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••• The New York Times • Jonathan Martin, Zolan Kanno-Youngs • 12 hours ago • nytimes.com
Biden Irked by Democrats Who Won’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer on 2024
The White House is trying to tamp down speculation about plans to seek re-election, while aides say President Biden is bristling at the persistent questions.
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Jonathan Martin@jmartNYT
NEW: Calling Bernie into the WH for dinner, pouring millions into prez battleground states *now* + sending a message to Pritzker & Newsom: we see you
Biden is angry Dems won't take yes for an answer & eager to snuff out the speculation
But it persists
nytimes.com/2022/06/27/us/…
10 hours ago
••• The New York Times • Benjamin Mullin • 16 hours ago • nytimes.com
Alex Wagner to Succeed Rachel Maddow at MSNBC
MSNBC’s president said Ms. Wagner’s experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepared to cover the midterm elections.
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alexwagner@alexwagner
I am absolutely thrilled and honored and generally upside down with excitement to come back home to @MSNBC to host the 9PM hour, beginning August 16th. LET'S DO THIS nytimes.com/2022/06/27/bus…
16 hours ago
•• The New York Times • Chelsia Rose Marcius • 9 hours ago • nytimes.com
Man Accused of Hitting Giuliani Faces Lesser Charges After Video Emerges
The case stems from an encounter at a Staten Island store where the former mayor was appearing on behalf of his son, a Republican candidate for governor.
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Maggie Haberman@maggieNYT
After Giuliani declared the incident on Staten Island to have been fairly dramatic, the alleged assailant faced downgraded charges after video emerged of the actual incident nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyr…
9 hours ago
•• Associated Press • Steve Peoples • 1 day ago • apnews.com
More than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.
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• The Washington Post • Yasmeen Abutaleb, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Marianna Sotomayor • 8 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Frustration, anger rising among Democrats over caution on abortion
A growing number of Democrats are voicing frustration at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders.
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• The Atlantic • Ed Yong • 22 hours ago • theatlantic.com
America Is Sliding Into the Long Pandemic Defeat
In the face of government inaction, the country’s best chance at keeping the crisis from spiraling relies on everyone to keep caring.
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Ed Yong@edyong209
🚨I wrote about what the US can do to fight the ongoing pandemic, which its leaders have decided to sleepwalk through. When political will evaporates, what rises in its place?
This piece is an attempt to resist fatalism, and find hope amid inaction. 1/
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
21 hours ago
• POLITICO • 19 hours ago • politico.com
Former Meadows aide to testify in surprise Jan. 6 committee hearing
Capitol riot investigators, citing "recently obtained evidence," changed course after deciding to pause their public events until July.
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Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney
CONFIRMED: Cassidy HUTCHINSON, the former aide to Mark Meadows, is the featured witness at tomorrow's surprise hearing of the Jan. 6 select committee.
w/ @nicholaswu12 @RyanLizza
confirming @PunchbowlNews
politico.com/news/2022/06/2…
5 hours ago
• The Washington Post • Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey • 10 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Jan. 6 committee announces surprise Tuesday hearing, offers few details
The announcement was shrouded in secrecy, with even committe staff kept out of the loop.
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Trip Gabriel@tripgabriel
"Three people familiar with the investigation said that the secrecy is in part due to credible security threats to a witness,'' reports WaPo
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
9 hours ago
• The New York Times • Matthew Goldstein • 21 hours ago • nytimes.com
Trump’s social network deal is under grand jury scrutiny.
A federal grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas regarding the merger, which is also under investigation by financial regulators.
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•• The New York Times • Nick Corasaniti, Alexandra Berzon • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
The Strange Tale of Tina Peters
The county clerk has been consumed by election conspiracy theories, lionized by a movement and indicted in a bizarre scheme. Will Republicans nominate her to run elections in Colorado?
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Nick Corasaniti@NYTnickc
New: A deep look at the saga of Tina Peters, the county clerk facing felony indictments related to a scheme to infiltrate and copy sensitive election material, who is seeking the Republican nomination for secretary of state in Colo
w/ @AlexandraBerzon
nytimes.com/2022/06/26/us/…
1 day ago
• The New York Times • Alan Feuer, Adam Goldman • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
Federal Agents Seized Phone of John Eastman, Key Figure in Jan. 6 Plan
The action suggests that the criminal inquiry is accelerating into the efforts to help overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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•• The Bulwark • William Saletan • 23 hours ago • thebulwark.com
Roe’s End and the Phony Doctrine of ‘Potential Life’
Why you can’t trust the Supreme Court’s promise that contraception and gay marriage won’t be next.
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Bill Kristol@BillKristol
"If the justices intend to purge past rulings that asserted rights not found in the Constitution, they can’t limit the purge based on a principle that’s also not found in the Constitution."
thebulwark.com/roes-end-and-t…
21 hours ago
• CNN • Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN • 12 hours ago • cnn.com
John Eastman searched and had phone seized by federal agents last week, he says
FBI seized the phone of former President Donald Trump's election attorney John Eastman last week, according to a new court filing from the conservative lawyer.
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POLITICO • Alex Thompson • 10 hours ago • politico.com
Is 'ultra-MAGA' lame?
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Burgess Everett@burgessev
“I think ‘ultra-MAGA’ is not a good talking point,” Rep. RUBEN GALLEGO (D-Ariz) told West Wing Playbook. “We should just call them a bunch of weirdos. Anyone obsessed that much with any politician by nature is kind of weird.”
politico.com/newsletters/we…
10 hours ago
• CNN • Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Devan Cole, CNN • 22 hours ago • cnn.com
Harris says she 'never believed' Trump SCOTUS nominees who told Senate Roe was settled precedent
In her first interview since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN's Dana Bash that she never believed former President Donald Trump's Supreme Court picks, whom she voted against in the Senate, would preserve the landmark abortion law.
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• The New York Times • Luke Broadwater, Maggie Haberman • 16 hours ago • nytimes.com
Jan. 6 Panel Abruptly Sets Tuesday Hearing on ‘Recently Obtained Evidence’
The committee, which had planned at least two additional hearings next month, had not been scheduled to meet this week.
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CNN • Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN • 5 hours ago • cnn.com
Former Meadows aide will testify before January 6 committee on Tuesday, sources say
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly on Tuesday before the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Ryan Nobles@ryanobles
Here is our full story on Cassidy Hutchinson’s pending testimony and what it could mean:
cnn.com/2022/06/27/pol… twitter.com/ryanobles/stat…
5 hours ago
• NPR • Domenico Montanaro • 1 day ago • npr.org
Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights
56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.
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Bill Kristol@BillKristol
Only one poll, to be sure: But in this NPR/News Hour/Marist poll in April, Republicans led the generic congressional ballot 47%-44%. Now, post-January 6 hearings and post-Dobbs, Democrats lead 48%-41%.
npr.org/2022/06/27/110…
21 hours ago
• Bulwark+ • Charlie Sykes • 19 hours ago • morningshots.thebulwark.com
A Culture of Life? Don't Count on It
An unusually personal newsletter
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• Axios • Ned Oliver • 23 hours ago • axios.com
Scoop: Virginia congressional candidate Yesli Vega doubts pregnancy after rape
According to audio obtained by Axios.
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Ned Oliver@nedoliver
Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee running against Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), downplayed the possibility of becoming pregnant as a result of rape when asked about her stance on abortion at a campaign stop.
axios.com/local/richmond…
22 hours ago
POLITICO • 17 hours ago • politico.com
Democratic exasperation builds at Biden's slow roll on Roe
"We all knew this was coming," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said. The White House is vowing that specific federal actions are coming, with few details.
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Adam Cancryn@adamcancryn
@burgessev @sarahnferris @JonLemire Also newsy: A WH official shoots down the idea of encouraging abortion clinics to operate on federal land: "Importantly, in states where abortion is now illegal, women and providers who are not federal employees could be potentially be prosecuted."
politico.com/news/2022/06/2…
13 hours ago
KSAT.com • Ivan Herrera, Patty Santos, Leigh Waldman, Joe Arredondo, Gavin Nesbitt, Andrew Wilson, Kolten Parker, David Ibañez, Dillon Collier, Stephania Jimenez • 9 hours ago • ksat.com
‘Stacks of bodies’: 46 people found dead in trailer, 16 hospitalized, San Antonio officials say
Forty-six people were found dead in a tractor-trailer on the Southwest Side, and 16 have been transported to area hospitals, according to San Antonio police and fire officials.
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NBER • 4 days ago • nber.org
More Guns, More Unintended Consequences: The Effects of Right-to-Carry on Criminal Behavior and Policing in US Cities
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Right to carry laws generate enormous increases in crime, mediated by theft of firearms and reduced police effectiveness.
nber.org/papers/w30190
10 hours ago
• The New Yorker • Stephania Taladrid • 2 days ago • newyorker.com
Roe’s Final Hours in One of America’s Largest Abortion Clinics
In Houston, a day of dismay, confusion, and dread after the Supreme Court ends the constitutional right to abortion.
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Sheera Frenkel@sheeraf
My god, the kicker to this New Yorker story. newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…
14 hours ago
Associated Press • Eric Gay • 7 hours ago • apnews.com
46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in what marked the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S.
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The Associated Press@AP
A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas. The official says 15 others in the truck were taken to hospitals in the San Antonio.
apne.ws/37H7846
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New York Post • Bernadette Hogan, Bruce Golding • 1 day ago • nypost.com
'It's bad': Eric Adams admits being 'shocked' by the sorry state of...
During an exclusive interview, the former NYPD transit cop said he was astounded by the botched “deployment of resources” that has New Yorkers on edge amid a nearly 40 percent surge in …
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Alex Burns@alexburnsNYT
imagine how candidate Adams would have responded if Garcia or Yang or Wiley had said something like this twitter.com/jdawsey1/statu…
14 hours ago
The New York Times • Ivan Nechepurenko • 18 hours ago • nytimes.com
Russian Court Says Brittney Griner’s Trial Will Begin on Friday
Ms. Griner, a seven-time W.N.B.A. all-star, has been in custody since February.
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The New York Times@nytimes
Breaking News: A Russian court said the U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner’s trial would start Friday. Griner, who has been detained since February, will remain in custody until the trial ends, her lawyer said. nyti.ms/3u4GU0u
18 hours ago
The Texas Tribune • Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune, Patrick Svitek • 8 hours ago • texastribune.org
At least 46 people found dead in 18-wheeler in San Antonio
The bodies were discovered at an intersection near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus described the case as the deadliest human smuggling incident he could recall in the city.
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Sewell Chan@sewellchan
Horrific news, confirmed by @TexasTribune: 46 bodies found in 18-wheeler near Lackland AFB in San Antonio; 16 taken to hospitals; authorities believe the victims are migrants.
texastribune.org/2022/06/27/bod…
8 hours ago
• The Washington Post • Tony Romm • 23 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Democrats race to revive economic package as inflation spikes
Economic peril has fueled new urgency on Capitol Hill, where Democrats hope to resolve their differences and deliver on the promises they made last election.
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Tony Romm@TonyRomm
NEW: Dems race to rethink their agenda amid an economy that looks very different than it did when they last tried to move BBB. Troubling some, many cost-cutting initiatives for families long ago fell out of talks w/Manchin -- and healthcare may be next
washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022…
20 hours ago
The Atlantic • Adam Serwer • 2 days ago • theatlantic.com
The Constitution Is Whatever the Right Wing Says It Is
The Supreme Court majority’s undead constitutionalism is transforming right-wing media tropes into law.
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Adam Serwer 🍝@AdamSerwer
The Supreme Court now largely functions as a mechanism for turning right wing culture war grievances into law, and the reason other constitutional rights are not safe is there will always be a new conservative grudge to be remedied by judicial fiat theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
2 days ago
The Washington Post • Jon Gerberg, Alice Li • 5 days ago • washingtonpost.com
When a call to the police for help turns deadly
In at least 178 cases from 2019 to 2021, police responding to mental health calls, wellness checks or reported suicide threats killed the individuals they were called to assist.
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The Washington Post • Aaron Blake • 18 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Analysis | The GOP’s false assurances that Roe v. Wade was safe
Republicans repeatedly said that Roe v. Wade wasn't endangered — even as they were taking steps to overturn it. And that's worth remembering in the future.
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Bolts • Michael Barajas • 16 hours ago • boltsmag.org
Election Deniers Are Running to Take Over Colorado Election Offices
Candidates up and down the ballot are sowing doubt about the 2020 election while also seeking elected offices that administer voting in the state.
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Taniel@Taniel
You may have heard of the indicted Colorado official now running for secretary of state... But she's just the tip of the iceberg: A slate of election deniers are running to take over *county clerk* offices in CO.
@CamilleSquires surveyed the landscape: boltsmag.org/colorado-elect…
16 hours ago
The Washington Post • Greg Sargent • 17 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | How the GOP threat in 2022 just got much uglier after Roe
Abortion bans could soon come to blue-leaning swing states. And that's only the beginning.
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Greg Sargent@ThePlumLineGS
Now that SCOTUS gutted Roe, Christian nationalist Doug Mastriano is 4 points away from criminalizing abortion in Pennsylvania. If Dem voters don't turn out, prepare for abortion bans in swing states.
"A clear and present danger," @JoshShapiroPA tells me:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
17 hours ago
The Bulwark • 14 hours ago • thebulwark.com
The Post-Roe World Is Now
Amanda Carpenter and Will Saletan are back for Summer Monday to discuss the new post-Roe political landscape in America. They analyze the uncomfortable questions about abortion Republicans must now confront, Democratic messaging, and where we go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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BBC News • https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews • 1 day ago • bbc.com
Tracking where Russia is taking Ukraine's stolen grain
Russia is accused of thefts of vast quantities of grain from occupied Ukraine. Where is it being taken?
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The Washington Post • Rosalind S. Helderman • 23 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
With violent rhetoric and election denial, podcaster becomes GOP force
Joe Oltmann has built a sprawling political network in Colorado marked by false 2020 election claims and suggestions that opponents be hanged.
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Variety • Brian Steinberg • 16 hours ago • variety.com
Alex Wagner Wins MSNBC’s 9 P.M. Slot, Will Succeed Rachel Maddow
For years, Lawrence O’Donnell had the tricky job of following Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. Now that task falls to Alex Wagner. Wagner, an MSNBC veteran who left the NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet…
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Vanity Fair • Tim Miller • 23 hours ago • vanityfair.com
How a Marriage of Convenience With Steve Bannon Exploded in My Face
In his new book, Why We Did It, former Republican operative Tim Miller reflects on making alliances within the burgeoning right-wing media ecosystem that helped drive the party down a Trumpist path.
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The Washington Post • James Bikales • 7 days ago • washingtonpost.com
Arizona GOP candidate who criticized drag was once a fan, drag queen says
Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake criticized drag queens as dangerous to children. A drag performer says she has attended his shows for over 20 years.
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The New York Times • Michelle Goldberg • 10 hours ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | Lessons From the Terrible Triumph of the Anti-Abortion Movement
What pro-choice activists can learn from their enemies.
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Vox • Ian Millhiser • 15 hours ago • vox.com
The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a case
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.
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The Washington Post • Peter Hermann, Perry Stein, Julie Zauzmer Weil • 9 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Two teens fatally shot during violent weekend in D.C.
Homicides have reached 104 in the District this year, a 21 percent increase over this time in 2021.
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The New York Times • James Dobbins, Edgar Sandoval, J. David Goodman • 8 hours ago • nytimes.com
The death toll appears to be one of the highest in recent years.
More than 12 others were taken to local hospitals.
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HuffPost • Nick Visser • 9 hours ago • huffpost.com
FBI Seized Phone Of John Eastman, Key Figure In Effort To Overturn 2020 Election
Eastman filed a lawsuit demanding the device be returned after he was stopped by federal agents outside a restaurant last week.
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NBC News • Henry J. Gomez, Allan Smith • 9 hours ago • nbcnews.com
Ryan Kelley was arrested for his role in Jan. 6. Now he's a front-runner in Michigan’s GOP primary for governor.
Kelley's surge has early echoes of Doug Mastriano’s primary victory in Pennsylvania and suggests the GOP could soon nominate another election denier to lead a battleground state.
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CNN • Annie Grayer, CNN • 16 hours ago • cnn.com
January 6 committee unexpectedly adds new hearing
The committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021, has added a previously unexpected public hearing for Tuesday afternoon, the committee announced Monday.
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The New York Times • Adam Liptak • 19 hours ago • nytimes.com
Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers at the 50-Yard Line
Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., had a constitutional right to pray on the field after his team’s games, the justices ruled.
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CBS News • 1 day ago • cbsnews.com
Troubling sign for Democrats: "Party switchers" trending strongly Republican, especially in suburbs
And the shift is most pronounced - and dangerous for Democrats - in the suburbs, where well-educated swing voters who turned against Trump's Republican Party in recent years appear to be swinging back.
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Aaron Blake@AaronBlake
"... Over the last year, roughly two-thirds of the 1.7 million voters who changed their party affiliation shifted to the Republican Party. In all, more than 1 million people became Republicans compared to about 630,000 who became Democrats."
cbsnews.com/news/party-swi…
21 hours ago
New York Post • Bernadette Hogan, Bruce Golding • 10 hours ago • nypost.com
Harry Wilson calls Lee Zeldin, aide 'scumbags' in mistakenly sent text
Republican gubernatorial candidate Harry Wilson blasted front-runner Lee Zeldin and a campaign aide as “scumbags” in a text message — and then accidentally sent it to his rival.
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