US partially releases shipment of heavy bombs withheld from Israel ( www.timesofisrael.com )
The Biden administration has released about half of the shipment of heavy bombs it has withheld from Israel since May over concerns the IDF would use them in densely populated areas of Gaza, a US official tells The Times of Israel....
Pelosi sends signal to Biden: 'Time is running short' ( www.latimes.com )
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Kyle Rittenhouse's "John Wick" comment takes off online ( www.newsweek.com )
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MAGA Senator Suggests Without Proof That White Nationalist Group's March Is a 'False Flag' ( www.rollingstone.com )
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Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November ( apnews.com )
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For US democracy to survive, it needs progressives like Sanders and AOC ( www.theguardian.com )
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Nikki Haley bowed to Trump again, and he kicked her in the teeth ( www.msnbc.com )
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Special counsel demanded for Clarence Thomas’ ‘potential criminal violations’ mere days after the justice threw a wrench into Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago case ( lawandcrime.com )
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Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025. Its architects helped shape his RNC platform ( 6abc.com )
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Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns amid allegations of ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’ | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
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James M. Inhofe, Senator Who Denied Climate Change, Dies at 89 ( www.nytimes.com )
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Several senior House Democrats want Biden to step aside, according to three people on a leadership call ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Michael Cohen asks SCOTUS to revive Trump lawsuit - ABC News ( abcnews.go.com )
Cohen served time for lying to Congress and other crimes.
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In video shared by TMZ, George Stephanopoulos says Biden can't 'serve four more years' ( www.latimes.com )
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'I've been doing this a long time': Joe Biden courts pivotal Pennsylvania voters after rocky debate ( www.usatoday.com )
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Elon Musk Injects 'Sizable Amount' of Cash to Pro-Trump Super PAC: Report ( www.rollingstone.com )
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FRENCH AND BRITISH ELECTIONS SHOW THE FLAWS OF SINGLE-CHOICE VOTING AND RUNOFFS ( fairvote.org )
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Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S. ( news.gallup.com )
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German Chancellor: ‘It would be a big mistake to underestimate’ Biden ( thehill.com )
Barron Trump makes political debut at father’s rally: ‘You’re pretty popular’ ( thehill.com )
Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track ( www.npr.org )
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Amid Doubts About Biden’s Mental Sharpness, Trump Leads Presidential Race ( www.pewresearch.org )
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Obama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden ( www.cnn.com )
CNN spoke with more than a dozen members of Congress, operatives and multiple people in touch with both Obama and Pelosi, many of whom say that the end for Biden’s candidacy feels clear and at this point it’s just a matter of how it plays out, even after Thursday night’s news conference.
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'Democracy turns into a dictatorship': Experts warn about SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling ( www.usatoday.com )
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