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Today’s edition of quick hits.
This handout SkySat image taken and released by Planet Labs PBC on June 6, 2023 shows water flowing through the damaged Kakhovka HPP dam in southern Ukraine. The partial destruction on June 6, 2023 of the major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine unleashed a torrent of water that flooded two dozen villages forcing mass evacuation, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster near the war's front line. Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ripping a gaping hole in the Kakhovka dam as expectations built over the start of Ukraine's long-awaited offensive.
This handout SkySat image taken and released by Planet Labs PBC on June 6, 2023 shows water flowing through the damaged Kakhovka HPP dam in southern Ukraine. The partial destruction on June 6, 2023 of the major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine unleashed a torrent of water that flooded two dozen villages forcing mass evacuation, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster near the war's front line. Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ripping a gaping hole in the Kakhovka dam as expectations built over the start of Ukraine's long-awaited offensive.
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Why did a GOP prosecutor in Florida pass on voter fraud cases?

Why did DeSantis’ election police arrest former felons for unknowingly casting improper votes, while a GOP state attorney passed on nearly identical cases?
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Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.6.23

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
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Biden, DNC hit the airwaves following latest bipartisan deal

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Defeated and deflated, Freedom Caucus backs off anti-McCarthy push

Last week, the House Freedom Caucus made it sound as if Speaker Kevin McCarthy's job is in jeopardy. This week, the hapless faction is slinking away.
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When it comes to his bond, George Santos has something to hide

News outlets have questions about how George Santos posted a $500,000 bond after his recent arrest. The New York Republican doesn't want to talk about it.
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Rep. George Santos leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y.
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What makes Chris Christie’s GOP presidential campaign different

Chris Christie wants to win, but he’s driven in equal measure by a desire to see Donald Trump lose. Making that happen, however, is easier said than done.
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In classified docs case, Trump tantrum follows lawyers’ DOJ meeting

Donald Trump's lawyers received the Justice Department meeting they wanted, but their client's latest tantrum suggested it didn't go especially well.
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Former President Donald Trump in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 1, 2023.
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Mike Pence moves forward with 2024 plans, despite difficult odds

Why is Mike Pence likely to struggle as a GOP presidential candidate? He's a historically unpopular candidate pushing historically unpopular ideas.
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US Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a rally in The Villages, Florida on October 10, 2020. - President Donald Trump appeared maskless before hundreds of supporters on October 10, 2020 for his first public event since contracting Covid-19, declaring from the White House balcony: "I am feeling great."
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Nikki Haley waits to speak at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas conference at the U.S Department of State in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2018.

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