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6:10 PM ET, June 9, 2020

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Politico:
‘Ugh’: Republicans cringe after Trump's attack on 75-year-old protester  —  If there was ever a tweet from President Donald Trump that Senate Republicans didn't want to touch, it's this one.  —  For four years, Senate Republicans have endured a regular gantlet of reporters' questions about Trump tweets …
Discussion: Raw Story, IJR and The Hill
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democratandchronicle:
Amherst man pushed by police responds after Trump tweet: ‘Black Lives Matter’  —  President Donald Trump put forth an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory Tuesday that Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old Amherst man injured in an incident with Buffalo Police last week, could be an “antifa provocateur.”
Discussion: The Hill, The Sun and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
The Cesspool That Spat Out Trump's New Conspiracy About Cops  —  Here is how Trump got the idea that a 75-year-old protester who was pushed to the ground and bled out of his head may have been antifa.  It's as crazy as you can imagine.  —  Out of all the blogs on the pro-Trump internet …
Discussion: Reason, Contemptor and Politico
Ben Collins / NBC News:
President Trump tweets antifa conspiracy theory that originated on anonymous blog  —  President Donald Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory on Tuesday about a Buffalo man injured by police that has circulated around fringe, far-right online media in recent days, adding to efforts from the president …
WGRZ-TV:
Protester injured in Niagara Square still hospitalized  —  The 75-year-old man who was injured when shoved by Buffalo Police officers during a protest in Niagara Square last week is still in the hospital recovering.  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 75-year-old man who was injured when shoved …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Criticizes 75-Year-Old Buffalo Protester Injured in Altercation With Police  —  Two Buffalo, N.Y., police officers were charged with felony assault in connection with the Thursday night altercation that was caught on video  —  President Trump criticized a 75-year-old protester …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
GOP senators avoid discussing Trump's Buffalo protester tweet
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
April Ryan / American Urban Radio Networks:
White House Seeking Ways to Repair Race Relations  —  George Floyd was laid to rest today in his hometown of Houston, with the eulogy delivered by Rev. Al Sharpton.  —  The White House is preparing a speech on race relations written by Stephen Miller, who crafted the Trump Administration's …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
New York Times:
Major Problems With Voting in Atlanta as 5 States Hold Primaries  —  Some voting machines were not working as polls opened, and voters across Georgia reported long lines and widespread frustration.  Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia are also voting today.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?
CNN:
2020 primaries: 4 things to watch in Tuesday's down-ballot races
Discussion: The Root
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
New voting machines cause lines and problems on Georgia election day
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and Axios
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Delivers Grim Assessment, Saying, 'It Isn't Over Yet'  —  The W.H.O. walks back comments that asymptomatic transmission is rare.  New Jersey's governor lifts the state's stay-at-home order.  —  RIGHT NOW Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Senate Health Committee …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Live Coronavirus Updates: A Warning From the W.H.O.  —  Seven million people have been infected worldwide, and new cases hit a high globally on Sunday, according to the W.H.O. Central banks are seeking new tools to offset the downturn.  —  RIGHT NOW New Jersey's governor said on Tuesday …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump's Support  —  Joe Biden appears in a stronger position to oust an incumbent president than any challenger since Bill Clinton in the summer of 1992.  —  The coronavirus pandemic, a severe economic downturn and the widespread demonstrations …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
White voters are turning on Trump, new data shows.  Why now?  —  In the mythology that holds sway over President Trump's political imagination, the massive crises rocking the country — pandemic, depression, the worst civil unrest in 50 years — are all being alchemized by the president's …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Big majorities support protests over Floyd killing and say police need to change, poll finds
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wanted to Fire Esper Over Troops Dispute  —  How defense secretary's stand against federal troops at protests prompted president's plan to fire him  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump last week was on the brink of firing Defense Secretary Mark Esper over their differing views of domestic use …
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Don Jr. cost taxpayers at least $75,000 with hunting trip to Mongolia to shoot the world's largest sheep - getting permit to kill protected species AFTER he hunted it  — Donald Trump Jr. cost taxpayers more than $75,000 to take a father-and-son trip to Mongolia last August to hunt an endangered argali sheep
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Mongolia Hunting Trip Cost Taxpayers $77,000
Discussion: CREW, Raw Story and The Root
JM Rieger / Washington Post:
How the Trump administration has tried to explain clearing protesters from Lafayette Square
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Lott says lobbying firm cut ties to prevent him from taking clients  —  Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) on Tuesday said he was in negotiations to depart lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs prior to the firm announcing they were severing ties with him, citing that it was anticipating issues …
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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Trent Lott fired by top lobbying firm
Discussion: Roll Call and The Hill
Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
At least one notable Bush - George P., the Texas land commissioner - will vote for Trump in November  —  The Republican, son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, said Trump is the ‘only thing standing between America and socialism’  —  WASHINGTON - At least one notable member …
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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump ‘Desperately’ Wants Bush to Endorse Biden. Some Dems Love the Idea, Too.
Discussion: Fox News and Just The News
ABC News:
George Floyd updates: Removal of Confederate statues spreads across country  —  Statues are coming down across the U.S., from Virginia to Indiana to Kentucky.  —  The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis on Memorial Day after a white police officer was filmed kneeling …
Discussion: Fox News
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Associated Press:   Confederate statue in Florida is removed in predawn hours
Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Bipartisan group of lawmakers, with Speaker Gunn's blessing, pushes to change Mississippi state flag  —  A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers, with the blessing of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, began whipping votes and drafting a resolution on Monday to change the state flag …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Hill
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester in Brooklyn to Face Charges  —  The police officer, who was recorded knocking down a young woman that questioned his order, surrendered himself on Tuesday.  —  A New York City police officer surrendered to face criminal charges on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Hill
Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Typical: NPR Plays Coronavirus Card on Trump Campaign Rally Announcement Days After Fawning Protest Coverage  —  It's no big secret that the mainstream media have been massive hypocrites with their glowing coverage of the George Floyd protests in contrast with how they scolded and ripped Reopen marchers …
Discussion: CBS News
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives  —  Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident during a police interaction.”  The Buffalo, New York, department said a protester “tripped and fell.”  Philadelphia police alleged …
Discussion: Axios
PBS NewsHour:
PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor Named Recipient of WHCA's Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage  —  Arlington, VA (June 9, 2020) — The White House Correspondents' Association today named PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor the recipient …
Lt. Col. Daniel Maurer / Just Security:
The Generals' Constitution  —  When retired senior military officers “break ranks” to publicly criticize current political affairs, they often invoke a defense of the Constitution.  In light of their oaths and long careers devoted to supporting and defending the Constitution, this is not surprising.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer holds off endorsing Eliot Engel  —  Embattled New York Rep. Eliot Engel claims Chuck Schumer supports him.  But Schumer isn't on the same page.  —  Engel, who is facing a tough primary, claims on his campaign website that the Senate Minority leader backs his reelection campaign.
David Petraeus / The Atlantic:
Take the Confederate Names Off Our Army Bases  —  As I have watched Confederate monuments being removed by state and local governments, and sometimes by the forceful will of the American people, the fact that 10 U.S. Army installations are named for Confederate officers has weighed on me.
Scottie Andrew / CNN:
This city disbanded its police department 7 years ago.  Here's what happened next  —  (CNN)Last week, Minneapolis officials confirmed they were considering a fairly rare course of action: disbanding the city police department.  —  It's not the first locale to break up a department, but no cities as populous have ever attempted it.
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
How Antifa Became The Bogeyman Of Small-Town Protests  —  Rumors of roving bands of Antifa have followed small protests all over the United States.  Why are people so ready to believe them?  —  Copy  —  The rumor that shadowy leftists planned to start trouble in Great Falls, Montana …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times
 
 
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Washington Post:
D.C. Council passes police reform legislation, prompted by protests
Discussion: The Hill and DC Police Union
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Mitt Romney is owed an apology for how he was attacked in 2012. He's unlikely to get it
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Senate confirms first black service chief in U.S. history
Discussion: Politico, UPI and The Daily Caller
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Joe Biden delivers video message at George Floyd's funeral
Discussion: Politico, Fox News, NBC News and Breitbart
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
It Must Be Horrible Thinking Everyone Is Racist
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: It's more than just a tweet
Discussion: Vox and VICE
 Earlier Items: 
Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
He Tweeted That He Was the Leader of Antifa. Then the FBI Asked Him to Be an Informant.
Discussion: Townhall
Kristie Eshelman / Niskanen Center:
What the Pandemic Revealed  —  On March 3, in response to reports …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Just Security:
The Untold Power of Bill Barr to Direct US Military Forces in Case of “Civil Unrest”
Julia Azari / FiveThirtyEight:
1968 Isn't The Only Parallel For This Political Moment
Discussion: spiked
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
If You Want To Know What Disbanding The Police Looks Like, Look At Mexico
 

 
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