guard ‘liberal world order’ — The White House's messaging on elevated gas prices continues to provoke frustration from consumers. — National Economic Council Chairman Brian Deese spoke with CNN Thursday afternoon just hours …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
It's time to retire Pride Month — Today, June 30, marks the conclusion of the annual spectacle known as Pride Month. It should be the last one ever, at least as it is currently celebrated. — Pride Month was originally built around the commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
When Private Jets Ferry Billionaires to Small-Town Idaho — Every July, as the elite Sun Valley conference kicks off, one man shepherds multimillion-dollar private planes and some of the world's most powerful people. — HAILEY, Idaho — Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, flies in a Gulfstream G650.
Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as “involuntary relocation” in second grade curriculum — The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state's public school social studies curriculum this summer. — Copy link — A group of Texas educators …
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