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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How San Francisco Renamed Its Schools  —  Last month, San Francisco's Board of Education voted, 6-1, to change the names of forty-four schools, including schools named after Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  A committee formed by the board in 2018, in the wake of the white-supremacist rally …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Kagan Warns the Supreme Court's New COVID Decision May Kill People  —  Late on Friday night, the Supreme Court blocked California's public health ban on indoor religious services in a splintered 6-3 decision that augurs a major shift in the law of religious liberty.
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Washington Post:
Trump's election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting  —  Donald Trump's claims that the election was stolen have forced local, state and federal agencies to spend millions enhancing security, fending off lawsuits and repairing property damage.  The costs are mounting daily.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath  —  David Schoen, one of former President Donald J. Trump's lawyers, has requested that the Senate suspend the impeachment trial at sundown on Friday and on Saturday, potentially upending plans for a fast trial.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Trump impeachment lawyer says he'll use video of Dems' own remarks at trial  —  “If my eyes look a little red to the viewers, it's because I've been looking at a lot of video,” Bruce Castor said.  —  Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania, will defend former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
EXCLUSIVE: New Video of Roger Stone with Proud Boys Leaders Who May Have Planned for Capitol Attack  —  Congressional investigators are reportedly looking into what role Trump associates including Roger Stone may have played in planning the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and Business Insider
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming GOP censures Rep. Liz Cheney over impeachment vote  —  RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday to censure U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Pushing QAnon and Stolen Election Lies, Flynn Re-emerges  —  Recast by President Trump's most ardent supporters as a MAGA martyr, Michael T. Flynn has embraced his role as the man who spent four years unjustly ensnared in the Russian investigation.  —  In Washington's respectable circles …
Discussion: Raw Story
Toby Helm / The Guardian:
Fury at Gove as exports to EU slashed by 68% since Brexit  —  Hauliers say Cabinet Office minister ignored warnings, amid fears that worse is to come with introduction of import checks in July  —  The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% …
New York Times:
How the Pandemic Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted  —  The largest private development in U.S. history has attracted marquee companies, but is struggling with unsold luxury condos and a mall barren of shoppers.  —  When Hudson Yards opened in 2019 as the largest private development …
Matt Welch / Reason:
It's Official: Linguistic Intent No Longer Matters at The New York Times  —  The New York Times on Friday forced out its lead pandemic reporter, 47-year newsroom veteran Donald McNeil Jr., because the Grey Lady's management, under public pressure from more than 150 employees …
Washington Post:
Biden inherited a USPS crisis.  Here's how Democrats want to fix it.  —  Party leaders have already begun discussions on major legislation — and trying to force out Louis DeJoy  —  The nation's mail service is slower and more erratic than it's been in generations, via the confluence …
Discussion: abc7NY and Raw Story
Caroline Chen / ProPublica:
Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do  —  Governors continue to open indoor dining and other activities before vaccinations become widespread.  Experts warn this could create superspreading playgrounds for dangerous variants and squander our best shot at getting the pandemic under control.
Discussion: NBC New York
Louie Gohmert:
Rep. Gohmert Statement on Fine and Metal Detector  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) has issued the following statement on the accusation he broke new House Rule on metal detectors:  —  “This should come as no surprise, but Democrats are making up the rules as they go.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Defense Secretary Austin orders military “stand down” to address extremism  —  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has signed a memo ordering commanding officers and supervisors to hold a one-day “stand-down” to discuss extremism within the armed forces in the next 60 days, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
DOD Stand-Down to Address Extremism in the Ranks
Discussion: NPR and Talking Points Memo
Joshua Skinner / KOSA:
FIRST ON CBS7: FBI raids home of Alpine man who took part in Capitol riot  —  Sean Watson says his actions at the Capitol on Jan 6. were necessary.  —  ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -The FBI raided the home of a prominent Trump supporter in Alpine who took part in the Capitol riots.
John Binder / Breitbart:
Koch Network, Chamber of Commerce Lobby for Durbin, Graham Amnesty  —  The Koch's network of donor class organizations and the United States Chamber of Commerce are lobbying senators to help pass Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Lawsuits Take the Lead in Fight Against Disinformation  —  Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media landscape, from Fox to Newsmax.  —  In just a few weeks, lawsuits and legal threats from a pair of obscure election technology companies have achieved what years …
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Parscale urges Trump to run again as a ‘martyr’  —  Brad Parscale is calling on former President Donald Trump to run again, saying multiple impeachments can work in his onetime boss' favor.  —  “If they only impeached you twice, you need to run again.  Because to change the system …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why the U.S. Needs the Romney Family Plan  —  America needs more babies.  Public policy alone cannot deliver them, but it can help.  —  Family policy, the way that America supports (or doesn't) parenthood and child rearing, has always presented the best opportunity for serious bipartisanship in Joe Biden's presidency.
Andrew Oxford / Arizona Republic:
Trump campaign paid Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem $6,000 during effort to overturn election results  —  Former President Donald Trump's reelection campaign reported paying $6,037 to a business owned by state Rep. Mark Finchem while the lawmaker pushed for the Legislature to overturn Joe Biden's victory in Arizona.
Discussion: The Intellectualist and Raw Story
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
The pandemic is replacing people with tech — threatening the jobs rebound  —  Forty-three percent of businesses anticipate reducing their workforce due to an integration of technology.  —  A robotic conveyor uses laser guides to sort through materials storage at a distribution facility in Mason, Ohio, in May 17, 2017.
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Country music response to Wallen racism shows Republicans how they failed on Greene  —  The country music industry punished Morgan Wallen for his racist remark.  Why didn't McCarthy and Republicans hold Marjorie Taylor Greene accountable?  —  At the same time House Republicans were trying …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Joe Manchin is an electoral miracle  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is one of the most powerful men in Washington.  With Democrats holding a one-vote majority in the Senate (thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking vote), he can make or break a lot of bills for them.
Discussion: Fox News and Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
With Covid-19 Vaccine Waiting Lists in the Millions, Some Skip the Line  —  Across the U.S., people are flouting eligibility rules and using connections to get a coveted shot  —  Board members of a Rhode Island medical system were invited to get vaccinated, regardless of their age or occupations.
Michael Hawthorne / Chicago Tribune:
Judge rules Trump hotel in Chicago violated Illinois environmental laws  —  Former President Donald Trump's hotel along the Chicago River violated state environmental laws by sucking in massive amounts of water without a valid permit, a Cook County judge ruled in a decision made public Friday.
 
 
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Virginia Set To Be First Southern State To Legalize Marijuana
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Virginian-Pilot
David Hines / The American Conservative:
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail  —  Protests achieve their goals when leaders actually organize.
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
How the United States Lost to Hackers
Missoula Current:
Montana House endorses bill to end Election Day voter registration
Wall Street Journal:
The Battery Is Ready to Power the World
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An interesting experiment in voting rights moves ahead in Virginia
Discussion: New York Magazine and Deseret News
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Congressional Group Getting to Know 2024 Hopefuls Early
 Earlier Items: 
Luis Feliz Leon / American Prospect:
Warehouse Workers Wage Historic Fight for Union Recognition at Amazon
Washington Post:
Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns
New York Times:
Migrant Families Force Biden to Confront New Border Crisis
Discussion: National Review
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
QAnon Believers Are Obsessed With Hillary Clinton. She Has Thoughts.
Discussion: Business Insider
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
A Man Who Allegedly Maced Police Officers During The Capitol Coup Attempt Has Been Arrested
Discussion: Law & Crime
Brad Bannon / The Hill:
AOC is an asset for Democrats, Greene is an albatross for the GOP
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings
Kim Chandler / The Edwardsville Intelligencer:
AP sources: Alabama senator has indicated he won't run again
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Hill
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court rejects OpenAI's effort to toss a lawsuit by The Intercept, which argued that the DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline

 
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