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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo and U.S. for $1.8 million in legal fees  —  President Donald Trump's former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and the U.S. government for $1.8 million to compensate …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too  —  Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share.  The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers.
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
The Associated Press fired a reporter over social media use — and what it means for other news outlets  —  Should journalists be expected to erase who they are for the sake of appearing to be objective?  News outlets need to refine these policies.  —  The big buzz in the media the past few days …
Sergei Kuznetsov / Politico:
Why the Belarusian journalist was snatched from the Ryanair flight
DW.COM:
Belarus reporter said ‘death penalty awaits me here’ — witness
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Commerce Department security unit evolved into counterintelligence-like operation, Washington Post examination found  —  An obscure security unit tasked with protecting the Commerce Department's officials and facilities has evolved into something more akin to a counterintelligence operation …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
They tried to overturn the 2020 election.  Now they want to run the next one.  —  Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden's election win are launching campaigns to become their states' top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost  —  One of the most nettlesome objections to extending congressional representation to the residents of Washington, D.C., is that it requires a constitutional amendment.  Many Republicans say this, which is hardly surprising.
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Whitmer apologizes after photo shows her at bar violating her own order  —  Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an apology Sunday after a photo emerged showing her at a restaurant with 12 other people gathered around tables pushed together in violation of her health department's current epidemic order.
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BBC:
Sasha Johnson: Black Lives Matter activist shot in London  —  Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says.  —  The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care after being “brutally attacked” in the early hours of Sunday.
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Edna Mohamed / The Guardian:
BLM activist Sasha Johnson in critical condition after gunshot to the head
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
What the Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed  —  THE MARQUEE BLOCK  —  More than 70 businesses operated in mostly one-, two- and three-story red brick buildings clustered along the block.  All but a couple were owned by Black entrepreneurs.  —  In this stretch alone, there were four hotels …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matan Arad-Neeman / Medium:
Matan Arad-Neeman  —  We write to you as proud alumni of your campaign.  Each of us worked tirelessly in your headquarters and in states across the country to ensure your victory.  We were motivated by the unprecedented progressive platform of your campaign that believed in the dignity of every human being …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Over 500 ex-staffers urge Biden to “hold Israel accountable for its actions”
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Austin Evers / Just Security:
The Next Best Option if a January 6 Commission Fails  —  In a bipartisan vote last week, the House passed legislation to create an independent national commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  A 9/11-style commission is the best option for uncovering the truth …
Ursula Faw / PolitiZoom:
Liz Cheney Might Be Against the Insurrection But She's All For Voter Suppression  —  This comes as no surprise.  While all kudos are due to Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, or any Republican with the cajones to stand up for what's right and denounce the riot which Donald Trump so blithely incited, don't let them pull the wool over your eyes.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Liz Cheney defends GOP's restrictive voting laws, denies link to Trump lie
Matti Friedman / The Atlantic:
Israel's Problems Are Not Like America's  —  Rereading Exodus, the schmaltzy 1958 best seller about Israel that became a Hollywood movie starring Paul Newman, I was surprised by something I hadn't noticed as a teenager.  The author, Leon Uris, describes a utopia of brave young pioneers in khaki shorts …
Luke Savage / The Atlantic:
If Democracy Is Dying, Why Are Democrats So Complacent?  —  If you've followed recent Democratic messaging, you'll have heard that American democracy is under serious attack by the Republican Party, representing an existential threat to the country.  If you've followed Democratic lawmaking …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not challenge Rubio for Senate  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy won't run for U.S. Senate, a decision that was sealed after fellow Florida Congresswoman Val Demings recently signaled she will likely challenge incumbent Marco Rubio.
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Are U.S. Officials Under Silent Attack?  —  The Havana Syndrome first affected spies and diplomats in Cuba.  Now it has spread to the White House.  —  During the final weeks of the Trump Administration, a senior official on the National Security Council sat at his desk …
Discussion: Insider
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Are We Entering a New Political Era?  —  The neoliberal order seems to be collapsing.  A generation of young activists is trying to insure that it's replaced by progressive populism, not by the fascist right.  —  Last June, when most Americans could agree that their country was in crisis …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Weightlifting, Gatorade, birthday calls: Inside Biden's day  —  During a speech in Pittsburgh in March, President Biden held up the index card he keeps in his right breast pocket to track the nation's covid deaths, inadvertently revealing a glimpse of his private schedule on the back side.
Discussion: Insider
Jack Posobiec / Human Events:
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked State Department Memo Indicates Official Support for BLM Agenda  —  A source within the Biden State Department wishing to remain anonymous has shared with Human Events News a document that indicates that all U.S. “Diplomatic and Consular posts” are being encouraged …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Conservatives have a new target: Biden's IRS plan  —  Add another obstacle to the growing list President Joe Biden faces in his negotiations over his massive spending plans: mounting opposition to one of the ways to pay for his proposal — growing the IRS.  —  Conservative groups have launched …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS' ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Will Return to Live Crowds … Stephen Colbert will break free of his coronavirus-imposed restrictions and return to doing CBS' “Late Show” in front of live audiences starting June 14.  —  Colbert has led 205 episodes of the late-night program without …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Top MAGA ally under fire for ‘squishiness’ on Trump  —  During Jane Timken's tenure as Ohio's GOP chair, Donald Trump won the one-time bellwether state by a whopping 8 percentage points.  She put 150,000 miles on her car driving to the state's 88 counties as a surrogate for the president.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
45 + 2022 = 0  —  #38: Why the GOP's new Trumpless Tower will collapse  —  Republicans seem to be coalescing around a delusional midterm strategy: The idea that they can get through the 2022 election while more or less ignoring Trump.  Hey, they have all these great issues: Crime!  Immigration!
Ben Smith / New York Times:
It's the Media's ‘Mean-Too’ Moment.  Stop Yelling and Go to Human Resources.  —  In public radio, there is either an epidemic of bullying or an epidemic of whining, depending on whom you ask.  —  For 20 years, the WNYC radio show “On The Media” has been the sort of place where the hosts …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Why Arkansas Is a Test Case for a Post-Trump Republican Party  —  Sarah Huckabee Sanders seems likely to bring the Trump brand to Arkansas politics in a big way.  But the state is a testing ground for different possible futures for the party.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For decades …
Discussion: New York Times
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These corporations broke the commitments they made after January 6  —  It's been nearly five months since the attack on the United States Capitol.  But in many respects, nothing has changed.  —  None of the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election on January 6 …
 
 
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE: Court action seeks probe of Trump's Scottish golf course buys
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Siena College Research Institute:
Voters: Cuomo Should Not Resign, 49-41%, Was 51-37% in April
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
AP Staffers Demanded To Know Why Emily Wilder Was Fired After A Conservative “Smear Campaign” Over Her Pro-Palestinian Activism
Discussion: The Hill
Insider:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to bar members of Congress from ever trading individual stocks again
Discussion: Politico
Rachel M. Cohen / The Appeal:
The Pandemic Spurred Governors to Grant Clemency, But Advocates Say It Isn't Enough
Brendan Carr / Newsweek:
Ending Big Tech's Free Ride
Discussion: Newsbusters
 Earlier Items: 
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Vaccine Class Gap
Tom Lyden / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Grassroots or Astroturf? Congressional candidate says he was tricked into running by RNC strategist
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan Leas / Stereogum:
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Bob Dylan Song For Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday
Keith Osmun / The Bulwark:
Lame Duck: The End of the Most Gerrymandered District in Ohio
Discussion: Morning Shots
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Biden administration moves toward making the pandemic work-from-home experiment permanent for many federal workers
Discussion: HotAir and Insider