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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said on Sunday that new witnesses have come forward since Cassidy Hutchinson testified to the panel publicly last week. “This happens every day,” Kinzinger told CNN “State of the Union” co-anchor Dana Bash. “Every day we get…
- USA TODAY
Two former White House aides say top Secret Service official defending Trump on Jan. 6 has history of lying
Two Trump White House aides publicly question whether a top Secret Service official is lying to protect the former President
- The Daily Beast
Kristi Noem Gets Grilled on Whether South Dakota Would Force 10-Year-Old to Have Baby
CNNRepublican Gov. Kristi Noem ducked and dodged Sunday morning when asked if South Dakota would force a raped 10-year-old to give birth—eventually suggesting that “tragic situation” shouldn’t change her state’s restrictive abortion laws. “The law today is that abortions are illegal except to save the life of the mother,” Noem told anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union.Bash had pressed Noem about the case of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who was denied an abortion because she was three days
- Business Insider
German chancellor says many thought the world moved past countries trying to conquer their neighbors but that 'agreement is now canceled by Putin'
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Putin is like past imperialists who thought "if you are mighty enough, you can just take territory of your neighbors."
- Business Insider
White House hits back at Jeff Bezos, saying it's 'not surprising' he thinks oil and gas companies should 'reap record profits at the expense of the American people'
Jeff Bezos accused Joe Biden of "misdirection or a deep misunderstanding" on inflation. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed his comments.
- INSIDER
If there's a recession, don't count on the government to come to the rescue with stimulus checks and boosted unemployment benefits
The government unleashed stimulus in each of the last three recessions. With inflation at four-decade highs, such aid is unlikely in a 2023 downturn.
- Business Insider
"Dr. Doom" economist Nouriel Roubini says stocks could plunge another 50% as the US heads towards a severe financial crisis
"There is no real riddle to solve," the economist who predicted the 2008 crisis said. "Things will get much worse before they get better."
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russia claims Kyiv has to accept Putins conditions
IRYNA BALACHUK - SUNDAY, 3 JULY 2022, 14:50 Dmitrii Peskov, press-secretary for the President of Russia, claims that Ukraine has to understand Russia's conditions and resume talks. Source: Russian Kremlin-aligned media "RIA Novosti", TASS information agency Quote: "Kyiv has to understand Russia's coditions, agree with them, resume talks and sign a document.
- HuffPost
A Small Town’s July 4 Parade Has Been Upended By Right-Wing Culture Warriors
The parade’s planning committee selected a local retired Marine to be grand marshal. Then the threats came pouring in.
- Business Insider
Trump thinks announcing a 2024 run now could distract from the January 6 hearings, a report says. Some Republicans worry he could hurt them in the midterms.
Trump could announce a 2024 run as early as this month, but some worry it would distract from the GOP's midterm messaging railing against Biden.
- Business Insider
Entire industries in Germany could collapse due to Russian natural-gas supply cuts: union head
"We aren't dealing with erratic decisions but with economic warfare, completely rational and very clear," said Germany economy minister Robert Habeck.
- INSIDER
Liz Cheney says the January 6 panel won't 'stand by' and let 'men who are claiming executive privilege' attack Cassidy Hutchinson's character
"What Cassidy Hutchinson did was an unbelievable example of bravery and of courage and patriotism in the face of real pressure," she said.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Admits He's The One 'On Trial' In Jan. 6 Hearings
"We are truly a Nation In Decline!" he railed on Truth Social.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Ukraines Foreign Ministry reminds Western media that the "separatists" in Temporarily Occupied Areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts are also Russia
EUROPEAN PRAVDA - SUNDAY, 3 JULY 2022, 12:25 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has warned Western media against repeating Russian propagandist claims, in particular, the claim that the Ukrainian military in Donbas is fighting against "separatists" from pseudo-republics in the Temporarily Occupied Areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts (ORDLO) and not the Russian army.
- INSIDER
Nearly 850,000 people signed a petition demanding that Justice Clarence Thomas should be booted from the Supreme Court following Roe v. Wade ruling
The petition created by Move On, an advocacy group, has just over 840,000 signatures as of Saturday morning.
- Business Insider
Jeff Bezos says Joe Biden's call to cut gas prices is either 'straight-ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics'
The Amazon founder stepped up his war of words with the President in an ongoing battle over the White House's response to inflation.
- INSIDER
Former Trump White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway says Ron DeSantis has done a 'remarkable' job as Florida's governor
Conway told David Axelrod that DeSantis "has been really smart to focus on his own reelection" and "not get too involved with too many other races."
- INSIDER
Senate Democrats are edging closer to a deal with Manchin to resurrect Biden's economic agenda. They'll face Sinema next.
Democrats crafted a new surtax on millionaires after Sinema stopped them from rolling back Trump tax cuts. Insider learned it's just been killed.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Explosions also heard in Russian Kursk
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- Complex
California to Become First State to Offer Health Coverage to All Undocumented Immigrants
California will become the first state to offer all undocumented immigrants, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people.