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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 …
New York Times:
Trump Group Pays for Jan. 6 Lawyers, Raising Concerns of Witness Pressure — The former president's political organization and allies have paid for or promised to cover legal fees for witnesses, as the House inquiry suggests he is trying to influence testimony. — 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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Raw Story, Daily Kos, Axios and Washington Post
ABC News:
Hutchinson's testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6 — The testimony “raises highly disconcerting questions,” says an ex-DHS official. — 7:4 — A video of President Trump's motorcade leaving the January 6th rally on the Ellipse is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson …
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The Bulwark, Washington Times, CNN, National Review, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Steve Bannon's War Room and Raw Story
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Courage of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson — She showed more guts than any of Trump's men. Her testimony strengthens the case for prosecution. — 1x — Only a woman would have done what Cassidy Hutchinson did because only a woman, in a place of such power and prestige …
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American Greatness, HuffPost, Raw Story and New York Times
Washington Post:
‘Take me up to the Capitol now’: How close Trump came to joining rioters
‘Take me up to the Capitol now’: How close Trump came to joining rioters
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The Liberty Loft, Raw Story, Daily Kos, IJR, Press Watch, JONATHAN TURLEY, Insider and Big League Politics
David Rohde / New Yorker:
A Potential Criminal Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Growing Closer
A Potential Criminal Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Growing Closer
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The Racket News, Lede Progress, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
Trump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
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New York Post and WTOP News
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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Financial Times and Washington Examiner
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly says ‘law student’ could see ‘holes’ in Hutchinson's testimony
WATCH: Megyn Kelly says ‘law student’ could see ‘holes’ in Hutchinson's testimony
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TheBlaze, Washington Times and The Hill
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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The Guardian and New York Times
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Missile Strikes Hit Near Odesa; Brittney Griner's Trial in Russia Is Adjourned
Ukraine Live Updates: Missile Strikes Hit Near Odesa; Brittney Griner's Trial in Russia Is Adjourned
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Associated Press, Reuters and Al Jazeera
Luanna Muniz / Politico:
Von der Leyen lays out ‘hard work’ needed from Ukraine to join EU
Von der Leyen lays out ‘hard work’ needed from Ukraine to join EU
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National Review, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Abortion, women's rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll — WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women's rights as priorities for the government in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, especially among Democrats and those who support abortion access.
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Althouse, Opinion Today, The Daily Caller and Townhall
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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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The Hill, Althouse, The Daily Wire, Ace of Spades HQ and Mediaite
G. Elliott Morris / Democracy:
An analysis claiming one million voters switched to the GOP last year was fatally flawed
An analysis claiming one million voters switched to the GOP last year was fatally flawed
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Catalist
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Congress has let the Supreme Court run amok — Biden accuses Supreme Court of ‘outrageous behavior’ following Roe v. Wade reversal — The Supreme Court ended its term Thursday having produced a string of decisions that with casual brutality threatened Americans' privacy, health and well-being.
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NBC News, Washington Post and Jezebel
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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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Truth and Consequences and New York Post
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Is Biden a Man Out of Time? — The White House's response to last week's Supreme Court …
Is Biden a Man Out of Time? — The White House's response to last week's Supreme Court …
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The Hill, Mother Jones, Townhall, The Liberty Loft, Politico, ABC News, Conservative Brief, Los Angeles Times, E&E, The Colorado Sun, Waste Dive, CBS News and FiveThirtyEight
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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Raw Story and The Federalist
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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Raw Story
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.
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 …
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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Crooks and Liars, ABC13, WTOP News, Plain Dealer, Scottie's Playtime and Political Wire
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 …
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.
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Law Dork, with Chris Geidner, CNN, 89.3 WFPL News Louisville and HotAir
Blake Emerson / Slate:
The Real Target of the Supreme Court's EPA Decision — In yet another major blow to democratic constitutionalism, the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. EPA that the Clean Air Act does not give EPA authority to regulate the power grid as a whole. The decision will likely limit …
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New York Times, Informed Comment, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Reuters, Washington Post, The Verge, Fox News, Sacramento Bee, CNN, The Green Tea, Wired, Vox and UPI
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why Today Felt Like the Most Hopeless Day of the SCOTUS Term
Why Today Felt Like the Most Hopeless Day of the SCOTUS Term
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Dems unite Jan. 6 and Roe for new battleground target: ‘MAGA’ Republicans — Democrats are readying a new strategy to help save their House majority that unites two topics currently riveting Washington: the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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The Hill
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Associated Press:
McConnell warns Dems of fallout for reviving Biden bill — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threatened Thursday to derail a bill designed to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United States if Democrats revive their stalled package of energy and economic initiatives.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Post, Washington Times, financialpost, Roll Call, The Hill and HuffPost
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Politico, Axios, and NBC News peddle a weird smear of Clarence Thomas — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accurately reported the medical facts behind a moral objection to COVID vaccines. Multiple reporters and at least three outlets twisted his words so as to falsely “fact check” …
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Axios, Twitchy, BizPac Review and Samizdata
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Waiting (and Waiting) for an Adams Doctrine … According to the authorities, as a northbound Q train climbed the Manhattan Bridge one Sunday morning this spring, a 25-year-old passenger named Andrew Abdullah began to pace and mutter. He paused in front of Daniel Enriquez …