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8:50 AM ET, June 8, 2020

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms  —  Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times.  And they are generating tension at The Washington Post.  Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.
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The New York Times Company:
James Bennet Resigns As Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times; Katie Kingsbury Named Acting Editorial Page Editor  —  The New York Times announced today that James Bennet, Editorial Page Editor since May, 2016, is resigning effective immediately.  The Times also announced …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Opinion Editor  —  “Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes, not the first we've experienced in recent years,” said A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher.  —  James Bennet, the editorial page editor of The New York Times …
Alex Berenson / Fox News:   New York Times editorial page editor's resignation a terrible omen for freedom of expression
Washington Post:
New York Times editorial page editor resigns after uproar over Cotton op-ed
Discussion: Fox News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Oliver Darcy / CNN:   James Bennet resigns from New York Times after Cotton op-ed backlash
CNN:
White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity  —  (CNN)After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan for President Donald Trump to address the nation this week on issues related to race and national unity …
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Jay Willis / The Appeal:
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety  —  The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested …
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New York Times:
Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Majority of Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department
KSTP-TV:
Majority of Minneapolis City Council announces support for dismantling police department
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the room: Trump's top aides plot new theme  —  President Trump's top political advisers, in a private meeting last week, said their boss needs to add more hopeful, optimistic and unifying messages to balance his harsh law-and-order rhetoric.  —  Why it matters: They're deeply concerned about …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   The 2020 Cake Is (Almost) Baked
Washington Post:
Stung by crises, the brander in chief searches for a reelection message
Discussion: Raw Story
Ted Hesson / Reuters:   Democrats grapple with U.S. protesters' demand to defund the police
CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week  —  (CNN)As protesters gather daily near the White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the American public is souring on President Donald Trump.  A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds Trump's approval rating down 7 points …
Washington Post:
John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June  —  John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump's White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.
Discussion: Mediaite, The Sun, Raw Story and The Hill
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds  —  Shutdown orders prevented about 60 million novel coronavirus infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a research study published Monday that examined how stay-at-home orders …
Discussion: Fox News
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Cop charged after bodycam footage shows ‘horrible use of force’: Police chief  —  Body camera footage appears to show a white cop stun a disoriented black man.  —  A white Virginia cop has been charged with assault after police and prosecutors reviewed body camera footage that appeared …
John Harwood / CNN:
Trump's evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment  —  (CNN)"In a president, character is everything," wrote the renowned speechwriter Peggy Noonan.  And therein lies President Donald Trump's inability to meet this American moment.
Christy E. Lopez / Washington Post:
Defund the police?  Here's what that really means.  —  Christy E. Lopez is a professor at Georgetown Law School and a co-director of the school's Innovative Policing Program.  —  Since George Floyd's death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation …
Discussion: Althouse
Linda Givetash / NBC News:
Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots one protester  —  A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd before shooting one of the demonstrators on Sunday, police said.  —  The suspect was detained and the 27-year-old man who was shot …
Discussion: UPI, KING-TV and Raw Story
Washington Post:
The military isn't at war with the public.  Trump seems to want to change that.  —  His threats to use active-duty troops to quell protests may do lasting damage.  —  President Trump has made little effort to mask his contempt for the norms guiding the relationship between military and society …
Discussion: The Atlantic, UPI and NPR
Business Insider:
Gyms and brands are canceling partnerships with CrossFit after its CEO tweeted an insensitive comment about George Floyd  — Reebok and some affiliate gyms are ending their partnerships with CrossFit after the fitness organization's CEO tweeted an insensitive comment about George Floyd on Saturday.
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and Bloomberg
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Tom Cotton's Next Mission: Carrying Trump Banner After Trump  —  Arkansas senator has pushed for aggressive policies on protests, China and immigration  —  WASHINGTON—Sen. Tom Cotton has been a longtime adviser to President Trump, both echoing the chief executive's bare-knuckled rhetoric …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minneapolis' Third Precinct served as ‘playground’ for renegade cops  —  Even before George Floyd was killed, the south Minneapolis precinct had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Long before former officer Derek Chauvin knelt …
Politico:
2 longshots rise in Biden VP search  —  Wide-scale protests that have exposed deep racial tensions across the nation in the last two weeks are reshaping the contours of Joe Biden's search for a vice presidential pick, sharpening the focus on an African American woman as his running mate …
Discussion: NBC News
Houston Chronicle:
George Floyd: 'I'm gonna change the world'  —  George Floyd is coming home on Tuesday to be with his mother, “Cissy,” his biggest fan, the center of his world.  —  Floyd missed her last breaths two years ago, while he was living in Minneapolis, trying to get a fresh start.  Her name is tattooed on his torso.
Discussion: Reason
Michelle Obama / Washington Post:
Graduates, don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry  —  Given the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, schools across the country have canceled their in-person commencement exercises.  To celebrate the graduates whose final years of school have been upended, former first lady Michelle Obama …
Discussion: Althouse
Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
Arizona GOP's 10-Year Plan to Turn the State Blue  —  Are the state's Republicans in trouble because of Trump, or is Trump in trouble because of the state party?  Too close to call!  —  Recent polls suggest that Democrat Mark Kelly is likely to handily win the Senate race in Arizona …
 
 
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Michelle Alexander / New York Times:
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Paul Starr / American Prospect:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Bruce Bartlett / New Republic:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Is This the Last Stand of the ‘Law and Order’ Republicans?
Discussion: Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
Leah Asmelash / CNN:
Justin Trudeau takes a knee at Black Lives Matter demonstration on Parliament Hill
Discussion: The Federalist and Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
Maura Judkis / Washington Post:
In cities, a dramatic end to social distancing
New York Times:
A Bitter Election. Accusations of Fraud. And Now Second Thoughts.
Ryan Deto / Pittsburgh City Paper:
Interview: Alexis Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter barred from protest coverage …
Robert W. Lee IV / Washington Post:
Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost.
Politico:
Top aide: Senate chairman drops effort to secure Pompeo testimony
Discussion: The Hill
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
The Labor Movement Faces A Reckoning Over Police Unions
Discussion: Daily Kos
Lauren Burns / The Sun:
HAND ANDY OVER Prince Andrew ‘faces court quiz over paedo pal Epstein within weeks’ after US demands UK hand him over
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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